The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries is projected at 1.90 children per woman in 2053 — 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 29.1 years old. In total, 75,708,421 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2053

Total fertility rate

1.90

Births

75,708,421

Births per 1,000 people

11.7

Mean age of mothers

29.1

Births to mothers aged 15–19

4.8%

Net reproduction rate

0.90

Boys per 100 girls at birth

105.0

Population

6,474,788,794

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, 2053

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	0.2	0.1%	44,204
15-19	18.5	4.9%	3,616,404
20-24	81.5	21.4%	15,781,558
25-29	119.1	31.3%	22,930,183
30-34	96.8	25.5%	19,312,409
35-39	48.1	12.7%	10,559,886
40-44	14.0	3.7%	3,066,004
45-49	1.8	0.5%	374,614
50-54	0.1	0.0%	23,087

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

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 2053

Year

Country