The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries is projected at 1.94 children per woman in 2034 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (120 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.6 years old. In total, 83,270,872 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2034

Total fertility rate

1.94

Births

83,270,872

Births per 1,000 people

13.7

Mean age of mothers

28.6

Births to mothers aged 15–19

6.3%

Net reproduction rate

0.91

Boys per 100 girls at birth

105.3

Population

6,061,382,304

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	0.4	0.1%	83,744
15-19	23.5	6.1%	5,229,494
20-24	93.8	24.1%	21,181,069
25-29	120.3	31.0%	25,787,270
30-34	90.0	23.2%	18,608,176
35-39	44.8	11.5%	9,082,552
40-44	13.5	3.5%	2,810,207
45-49	2.2	0.6%	459,781
50-54	0.2	0.0%	28,524

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

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 2034

Year

Country