The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries is projected at 1.91 children per woman in 2041 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (117 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.9 years old. In total, 82,479,275 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2041

Total fertility rate

1.91

Births

82,479,275

Births per 1,000 people

13.2

Mean age of mothers

28.9

Births to mothers aged 15–19

5.3%

Net reproduction rate

0.89

Boys per 100 girls at birth

105.1

Population

6,267,832,440

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, 2041

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	0.3	0.1%	63,963
15-19	22.2	5.8%	4,333,238
20-24	87.7	22.9%	18,579,212
25-29	117.0	30.5%	26,340,908
30-34	93.5	24.4%	20,348,859
35-39	46.6	12.2%	9,606,306
40-44	13.9	3.6%	2,803,655
45-49	1.9	0.5%	377,661
50-54	0.1	0.0%	25,427

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

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 2041

Year

Country