Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1955

Lao People's Democratic Republic
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.26
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lao People's Democratic Republic was 6.26 children per woman in 1955 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (304 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 30.1 years old. In total, 87,427 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.26
Births
87,427
Births per 1,000 people
46.2
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
6.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.85
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
1,893,213
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-144.70.4%513
15-1961.04.9%5,664
20-24271.621.7%22,070
25-29304.024.3%22,614
30-34278.622.2%18,419
35-39213.217.0%12,389
40-4498.47.9%4,916
45-4919.51.6%805
50-541.10.1%37