Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 2003

Mexico
2003
Total fertility rate: 2.58
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2003  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 2.58 children per woman in 2003 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (145 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 2,351,177 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.58
Births
2,351,177
Births per 1,000 people
22.8
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.22
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
102,978,515
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%8,226
15-1972.914.1%382,075
20-24144.828.0%715,510
25-29132.825.7%607,220
30-3496.818.7%401,429
35-3949.89.6%181,139
40-4415.73.0%49,065
45-492.50.5%6,311
50-540.10.0%199