Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 1965

Mexico
1965
Total fertility rate: 6.82
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1965  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 6.82 children per woman in 1965 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (328 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.1 years old. In total, 2,009,445 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.82
Births
2,009,445
Births per 1,000 people
46.5
Mean age of mothers
29.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
14.3%
Net reproduction rate
2.77
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
43,174,477
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
10-146.80.5%18,723
15-19126.79.3%287,351
20-24307.222.5%562,823
25-29328.224.1%469,138
30-34283.020.8%357,921
35-39204.715.0%223,225
40-4491.66.7%80,183
45-4914.51.1%9,750
50-540.60.0%328