Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 1957

Mexico
1957
Total fertility rate: 6.75
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1957  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 6.75 children per woman in 1957 — 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, 1,593,585 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.75
Births
1,593,585
Births per 1,000 people
47.5
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.53
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
33,562,724
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%16,077
15-19130.89.7%214,470
20-24307.722.8%434,710
25-29311.923.1%394,961
30-34282.620.9%296,571
35-39203.715.1%165,927
40-4489.46.6%61,560
45-4914.81.1%9,003
50-540.60.0%305