Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 2011

Mexico
2011
Total fertility rate: 2.32
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2011  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 2.32 children per woman in 2011 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (131 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 26.6 years old. In total, 2,315,793 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.32
Births
2,315,793
Births per 1,000 people
20.1
Mean age of mothers
26.6
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.11
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
115,243,504
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
10-141.60.4%9,064
15-1977.716.7%429,474
20-24131.028.2%692,894
25-29115.324.8%569,519
30-3482.217.7%378,428
35-3943.89.4%188,560
40-4411.42.4%43,581
45-491.30.3%4,221
50-540.00.0%52