Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1959

Lao People's Democratic Republic
1959
Total fertility rate: 6.29
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1959
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-5 -1   1959  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lao People's Democratic Republic was 6.29 children per woman in 1959 — 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, 93,510 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.29
Births
93,510
Births per 1,000 people
45.1
Mean age of mothers
30.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
7.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.90
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
2,074,484
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
10-145.10.4%622
15-1964.15.1%6,535
20-24273.221.7%23,967
25-29304.524.2%23,453
30-34278.422.1%19,542
35-39212.616.9%13,140
40-4498.67.8%5,313
45-4919.61.6%898
50-541.10.1%40