The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries is projected at 1.85 children per woman in 2063 — 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 29.4 years old. In total, 71,478,012 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2063

Total fertility rate

1.85

Births

71,478,012

Births per 1,000 people

11.0

Mean age of mothers

29.4

Births to mothers aged 15–19

4.3%

Net reproduction rate

0.88

Boys per 100 girls at birth

105.0

Population

6,495,776,108

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, 2063

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	0.2	0.0%	32,198
15-19	16.1	4.3%	3,064,340
20-24	74.2	20.0%	14,376,094
25-29	116.3	31.4%	22,537,404
30-34	99.5	26.8%	19,090,086
35-39	48.8	13.2%	9,283,434
40-44	13.7	3.7%	2,690,483
45-49	1.8	0.5%	381,278
50-54	0.1	0.0%	22,627

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

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 2063

Year

Country