The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding China is projected at 2.46 children per woman in 2033 — 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 28.4 years old. In total, 114,290,590 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2033

Total fertility rate

2.46

Births

114,290,590

Births per 1,000 people

18.9

Mean age of mothers

28.4

Births to mothers aged 15–19

9.4%

Net reproduction rate

1.14

Boys per 100 girls at birth

104.7

Population

6,058,881,960

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, 2033

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	1.0	0.2%	255,433
15-19	41.9	8.5%	10,715,967
20-24	122.7	24.9%	30,568,881
25-29	140.7	28.6%	32,940,732
30-34	105.2	21.4%	23,298,098
35-39	56.9	11.5%	11,838,699
40-44	20.4	4.1%	3,983,088
45-49	3.6	0.7%	651,810
50-54	0.2	0.0%	37,778

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding China by year

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding China, 2033

Year

Country