The total fertility rate of Lao People's Democratic Republic is projected at 1.79 children per woman in 2065 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (110 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 26.1 years old. In total, 119,056 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2065

Total fertility rate

1.79

Births

119,056

Births per 1,000 people

11.7

Mean age of mothers

26.1

Births to mothers aged 15–19

16.3%

Net reproduction rate

0.86

Boys per 100 girls at birth

105.3

Population

10,156,761

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, 2065

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	1.3	0.4%	408
15-19	59.9	16.7%	19,424
20-24	100.3	28.0%	33,080
25-29	110.1	30.7%	36,662
30-34	60.1	16.8%	20,191
35-39	21.9	6.1%	7,521
40-44	4.7	1.3%	1,654
45-49	0.3	0.1%	115
50-54	0.0	0.0%	1

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic by year

Fertility in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2065

Year

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