Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 1983

Mexico
1983
Total fertility rate: 4.30
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 4.30 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (223 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.2 years old. In total, 2,404,958 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.30
Births
2,404,958
Births per 1,000 people
33.4
Mean age of mothers
28.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.94
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
71,971,240
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
10-143.00.3%14,704
15-1997.811.4%412,967
20-24223.426.0%770,249
25-29209.124.3%579,903
30-34160.118.6%355,730
35-39113.513.2%199,284
40-4445.15.2%63,096
45-497.60.9%8,720
50-540.30.0%303