Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2005

Lao People's Democratic Republic
2005
Total fertility rate: 3.68
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lao People's Democratic Republic was 3.68 children per woman in 2005 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (199 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 168,974 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.68
Births
168,974
Births per 1,000 people
28.8
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.58
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
5,869,523
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
10-145.50.7%2,163
15-1988.412.0%30,000
20-24199.027.0%54,144
25-29184.325.0%40,146
30-34130.817.8%23,974
35-3981.311.0%12,612
40-4438.35.2%4,963
45-498.71.2%924
50-540.50.1%46