The total fertility rate of Least developed countries is projected at 2.21 children per woman in 2082 — 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, 44,019,458 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2082

Total fertility rate

2.21

Births

44,019,458

Births per 1,000 people

15.9

Mean age of mothers

29.4

Births to mothers aged 15–19

8.0%

Net reproduction rate

1.05

Boys per 100 girls at birth

103.7

Population

2,771,114,538

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, 2082

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	0.6	0.1%	59,183
15-19	33.2	7.5%	3,501,467
20-24	89.4	20.2%	9,259,712
25-29	118.7	26.8%	11,997,093
30-34	108.0	24.4%	10,604,938
35-39	64.5	14.6%	6,094,680
40-44	23.8	5.4%	2,148,365
45-49	4.0	0.9%	341,567
50-54	0.2	0.0%	12,462

Fertility in Least developed countries by year

Fertility in Least developed countries, 2082

Year

Country