Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 1997

Mexico
1997
Total fertility rate: 2.89
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1997  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 2.89 children per woman in 1997 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (161 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 2,421,231 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.89
Births
2,421,231
Births per 1,000 people
25.8
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.8%
Net reproduction rate
1.36
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
94,021,207
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
10-141.50.3%8,142
15-1975.213.0%381,506
20-24161.127.8%770,195
25-29147.925.6%625,360
30-34106.718.4%387,563
35-3961.210.6%187,840
40-4421.63.7%53,711
45-493.40.6%6,702
50-540.10.0%210