Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 1978

Mexico
1978
Total fertility rate: 5.20
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Year

-5 -1   1978  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 5.20 children per woman in 1978 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (248 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.6 years old. In total, 2,391,699 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.20
Births
2,391,699
Births per 1,000 people
37.4
Mean age of mothers
28.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.29
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
63,979,046
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
10-144.60.4%20,177
15-19118.511.4%424,031
20-24248.323.9%718,085
25-29242.823.4%561,385
30-34201.419.4%367,164
35-39148.014.2%213,040
40-4464.96.2%75,891
45-4911.01.1%11,559
50-540.40.0%365