Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 1986

Mexico
1986
Total fertility rate: 3.97
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 3.97 children per woman in 1986 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (212 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.0 years old. In total, 2,474,374 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.97
Births
2,474,374
Births per 1,000 people
32.3
Mean age of mothers
28.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.82
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
76,585,637
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
10-142.30.3%11,621
15-1990.111.3%407,783
20-24212.226.7%803,062
25-29198.625.0%612,089
30-34147.018.5%368,987
35-39100.812.7%202,398
40-4437.84.8%60,458
45-496.00.8%7,738
50-540.20.0%236