Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Bangladesh or Lao People's Democratic Republic?

Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 18.7% against 18.4% in Bangladesh as of 2023.

What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

0.3%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Share of births by age of mother

Bangladesh

18.4%

in 2023

Lao People's Democratic Republic

18.7%

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

20th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

17th

Share of births by age of mother over time

Bangladesh
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 18.7% against 18.4% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 20th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 17th of 236 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1950s	22.4%	7.0%	15.4%	Bangladesh
1960s	22.5%	8.7%	13.8%	Bangladesh
1970s	26.1%	10.7%	15.4%	Bangladesh
1980s	27.1%	13.5%	13.6%	Bangladesh
1990s	31.3%	15.7%	15.6%	Bangladesh
2000s	29.9%	19.2%	10.8%	Bangladesh
2010s	24.9%	19.0%	5.9%	Bangladesh
2020s	19.5%	18.6%	0.9%	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Bangladesh or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 18.7% against 18.4% in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 0.3%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for share of births by age of mother?: Bangladesh ranks 20th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of births by age of mother. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Share of births by age of mother
Unit: %
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of live births in a calendar year.