Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 2004

Mexico
2004
Total fertility rate: 2.54
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2004  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 2.54 children per woman in 2004 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (142 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 2,335,226 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.54
Births
2,335,226
Births per 1,000 people
22.4
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
16.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.21
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
104,394,131
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%8,500
15-1973.014.4%384,473
20-24142.328.0%705,931
25-29130.625.7%600,834
30-3495.518.8%403,377
35-3948.09.5%178,572
40-4414.72.9%47,236
45-492.30.5%6,109
50-540.10.0%192