Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mexico, 2012

Mexico
2012
Total fertility rate: 2.29
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mexico was 2.29 children per woman in 2012 — 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 26.5 years old. In total, 2,319,451 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.29
Births
2,319,451
Births per 1,000 people
19.9
Mean age of mothers
26.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
18.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.10
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.9
Population
116,818,208
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%8,987
15-1978.317.0%432,040
20-24131.228.5%703,663
25-29113.524.7%566,809
30-3480.617.5%376,257
35-3942.09.1%182,994
40-4411.32.5%44,646
45-491.20.3%4,016
50-540.00.0%37