The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding China is projected at 2.30 children per woman in 2046 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (133 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.6 years old. In total, 114,477,471 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2046

Total fertility rate

2.30

Births

114,477,471

Births per 1,000 people

16.6

Mean age of mothers

28.6

Births to mothers aged 15–19

8.1%

Net reproduction rate

1.07

Boys per 100 girls at birth

104.5

Population

6,883,873,212

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, 2046

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	0.7	0.2%	191,419
15-19	35.4	7.7%	9,291,043
20-24	107.6	23.4%	27,472,253
25-29	132.7	28.9%	33,293,312
30-34	104.5	22.7%	25,987,582
35-39	55.9	12.2%	13,269,068
40-44	19.2	4.2%	4,273,911
45-49	3.2	0.7%	661,234
50-54	0.2	0.0%	37,562

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding China by year

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding China, 2046

Year

Country