Fertility & birth rates in Laos and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate in Laos vs Solomon Islands 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 3.56 in the Solomon Islands in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Laos vs the Solomon Islands 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	Solomon Islands
1960	6.29	7.07
1961	6.31	7.05
1962	6.31	7.04
1963	6.32	7.03
1964	6.31	7.05
1965	6.32	7.02
1966	6.31	7
1967	6.31	6.97
1968	6.3	6.95
1969	6.3	6.97
1970	6.31	6.98
1971	6.3	6.99
1972	6.28	6.99
1973	6.28	7
1974	6.29	7.01
1975	6.29	6.99
1976	6.29	6.95
1977	6.29	6.92
1978	6.3	6.87
1979	6.31	6.82
1980	6.33	6.77
1981	6.35	6.71
1982	6.37	6.64
1983	6.38	6.57
1984	6.37	6.49
1985	6.33	6.38
1986	6.26	6.26
1987	6.21	6.12
1988	6.16	5.99
1989	6.1	5.87
1990	6.06	5.74
1991	5.99	5.62
1992	5.9	5.51
1993	5.8	5.45
1994	5.6	5.4
1995	5.36	5.34
1996	5.15	5.22
1997	4.96	5.09
1998	4.79	4.98
1999	4.64	4.86
2000	4.43	4.76
2001	4.29	4.67
2002	4.13	4.6
2003	4.02	4.54
2004	3.9	4.47
2005	3.69	4.41
2006	3.56	4.39
2007	3.44	4.37
2008	3.33	4.36
2009	3.23	4.35
2010	3.14	4.34
2011	3.05	4.34
2012	2.95	4.33
2013	2.87	4.33
2014	2.8	4.36
2015	2.8	4.29
2016	2.74	4.2
2017	2.69	4.06
2018	2.63	3.93
2019	2.59	3.8
2020	2.54	3.75
2021	2.49	3.69
2022	2.46	3.62
2023	2.42	3.56
2024	2.4	3.51
2025	2.36	3.47
2026	2.33	3.42
2027	2.3	3.37
2028	2.27	3.32
2029	2.24	3.28
2030	2.21	3.24
2031	2.19	3.2
2032	2.16	3.16
2033	2.14	3.12
2034	2.12	3.08
2035	2.1	3.04
2036	2.08	3
2037	2.06	2.97
2038	2.04	2.94
2039	2.03	2.91
2040	2.01	2.88
2041	1.99	2.84
2042	1.97	2.82
2043	1.96	2.79
2044	1.95	2.76
2045	1.94	2.73
2046	1.92	2.71
2047	1.91	2.68
2048	1.9	2.66
2049	1.89	2.63
2050	1.89	2.61

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Laos	Solomon Islands
1960	41.8%	46.3%
1961	41.8%	46.1%
1962	41.9%	46%
1963	42%	45.9%
1964	42.1%	45.8%
1965	42.2%	45.9%
1966	42.2%	46%
1967	42.2%	46.2%
1968	42.2%	46.4%
1969	42.2%	46.6%
1970	42.2%	46.7%
1971	42.3%	46.8%
1972	42.4%	46.9%
1973	42.4%	47.1%
1974	42.5%	47.5%
1975	42.7%	47.9%
1976	43%	48.2%
1977	43.2%	48.3%
1978	43.5%	48.3%
1979	43.8%	48.3%
1980	43.9%	48.3%
1981	44%	48.2%
1982	44.1%	48.1%
1983	44.1%	47.9%
1984	44.1%	47.8%
1985	44%	47.5%
1986	44%	47.3%
1987	44%	46.9%
1988	43.9%	46.6%
1989	43.9%	46.2%
1990	43.9%	45.8%
1991	43.9%	45.4%
1992	43.9%	45.1%
1993	43.9%	44.8%
1994	44%	44.5%
1995	43.9%	44.3%
1996	43.9%	44%
1997	43.8%	43.8%
1998	43.7%	43.5%
1999	43.5%	43.2%
2000	43.2%	42.9%
2001	42.9%	42.5%
2002	42.5%	42.2%
2003	42%	41.9%
2004	41.5%	41.7%
2005	40.9%	41.5%
2006	40%	41.3%
2007	39%	41.2%
2008	38%	41.2%
2009	37.1%	41.1%
2010	36.3%	41%
2011	35.6%	40.8%
2012	34.9%	40.7%
2013	34.3%	40.4%
2014	33.7%	40.2%
2015	33.2%	40%
2016	32.9%	39.7%
2017	32.5%	39.4%
2018	32.2%	39%
2019	31.9%	38.7%
2020	31.6%	38.4%
2021	31.3%	38.1%
2022	30.9%	37.7%
2023	30.6%	37.4%
2024	30.2%	37%
2025	29.8%	36.6%
2026	29.5%	36.1%
2027	29.1%	35.7%
2028	28.8%	35.2%
2029	28.4%	34.7%
2030	27.9%	34.3%
2031	27.5%	33.9%
2032	27.1%	33.5%
2033	26.6%	33.2%
2034	26.2%	32.9%
2035	25.8%	32.7%
2036	25.5%	32.4%
2037	25.1%	32.2%
2038	24.8%	31.9%
2039	24.4%	31.7%
2040	24.1%	31.5%
2041	23.8%	31.2%
2042	23.5%	31%
2043	23.2%	30.7%
2044	22.9%	30.4%
2045	22.7%	30.2%
2046	22.4%	29.9%
2047	22.1%	29.6%
2048	21.9%	29.3%
2049	21.6%	29%
2050	21.4%	28.7%

Children aged 0-14 make up 30.2% of the population in Laos and 37% in the Solomon Islands in 2024, compared to 43.9% and 45.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Laos and the Solomon Islands compared.

Natural population change in Laos vs Solomon Islands by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.65% in Laos and +2.38% in the Solomon Islands. 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	Solomon Islands
1960	47,575	4,119
1961	48,992	4,257
1962	51,244	4,408
1963	51,056	4,571
1964	52,482	4,747
1965	54,268	4,885
1966	55,494	5,028
1967	57,763	5,151
1968	59,567	5,285
1969	61,595	5,444
1970	63,896	5,575
1971	65,959	5,814
1972	68,095	6,074
1973	70,513	6,343
1974	74,652	6,612
1975	76,725	6,635
1976	77,575	7,058
1977	79,149	7,290
1978	80,604	7,598
1979	82,852	7,874
1980	86,548	8,156
1981	89,963	8,436
1982	94,058	8,720
1983	98,178	9,011
1984	102,318	9,299
1985	106,047	9,534
1986	109,266	9,656
1987	113,005	9,943
1988	117,050	10,142
1989	121,044	10,354
1990	125,297	10,561
1991	129,523	10,789
1992	132,417	11,029
1993	135,295	11,396
1994	134,201	11,771
1995	132,241	12,124
1996	131,142	12,328
1997	130,388	12,478
1998	128,409	12,658
1999	127,255	12,809
2000	124,201	12,938
2001	123,847	13,061
2002	122,110	13,195
2003	122,158	13,344
2004	121,888	13,444
2005	118,165	13,568
2006	118,602	13,799
2007	119,980	13,963
2008	121,042	14,225
2009	122,174	14,381
2010	122,516	14,604
2011	122,863	15,095
2012	121,324	15,585
2013	119,845	16,038
2014	118,103	16,652
2015	118,723	16,909
2016	119,978	17,027
2017	120,515	16,897
2018	119,986	16,790
2019	119,797	16,649
2020	118,609	16,488
2021	115,323	16,626
2022	116,620	17,253
2023	115,359	17,436

Maternal mortality chart: Laos vs Solomon Islands

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 123 deaths in the Solomon Islands.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Laos	Solomon Islands
1985	994	209
1986	963	226
1987	930	200
1988	898	193
1989	856	188
1990	834	184
1991	798	178
1992	781	174
1993	751	173
1994	741	170
1995	709	168
1996	682	166
1997	660	164
1998	647	165
1999	638	164
2000	609	166
2001	574	167
2002	550	168
2003	524	167
2004	492	164
2005	458	161
2006	432	159
2007	402	163
2008	374	153
2009	336	152
2010	305	148
2011	267	147
2012	241	146
2013	215	147
2014	193	147
2015	180	146
2016	165	143
2017	154	140
2018	145	136
2019	137	135
2020	132	131
2021	139	153
2022	120	126
2023	112	123

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.9% in Laos and 2.06% in the Solomon Islands. 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	Solomon Islands
1960	-	16.7%
1961	-	16%
1962	-	15.4%
1963	-	14.7%
1964	-	14%
1965	-	13.3%
1966	-	12.7%
1967	-	12%
1968	-	11.3%
1969	-	10.6%
1970	-	9.94%
1971	-	9.29%
1972	-	8.69%
1973	-	8.12%
1974	-	7.6%
1975	-	7.9%
1976	-	6.68%
1977	-	6.29%
1978	21.7%	5.95%
1979	21.1%	5.64%
1980	20.6%	5.38%
1981	20%	5.14%
1982	19.5%	4.93%
1983	18.9%	4.74%
1984	18.4%	4.58%
1985	18%	4.42%
1986	17.4%	4.28%
1987	16.9%	4.16%
1988	16.4%	4.04%
1989	15.9%	3.93%
1990	15.4%	3.82%
1991	14.9%	3.72%
1992	14.4%	3.62%
1993	13.9%	3.52%
1994	13.4%	3.43%
1995	12.9%	3.35%
1996	12.5%	3.27%
1997	12%	3.21%
1998	11.6%	3.16%
1999	11.2%	3.11%
2000	10.8%	3.07%
2001	10.3%	3.03%
2002	9.91%	2.99%
2003	9.49%	2.97%
2004	9.08%	2.94%
2005	8.68%	2.91%
2006	8.27%	2.88%
2007	7.88%	2.85%
2008	7.5%	2.81%
2009	7.14%	2.76%
2010	6.8%	2.72%
2011	6.47%	2.67%
2012	6.15%	2.62%
2013	5.86%	2.58%
2014	5.58%	2.53%
2015	5.32%	2.49%
2016	5.09%	2.45%
2017	4.88%	2.41%
2018	4.68%	2.36%
2019	4.51%	2.3%
2020	4.34%	2.24%
2021	4.19%	2.18%
2022	4.04%	2.12%
2023	3.9%	2.06%