Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 1997

Lao People's Democratic Republic
1997
Total fertility rate: 4.96
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lao People's Democratic Republic was 4.96 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (238 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 186,408 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.96
Births
186,408
Births per 1,000 people
36.2
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.00
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.0
Population
5,152,011
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
10-148.00.8%2,560
15-19103.710.4%27,688
20-24238.324.0%54,602
25-29233.323.5%44,865
30-34194.319.6%31,031
35-39133.013.4%17,209
40-4465.66.6%6,982
45-4915.71.6%1,399
50-541.00.1%72