Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 1979

Mexico
1979
Total fertility rate: 4.96
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1979  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 4.96 children per woman in 1979 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (241 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 2,375,168 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.96
Births
2,375,168
Births per 1,000 people
36.2
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.20
Boys per 100 girls at birth
104.0
Population
65,648,866
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
10-144.30.4%19,222
15-19115.411.6%428,725
20-24241.224.3%721,506
25-29233.423.5%557,682
30-34189.119.1%357,737
35-39138.113.9%207,409
40-4460.36.1%71,432
45-4910.41.0%11,094
50-540.40.0%363