The total fertility rate of Lao People's Democratic Republic is projected at 2.12 children per woman in 2034 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (126 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 25.8 years old. In total, 151,238 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2034

Total fertility rate

2.12

Births

151,238

Births per 1,000 people

17.4

Mean age of mothers

25.8

Births to mothers aged 15–19

20.1%

Net reproduction rate

1.00

Boys per 100 girls at birth

105.3

Population

8,706,827

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, 2034

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	2.6	0.6%	976
15-19	78.7	18.6%	30,381
20-24	126.3	29.9%	45,882
25-29	115.6	27.3%	40,432
30-34	63.1	14.9%	21,542
35-39	27.7	6.5%	9,215
40-44	8.1	1.9%	2,540
45-49	0.9	0.2%	263
50-54	0.0	0.0%	6

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic by year

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2034

Year

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