The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries is projected at 1.92 children per woman in 2038 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (118 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.8 years old. In total, 83,072,125 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2038

Total fertility rate

1.92

Births

83,072,125

Births per 1,000 people

13.4

Mean age of mothers

28.8

Births to mothers aged 15–19

5.6%

Net reproduction rate

0.90

Boys per 100 girls at birth

105.2

Population

6,185,704,801

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, 2038

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	0.4	0.1%	71,215
15-19	22.9	6.0%	4,653,774
20-24	88.9	23.1%	19,876,674
25-29	118.5	30.8%	26,489,365
30-34	92.1	23.9%	19,402,420
35-39	45.8	11.9%	9,360,139
40-44	13.8	3.6%	2,777,880
45-49	2.0	0.5%	413,710
50-54	0.1	0.0%	26,922

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

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 2038

Year

Country