The total fertility rate of Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries is projected at 1.76 children per woman in 2098 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (109 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 30.2 years old. In total, 58,518,330 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2098

Total fertility rate

1.76

Births

58,518,330

Births per 1,000 people

9.8

Mean age of mothers

30.2

Births to mothers aged 15–19

2.6%

Net reproduction rate

0.84

Boys per 100 girls at birth

104.9

Population

5,982,111,154

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, 2098

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	0.1	0.0%	10,683
15-19	9.9	2.8%	1,545,277
20-24	56.1	15.9%	9,033,011
25-29	109.0	30.9%	17,993,020
30-34	108.0	30.6%	18,092,429
35-39	54.3	15.4%	9,174,989
40-44	13.9	3.9%	2,390,829
45-49	1.5	0.4%	267,917
50-54	0.1	0.0%	10,083

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

Fertility in Less developed regions, excluding least developed countries, 2098

Year

Country