Birth rate by women's age group in Laos
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
74
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.
Birth rate by women's age group in Laos, year by year
| Year | live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 58.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | — |
| 1951 | 58.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 58.96 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 59.56 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.0% |
| 1954 | 60.13 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 61.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 62.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 62.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 63.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 64.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 64.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 65.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 66.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 67.95 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 69.57 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 71.2 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 71.99 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 72.71 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 73.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 75.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 77.35 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 78.62 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 80.01 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 81.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 83.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 84.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 86.51 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 88.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 90.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 92.2 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 94.46 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 96.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 99.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 101.97 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 104.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 106.13 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 106.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 105.84 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 105.49 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 105.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 105.78 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 108.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 108.95 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 112.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 110.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 107.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 105.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 103.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 101.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 101.82 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 101.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 99.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 95.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 93.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 93.13 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 88.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 89.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 90.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 90.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 90.44 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 89.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 88.8 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 87.61 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 86.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 84.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 84.78 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 84.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 84.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.17 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.04 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 82.82 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 82.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 81.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.9% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 81.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 64.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 81.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 3.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
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- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.9341 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth -0.5% (2100)
- Population density 40.11 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 438,726 people (2100)
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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Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.