The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries is projected at 1.96 children per woman in 2032 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (121 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.5 years old. In total, 83,255,598 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2032

Total fertility rate

1.96

Births

83,255,598

Births per 1,000 people

13.9

Mean age of mothers

28.5

Births to mothers aged 15–19

6.6%

Net reproduction rate

0.91

Boys per 100 girls at birth

105.4

Population

5,993,564,030

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	0.4	0.1%	92,694
15-19	24.3	6.2%	5,508,247
20-24	96.5	24.6%	21,503,444
25-29	121.2	30.9%	25,484,922
30-34	89.0	22.7%	18,297,646
35-39	44.3	11.3%	9,028,387
40-44	13.4	3.4%	2,846,698
45-49	2.3	0.6%	464,192
50-54	0.2	0.0%	29,315

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries by year

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 2032

Year

Country