The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries is projected at 1.91 children per woman in 2044 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (116 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.9 years old. In total, 81,415,514 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2044

Total fertility rate

1.91

Births

81,415,514

Births per 1,000 people

12.8

Mean age of mothers

28.9

Births to mothers aged 15–19

5.0%

Net reproduction rate

0.90

Boys per 100 girls at birth

105.1

Population

6,339,020,774

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, 2044

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	0.3	0.1%	57,948
15-19	21.1	5.5%	4,110,316
20-24	87.7	22.9%	17,358,978
25-29	116.5	30.4%	25,563,910
30-34	94.4	24.6%	21,070,316
35-39	47.5	12.4%	10,039,794
40-44	13.9	3.6%	2,829,552
45-49	1.8	0.5%	360,420
50-54	0.1	0.0%	24,242

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

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 2044

Year

Country