Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 1989

Mexico
1989
Total fertility rate: 3.53
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 3.53 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (193 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 2,427,819 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.53
Births
2,427,819
Births per 1,000 people
29.9
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.63
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
81,247,182
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%10,137
15-1985.312.1%412,436
20-24192.627.2%786,214
25-29178.025.2%603,105
30-34129.518.3%360,876
35-3984.111.9%191,527
40-4431.14.4%56,307
45-494.80.7%7,015
50-540.20.0%206