Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 1998

Mexico
1998
Total fertility rate: 2.81
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 2.81 children per woman in 1998 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (157 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 2,400,525 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.81
Births
2,400,525
Births per 1,000 people
25.1
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.33
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
95,575,245
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%8,074
15-1973.713.1%376,924
20-24157.327.9%755,837
25-29144.425.6%622,903
30-34104.218.5%388,280
35-3959.010.5%187,899
40-4420.83.7%53,747
45-493.20.6%6,652
50-540.10.0%210