Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2008

Lao People's Democratic Republic
2008
Total fertility rate: 3.33
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
2008 1978, 30 years earlier
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2008  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lao People's Democratic Republic was 3.33 children per woman in 2008 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (187 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 171,444 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.33
Births
171,444
Births per 1,000 people
27.9
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.8
Population
6,148,969
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
10-144.30.6%1,660
15-1990.613.6%33,060
20-24187.228.1%57,158
25-29167.225.1%40,442
30-34112.916.9%22,550
35-3967.410.1%11,380
40-4430.14.5%4,341
45-496.81.0%816
50-540.40.1%37