The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding China is projected at 2.48 children per woman in 2032 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (141 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.3 years old. In total, 114,038,901 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2032

Total fertility rate

2.48

Births

114,038,901

Births per 1,000 people

19.0

Mean age of mothers

28.3

Births to mothers aged 15–19

9.5%

Net reproduction rate

1.14

Boys per 100 girls at birth

104.7

Population

5,990,246,532

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, 2032

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	1.0	0.2%	262,452
15-19	42.5	8.6%	10,852,521
20-24	124.2	25.0%	30,652,560
25-29	141.4	28.5%	32,766,199
30-34	105.3	21.2%	23,078,980
35-39	57.1	11.5%	11,772,799
40-44	20.6	4.2%	3,964,385
45-49	3.7	0.7%	651,545
50-54	0.2	0.0%	37,405

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding China by year

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding China, 2032

Year

Country