Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 1981

Mexico
1981
Total fertility rate: 4.57
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1981  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 4.57 children per woman in 1981 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (231 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.3 years old. In total, 2,366,047 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.57
Births
2,366,047
Births per 1,000 people
34.3
Mean age of mothers
28.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.04
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
68,892,108
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
10-143.70.4%17,555
15-19106.111.6%424,477
20-24231.525.3%742,793
25-29218.123.8%558,268
30-34171.618.8%349,414
35-39123.113.5%198,764
40-4451.55.6%64,561
45-499.01.0%9,863
50-540.40.0%350