Fertility & birth rates in Indonesia and Laos

Fertility rate in Indonesia vs Laos chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Indonesia was 2.13 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 Indonesia 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
	Indonesia	Laos
1960	5.51	6.29
1961	5.52	6.31
1962	5.53	6.31
1963	5.55	6.32
1964	5.57	6.31
1965	5.59	6.32
1966	5.59	6.31
1967	5.58	6.31
1968	5.57	6.3
1969	5.55	6.3
1970	5.49	6.31
1971	5.4	6.3
1972	5.32	6.28
1973	5.25	6.28
1974	5.09	6.29
1975	5.03	6.29
1976	4.92	6.29
1977	4.81	6.29
1978	4.73	6.3
1979	4.63	6.31
1980	4.5	6.33
1981	4.36	6.35
1982	4.25	6.37
1983	4.11	6.38
1984	3.96	6.37
1985	3.73	6.33
1986	3.53	6.26
1987	3.42	6.21
1988	3.35	6.16
1989	3.25	6.1
1990	3.11	6.06
1991	3.06	5.99
1992	2.95	5.9
1993	2.9	5.8
1994	2.85	5.6
1995	2.81	5.36
1996	2.78	5.15
1997	2.74	4.96
1998	2.66	4.79
1999	2.57	4.64
2000	2.5	4.43
2001	2.47	4.29
2002	2.44	4.13
2003	2.41	4.02
2004	2.42	3.9
2005	2.45	3.69
2006	2.46	3.56
2007	2.48	3.44
2008	2.44	3.33
2009	2.44	3.23
2010	2.46	3.14
2011	2.52	3.05
2012	2.51	2.95
2013	2.44	2.87
2014	2.39	2.8
2015	2.35	2.8
2016	2.31	2.74
2017	2.25	2.69
2018	2.22	2.63
2019	2.21	2.59
2020	2.19	2.54
2021	2.17	2.49
2022	2.15	2.46
2023	2.13	2.42
2024	2.11	2.4
2025	2.1	2.36
2026	2.08	2.33
2027	2.06	2.3
2028	2.04	2.27
2029	2.03	2.24
2030	2.01	2.21
2031	2	2.19
2032	1.99	2.16
2033	1.98	2.14
2034	1.97	2.12
2035	1.95	2.1
2036	1.94	2.08
2037	1.94	2.06
2038	1.93	2.04
2039	1.92	2.03
2040	1.91	2.01
2041	1.9	1.99
2042	1.89	1.97
2043	1.89	1.96
2044	1.88	1.95
2045	1.87	1.94
2046	1.87	1.92
2047	1.86	1.91
2048	1.86	1.9
2049	1.85	1.89
2050	1.85	1.89

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Indonesia	Laos
1960	39.8%	41.8%
1961	40%	41.8%
1962	40.3%	41.9%
1963	40.7%	42%
1964	41.1%	42.1%
1965	41.5%	42.2%
1966	41.9%	42.2%
1967	42.2%	42.2%
1968	42.5%	42.2%
1969	42.6%	42.2%
1970	42.6%	42.2%
1971	42.6%	42.3%
1972	42.5%	42.4%
1973	42.4%	42.4%
1974	42.3%	42.5%
1975	42%	42.7%
1976	41.8%	43%
1977	41.5%	43.2%
1978	41.2%	43.5%
1979	40.9%	43.8%
1980	40.6%	43.9%
1981	40.2%	44%
1982	39.8%	44.1%
1983	39.4%	44.1%
1984	39%	44.1%
1985	38.5%	44%
1986	38%	44%
1987	37.4%	44%
1988	36.9%	43.9%
1989	36.4%	43.9%
1990	35.9%	43.9%
1991	35.4%	43.9%
1992	34.8%	43.9%
1993	34.3%	43.9%
1994	33.7%	44%
1995	33.2%	43.9%
1996	32.7%	43.9%
1997	32.2%	43.8%
1998	31.7%	43.7%
1999	31.3%	43.5%
2000	30.8%	43.2%
2001	30.4%	42.9%
2002	30%	42.5%
2003	29.7%	42%
2004	29.3%	41.5%
2005	29.1%	40.9%
2006	28.8%	40%
2007	28.6%	39%
2008	28.4%	38%
2009	28.1%	37.1%
2010	27.9%	36.3%
2011	27.7%	35.6%
2012	27.5%	34.9%
2013	27.3%	34.3%
2014	27.2%	33.7%
2015	27%	33.2%
2016	26.8%	32.9%
2017	26.6%	32.5%
2018	26.3%	32.2%
2019	26.1%	31.9%
2020	25.8%	31.6%
2021	25.6%	31.3%
2022	25.3%	30.9%
2023	24.9%	30.6%
2024	24.6%	30.2%
2025	24.2%	29.8%
2026	23.9%	29.5%
2027	23.5%	29.1%
2028	23.1%	28.8%
2029	22.7%	28.4%
2030	22.4%	27.9%
2031	22.1%	27.5%
2032	21.9%	27.1%
2033	21.7%	26.6%
2034	21.5%	26.2%
2035	21.3%	25.8%
2036	21.1%	25.5%
2037	20.9%	25.1%
2038	20.8%	24.8%
2039	20.6%	24.4%
2040	20.5%	24.1%
2041	20.4%	23.8%
2042	20.2%	23.5%
2043	20.1%	23.2%
2044	20%	22.9%
2045	19.9%	22.7%
2046	19.7%	22.4%
2047	19.6%	22.1%
2048	19.5%	21.9%
2049	19.3%	21.6%
2050	19.2%	21.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.6% of the population in Indonesia and 30.2% in Laos in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 43.9% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Indonesia and Laos compared.

Natural population change in Indonesia vs Laos by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.94% in Indonesia 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
	Indonesia	Laos
1960	2,350,971	47,575
1961	2,434,113	48,992
1962	2,525,163	51,244
1963	2,609,526	51,056
1964	2,700,138	52,482
1965	2,278,891	54,268
1966	2,715,011	55,494
1967	2,909,981	57,763
1968	2,961,608	59,567
1969	3,034,825	61,595
1970	3,080,421	63,896
1971	3,111,304	65,959
1972	3,149,726	68,095
1973	3,210,643	70,513
1974	3,196,136	74,652
1975	3,263,794	76,725
1976	3,291,479	77,575
1977	3,334,779	79,149
1978	3,412,980	80,604
1979	3,460,621	82,852
1980	3,484,846	86,548
1981	3,497,244	89,963
1982	3,545,504	94,058
1983	3,558,949	98,178
1984	3,549,570	102,318
1985	3,419,412	106,047
1986	3,309,905	109,266
1987	3,304,520	113,005
1988	3,331,242	117,050
1989	3,316,792	121,044
1990	3,250,906	125,297
1991	3,288,791	129,523
1992	3,241,576	132,417
1993	3,287,348	135,295
1994	3,292,127	134,201
1995	3,304,550	132,241
1996	3,331,535	131,142
1997	3,338,243	130,388
1998	3,258,820	128,409
1999	3,137,133	127,255
2000	3,080,621	124,201
2001	3,066,275	123,847
2002	3,063,044	122,110
2003	3,037,698	122,158
2004	2,894,440	121,888
2005	3,149,551	118,165
2006	3,163,026	118,602
2007	3,211,484	119,980
2008	3,138,143	121,042
2009	3,140,944	122,174
2010	3,161,082	122,516
2011	3,266,560	122,863
2012	3,259,811	121,324
2013	3,104,258	119,845
2014	3,000,907	118,103
2015	2,899,165	118,723
2016	2,814,578	119,978
2017	2,682,556	120,515
2018	2,587,219	119,986
2019	2,548,048	119,797
2020	2,152,076	118,609
2021	1,764,332	115,323
2022	2,429,171	116,620
2023	2,364,808	115,359

Maternal mortality chart: Indonesia vs Laos

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 140 deaths per 100,000 live births in Indonesia, compared to 112 deaths in Laos.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Indonesia	Laos
1985	474	994
1986	455	963
1987	437	930
1988	431	898
1989	402	856
1990	392	834
1991	378	798
1992	359	781
1993	327	751
1994	333	741
1995	334	709
1996	331	682
1997	323	660
1998	317	647
1999	321	638
2000	311	609
2001	300	574
2002	283	550
2003	279	524
2004	283	492
2005	268	458
2006	264	432
2007	257	402
2008	251	374
2009	246	336
2010	242	305
2011	230	267
2012	220	241
2013	208	215
2014	198	193
2015	190	180
2016	182	165
2017	173	154
2018	168	145
2019	161	137
2020	184	132
2021	226	139
2022	148	120
2023	140	112

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.06% in Indonesia 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
	Indonesia	Laos
1960	22.4%	-
1961	21.8%	-
1962	21.2%	-
1963	20.6%	-
1964	20%	-
1965	22.9%	-
1966	18.9%	-
1967	18.3%	-
1968	17.7%	-
1969	17.2%	-
1970	16.6%	-
1971	16.1%	-
1972	15.5%	-
1973	15%	-
1974	14.6%	-
1975	14.1%	-
1976	13.7%	-
1977	13.2%	-
1978	12.8%	21.7%
1979	12.5%	21.1%
1980	12.1%	20.6%
1981	11.7%	20%
1982	11.3%	19.5%
1983	11%	18.9%
1984	10.6%	18.4%
1985	10.2%	18%
1986	9.88%	17.4%
1987	9.51%	16.9%
1988	9.14%	16.4%
1989	8.76%	15.9%
1990	8.39%	15.4%
1991	8.01%	14.9%
1992	7.64%	14.4%
1993	7.28%	13.9%
1994	6.94%	13.4%
1995	6.61%	12.9%
1996	6.29%	12.5%
1997	5.99%	12%
1998	5.71%	11.6%
1999	5.44%	11.2%
2000	5.19%	10.8%
2001	4.96%	10.3%
2002	4.73%	9.91%
2003	4.52%	9.49%
2004	4.91%	9.08%
2005	4.14%	8.68%
2006	3.96%	8.27%
2007	3.8%	7.88%
2008	3.64%	7.5%
2009	3.5%	7.14%
2010	3.36%	6.8%
2011	3.22%	6.47%
2012	3.1%	6.15%
2013	2.97%	5.86%
2014	2.86%	5.58%
2015	2.74%	5.32%
2016	2.64%	5.09%
2017	2.54%	4.88%
2018	2.45%	4.68%
2019	2.36%	4.51%
2020	2.28%	4.34%
2021	2.2%	4.19%
2022	2.13%	4.04%
2023	2.06%	3.9%