The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries is projected at 1.80 children per woman in 2085 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (112 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 29.8 years old. In total, 63,282,341 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2085

Total fertility rate

1.80

Births

63,282,341

Births per 1,000 people

10.1

Mean age of mothers

29.8

Births to mothers aged 15–19

3.2%

Net reproduction rate

0.86

Boys per 100 girls at birth

104.9

Population

6,252,368,494

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, 2085

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	0.1	0.0%	16,360
15-19	12.1	3.4%	2,018,029
20-24	63.2	17.6%	10,721,394
25-29	112.4	31.3%	19,458,253
30-34	104.5	29.1%	18,642,333
35-39	51.6	14.4%	9,516,586
40-44	13.8	3.8%	2,583,698
45-49	1.7	0.5%	311,095
50-54	0.1	0.0%	14,467

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

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 2085

Year

Country