Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 1987

Mexico
1987
Total fertility rate: 3.80
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1987  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 3.80 children per woman in 1987 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (205 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 2,451,637 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.80
Births
2,451,637
Births per 1,000 people
31.4
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.74
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
78,136,651
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
10-142.10.3%11,066
15-1988.211.6%408,501
20-24204.726.9%795,262
25-29190.625.0%607,021
30-34140.218.4%365,160
35-3994.512.4%198,185
40-4435.34.6%58,770
45-495.50.7%7,455
50-540.20.0%221