Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2001

Lao People's Democratic Republic
2001
Total fertility rate: 4.29
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lao People's Democratic Republic was 4.29 children per woman in 2001 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (221 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 177,307 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.29
Births
177,307
Births per 1,000 people
32.1
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.78
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.9
Population
5,521,482
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
10-147.40.9%2,671
15-1999.711.6%29,918
20-24221.225.8%53,895
25-29202.123.6%41,371
30-34159.218.6%27,328
35-39105.312.3%15,062
40-4450.55.9%5,879
45-4911.61.4%1,129
50-540.70.1%56