Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 1973

Mexico
1973
Total fertility rate: 6.12
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1973  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 6.12 children per woman in 1973 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (287 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 2,345,003 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.12
Births
2,345,003
Births per 1,000 people
42.1
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.61
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
55,667,284
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
10-146.70.5%24,392
15-19128.110.5%384,945
20-24274.022.4%670,149
25-29286.923.5%555,096
30-34250.620.5%382,409
35-39181.614.8%224,562
40-4481.66.7%90,640
45-4913.31.1%12,439
50-540.50.0%371