The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries is projected at 1.91 children per woman in 2049 — 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, 78,423,994 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2049

Total fertility rate

1.91

Births

78,423,994

Births per 1,000 people

12.2

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

6,429,652,724

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, 2049

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	0.3	0.1%	49,785
15-19	19.6	5.1%	3,815,692
20-24	84.5	22.1%	16,346,988
25-29	119.2	31.1%	23,470,568
30-34	95.2	24.9%	20,781,046
35-39	47.9	12.5%	10,622,948
40-44	14.1	3.7%	2,951,070
45-49	1.8	0.5%	362,564
50-54	0.1	0.0%	23,294

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

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 2049

Year

Country