The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries is projected at 1.90 children per woman in 2054 — 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 29.2 years old. In total, 75,038,341 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2054

Total fertility rate

1.90

Births

75,038,341

Births per 1,000 people

11.6

Mean age of mothers

29.2

Births to mothers aged 15–19

4.8%

Net reproduction rate

0.89

Boys per 100 girls at birth

105.0

Population

6,482,353,344

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, 2054

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	0.2	0.1%	42,884
15-19	18.2	4.8%	3,564,980
20-24	80.7	21.3%	15,644,041
25-29	118.8	31.3%	22,858,783
30-34	97.2	25.6%	19,041,416
35-39	48.1	12.7%	10,412,141
40-44	14.0	3.7%	3,071,616
45-49	1.8	0.5%	379,488
50-54	0.1	0.0%	22,916

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

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 2054

Year

Country