Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2011

Lao People's Democratic Republic
2011
Total fertility rate: 3.05
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Lao People's Democratic Republic was 3.05 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (174 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 172,082 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.05
Births
172,082
Births per 1,000 people
26.8
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
19.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
105.1
Population
6,426,590
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
10-143.50.6%1,298
15-1988.814.5%32,615
20-24174.128.5%57,642
25-29156.025.5%42,776
30-34101.216.5%22,322
35-3958.49.5%10,828
40-4424.34.0%3,860
45-495.30.9%715
50-540.30.0%31