Fertility rate, total in Laos
Laos: Fertility rate, total was 2.4 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.4 births per woman
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
81st
of 217 countries
All-time high
6.38 births per woman
in 1983
All-time low
2.4 births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in Laos, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Laos recorded 2.4 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Laos peaked at 6.38 births per woman in 1983 and was at its lowest, 2.4 births per woman, in 2024.
That places Laos 81st out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total in Laos, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.29 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 6.31 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 6.31 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 6.32 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 6.31 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 6.32 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 6.31 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 6.31 births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 6.3 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 6.3 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 6.31 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 6.29 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 6.28 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 6.28 births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 6.29 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 6.29 births per woman | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 6.29 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6.29 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 6.3 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 6.31 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 6.33 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 6.35 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 6.37 births per woman | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 6.38 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 6.37 births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 6.33 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 6.25 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 6.21 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 6.16 births per woman | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 6.1 births per woman | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 6.06 births per woman | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 5.99 births per woman | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 5.9 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 5.8 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 5.6 births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 5.36 births per woman | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 5.15 births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 4.96 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 4.79 births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 4.64 births per woman | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 4.43 births per woman | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 4.29 births per woman | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 4.13 births per woman | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 4.02 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 3.9 births per woman | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 3.69 births per woman | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 3.56 births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 3.44 births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 3.33 births per woman | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 3.23 births per woman | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 3.14 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 3.05 births per woman | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.95 births per woman | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 2.87 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 2.8 births per woman | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.8 births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.74 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.69 births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.63 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 2.59 births per woman | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.54 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 2.49 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 2.46 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 2.42 births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 2.4 births per woman | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.31 births per woman | 6.29 births per woman | 6.32 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.29 births per woman | 6.28 births per woman | 6.31 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.28 births per woman | 6.1 births per woman | 6.38 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.42 births per woman | 4.64 births per woman | 6.06 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.8 births per woman | 3.23 births per woman | 4.43 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.83 births per woman | 2.59 births per woman | 3.14 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.46 births per woman | 2.4 births per woman | 2.54 births per woman | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Laos?
- Fertility rate, total in Laos was 2.4 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 6.38 births per woman in 1983.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Laos rank for fertility rate, total?
- Laos ranks 81st out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Laos data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.