The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries is projected at 1.91 children per woman in 2048 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (119 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.0 years old. In total, 79,093,386 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2048

Total fertility rate

1.91

Births

79,093,386

Births per 1,000 people

12.3

Mean age of mothers

29.0

Births to mothers aged 15–19

4.9%

Net reproduction rate

0.90

Boys per 100 girls at birth

105.1

Population

6,414,571,468

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, 2048

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	0.3	0.1%	51,284
15-19	19.9	5.2%	3,868,094
20-24	85.3	22.3%	16,508,297
25-29	118.7	31.0%	23,822,370
30-34	94.9	24.8%	20,986,081
35-39	47.9	12.5%	10,557,355
40-44	14.1	3.7%	2,914,708
45-49	1.8	0.5%	361,753
50-54	0.1	0.0%	23,421

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

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 2048

Year

Country