Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 1974

Mexico
1974
Total fertility rate: 5.95
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Year

-5 -1   1974  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 5.95 children per woman in 1974 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (276 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.9 years old. In total, 2,360,201 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.95
Births
2,360,201
Births per 1,000 people
41.2
Mean age of mothers
28.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.8%
Net reproduction rate
2.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
57,320,150
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
10-146.30.5%23,915
15-19127.410.7%395,972
20-24269.422.7%680,613
25-29276.323.2%554,389
30-34241.120.3%383,265
35-39175.814.8%220,449
40-4478.86.6%88,751
45-4913.01.1%12,468
50-540.50.0%375