The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding China is projected at 2.34 children per woman in 2042 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (135 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.5 years old. In total, 114,954,401 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2042

Total fertility rate

2.34

Births

114,954,401

Births per 1,000 people

17.3

Mean age of mothers

28.5

Births to mothers aged 15–19

8.4%

Net reproduction rate

1.09

Boys per 100 girls at birth

104.5

Population

6,645,930,852

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, 2042

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	0.8	0.2%	208,297
15-19	37.5	8.0%	9,679,168
20-24	111.8	23.9%	28,265,534
25-29	134.6	28.7%	33,841,105
30-34	104.8	22.4%	25,406,574
35-39	55.9	11.9%	12,692,502
40-44	19.5	4.2%	4,168,176
45-49	3.3	0.7%	655,099
50-54	0.2	0.0%	37,861

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding China by year

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding China, 2042

Year

Country