The total fertility rate of Lao People's Democratic Republic is projected at 1.96 children per woman in 2043 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (116 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 25.6 years old. In total, 143,366 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2043

Total fertility rate

1.96

Births

143,366

Births per 1,000 people

15.3

Mean age of mothers

25.6

Births to mothers aged 15–19

19.4%

Net reproduction rate

0.93

Boys per 100 girls at birth

105.3

Population

9,370,046

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, 2043

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	2.2	0.6%	788
15-19	74.9	19.1%	27,764
20-24	116.3	29.6%	43,429
25-29	110.2	28.1%	40,706
30-34	58.6	14.9%	20,454
35-39	23.7	6.0%	7,987
40-44	6.1	1.6%	2,046
45-49	0.6	0.2%	187
50-54	0.0	0.0%	5

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic by year

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2043

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