Laos birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Laos chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Laos is 2.42, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 5.8 — a -58.2% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Laos	World
1960	6.29	4.69
1961	6.31	4.56
1962	6.31	5.02
1963	6.32	5.31
1964	6.31	5.13
1965	6.32	5.08
1966	6.31	4.97
1967	6.31	4.87
1968	6.3	4.98
1969	6.3	4.88
1970	6.31	4.84
1971	6.3	4.69
1972	6.28	4.55
1973	6.28	4.42
1974	6.29	4.26
1975	6.29	4.07
1976	6.29	3.97
1977	6.29	3.84
1978	6.3	3.77
1979	6.31	3.76
1980	6.33	3.73
1981	6.35	3.71
1982	6.37	3.72
1983	6.38	3.59
1984	6.37	3.57
1985	6.33	3.53
1986	6.26	3.51
1987	6.21	3.48
1988	6.16	3.39
1989	6.1	3.35
1990	6.06	3.31
1991	5.99	3.13
1992	5.9	3.04
1993	5.8	2.97
1994	5.6	2.92
1995	5.36	2.87
1996	5.15	2.82
1997	4.96	2.78
1998	4.79	2.75
1999	4.64	2.72
2000	4.43	2.73
2001	4.29	2.69
2002	4.13	2.66
2003	4.02	2.64
2004	3.9	2.63
2005	3.69	2.61
2006	3.56	2.61
2007	3.44	2.6
2008	3.33	2.6
2009	3.23	2.59
2010	3.14	2.57
2011	3.05	2.55
2012	2.95	2.56
2013	2.87	2.53
2014	2.8	2.52
2015	2.8	2.49
2016	2.74	2.49
2017	2.69	2.46
2018	2.63	2.39
2019	2.59	2.35
2020	2.54	2.28
2021	2.49	2.25
2022	2.46	2.22
2023	2.42	2.2
2024	2.4	2.19
2025	2.36	2.18
2026	2.33	2.18
2027	2.3	2.17
2028	2.27	2.16
2029	2.24	2.15
2030	2.21	2.14
2031	2.19	2.13
2032	2.16	2.12
2033	2.14	2.12
2034	2.12	2.11
2035	2.1	2.1
2036	2.08	2.09
2037	2.06	2.09
2038	2.04	2.08
2039	2.03	2.08
2040	2.01	2.08
2041	1.99	2.07
2042	1.97	2.07
2043	1.96	2.07
2044	1.95	2.07
2045	1.94	2.06
2046	1.92	2.06
2047	1.91	2.06
2048	1.9	2.05
2049	1.89	2.05
2050	1.89	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 18.7% were to women under 20 years old, 57.9% to women ages 20-29, and 23.4% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 13.2%, 53.1%, and 33.7% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Laos by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Laos	World
1960	41.8%	37.4%
1961	41.8%	37.5%
1962	41.9%	37.6%
1963	42%	37.8%
1964	42.1%	38%
1965	42.2%	38%
1966	42.2%	38%
1967	42.2%	38%
1968	42.2%	37.9%
1969	42.2%	37.8%
1970	42.2%	37.7%
1971	42.3%	37.6%
1972	42.4%	37.5%
1973	42.4%	37.3%
1974	42.5%	37.2%
1975	42.7%	37.1%
1976	43%	36.9%
1977	43.2%	36.7%
1978	43.5%	36.3%
1979	43.8%	35.9%
1980	43.9%	35.5%
1981	44%	35.2%
1982	44.1%	34.9%
1983	44.1%	34.6%
1984	44.1%	34.3%
1985	44%	34%
1986	44%	33.8%
1987	44%	33.6%
1988	43.9%	33.4%
1989	43.9%	33.2%
1990	43.9%	33%
1991	43.9%	32.9%
1992	43.9%	32.7%
1993	43.9%	32.5%
1994	44%	32.3%
1995	43.9%	32.1%
1996	43.9%	31.8%
1997	43.8%	31.5%
1998	43.7%	31.1%
1999	43.5%	30.8%
2000	43.2%	30.4%
2001	42.9%	30%
2002	42.5%	29.6%
2003	42%	29.2%
2004	41.5%	28.8%
2005	40.9%	28.5%
2006	40%	28.1%
2007	39%	27.9%
2008	38%	27.6%
2009	37.1%	27.5%
2010	36.3%	27.3%
2011	35.6%	27.1%
2012	34.9%	27%
2013	34.3%	26.9%
2014	33.7%	26.8%
2015	33.2%	26.6%
2016	32.9%	26.5%
2017	32.5%	26.4%
2018	32.2%	26.2%
2019	31.9%	26%
2020	31.6%	25.8%
2021	31.3%	25.6%
2022	30.9%	25.3%
2023	30.6%	25%
2024	30.2%	24.7%
2025	29.8%	24.4%
2026	29.5%	24.1%
2027	29.1%	23.8%
2028	28.8%	23.4%
2029	28.4%	23.1%
2030	27.9%	22.8%
2031	27.5%	22.6%
2032	27.1%	22.3%
2033	26.6%	22.1%
2034	26.2%	21.9%
2035	25.8%	21.7%
2036	25.5%	21.6%
2037	25.1%	21.5%
2038	24.8%	21.4%
2039	24.4%	21.3%
2040	24.1%	21.2%
2041	23.8%	21.1%
2042	23.5%	21%
2043	23.2%	21%
2044	22.9%	20.9%
2045	22.7%	20.8%
2046	22.4%	20.7%
2047	22.1%	20.7%
2048	21.9%	20.6%
2049	21.6%	20.5%
2050	21.4%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Laos was 41.8% in 1960, 43.9% in 1993, and 30.2% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Laos.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Laos, excluding migration, has been +1.65% annually. On average, 118,301 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Laos
1960	47,575
1961	48,992
1962	51,244
1963	51,056
1964	52,482
1965	54,268
1966	55,494
1967	57,763
1968	59,567
1969	61,595
1970	63,896
1971	65,959
1972	68,095
1973	70,513
1974	74,652
1975	76,725
1976	77,575
1977	79,149
1978	80,604
1979	82,852
1980	86,548
1981	89,963
1982	94,058
1983	98,178
1984	102,318
1985	106,047
1986	109,266
1987	113,005
1988	117,050
1989	121,044
1990	125,297
1991	129,523
1992	132,417
1993	135,295
1994	134,201
1995	132,241
1996	131,142
1997	130,388
1998	128,409
1999	127,255
2000	124,201
2001	123,847
2002	122,110
2003	122,158
2004	121,888
2005	118,165
2006	118,602
2007	119,980
2008	121,042
2009	122,174
2010	122,516
2011	122,863
2012	121,324
2013	119,845
2014	118,103
2015	118,723
2016	119,978
2017	120,515
2018	119,986
2019	119,797
2020	118,609
2021	115,323
2022	116,620
2023	115,359

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Laos was 112 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.11% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -81.6% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Laos	World
1985	994	460
1986	963	438
1987	930	429
1988	898	414
1989	856	401
1990	834	391
1991	798	395
1992	781	395
1993	751	389
1994	741	382
1995	709	371
1996	682	366
1997	660	358
1998	647	360
1999	638	340
2000	609	328
2001	574	321
2002	550	311
2003	524	301
2004	492	291
2005	458	283
2006	432	276
2007	402	269
2008	374	264
2009	336	258
2010	305	253
2011	267	247
2012	241	239
2013	215	235
2014	193	231
2015	180	228
2016	165	220
2017	154	215
2018	145	211
2019	137	207
2020	132	211
2021	139	242
2022	120	203
2023	112	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Laos was 39 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 3.9% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 107.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Laos	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	17.3%
1967	-	17%
1968	-	16.5%
1969	-	15.5%
1970	-	15.2%
1971	-	15.1%
1972	-	14.4%
1973	-	14.1%
1974	-	13.7%
1975	-	13.4%
1976	-	13%
1977	-	12.5%
1978	21.7%	12.1%
1979	21.1%	11.7%
1980	20.6%	11.4%
1981	20%	11%
1982	19.5%	10.8%
1983	18.9%	10.6%
1984	18.4%	10.4%
1985	18%	10.1%
1986	17.4%	9.81%
1987	16.9%	9.47%
1988	16.4%	9.31%
1989	15.9%	9.02%
1990	15.4%	8.81%
1991	14.9%	8.66%
1992	14.4%	8.46%
1993	13.9%	8.19%
1994	13.4%	7.98%
1995	12.9%	7.76%
1996	12.5%	7.52%
1997	12%	7.28%
1998	11.6%	7.05%
1999	11.2%	6.76%
2000	10.8%	6.48%
2001	10.3%	6.21%
2002	9.91%	5.94%
2003	9.49%	5.65%
2004	9.08%	5.43%
2005	8.68%	5.16%
2006	8.27%	4.92%
2007	7.88%	4.7%
2008	7.5%	4.5%
2009	7.14%	4.31%
2010	6.8%	4.11%
2011	6.47%	3.97%
2012	6.15%	3.77%
2013	5.86%	3.61%
2014	5.58%	3.48%
2015	5.32%	3.35%
2016	5.09%	3.23%
2017	4.88%	3.11%
2018	4.68%	2.97%
2019	4.51%	2.86%
2020	4.34%	2.75%
2021	4.19%	2.66%
2022	4.04%	2.59%
2023	3.9%	2.49%