Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 1971

Mexico
1971
Total fertility rate: 6.42
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-5 -1   1971  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 6.42 children per woman in 1971 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (306 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 2,298,485 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.42
Births
2,298,485
Births per 1,000 people
43.9
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.6%
Net reproduction rate
2.70
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.7
Population
52,412,558
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
10-147.10.6%23,995
15-19127.59.9%358,511
20-24284.722.2%649,820
25-29306.123.9%555,016
30-34265.820.7%373,763
35-39191.414.9%233,301
40-4485.96.7%91,693
45-4913.91.1%12,034
50-540.50.0%353