The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries is projected at 1.82 children per woman in 2074 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (114 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.6 years old. In total, 68,238,916 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2074

Total fertility rate

1.82

Births

68,238,916

Births per 1,000 people

10.6

Mean age of mothers

29.6

Births to mothers aged 15–19

3.6%

Net reproduction rate

0.86

Boys per 100 girls at birth

105.0

Population

6,419,763,039

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, 2074

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	0.1	0.0%	22,951
15-19	14.1	3.9%	2,471,150
20-24	68.5	18.8%	12,398,242
25-29	113.5	31.2%	21,334,091
30-34	101.7	28.0%	19,485,240
35-39	50.0	13.7%	9,573,076
40-44	13.8	3.8%	2,610,192
45-49	1.8	0.5%	326,015
50-54	0.1	0.0%	17,891

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

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 2074

Year

Country