Fertility & birth rates in East Timor and Laos

Fertility rate in East Timor vs Laos chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in East Timor was 2.71 children per woman in 2023, compared to 2.42 in Laos in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check East Timor vs Laos population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	East Timor	Laos
1960	6.32	6.29
1961	6.27	6.31
1962	6.22	6.31
1963	6.16	6.32
1964	6.08	6.31
1965	6.01	6.32
1966	5.93	6.31
1967	5.86	6.31
1968	5.79	6.3
1969	5.72	6.3
1970	5.66	6.31
1971	5.58	6.3
1972	5.49	6.28
1973	5.39	6.28
1974	5.29	6.29
1975	5.19	6.29
1976	5.12	6.29
1977	5.09	6.29
1978	5.09	6.3
1979	5.14	6.31
1980	5.22	6.33
1981	5.53	6.35
1982	5.56	6.37
1983	5.59	6.38
1984	5.61	6.37
1985	5.65	6.33
1986	5.67	6.26
1987	5.68	6.21
1988	5.72	6.16
1989	5.76	6.1
1990	5.81	6.06
1991	5.84	5.99
1992	5.87	5.9
1993	5.88	5.8
1994	5.91	5.6
1995	5.94	5.36
1996	5.94	5.15
1997	5.96	4.96
1998	5.96	4.79
1999	5.97	4.64
2000	5.93	4.43
2001	5.92	4.29
2002	5.9	4.13
2003	5.85	4.02
2004	5.74	3.9
2005	5.61	3.69
2006	5.47	3.56
2007	5.33	3.44
2008	5.17	3.33
2009	4.99	3.23
2010	4.82	3.14
2011	4.61	3.05
2012	4.4	2.95
2013	4.21	2.87
2014	4	2.8
2015	3.78	2.8
2016	3.58	2.74
2017	3.4	2.69
2018	3.24	2.63
2019	3.12	2.59
2020	3.01	2.54
2021	2.89	2.49
2022	2.8	2.46
2023	2.71	2.42
2024	2.63	2.4
2025	2.56	2.36
2026	2.5	2.33
2027	2.45	2.3
2028	2.4	2.27
2029	2.36	2.24
2030	2.32	2.21
2031	2.29	2.19
2032	2.25	2.16
2033	2.22	2.14
2034	2.19	2.12
2035	2.17	2.1
2036	2.14	2.08
2037	2.12	2.06
2038	2.09	2.04
2039	2.07	2.03
2040	2.05	2.01
2041	2.03	1.99
2042	2.02	1.97
2043	2	1.96
2044	1.99	1.95
2045	1.97	1.94
2046	1.96	1.92
2047	1.95	1.91
2048	1.94	1.9
2049	1.93	1.89
2050	1.92	1.89

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	East Timor	Laos
1960	40.1%	41.8%
1961	39.7%	41.8%
1962	39.3%	41.9%
1963	39%	42%
1964	38.8%	42.1%
1965	38.7%	42.2%
1966	38.9%	42.2%
1967	39.1%	42.2%
1968	39.3%	42.2%
1969	39.5%	42.2%
1970	39.6%	42.2%
1971	39.7%	42.3%
1972	39.7%	42.4%
1973	39.8%	42.4%
1974	39.7%	42.5%
1975	39.4%	42.7%
1976	39%	43%
1977	38.5%	43.2%
1978	38%	43.5%
1979	37.5%	43.8%
1980	37.4%	43.9%
1981	37.8%	44%
1982	38.4%	44.1%
1983	38.8%	44.1%
1984	39.3%	44.1%
1985	39.7%	44%
1986	40.2%	44%
1987	40.7%	44%
1988	41.3%	43.9%
1989	41.9%	43.9%
1990	42.2%	43.9%
1991	42.4%	43.9%
1992	42.6%	43.9%
1993	42.7%	43.9%
1994	42.9%	44%
1995	43%	43.9%
1996	43%	43.9%
1997	43%	43.8%
1998	42.9%	43.7%
1999	42.7%	43.5%
2000	42.6%	43.2%
2001	42.5%	42.9%
2002	42.4%	42.5%
2003	42.2%	42%
2004	42%	41.5%
2005	42.1%	40.9%
2006	42.2%	40%
2007	42.3%	39%
2008	42.1%	38%
2009	41.9%	37.1%
2010	41.6%	36.3%
2011	41.3%	35.6%
2012	40.9%	34.9%
2013	40.4%	34.3%
2014	39.8%	33.7%
2015	39.1%	33.2%
2016	38.4%	32.9%
2017	37.8%	32.5%
2018	37.2%	32.2%
2019	36.6%	31.9%
2020	36%	31.6%
2021	35.4%	31.3%
2022	34.8%	30.9%
2023	34.2%	30.6%
2024	33.7%	30.2%
2025	33.1%	29.8%
2026	32.6%	29.5%
2027	32.1%	29.1%
2028	31.6%	28.8%
2029	31%	28.4%
2030	30.4%	27.9%
2031	29.8%	27.5%
2032	29.2%	27.1%
2033	28.7%	26.6%
2034	28.1%	26.2%
2035	27.6%	25.8%
2036	27.2%	25.5%
2037	26.9%	25.1%
2038	26.7%	24.8%
2039	26.4%	24.4%
2040	26.2%	24.1%
2041	25.9%	23.8%
2042	25.6%	23.5%
2043	25.4%	23.2%
2044	25.1%	22.9%
2045	24.8%	22.7%
2046	24.5%	22.4%
2047	24.1%	22.1%
2048	23.8%	21.9%
2049	23.5%	21.6%
2050	23.1%	21.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 33.7% of the population in East Timor and 30.2% in Laos in 2024, compared to 42.2% and 43.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of East Timor and Laos compared.

Natural population change in East Timor vs Laos by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.7% in East Timor and +1.65% in Laos. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	East Timor	Laos
1960	7,012	47,575
1961	7,330	48,992
1962	7,639	51,244
1963	7,938	51,056
1964	8,235	52,482
1965	8,526	54,268
1966	8,810	55,494
1967	9,089	57,763
1968	9,356	59,567
1969	9,611	61,595
1970	9,824	63,896
1971	9,964	65,959
1972	10,030	68,095
1973	10,033	70,513
1974	8,405	74,652
1975	-1,062	76,725
1976	783	77,575
1977	296	79,149
1978	-1,000	80,604
1979	987	82,852
1980	6,940	86,548
1981	9,336	89,963
1982	9,579	94,058
1983	9,686	98,178
1984	10,922	102,318
1985	10,788	106,047
1986	11,062	109,266
1987	11,945	113,005
1988	12,118	117,050
1989	17,758	121,044
1990	18,343	125,297
1991	18,605	129,523
1992	19,880	132,417
1993	20,770	135,295
1994	21,746	134,201
1995	21,962	132,241
1996	22,703	131,142
1997	23,501	130,388
1998	23,590	128,409
1999	21,871	127,255
2000	21,579	124,201
2001	23,314	123,847
2002	25,410	122,110
2003	26,900	122,158
2004	26,751	121,888
2005	26,412	118,165
2006	26,221	118,602
2007	26,074	119,980
2008	25,888	121,042
2009	25,696	122,174
2010	25,515	122,516
2011	25,237	122,863
2012	24,890	121,324
2013	24,538	119,845
2014	24,040	118,103
2015	23,391	118,723
2016	22,778	119,978
2017	22,145	120,515
2018	21,650	119,986
2019	21,307	119,797
2020	21,166	118,609
2021	20,101	115,323
2022	20,625	116,620
2023	20,495	115,359

Maternal mortality chart: East Timor vs Laos

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 192 deaths per 100,000 live births in East Timor, compared to 112 deaths in Laos.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	East Timor	Laos
1985	1,916	994
1986	1,860	963
1987	1,763	930
1988	1,743	898
1989	1,511	856
1990	1,477	834
1991	1,439	798
1992	1,368	781
1993	1,308	751
1994	1,254	741
1995	1,239	709
1996	1,193	682
1997	1,166	660
1998	1,157	647
1999	1,488	638
2000	796	609
2001	761	574
2002	724	550
2003	714	524
2004	683	492
2005	648	458
2006	600	432
2007	559	402
2008	518	374
2009	477	336
2010	439	305
2011	404	267
2012	374	241
2013	349	215
2014	327	193
2015	305	180
2016	287	165
2017	269	154
2018	251	145
2019	237	137
2020	257	132
2021	263	139
2022	235	120
2023	192	112

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5% in East Timor and 3.9% in Laos. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	East Timor	Laos
1978	-	21.7%
1979	-	21.1%
1980	-	20.6%
1981	-	20%
1982	-	19.5%
1983	-	18.9%
1984	-	18.4%
1985	27.1%	18%
1986	26.3%	17.4%
1987	24.4%	16.9%
1988	24.1%	16.4%
1989	23%	15.9%
1990	22.5%	15.4%
1991	22.2%	14.9%
1992	21.1%	14.4%
1993	20%	13.9%
1994	19.2%	13.4%
1995	19.3%	12.9%
1996	18.5%	12.5%
1997	17.7%	12%
1998	18%	11.6%
1999	19.4%	11.2%
2000	11.1%	10.8%
2001	10.6%	10.3%
2002	10.1%	9.91%
2003	9.61%	9.49%
2004	9.17%	9.08%
2005	8.75%	8.68%
2006	8.36%	8.27%
2007	8.01%	7.88%
2008	7.68%	7.5%
2009	7.38%	7.14%
2010	7.11%	6.8%
2011	6.86%	6.47%
2012	6.63%	6.15%
2013	6.42%	5.86%
2014	6.23%	5.58%
2015	6.06%	5.32%
2016	5.91%	5.09%
2017	5.78%	4.88%
2018	5.66%	4.68%
2019	5.55%	4.51%
2020	5.42%	4.34%
2021	5.28%	4.19%
2022	5.14%	4.04%
2023	5%	3.9%