The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries is projected at 1.80 children per woman in 2081 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (113 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.8 years old. In total, 65,140,403 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2081

Total fertility rate

1.80

Births

65,140,403

Births per 1,000 people

10.3

Mean age of mothers

29.8

Births to mothers aged 15–19

3.3%

Net reproduction rate

0.86

Boys per 100 girls at birth

105.0

Population

6,322,832,658

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, 2081

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	0.1	0.0%	18,572
15-19	12.8	3.5%	2,172,395
20-24	65.3	18.1%	11,269,211
25-29	112.9	31.3%	20,063,395
30-34	103.3	28.6%	19,041,137
35-39	51.0	14.1%	9,632,633
40-44	13.8	3.8%	2,610,725
45-49	1.7	0.5%	316,719
50-54	0.1	0.0%	15,561

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

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 2081

Year

Country