Fertility in Mexico, 1951

Mexico
1951
Total fertility rate: 6.73
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 6.73 children per woman in 1951 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (311 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 1,392,106 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.73
Births
1,392,106
Births per 1,000 people
49.2
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
28,320,482
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
10-147.80.6%12,418
15-19133.69.9%190,650
20-24306.022.7%398,105
25-29310.823.1%335,811
30-34281.620.9%237,131
35-39201.615.0%150,115
40-4490.06.7%59,404
45-4915.31.1%8,190
50-540.70.1%283