The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries is projected at 1.85 children per woman in 2065 — 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, 71,009,538 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2065

Total fertility rate

1.85

Births

71,009,538

Births per 1,000 people

10.9

Mean age of mothers

29.4

Births to mothers aged 15–19

4.2%

Net reproduction rate

0.87

Boys per 100 girls at birth

105.0

Population

6,488,574,683

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, 2065

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	0.2	0.0%	30,227
15-19	15.7	4.3%	2,947,370
20-24	72.9	19.8%	14,041,447
25-29	115.8	31.3%	22,434,629
30-34	100.0	27.1%	19,221,218
35-39	49.0	13.3%	9,311,766
40-44	13.9	3.8%	2,635,960
45-49	1.8	0.5%	364,917
50-54	0.1	0.0%	21,954

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

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 2065

Year

Country