Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 1956

Mexico
1956
Total fertility rate: 6.74
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 6.74 children per woman in 1956 — 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, 1,555,301 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.74
Births
1,555,301
Births per 1,000 people
47.7
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.49
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
32,587,934
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%15,597
15-19131.39.7%206,015
20-24307.222.8%430,014
25-29311.523.1%386,493
30-34282.320.9%286,551
35-39203.115.1%160,014
40-4489.26.6%61,383
45-4914.91.1%8,932
50-540.60.0%300