The total fertility rate of Lao People's Democratic Republic is projected at 1.99 children per woman in 2041 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (118 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 25.7 years old. In total, 145,316 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2041

Total fertility rate

1.99

Births

145,316

Births per 1,000 people

15.7

Mean age of mothers

25.7

Births to mothers aged 15–19

19.6%

Net reproduction rate

0.95

Boys per 100 girls at birth

105.3

Population

9,238,102

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, 2041

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	2.3	0.6%	831
15-19	75.9	19.1%	28,419
20-24	118.3	29.7%	44,653
25-29	111.1	27.9%	40,306
30-34	59.3	14.9%	20,621
35-39	24.3	6.1%	8,102
40-44	6.5	1.6%	2,178
45-49	0.6	0.2%	203
50-54	0.0	0.0%	5

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic by year

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2041

Year

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