The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding China is projected at 2.45 children per woman in 2034 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (140 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.4 years old. In total, 114,521,058 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2034

Total fertility rate

2.45

Births

114,521,058

Births per 1,000 people

18.7

Mean age of mothers

28.4

Births to mothers aged 15–19

9.2%

Net reproduction rate

1.13

Boys per 100 girls at birth

104.7

Population

6,126,950,009

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, 2034

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	1.0	0.2%	248,847
15-19	41.4	8.5%	10,580,237
20-24	121.3	24.8%	30,427,257
25-29	140.1	28.6%	33,152,523
30-34	105.1	21.5%	23,508,565
35-39	56.7	11.6%	11,911,982
40-44	20.3	4.1%	4,001,359
45-49	3.6	0.7%	652,225
50-54	0.2	0.0%	37,998

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding China by year

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding China, 2034

Year

Country