Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 1982

Mexico
1982
Total fertility rate: 4.42
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-5 -1   1982  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 4.42 children per woman in 1982 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (228 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 2,384,613 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.42
Births
2,384,613
Births per 1,000 people
33.9
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
70,433,260
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
10-143.30.4%16,103
15-19102.111.5%420,387
20-24227.925.7%758,310
25-29212.524.0%566,802
30-34165.018.6%351,450
35-39117.813.3%198,178
40-4448.15.4%63,752
45-498.30.9%9,298
50-540.30.0%331