The total fertility rate of Lao People's Democratic Republic is projected at 2.27 children per woman in 2028 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (135 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 26.0 years old. In total, 157,497 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2028

Total fertility rate

2.27

Births

157,497

Births per 1,000 people

19.3

Mean age of mothers

26.0

Births to mothers aged 15–19

18.9%

Net reproduction rate

1.06

Boys per 100 girls at birth

105.3

Population

8,169,792

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.

Fertility by age of mother, 2028

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	2.7	0.6%	1,060
15-19	80.9	17.8%	29,797
20-24	135.1	29.8%	47,825
25-29	121.6	26.8%	42,368
30-34	69.3	15.3%	23,159
35-39	32.2	7.1%	10,104
40-44	10.4	2.3%	2,862
45-49	1.4	0.3%	313
50-54	0.0	0.0%	9

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic by year

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2028

Year

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