The total fertility rate of Lao People's Democratic Republic is projected at 1.90 children per woman in 2048 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 20-24 (112 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 25.6 years old. In total, 137,726 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2048

Total fertility rate

1.90

Births

137,726

Births per 1,000 people

14.3

Mean age of mothers

25.6

Births to mothers aged 15–19

18.8%

Net reproduction rate

0.91

Boys per 100 girls at birth

105.3

Population

9,659,039

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, 2048

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	2.0	0.5%	692
15-19	72.2	19.0%	25,880
20-24	111.9	29.4%	40,700
25-29	108.6	28.5%	39,741
30-34	57.6	15.1%	20,971
35-39	22.4	5.9%	7,721
40-44	5.6	1.5%	1,859
45-49	0.5	0.1%	157
50-54	0.0	0.0%	3

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic by year

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2048

Year

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