Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 1988

Mexico
1988
Total fertility rate: 3.64
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 3.64 children per woman in 1988 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (197 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.8 years old. In total, 2,424,955 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.64
Births
2,424,955
Births per 1,000 people
30.4
Mean age of mothers
27.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.68
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
79,695,531
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
10-142.00.3%10,557
15-1986.211.8%408,204
20-24197.327.1%785,803
25-29182.925.1%601,332
30-34133.718.3%360,826
35-3988.612.2%193,671
40-4433.04.5%57,193
45-495.10.7%7,159
50-540.20.0%210