Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 2002

Mexico
2002
Total fertility rate: 2.63
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2002  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 2.63 children per woman in 2002 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (148 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 2,374,140 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.63
Births
2,374,140
Births per 1,000 people
23.4
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.25
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
101,548,624
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
15-1972.913.8%381,524
20-24147.828.0%727,185
25-29135.525.7%615,052
30-3498.418.7%400,094
35-3951.89.8%184,418
40-4416.93.2%51,079
45-492.70.5%6,508
50-540.10.0%206