Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 1985

Mexico
1985
Total fertility rate: 4.09
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 4.09 children per woman in 1985 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (216 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 2,457,437 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.09
Births
2,457,437
Births per 1,000 people
32.7
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.86
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
75,043,414
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
10-142.40.3%12,311
15-1990.611.1%400,948
20-24216.426.5%796,329
25-29204.024.9%607,868
30-34152.118.6%366,884
35-39106.013.0%203,553
40-4440.04.9%61,352
45-496.50.8%7,940
50-540.20.0%253