Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1994

Lao People's Democratic Republic
1994
Total fertility rate: 5.60
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lao People's Democratic Republic was 5.60 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (260 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 192,365 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.60
Births
192,365
Births per 1,000 people
40.0
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
4,809,220
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
10-148.80.8%2,532
15-19110.89.9%27,636
20-24254.122.7%54,205
25-29260.223.2%46,424
30-34225.720.1%32,933
35-39160.014.3%18,917
40-4481.97.3%8,134
45-4918.01.6%1,511
50-541.00.1%72