The total fertility rate of Least developed countries is projected at 2.22 children per woman in 2081 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (119 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.4 years old. In total, 44,071,166 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2081

Total fertility rate

2.22

Births

44,071,166

Births per 1,000 people

16.0

Mean age of mothers

29.4

Births to mothers aged 15–19

8.1%

Net reproduction rate

1.05

Boys per 100 girls at birth

103.7

Population

2,751,200,162

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, 2081

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	0.6	0.1%	61,110
15-19	33.8	7.6%	3,562,391
20-24	90.4	20.3%	9,340,051
25-29	119.0	26.8%	11,993,048
30-34	108.0	24.3%	10,548,249
35-39	64.6	14.5%	6,061,861
40-44	24.0	5.4%	2,147,392
45-49	4.0	0.9%	344,396
50-54	0.2	0.0%	12,670

Fertility in Least developed countries by year

Fertility in Least developed countries, 2081

Year

Country