Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 1954

Mexico
1954
Total fertility rate: 6.74
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 6.74 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (312 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 1,488,719 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.74
Births
1,488,719
Births per 1,000 people
48.4
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.41
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
30,753,005
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%14,155
15-19133.39.9%196,853
20-24307.122.7%419,951
25-29311.623.1%368,344
30-34282.720.9%265,985
35-39202.515.0%153,194
40-4489.56.6%61,270
45-4915.11.1%8,673
50-540.60.0%294