Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 1953

Mexico
1953
Total fertility rate: 6.73
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1953  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 6.73 children per woman in 1953 — 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, 1,454,762 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.73
Births
1,454,762
Births per 1,000 people
48.7
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
29,899,233
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
10-147.70.6%13,410
15-19133.79.9%194,256
20-24306.522.7%413,412
25-29311.123.1%357,770
30-34282.220.9%255,032
35-39201.915.0%151,272
40-4489.66.6%60,815
45-4915.21.1%8,503
50-540.70.0%292