The total fertility rate of Less developed regions is projected at 2.20 children per woman in 2041 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births are projected to be most frequent among women aged 25-29 (125 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother would be 28.6 years old. In total, 123,841,813 babies are projected to be born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Key indicators, 2041

Total fertility rate

2.20

Births

123,841,813

Births per 1,000 people

15.6

Mean age of mothers

28.6

Births to mothers aged 15–19

8.0%

Net reproduction rate

1.02

Boys per 100 girls at birth

104.7

Population

7,948,536,709

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, 2041

Mother's age	Births per 1,000 women	Share of total fertility	Births
10-14	0.8	0.2%	212,929
15-19	35.3	8.0%	9,853,149
20-24	102.7	23.3%	29,507,560
25-29	125.4	28.5%	36,711,630
30-34	100.9	22.9%	28,176,266
35-39	53.9	12.3%	14,111,475
40-44	18.1	4.1%	4,527,895
45-49	2.9	0.7%	701,854
50-54	0.2	0.0%	39,020

Fertility in Less developed regions by year

Fertility in Less developed regions, 2041

Year

Country