Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1981

Lao People's Democratic Republic
1981
Total fertility rate: 6.35
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lao People's Democratic Republic was 6.35 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (297 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.6 years old. In total, 145,932 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.35
Births
145,932
Births per 1,000 people
43.3
Mean age of mothers
29.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.3
Population
3,366,631
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
10-147.50.6%1,540
15-1996.97.6%16,811
20-24279.522.0%39,769
25-29296.623.4%35,297
30-34266.521.0%26,849
35-39201.315.9%17,190
40-4499.97.9%7,184
45-4920.01.6%1,236
50-541.10.1%57