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

0.2%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

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

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.

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

Lao People's Democratic Republic

18.7%

in 2023

Zimbabwe

18.5%

in 2023

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

17th

Zimbabwe rank

19th

Share of births by age of mother over time

Lao People's Democratic Republic
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 18.7% against 18.5% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 17th and Zimbabwe ranks 19th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	7.0%	18.7%	11.6%	Zimbabwe
1960s	8.7%	18.7%	10.0%	Zimbabwe
1970s	10.7%	18.9%	8.3%	Zimbabwe
1980s	13.5%	16.9%	3.4%	Zimbabwe
1990s	15.7%	21.0%	5.3%	Zimbabwe
2000s	19.2%	19.5%	0.3%	Zimbabwe
2010s	19.0%	16.8%	2.2%	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2020s	18.6%	18.6%	0.1%	Lao People's Democratic Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of births by age of mother, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Zimbabwe?: Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 18.7% against 18.5% in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in share of births by age of mother between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Zimbabwe?: 0.2%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Zimbabwe?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of births by age of mother?: Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 17th and Zimbabwe ranks 19th 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.