Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2004

Lao People's Democratic Republic
2004
Total fertility rate: 3.90
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lao People's Democratic Republic was 3.90 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (207 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 173,880 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.90
Births
173,880
Births per 1,000 people
30.1
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.65
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.7
Population
5,781,626
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
10-146.00.8%2,310
15-1993.111.9%30,692
20-24207.026.6%54,581
25-29190.024.4%40,803
30-34139.917.9%25,242
35-3990.411.6%13,787
40-4443.35.6%5,477
45-499.11.2%944
50-540.50.1%45