Fertility & birth rates in Laos and Portugal

Fertility rate in Laos vs Portugal 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 1.44 in Portugal in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Laos vs Portugal 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	Portugal
1960	6.29	3.16
1961	6.31	3.21
1962	6.31	3.23
1963	6.32	3.12
1964	6.31	3.21
1965	6.32	3.15
1966	6.31	3.16
1967	6.31	3.16
1968	6.3	3.12
1969	6.3	3.12
1970	6.31	3.01
1971	6.3	3
1972	6.28	2.86
1973	6.28	2.77
1974	6.29	2.7
1975	6.29	2.75
1976	6.29	2.82
1977	6.29	2.69
1978	6.3	2.45
1979	6.31	2.31
1980	6.33	2.25
1981	6.35	2.13
1982	6.37	2.07
1983	6.38	1.95
1984	6.37	1.9
1985	6.33	1.72
1986	6.26	1.66
1987	6.21	1.62
1988	6.16	1.61
1989	6.1	1.57
1990	6.06	1.56
1991	5.99	1.56
1992	5.9	1.54
1993	5.8	1.52
1994	5.6	1.45
1995	5.36	1.41
1996	5.15	1.44
1997	4.96	1.47
1998	4.79	1.47
1999	4.64	1.5
2000	4.43	1.55
2001	4.29	1.45
2002	4.13	1.46
2003	4.02	1.44
2004	3.9	1.4
2005	3.69	1.41
2006	3.56	1.37
2007	3.44	1.35
2008	3.33	1.39
2009	3.23	1.34
2010	3.14	1.39
2011	3.05	1.35
2012	2.95	1.28
2013	2.87	1.21
2014	2.8	1.24
2015	2.8	1.31
2016	2.74	1.37
2017	2.69	1.38
2018	2.63	1.42
2019	2.59	1.44
2020	2.54	1.42
2021	2.49	1.35
2022	2.46	1.43
2023	2.42	1.44
2024	2.4	1.45
2025	2.36	1.45
2026	2.33	1.45
2027	2.3	1.46
2028	2.27	1.46
2029	2.24	1.46
2030	2.21	1.46
2031	2.19	1.47
2032	2.16	1.47
2033	2.14	1.47
2034	2.12	1.48
2035	2.1	1.48
2036	2.08	1.48
2037	2.06	1.48
2038	2.04	1.49
2039	2.03	1.49
2040	2.01	1.49
2041	1.99	1.49
2042	1.97	1.49
2043	1.96	1.49
2044	1.95	1.5
2045	1.94	1.5
2046	1.92	1.5
2047	1.91	1.5
2048	1.9	1.5
2049	1.89	1.5
2050	1.89	1.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Laos	Portugal
1960	41.8%	29.3%
1961	41.8%	29.1%
1962	41.9%	29.1%
1963	42%	29.1%
1964	42.1%	29.1%
1965	42.2%	29.1%
1966	42.2%	29.2%
1967	42.2%	29.2%
1968	42.2%	29.2%
1969	42.2%	29.1%
1970	42.2%	28.7%
1971	42.3%	28.4%
1972	42.4%	28.2%
1973	42.4%	27.9%
1974	42.5%	27.7%
1975	42.7%	27.4%
1976	43%	27.2%
1977	43.2%	27.1%
1978	43.5%	26.8%
1979	43.8%	26.4%
1980	43.9%	25.9%
1981	44%	25.4%
1982	44.1%	25%
1983	44.1%	24.5%
1984	44.1%	24.1%
1985	44%	23.7%
1986	44%	23.1%
1987	44%	22.5%
1988	43.9%	21.9%
1989	43.9%	21.2%
1990	43.9%	20.5%
1991	43.9%	19.7%
1992	43.9%	19.1%
1993	43.9%	18.6%
1994	44%	18.2%
1995	43.9%	17.8%
1996	43.9%	17.4%
1997	43.8%	17.1%
1998	43.7%	16.8%
1999	43.5%	16.6%
2000	43.2%	16.4%
2001	42.9%	16.2%
2002	42.5%	16.1%
2003	42%	16.1%
2004	41.5%	16%
2005	40.9%	15.9%
2006	40%	15.8%
2007	39%	15.6%
2008	38%	15.5%
2009	37.1%	15.4%
2010	36.3%	15.2%
2011	35.6%	15%
2012	34.9%	14.9%
2013	34.3%	14.8%
2014	33.7%	14.6%
2015	33.2%	14.3%
2016	32.9%	14.1%
2017	32.5%	13.9%
2018	32.2%	13.7%
2019	31.9%	13.5%
2020	31.6%	13.3%
2021	31.3%	13.1%
2022	30.9%	13%
2023	30.6%	12.9%
2024	30.2%	12.8%
2025	29.8%	12.7%
2026	29.5%	12.6%
2027	29.1%	12.6%
2028	28.8%	12.6%
2029	28.4%	12.6%
2030	27.9%	12.7%
2031	27.5%	12.7%
2032	27.1%	12.7%
2033	26.6%	12.7%
2034	26.2%	12.7%
2035	25.8%	12.8%
2036	25.5%	12.9%
2037	25.1%	12.9%
2038	24.8%	13%
2039	24.4%	13%
2040	24.1%	13.1%
2041	23.8%	13.1%
2042	23.5%	13.2%
2043	23.2%	13.2%
2044	22.9%	13.3%
2045	22.7%	13.3%
2046	22.4%	13.4%
2047	22.1%	13.4%
2048	21.9%	13.4%
2049	21.6%	13.5%
2050	21.4%	13.5%

Children aged 0-14 make up 30.2% of the population in Laos and 12.8% in Portugal in 2024, compared to 43.9% and 20.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Laos and Portugal compared.

Natural population change in Laos vs Portugal by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.65% in Laos and -0.29% in Portugal. 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	Portugal
1960	47,575	118,693
1961	48,992	117,867
1962	51,244	123,217
1963	51,056	113,783
1964	52,482	120,170
1965	54,268	115,182
1966	55,494	107,171
1967	57,763	106,495
1968	59,567	100,737
1969	61,595	89,329
1970	63,896	87,672
1971	65,959	82,980
1972	68,095	83,715
1973	70,513	76,835
1974	74,652	74,412
1975	76,725	81,841
1976	77,575	85,138
1977	79,149	84,156
1978	80,604	70,731
1979	82,852	67,628
1980	86,548	63,481
1981	89,963	56,152
1982	94,058	58,479
1983	98,178	47,798
1984	102,318	45,983
1985	106,047	33,077
1986	109,266	31,102
1987	113,005	28,084
1988	117,050	24,047
1989	121,044	22,011
1990	125,297	13,976
1991	129,523	12,948
1992	132,417	13,933
1993	135,295	7,972
1994	134,201	9,991
1995	132,241	4,011
1996	131,142	4,026
1997	130,388	8,087
1998	128,409	7,112
1999	127,255	8,175
2000	124,201	15,435
2001	123,847	8,290
2002	122,110	8,335
2003	122,158	4,184
2004	121,888	7,339
2005	118,165	2,101
2006	118,602	3,156
2007	119,980	-1,055
2008	121,042	0
2009	122,174	-5,284
2010	122,516	-4,230
2011	122,863	-5,279
2012	121,324	-17,875
2013	119,845	-24,052
2014	118,103	-22,882
2015	118,723	-23,823
2016	119,978	-23,749
2017	120,515	-23,691
2018	119,986	-25,709
2019	119,797	-24,687
2020	118,609	-39,129
2021	115,323	-45,592
2022	116,620	-40,694
2023	115,359	-32,792

Maternal mortality chart: Laos vs Portugal

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 15 deaths in Portugal.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Laos	Portugal
1985	994	20
1986	963	19
1987	930	19
1988	898	18
1989	856	18
1990	834	17
1991	798	17
1992	781	16
1993	751	15
1994	741	13
1995	709	12
1996	682	12
1997	660	12
1998	647	11
1999	638	10
2000	609	9
2001	574	9
2002	550	9
2003	524	8
2004	492	8
2005	458	8
2006	432	8
2007	402	8
2008	374	9
2009	336	9
2010	305	10
2011	267	10
2012	241	10
2013	215	10
2014	193	11
2015	180	11
2016	165	12
2017	154	13
2018	145	14
2019	137	15
2020	132	14
2021	139	19
2022	120	16
2023	112	15

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.9% in Laos and 0.32% in Portugal. 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	Portugal
1960	-	11.4%
1961	-	11%
1962	-	10.4%
1963	-	9.76%
1964	-	9.1%
1965	-	8.53%
1966	-	8.09%
1967	-	7.76%
1968	-	7.51%
1969	-	7.22%
1970	-	6.81%
1971	-	6.3%
1972	-	5.78%
1973	-	5.27%
1974	-	4.79%
1975	-	4.35%
1976	-	3.94%
1977	-	3.57%
1978	21.7%	3.24%
1979	21.1%	2.97%
1980	20.6%	2.75%
1981	20%	2.58%
1982	19.5%	2.43%
1983	18.9%	2.29%
1984	18.4%	2.16%
1985	18%	2.04%
1986	17.4%	1.93%
1987	16.9%	1.82%
1988	16.4%	1.7%
1989	15.9%	1.59%
1990	15.4%	1.47%
1991	14.9%	1.36%
1992	14.4%	1.25%
1993	13.9%	1.14%
1994	13.4%	1.05%
1995	12.9%	0.98%
1996	12.5%	0.92%
1997	12%	0.86%
1998	11.6%	0.82%
1999	11.2%	0.77%
2000	10.8%	0.72%
2001	10.3%	0.66%
2002	9.91%	0.61%
2003	9.49%	0.55%
2004	9.08%	0.5%
2005	8.68%	0.47%
2006	8.27%	0.44%
2007	7.88%	0.42%
2008	7.5%	0.4%
2009	7.14%	0.39%
2010	6.8%	0.38%
2011	6.47%	0.37%
2012	6.15%	0.37%
2013	5.86%	0.36%
2014	5.58%	0.36%
2015	5.32%	0.36%
2016	5.09%	0.36%
2017	4.88%	0.36%
2018	4.68%	0.35%
2019	4.51%	0.35%
2020	4.34%	0.34%
2021	4.19%	0.33%
2022	4.04%	0.32%
2023	3.9%	0.32%