Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1972

Lao People's Democratic Republic
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.28
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lao People's Democratic Republic was 6.28 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (299 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.9 years old. In total, 124,046 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.28
Births
124,046
Births per 1,000 people
44.3
Mean age of mothers
29.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.06
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
2,801,660
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
10-146.50.5%1,072
15-1980.06.4%11,505
20-24275.121.9%33,938
25-29299.323.8%31,341
30-34271.121.6%23,433
35-39205.616.4%15,158
40-4498.17.8%6,411
45-4919.61.6%1,136
50-541.10.1%55