Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 1972

Mexico
1972
Total fertility rate: 6.28
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-5 -1   1972  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 6.28 children per woman in 1972 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (297 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 29.0 years old. In total, 2,325,398 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.28
Births
2,325,398
Births per 1,000 people
43.0
Mean age of mothers
29.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.66
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
54,030,168
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
10-146.90.6%24,253
15-19127.710.2%371,154
20-24279.922.3%662,219
25-29297.223.7%555,950
30-34258.920.6%378,696
35-39186.514.9%228,916
40-4484.06.7%91,593
45-4913.61.1%12,252
50-540.50.0%364