The total fertility rate of Lao People's Democratic Republic is projected at 2.19 children per woman in 2031 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (131 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 25.9 years old. In total, 153,935 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2031

Total fertility rate

2.19

Births

153,935

Births per 1,000 people

18.2

Mean age of mothers

25.9

Births to mothers aged 15–19

19.4%

Net reproduction rate

1.03

Boys per 100 girls at birth

105.3

Population

8,447,766

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, 2031

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	2.7	0.6%	1,040
15-19	79.3	18.2%	29,900
20-24	130.5	29.9%	47,011
25-29	118.4	27.1%	40,640
30-34	66.2	15.1%	22,690
35-39	29.7	6.8%	9,637
40-44	9.1	2.1%	2,723
45-49	1.1	0.3%	288
50-54	0.0	0.0%	7

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic by year

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2031

Year

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