Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 1958

Mexico
1958
Total fertility rate: 6.76
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 6.76 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (314 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 1,632,173 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.76
Births
1,632,173
Births per 1,000 people
47.2
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
34,575,068
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%16,583
15-19127.59.4%219,284
20-24309.622.9%441,976
25-29313.623.2%403,765
30-34283.021.0%306,151
35-39204.215.1%173,013
40-4489.76.6%62,054
45-4914.71.1%9,033
50-540.60.0%316