What is birth rate by women's age group in Laos?

Birth rate by women's age group in Laos was 81.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Laos?

The highest recorded value was 112.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1993.

What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Laos?

The lowest recorded value was 58.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1950.

How does Laos rank for birth rate by women's age group?

Laos ranks 31st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Laos?

Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Laos data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate by women's age group in Laos

Name: Birth rate by women's age group in Laos
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Laos: Birth rate by women's age group was 81.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

81.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

Change on year

down 0.9%

World rank

31st

of 236 countries

All-time high

112.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 1993

All-time low

58.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate by women's age group in Laos, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.

Analysis

In 2023, birth rate by women's age group in Laos stood at 81.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Laos peaked at 112.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 58.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 1950.

Laos ranks 31st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	60.88 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	58.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	64.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1960s	69.95 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	64.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	75.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1970s	84.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	77.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	92.2 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1980s	102.63 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	94.46 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	106.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1990s	106.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	101.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	112.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2000s	93.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	88.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	101.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2010s	85.82 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	84.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	89.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2020s	82.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	81.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	83.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	4

Countries ranked near Laos

28 Sao Tome and Principe 86.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
29 Honduras 82.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
30 Guinea-Bissau 81.98 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
32 Benin 77.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
33 Togo 77.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
34 Nauru 76.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Laos

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.5% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 438,726 people (2100)
Population density 40.11 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.5% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.4 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 80 people (1987)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.4 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.4 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 1.5% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.42 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Laos →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate by women's age group in Laos?: Birth rate by women's age group in Laos was 81.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Laos?: The highest recorded value was 112.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1993.
What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Laos?: The lowest recorded value was 58.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1950.
How does Laos rank for birth rate by women's age group?: Laos ranks 31st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Laos?: Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Laos data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Birth rate by women's age group
Unit: live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
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: 07 August 2026

The age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.