Fertility in Mexico, 1950

Mexico
1950
Total fertility rate: 6.71
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1950
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-5 -1   1950  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 6.71 children per woman in 1950 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (310 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 1,358,501 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.71
Births
1,358,501
Births per 1,000 people
49.2
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
27,587,939
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.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-148.00.6%12,218
15-19132.99.9%187,788
20-24305.022.7%388,079
25-29310.023.1%323,367
30-34280.720.9%230,841
35-39201.215.0%149,706
40-4490.06.7%58,173
45-4915.31.1%8,052
50-540.70.1%275