Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 1991

Mexico
1991
Total fertility rate: 3.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 3.36 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (185 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.6 years old. In total, 2,454,813 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.36
Births
2,454,813
Births per 1,000 people
29.1
Mean age of mothers
27.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.0%
Net reproduction rate
1.56
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
84,430,572
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
10-141.80.3%9,376
15-1983.412.4%417,429
20-24184.727.4%795,740
25-29170.025.2%610,957
30-34123.418.3%366,809
35-3977.911.6%191,294
40-4428.64.2%56,357
45-494.20.6%6,662
50-540.10.0%189