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Mexico birth & fertility rate charts by year

Updated on by Georank team

Mexico has a birth rate of 15.7 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 1.91 (the average amount of children a woman would have during her lifetime).

In 1960, the fertility rate in Mexico was 6.76 children per woman — 3.54 times higher than in 2023.

Mexico birth rate statistics:

  • Mexico is ranked 100/196 by birth rate now and was ranked 63/194 in 1960.
  • The mean age at first birth in Mexico is 21.3 — it was 21.3 in 2017.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 26.8, a change from 27.7 in 1990.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) changed from 129.4 in 1960 to 60.1 in 2023.
  • 27.1% of the population in 2024 is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), a change from 22% in 1960.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was 0.95% — 1,238,366 more people were born than died.

Birth rates in Mexico compared to world average

Mexico World
Fertility rate 1.91 2.2
Birth rate 15.7 16.3
Birth rate rank 100/196 N/A
Age at first childbirth 21.3 years 23.1 years
Average age at childbearing 26.8 years 28.3 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 58.4 37.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 99.9 120.4
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 16.5 22
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 27.1% 24.4%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 69.1% 54.1%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 96.6% 83.3%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.04% 0.2%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.76% 1.73%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.08% 2.71%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 1.25% 2.49%
Population change due to births and deaths +1,238,366 +70,600,901
Natural population change rank 12/196 N/A
Natural population change rate +0.95% +0.88%
Population growth +0.86% +0.96%
Population growth rank 113/197 N/A
Life expectancy 75.4 years 73.5 years

Fertility rate in Mexico chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Mexico was 1.91 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2016. In 1993, the fertility rate was 3.21 — a -40.5% decline in 30 years.

Check population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Mexico
Factual

UN forecast
World
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Mexico World
1960 6.76 4.69
1961 6.78 4.56
1962 6.8 5.02
1963 6.82 5.31
1964 6.83 5.13
1965 6.82 5.08
1966 6.79 4.97
1967 6.75 4.87
1968 6.71 4.98
1969 6.63 4.88
1970 6.53 4.84
1971 6.42 4.69
1972 6.28 4.55
1973 6.12 4.42
1974 5.95 4.26
1975 5.74 4.07
1976 5.54 3.97
1977 5.36 3.84
1978 5.2 3.77
1979 4.96 3.76
1980 4.74 3.73
1981 4.57 3.71
1982 4.43 3.72
1983 4.3 3.59
1984 4.18 3.57
1985 4.09 3.53
1986 3.97 3.51
1987 3.8 3.48
1988 3.64 3.39
1989 3.53 3.35
1990 3.44 3.31
1991 3.36 3.13
1992 3.29 3.04
1993 3.21 2.97
1994 3.13 2.92
1995 3.04 2.87
1996 2.96 2.82
1997 2.89 2.78
1998 2.82 2.75
1999 2.76 2.72
2000 2.71 2.73
2001 2.67 2.69
2002 2.63 2.66
2003 2.58 2.64
2004 2.54 2.63
2005 2.5 2.61
2006 2.46 2.61
2007 2.42 2.6
2008 2.39 2.6
2009 2.36 2.59
2010 2.34 2.57
2011 2.32 2.55
2012 2.29 2.56
2013 2.27 2.53
2014 2.21 2.52
2015 2.14 2.49
2016 2.09 2.49
2017 2.04 2.46
2018 2.03 2.39
2019 2.02 2.35
2020 1.99 2.28
2021 1.97 2.25
2022 1.94 2.22
2023 1.91 2.2
2024 1.89 2.19
2025 1.87 2.18
2026 1.85 2.18
2027 1.83 2.17
2028 1.82 2.16
2029 1.81 2.15
2030 1.79 2.14
2031 1.78 2.13
2032 1.77 2.12
2033 1.77 2.12
2034 1.76 2.11
2035 1.76 2.1
2036 1.75 2.09
2037 1.75 2.09
2038 1.74 2.08
2039 1.74 2.08
2040 1.73 2.08
2041 1.73 2.07
2042 1.72 2.07
2043 1.72 2.07
2044 1.72 2.07
2045 1.71 2.06
2046 1.71 2.06
2047 1.71 2.06
2048 1.7 2.05
2049 1.7 2.05
2050 1.7 2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 16% were to women under 20 years old, 54.2% to women ages 20-29, and 29.8% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 17.1%, 57.4%, and 25.5% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Mexico by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

15-19
20-29
30+
Year Annual births per 1,000 women
Total per 1,000 women 15-19 20-29 30+
1960 93.7 129.6 314 112.5
1961 93.5 129.5 314 113
1962 93.6 129.8 315 113.5
1963 93.6 129.6 316 113.8
1964 93.5 127.4 318 113.9
1965 93.1 126.8 317 113.2
1966 92.5 126.2 316 112.1
1967 91.8 124.4 314 111
1968 91.2 125.4 311 109.2
1969 90.2 125.9 306 107
1970 89 127.4 301 104.7
1971 87.7 127.8 295.4 102.3
1972 86.1 127.9 288.8 99.6
1973 84.2 128.3 280.9 96.6
1974 82.3 127.6 273.7 93.2
1975 80.1 126.1 265.9 88.9
1976 78.1 125.3 258.1 85
1977 76.2 121.4 252.2 81.4
1978 74.7 118.7 247 78.3
1979 72.3 115.6 238.8 73.6
1980 69.9 110.2 231.3 69.6
1981 68.5 106.6 226.1 66.1
1982 67.4 102.7 221.7 63.4
1983 66.4 98.3 217.8 61.2
1984 65.6 94.8 214.9 59
1985 64.9 91 211.8 57.5
1986 63.9 90.5 207.1 55.2
1987 61.9 88.5 199.4 52.1
1988 60 86.5 191.8 49.3
1989 58.8 85.5 187 47.1
1990 57.9 84.4 182.2 45.6
1991 57.1 83.8 178.5 44.2
1992 56.4 83 175 42.9
1993 55.5 82 171.4 41.8
1994 54.4 80.7 167.7 40.5
1995 53 78.8 163.3 39.1
1996 51.7 77 159.5 37.8
1997 50.4 75.2 155.6 36.4
1998 49.1 73.7 151.9 35.2
1999 48.2 72.8 149.2 34.3
2000 47.3 72.5 146.8 33.2
2001 46.5 72.8 144.5 32.2
2002 45.7 73.1 142.5 31.2
2003 44.6 73.1 139.6 30
2004 43.7 73.2 137.3 29
2005 42.8 73 134.7 28.1
2006 42 72.2 132.4 27.3
2007 41.3 73 130 26.3
2008 40.7 74.7 128 25.4
2009 40.2 76.2 126.2 24.6
2010 39.8 76.7 125 23.8
2011 39.3 77.7 123.5 23.2
2012 38.8 78.3 122.8 22.3
2013 38.2 77.8 121.6 21.7
2014 37 74.4 118.6 21.1
2015 35.6 69.4 115.4 20.3
2016 34.5 66.2 112.4 19.8
2017 33.6 64.5 109.5 19.3
2018 33.2 63.5 108.6 19.2
2019 32.9 63.4 108 18.8
2020 32.2 62.6 106.4 18.4
2021 31.8 62.1 105.3 18.1
2022 31.2 61.1 103.7 17.7
2023 30.5 60.1 102.1 17.3
2024 30 59.3 101.1 16.9
2025 29.4 58.4 99.9 16.5

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Mexico
Factual

UN forecast
World
Factual

UN forecast
Year Children 0-14 as share of population
Mexico World
1960 46.8% 37.4%
1961 47% 37.5%
1962 47.1% 37.6%
1963 47.2% 37.8%
1964 47.3% 38%
1965 47.4% 38%
1966 47.5% 38%
1967 47.6% 38%
1968 47.6% 37.9%
1969 47.7% 37.8%
1970 47.7% 37.7%
1971 47.8% 37.6%
1972 47.7% 37.5%
1973 47.7% 37.3%
1974 47.6% 37.2%
1975 47.5% 37.1%
1976 47.2% 36.9%
1977 47% 36.7%
1978 46.7% 36.3%
1979 46.3% 35.9%
1980 45.8% 35.5%
1981 45.2% 35.2%
1982 44.4% 34.9%
1983 43.7% 34.6%
1984 43% 34.3%
1985 42.3% 34%
1986 41.6% 33.8%
1987 41% 33.6%
1988 40.3% 33.4%
1989 39.7% 33.2%
1990 39% 33%
1991 38.4% 32.9%
1992 37.8% 32.7%
1993 37.3% 32.5%
1994 36.9% 32.3%
1995 36.5% 32.1%
1996 36% 31.8%
1997 35.6% 31.5%
1998 35.2% 31.1%
1999 34.8% 30.8%
2000 34.3% 30.4%
2001 33.9% 30%
2002 33.4% 29.6%
2003 33% 29.2%
2004 32.5% 28.8%
2005 32.1% 28.5%
2006 31.6% 28.1%
2007 31.1% 27.9%
2008 30.6% 27.6%
2009 30.2% 27.5%
2010 29.8% 27.3%
2011 29.4% 27.1%
2012 29% 27%
2013 28.7% 26.9%
2014 28.3% 26.8%
2015 28% 26.6%
2016 27.6% 26.5%
2017 27.2% 26.4%
2018 26.7% 26.2%
2019 26.3% 26%
2020 26% 25.8%
2021 25.7% 25.6%
2022 25.3% 25.3%
2023 24.9% 25%
2024 24.5% 24.7%
2025 24.1% 24.4%
2026 23.7% 24.1%
2027 23.2% 23.8%
2028 22.8% 23.4%
2029 22.4% 23.1%
2030 22.1% 22.8%
2031 21.7% 22.6%
2032 21.4% 22.3%
2033 21.2% 22.1%
2034 20.9% 21.9%
2035 20.6% 21.7%
2036 20.3% 21.6%
2037 20.1% 21.5%
2038 19.9% 21.4%
2039 19.6% 21.3%
2040 19.4% 21.2%
2041 19.2% 21.1%
2042 19% 21%
2043 18.8% 21%
2044 18.6% 20.9%
2045 18.4% 20.8%
2046 18.2% 20.7%
2047 18% 20.7%
2048 17.8% 20.6%
2049 17.7% 20.5%
2050 17.5% 20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Mexico was 46.8% in 1960, 37.3% in 1993, and 24.5% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Mexico.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Mexico, excluding migration, has been +1.05% annually. On average, 1,308,013 more people were born each year than died.

Population change due to births and deaths
Year Population change due to births and deaths
Mexico
1960 1,206,955
1961 1,265,833
1962 1,328,319
1963 1,387,678
1964 1,447,360
1965 1,508,344
1966 1,566,170
1967 1,620,534
1968 1,671,918
1969 1,711,297
1970 1,753,370
1971 1,790,990
1972 1,823,302
1973 1,845,593
1974 1,868,809
1975 1,880,241
1976 1,891,958
1977 1,902,964
1978 1,921,419
1979 1,908,018
1980 1,893,158
1981 1,904,384
1982 1,921,772
1983 1,939,193
1984 1,960,428
1985 1,983,622
1986 1,998,043
1987 1,971,231
1988 1,936,601
1989 1,927,752
1990 1,926,480
1991 1,942,832
1992 1,956,659
1993 1,963,708
1994 1,959,775
1995 1,941,458
1996 1,922,554
1997 1,898,383
1998 1,871,650
1999 1,859,475
2000 1,845,383
2001 1,836,418
2002 1,820,665
2003 1,788,016
2004 1,759,250
2005 1,732,663
2006 1,706,084
2007 1,684,915
2008 1,670,846
2009 1,661,180
2010 1,658,682
2011 1,659,161
2012 1,656,599
2013 1,642,609
2014 1,587,620
2015 1,508,439
2016 1,445,256
2017 1,384,178
2018 1,366,076
2019 1,357,485
2020 1,031,637
2021 936,682
2022 1,224,397
2023 1,238,366

Fertility rates around the globe

Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Mexico was 42 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.04% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -25% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Mexico
World's average
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Mexico World
1985 107 460
1986 100 438
1987 93 429
1988 88 414
1989 85 401
1990 81 391
1991 77 395
1992 73 395
1993 71 389
1994 69 382
1995 66 371
1996 64 366
1997 62 358
1998 60 360
1999 58 340
2000 56 328
2001 55 321
2002 55 311
2003 54 301
2004 53 291
2005 52 283
2006 51 276
2007 50 269
2008 51 264
2009 51 258
2010 50 253
2011 47 247
2012 46 239
2013 45 235
2014 44 231
2015 43 228
2016 43 220
2017 44 215
2018 44 211
2019 43 207
2020 61 211
2021 104 242
2022 45 203
2023 42 197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Mexico was 12.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.25% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 28.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Mexico
World's average

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Mexico World
1960 15.5% 18.5%
1961 14.8% 18.1%
1962 14.3% 17.8%
1963 13.7% 17.5%
1964 13.2% 17.7%
1965 12.7% 17.5%
1966 12.3% 17.3%
1967 11.9% 17%
1968 11.5% 16.5%
1969 11.1% 15.5%
1970 10.7% 15.2%
1971 10.3% 15.1%
1972 9.93% 14.4%
1973 9.56% 14.1%
1974 9.21% 13.7%
1975 8.86% 13.4%
1976 8.52% 13%
1977 8.18% 12.5%
1978 7.85% 12.1%
1979 7.51% 11.7%
1980 7.18% 11.4%
1981 6.86% 11%
1982 6.55% 10.8%
1983 6.26% 10.6%
1984 5.98% 10.4%
1985 5.71% 10.1%
1986 5.46% 9.81%
1987 5.21% 9.47%
1988 4.98% 9.31%
1989 4.75% 9.02%
1990 4.53% 8.81%
1991 4.32% 8.66%
1992 4.12% 8.46%
1993 3.92% 8.19%
1994 3.74% 7.98%
1995 3.57% 7.76%
1996 3.4% 7.52%
1997 3.24% 7.28%
1998 3.09% 7.05%
1999 2.94% 6.76%
2000 2.81% 6.48%
2001 2.68% 6.21%
2002 2.57% 5.94%
2003 2.46% 5.65%
2004 2.36% 5.43%
2005 2.27% 5.16%
2006 2.19% 4.92%
2007 2.11% 4.7%
2008 2.04% 4.5%
2009 1.98% 4.31%
2010 1.91% 4.11%
2011 1.85% 3.97%
2012 1.79% 3.77%
2013 1.73% 3.61%
2014 1.68% 3.48%
2015 1.62% 3.35%
2016 1.57% 3.23%
2017 1.52% 3.11%
2018 1.47% 2.97%
2019 1.42% 2.86%
2020 1.38% 2.75%
2021 1.33% 2.66%
2022 1.29% 2.59%
2023 1.25% 2.49%

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