The total fertility rate of Lao People's Democratic Republic is projected at 2.14 children per woman in 2033 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (128 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 25.8 years old. In total, 152,105 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2033

Total fertility rate

2.14

Births

152,105

Births per 1,000 people

17.6

Mean age of mothers

25.8

Births to mothers aged 15–19

19.9%

Net reproduction rate

1.01

Boys per 100 girls at birth

105.3

Population

8,622,827

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, 2033

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	2.6	0.6%	999
15-19	78.9	18.4%	30,270
20-24	127.7	29.9%	46,195
25-29	116.6	27.3%	40,449
30-34	64.0	15.0%	21,976
35-39	28.3	6.6%	9,334
40-44	8.4	2.0%	2,605
45-49	1.0	0.2%	272
50-54	0.0	0.0%	6

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic by year

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2033

Year

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