Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2003

Lao People's Democratic Republic
2003
Total fertility rate: 4.02
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lao People's Democratic Republic was 4.02 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (212 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 174,697 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.02
Births
174,697
Births per 1,000 people
30.7
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.69
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
5,697,945
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
10-146.40.8%2,435
15-1993.311.6%29,834
20-24212.426.4%54,351
25-29194.824.2%41,208
30-34146.418.2%25,988
35-3995.111.8%14,224
40-4445.55.7%5,598
45-4910.01.2%1,009
50-540.60.1%50