Fertility & birth rates in Laos and Maldives

Fertility rate in Laos vs Maldives chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Laos was 2.42 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.58 in Maldives in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Laos	Maldives
1960	6.29	6.71
1961	6.31	6.79
1962	6.31	6.89
1963	6.32	6.94
1964	6.31	7
1965	6.32	7.07
1966	6.31	7.15
1967	6.31	7.23
1968	6.3	7.28
1969	6.3	7.33
1970	6.31	7.39
1971	6.3	7.38
1972	6.28	7.37
1973	6.28	7.4
1974	6.29	7.38
1975	6.29	7.32
1976	6.29	7.29
1977	6.29	7.27
1978	6.3	7.23
1979	6.31	7.23
1980	6.33	7.23
1981	6.35	7.19
1982	6.37	7.15
1983	6.38	7.09
1984	6.37	7.03
1985	6.33	6.94
1986	6.26	6.85
1987	6.21	6.73
1988	6.16	6.58
1989	6.1	6.39
1990	6.06	6.13
1991	5.99	5.8
1992	5.9	5.44
1993	5.8	5.06
1994	5.6	4.69
1995	5.36	4.29
1996	5.15	3.86
1997	4.96	3.48
1998	4.79	3.17
1999	4.64	2.9
2000	4.43	2.69
2001	4.29	2.53
2002	4.13	2.42
2003	4.02	2.34
2004	3.9	2.26
2005	3.69	2.2
2006	3.56	2.2
2007	3.44	2.29
2008	3.33	2.37
2009	3.23	2.39
2010	3.14	2.35
2011	3.05	2.31
2012	2.95	2.25
2013	2.87	2.17
2014	2.8	2.09
2015	2.8	2
2016	2.74	1.9
2017	2.69	1.8
2018	2.63	1.71
2019	2.59	1.64
2020	2.54	1.61
2021	2.49	1.6
2022	2.46	1.58
2023	2.42	1.58
2024	2.4	1.56
2025	2.36	1.55
2026	2.33	1.53
2027	2.3	1.53
2028	2.27	1.52
2029	2.24	1.52
2030	2.21	1.52
2031	2.19	1.51
2032	2.16	1.51
2033	2.14	1.51
2034	2.12	1.51
2035	2.1	1.51
2036	2.08	1.52
2037	2.06	1.52
2038	2.04	1.52
2039	2.03	1.52
2040	2.01	1.52
2041	1.99	1.52
2042	1.97	1.52
2043	1.96	1.52
2044	1.95	1.52
2045	1.94	1.53
2046	1.92	1.53
2047	1.91	1.53
2048	1.9	1.54
2049	1.89	1.54
2050	1.89	1.54

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Laos	Maldives
1960	41.8%	37.9%
1961	41.8%	38.2%
1962	41.9%	38.7%
1963	42%	39.4%
1964	42.1%	40.3%
1965	42.2%	41.8%
1966	42.2%	43.5%
1967	42.2%	44.7%
1968	42.2%	45.2%
1969	42.2%	45.4%
1970	42.2%	45.6%
1971	42.3%	45.8%
1972	42.4%	45.8%
1973	42.4%	45.7%
1974	42.5%	45.6%
1975	42.7%	45.6%
1976	43%	45.8%
1977	43.2%	45.7%
1978	43.5%	45.8%
1979	43.8%	45.9%
1980	43.9%	45.9%
1981	44%	45.9%
1982	44.1%	45.8%
1983	44.1%	45.6%
1984	44.1%	45.4%
1985	44%	45.5%
1986	44%	45.9%
1987	44%	46.3%
1988	43.9%	46.6%
1989	43.9%	46.8%
1990	43.9%	47%
1991	43.9%	47.1%
1992	43.9%	47%
1993	43.9%	46.8%
1994	44%	46.5%
1995	43.9%	45.8%
1996	43.9%	45%
1997	43.8%	44.1%
1998	43.7%	42.9%
1999	43.5%	41.6%
2000	43.2%	40.2%
2001	42.9%	38.7%
2002	42.5%	37.1%
2003	42%	35.6%
2004	41.5%	34.2%
2005	40.9%	32.7%
2006	40%	31.2%
2007	39%	29.5%
2008	38%	28%
2009	37.1%	26.7%
2010	36.3%	25.7%
2011	35.6%	24.9%
2012	34.9%	24.3%
2013	34.3%	23.9%
2014	33.7%	23.5%
2015	33.2%	23.2%
2016	32.9%	22.8%
2017	32.5%	22.5%
2018	32.2%	22.1%
2019	31.9%	21.7%
2020	31.6%	21.2%
2021	31.3%	20.8%
2022	30.9%	20.4%
2023	30.6%	20%
2024	30.2%	19.6%
2025	29.8%	19%
2026	29.5%	18.4%
2027	29.1%	17.8%
2028	28.8%	17.2%
2029	28.4%	16.6%
2030	27.9%	16%
2031	27.5%	15.5%
2032	27.1%	15.1%
2033	26.6%	14.6%
2034	26.2%	14.2%
2035	25.8%	13.9%
2036	25.5%	13.6%
2037	25.1%	13.4%
2038	24.8%	13.2%
2039	24.4%	13%
2040	24.1%	12.9%
2041	23.8%	12.8%
2042	23.5%	12.8%
2043	23.2%	12.8%
2044	22.9%	12.8%
2045	22.7%	12.8%
2046	22.4%	12.9%
2047	22.1%	12.9%
2048	21.9%	13%
2049	21.6%	13.1%
2050	21.4%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 30.2% of the population in Laos and 19.6% in Maldives in 2024, compared to 43.9% and 47% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Laos and Maldives compared.

Natural population change in Laos vs Maldives by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.65% in Laos and +1.09% in Maldives. 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
	Laos	Maldives
1960	47,575	2,241
1961	48,992	2,354
1962	51,244	2,475
1963	51,056	2,567
1964	52,482	2,660
1965	54,268	2,747
1966	55,494	2,845
1967	57,763	3,010
1968	59,567	3,150
1969	61,595	3,260
1970	63,896	3,415
1971	65,959	3,549
1972	68,095	3,707
1973	70,513	3,924
1974	74,652	4,136
1975	76,725	4,325
1976	77,575	4,538
1977	79,149	4,779
1978	80,604	4,812
1979	82,852	5,275
1980	86,548	5,526
1981	89,963	5,778
1982	94,058	6,058
1983	98,178	6,361
1984	102,318	6,680
1985	106,047	6,944
1986	109,266	7,153
1987	113,005	7,300
1988	117,050	7,414
1989	121,044	7,472
1990	125,297	7,444
1991	129,523	7,295
1992	132,417	7,096
1993	135,295	6,842
1994	134,201	6,550
1995	132,241	6,177
1996	131,142	5,705
1997	130,388	5,267
1998	128,409	4,919
1999	127,255	4,601
2000	124,201	4,372
2001	123,847	4,271
2002	122,110	4,257
2003	122,158	4,316
2004	121,888	4,287
2005	118,165	4,493
2006	118,602	4,766
2007	119,980	5,324
2008	121,042	5,856
2009	122,174	6,227
2010	122,516	6,350
2011	122,863	6,429
2012	121,324	6,445
2013	119,845	6,307
2014	118,103	6,122
2015	118,723	5,914
2016	119,978	5,652
2017	120,515	5,342
2018	119,986	5,088
2019	119,797	4,886
2020	118,609	4,594
2021	115,323	4,426
2022	116,620	4,752
2023	115,359	4,566

Maternal mortality chart: Laos vs Maldives

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 112 deaths per 100,000 live births in Laos, compared to 32 deaths in Maldives.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Laos	Maldives
1985	994	552
1986	963	508
1987	930	471
1988	898	424
1989	856	381
1990	834	346
1991	798	310
1992	781	281
1993	751	251
1994	741	222
1995	709	191
1996	682	167
1997	660	149
1998	647	136
1999	638	111
2000	609	94
2001	574	81
2002	550	76
2003	524	70
2004	492	65
2005	458	54
2006	432	52
2007	402	51
2008	374	53
2009	336	52
2010	305	49
2011	267	48
2012	241	47
2013	215	47
2014	193	43
2015	180	41
2016	165	41
2017	154	41
2018	145	40
2019	137	39
2020	132	48
2021	139	60
2022	120	34
2023	112	32

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.9% in Laos and 0.57% in Maldives. 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
	Laos	Maldives
1962	-	33.4%
1963	-	32.5%
1964	-	31.5%
1965	-	30.6%
1966	-	29.7%
1967	-	28.7%
1968	-	27.7%
1969	-	26.8%
1970	-	25.8%
1971	-	24.7%
1972	-	23.6%
1973	-	22.4%
1974	-	21.2%
1975	-	20.1%
1976	-	18.9%
1977	-	17.9%
1978	21.7%	16.9%
1979	21.1%	15.9%
1980	20.6%	15%
1981	20%	14.2%
1982	19.5%	13.4%
1983	18.9%	12.7%
1984	18.4%	12%
1985	18%	11.3%
1986	17.4%	10.7%
1987	16.9%	10.1%
1988	16.4%	9.59%
1989	15.9%	9.06%
1990	15.4%	8.57%
1991	14.9%	8.08%
1992	14.4%	7.61%
1993	13.9%	7.15%
1994	13.4%	6.68%
1995	12.9%	6.22%
1996	12.5%	5.74%
1997	12%	5.28%
1998	11.6%	4.81%
1999	11.2%	4.36%
2000	10.8%	3.9%
2001	10.3%	3.47%
2002	9.91%	3.08%
2003	9.49%	2.72%
2004	9.08%	2.7%
2005	8.68%	2.16%
2006	8.27%	1.94%
2007	7.88%	1.76%
2008	7.5%	1.61%
2009	7.14%	1.49%
2010	6.8%	1.38%
2011	6.47%	1.29%
2012	6.15%	1.21%
2013	5.86%	1.13%
2014	5.58%	1.05%
2015	5.32%	0.99%
2016	5.09%	0.92%
2017	4.88%	0.86%
2018	4.68%	0.8%
2019	4.51%	0.74%
2020	4.34%	0.69%
2021	4.19%	0.64%
2022	4.04%	0.6%
2023	3.9%	0.57%