The total fertility rate of Lao People's Democratic Republic is projected at 1.86 children per woman in 2053 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (109 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 25.7 years old. In total, 132,145 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2053

Total fertility rate

1.86

Births

132,145

Births per 1,000 people

13.4

Mean age of mothers

25.7

Births to mothers aged 15–19

18.3%

Net reproduction rate

0.89

Boys per 100 girls at birth

105.3

Population

9,886,186

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, 2053

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	1.8	0.5%	609
15-19	69.2	18.6%	24,224
20-24	108.5	29.1%	38,172
25-29	108.6	29.1%	38,683
30-34	57.3	15.4%	20,695
35-39	21.8	5.9%	7,869
40-44	5.1	1.4%	1,757
45-49	0.4	0.1%	136
50-54	0.0	0.0%	2

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic by year

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2053

Year

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