Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 1999

Mexico
1999
Total fertility rate: 2.76
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1999  +1 +5

Country

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 2.76 children per woman in 1999 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (155 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 2,392,938 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.76
Births
2,392,938
Births per 1,000 people
24.6
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
15.7%
Net reproduction rate
1.30
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
97,115,706
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%8,073
15-1972.713.1%375,145
20-24154.627.9%746,957
25-29141.925.6%622,493
30-34102.518.5%390,573
35-3957.310.4%188,644
40-4420.13.6%54,179
45-493.10.6%6,662
50-540.10.0%210