The total fertility rate of Least developed countries is projected at 3.09 children per woman in 2041 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (153 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.6 years old. In total, 41,362,538 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2041

Total fertility rate

3.09

Births

41,362,538

Births per 1,000 people

24.6

Mean age of mothers

28.6

Births to mothers aged 15–19

13.3%

Net reproduction rate

1.42

Boys per 100 girls at birth

103.8

Population

1,680,704,269

The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.

Fertility by age of mother, 2041

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	1.7	0.3%	148,966
15-19	66.2	10.7%	5,519,911
20-24	144.8	23.4%	10,928,348
25-29	153.4	24.8%	10,370,722
30-34	127.2	20.6%	7,827,407
35-39	81.2	13.1%	4,505,169
40-44	35.3	5.7%	1,724,240
45-49	7.7	1.2%	324,193
50-54	0.4	0.1%	13,593

Fertility in Least developed countries by year

Fertility in Least developed countries, 2041

Year

Country