Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2007

Lao People's Democratic Republic
2007
Total fertility rate: 3.44
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lao People's Democratic Republic was 3.44 children per woman in 2007 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (191 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.5 years old. In total, 170,327 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.44
Births
170,327
Births per 1,000 people
28.1
Mean age of mothers
27.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.49
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
6,056,236
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
10-144.70.7%1,833
15-1990.613.2%32,500
20-24190.827.7%56,166
25-29171.224.9%39,714
30-34118.517.2%22,924
35-3971.810.4%11,761
40-4432.94.8%4,562
45-497.31.1%829
50-540.40.1%39