Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 2007

Mexico
2007
Total fertility rate: 2.42
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 2.42 children per woman in 2007 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (136 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.9 years old. In total, 2,296,268 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.42
Births
2,296,268
Births per 1,000 people
21.1
Mean age of mothers
26.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
17.1%
Net reproduction rate
1.15
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
108,774,360
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
10-141.60.3%9,016
15-1972.915.0%393,740
20-24136.228.1%686,075
25-29123.125.4%579,108
30-3490.118.6%395,828
35-3945.99.5%182,492
40-4412.92.7%44,571
45-491.80.4%5,301
50-540.10.0%138