Fertility in Mexico, 1955

Mexico
1955
Total fertility rate: 6.73
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 6.73 children per woman in 1955 — 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, 1,518,148 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.73
Births
1,518,148
Births per 1,000 people
48.0
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.45
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
31,650,600
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
10-147.90.6%14,984
15-19132.19.8%200,110
20-24306.522.8%424,331
25-29310.923.1%376,888
30-34281.920.9%275,902
35-39202.415.0%155,571
40-4489.26.6%61,263
45-4915.01.1%8,801
50-540.60.0%296