Mexico birth & fertility rate decline on charts

Mexico has a birth rate of 15.7 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 1.91 (the average number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime based on current age-specific birth rates).

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.

Fertility rate in Mexico by year

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Year	Fertility rate	Rank
2023	1.91	104
2022	1.94	102
2021	1.97	103
2020	1.99	105
2019	2.02	107
2018	2.03	108
2017	2.04	109
2016	2.09	107
2015	2.14	107
2014	2.21	105
2013	2.27	102
2012	2.29	101
2011	2.32	102
2010	2.34	102
2009	2.36	105
2008	2.39	102
2007	2.42	101
2006	2.46	103
2005	2.5	101
2004	2.54	99
2003	2.58	100
2002	2.63	99
2001	2.67	99
2000	2.71	101
1999	2.76	103
1998	2.82	101
1997	2.89	102
1996	2.96	102
1995	3.04	103
1994	3.13	103
1993	3.21	102
1992	3.29	105
1991	3.36	103
1990	3.44	102
1989	3.53	101
1988	3.64	100
1987	3.8	100
1986	3.97	100
1985	4.09	100
1984	4.18	99
1983	4.3	98
1982	4.43	98
1981	4.57	98
1980	4.74	98
1979	4.96	92
1978	5.2	89
1977	5.36	89
1976	5.54	87
1975	5.74	84
1974	5.95	76
1973	6.12	73
1972	6.28	69
1971	6.42	63
1970	6.53	57
1969	6.63	55
1968	6.71	50
1967	6.75	52
1966	6.79	51
1965	6.82	47
1964	6.83	47
1963	6.82	51
1962	6.8	53
1961	6.78	52
1960	6.76	51

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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.

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The chart above shows the historical changes in fertility rate and ranking compared to other countries, where a lower rank number indicates a higher relative fertility rate.

Births, deaths, and natural population change by year

1x

Year	People
Year	Natural change	Births	Deaths
2023	1,238,366	2,037,692	799,326
2022	1,224,397	2,063,083	838,686
2021	936,682	2,087,430	1,150,748
2020	1,031,637	2,100,426	1,068,789
2019	1,357,485	2,122,501	765,016
2018	1,366,076	2,122,362	756,286
2017	1,384,178	2,124,208	740,030
2016	1,445,256	2,162,626	717,370
2015	1,508,439	2,206,784	698,345
2014	1,587,620	2,270,989	683,369
2013	1,642,609	2,314,445	671,836
2012	1,656,599	2,319,425	662,826
2011	1,659,161	2,315,818	656,657
2010	1,658,682	2,310,087	651,405
2009	1,661,180	2,303,498	642,318
2008	1,670,846	2,297,992	627,146
2007	1,684,915	2,296,226	611,311
2006	1,706,084	2,304,023	597,939
2005	1,732,663	2,318,541	585,878
2004	1,759,250	2,335,192	575,942
2003	1,788,016	2,351,205	563,189
2002	1,820,665	2,374,105	553,440
2001	1,836,418	2,380,256	543,838
2000	1,845,383	2,385,949	540,566
1999	1,859,475	2,392,931	533,456
1998	1,871,650	2,400,563	528,913
1997	1,898,383	2,421,234	522,851
1996	1,922,554	2,442,323	519,769
1995	1,941,458	2,458,919	517,461
1994	1,959,775	2,476,407	516,632
1993	1,963,708	2,478,586	514,878
1992	1,956,659	2,469,572	512,913
1991	1,942,832	2,454,818	511,986
1990	1,926,480	2,436,569	510,089
1989	1,927,752	2,427,828	500,076
1988	1,936,601	2,424,975	488,374
1987	1,971,231	2,451,615	480,384
1986	1,998,043	2,474,405	476,362
1985	1,983,622	2,457,446	473,824
1984	1,960,428	2,431,018	470,590
1983	1,939,193	2,404,990	465,797
1982	1,921,772	2,384,588	462,816
1981	1,904,384	2,366,030	461,646
1980	1,893,158	2,357,261	464,103
1979	1,908,018	2,375,175	467,157
1978	1,921,419	2,391,728	470,309
1977	1,902,964	2,375,511	472,547
1976	1,891,958	2,368,571	476,613
1975	1,880,241	2,362,834	482,593
1974	1,868,809	2,360,214	491,405
1973	1,845,593	2,344,984	499,391
1972	1,823,302	2,325,404	502,102
1971	1,790,990	2,298,500	507,510
1970	1,753,370	2,262,180	508,810
1969	1,711,297	2,220,318	509,021
1968	1,671,918	2,174,341	502,423
1967	1,620,534	2,117,718	497,184
1966	1,566,170	2,064,587	498,417
1965	1,508,344	2,009,426	501,082
1964	1,447,360	1,953,010	505,650
1963	1,387,678	1,891,442	503,764
1962	1,328,319	1,830,972	502,653
1961	1,265,833	1,771,476	505,643
1960	1,206,955	1,720,842	513,887

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the past 10 years, the natural population change in Mexico (from births and deaths only, excluding migration) has been +1.05% annually. On average, 1,308,013 more people were born each year than died.

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.

In 2023, Mexico ranks 12/196 for absolute natural population change and 96/196 for natural change rate, where a lower rank number indicates faster natural growth and a higher number indicates greater decline.

Birth rates in Mexico compared to other countries

	Mexico	Rank
Fertility rate	1.91	104/196
Birth rate	15.7	100/196
Population change due to births and deaths	+1,238,366	12/196
Natural population change rate	+0.95%	96/196
Population growth	+0.86%	110/197
Age at first childbirth	21.3 years	93/137
Average age at childbearing	26.8 years	188/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	57.7	51/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29	99.1	101/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+	16.3	137/197
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population	27.1%	15/196
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49	69.1%	20/179
Share of births attended by skilled health staff	96.6%	110/191
Maternal mortality per live birth	0.04%	100/193
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age)	0.76%	106/193
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age)	1.08%	110/196
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	1.25%	113/192
Life expectancy	75.6 years	88/197

Birth rates by women's age

Annual births per 1,000 women

1x

Year	Annual births per 1,000 women
Year	Total	15-19	20-29	30+
2026	29	57.7	99.1	16.3
2025	29.4	58.4	99.9	16.7
2024	30	59.3	101.1	17.1
2023	30.4	60.1	102.1	17.5
2022	31.1	61	103.8	17.9
2021	31.7	62	105.4	18.3
2020	32.1	62.5	106.5	18.6
2019	32.8	63.5	108.1	19.1
2018	33.1	63.6	108.8	19.4
2017	33.5	64.7	109.7	19.5
2016	34.4	66.3	112.5	20.1
2015	35.5	69.4	115.7	20.5
2014	36.9	74.3	119.1	21.4
2013	38.1	77.7	122.2	22
2012	38.7	78.2	123.4	22.6
2011	39.1	77.6	124.3	23.5
2010	39.6	76.8	125.9	24.2
2009	40	76.5	127	24.9
2008	40.5	75.1	128.7	25.8
2007	41.1	73.4	130.7	26.7
2006	41.8	72.5	132.9	27.7
2005	42.7	73.3	135.1	28.5
2004	43.5	73.5	137.6	29.5
2003	44.4	73.2	140	30.5
2002	45.5	73.2	143	31.7
2001	46.3	72.9	145.1	32.7
2000	47.1	72.6	147.4	33.7
1999	48	73.1	150	34.8
1998	49	74	152.8	35.9
1997	50.2	75.6	156.7	37.1
1996	51.6	77.2	160.8	38.5
1995	52.9	78.9	164.9	39.9
1994	54.2	80.7	169.5	41.2
1993	55.3	81.9	173.5	42.6
1992	56.2	83.1	177.4	43.7
1991	56.9	84.2	181.2	45
1990	57.6	85.2	185	46.4
1989	58.6	86.4	189.5	48.1
1988	59.7	87.4	194.5	50.2
1987	61.7	89.6	202.2	53.2
1986	63.6	91.6	210.2	56.3
1985	64.5	92.1	215.2	58.7
1984	65.2	95.9	218.6	60.3
1983	66	99.5	221.8	62.5
1982	66.9	104.1	225.9	64.7
1981	68	108.3	230.6	67.5
1980	69.4	112.3	235.4	70.7
1979	71.7	117.9	242.9	74.8
1978	74	121	251.1	79.6
1977	75.5	123.6	256.6	82.7
1976	77.3	127.5	262.7	86.2
1975	79.3	128.4	270.6	90.3
1974	81.5	129.8	278.5	94.6
1973	83.3	130.5	285.7	98
1972	85.2	130.1	293.7	101
1971	86.8	130	300	103.7
1970	88.1	129.6	306	106.1
1969	89.2	128.1	312	108.4
1968	90.3	127.5	317	110.7
1967	90.9	126.7	320	112.5
1966	91.6	128.7	322	113.6
1965	92.2	129.3	323	114.7
1964	92.6	130	323	115.4
1963	92.7	132.2	321	115.4
1962	92.7	132.1	320	115.2
1961	92.6	131.7	318	114.6
1960	92.8	132.1	317	114.1

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Above is a chart displaying birth rates in Mexico by maternal age. In 2026, of all live births, 16% will be to women under age 20, 54.1% to women ages 20-29, and 30% to women ages 30 and above. The respective shares in 1990 were 17.1%, 57.4%, and 25.5%.

Children 0-14 years as share of population by year

1x

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
Year	Mexico	World
2100	13.3%	16.5%
2099	13.3%	16.6%
2098	13.3%	16.6%
2097	13.3%	16.7%
2096	13.4%	16.8%
2095	13.4%	16.8%
2094	13.4%	16.9%
2093	13.5%	17%
2092	13.5%	17%
2091	13.5%	17.1%
2090	13.6%	17.2%
2089	13.6%	17.2%
2088	13.7%	17.3%
2087	13.7%	17.4%
2086	13.8%	17.4%
2085	13.8%	17.5%
2084	13.9%	17.5%
2083	14%	17.6%
2082	14%	17.7%
2081	14.1%	17.7%
2080	14.1%	17.8%
2079	14.2%	17.8%
2078	14.3%	17.9%
2077	14.3%	17.9%
2076	14.4%	18%
2075	14.5%	18%
2074	14.6%	18.1%
2073	14.6%	18.2%
2072	14.7%	18.2%
2071	14.8%	18.3%
2070	14.9%	18.3%
2069	15%	18.4%
2068	15.1%	18.5%
2067	15.2%	18.6%
2066	15.3%	18.6%
2065	15.4%	18.7%
2064	15.5%	18.8%
2063	15.6%	18.9%
2062	15.7%	19.1%
2061	15.8%	19.2%
2060	16%	19.3%
2059	16.1%	19.4%
2058	16.2%	19.5%
2057	16.4%	19.6%
2056	16.5%	19.8%
2055	16.7%	19.9%
2054	16.9%	20%
2053	17%	20.1%
2052	17.2%	20.2%
2051	17.4%	20.3%
2050	17.6%	20.4%
2049	17.8%	20.5%
2048	17.9%	20.6%
2047	18.1%	20.7%
2046	18.3%	20.8%
2045	18.5%	20.9%
2044	18.7%	20.9%
2043	18.9%	21%
2042	19.1%	21.1%
2041	19.3%	21.2%
2040	19.5%	21.2%
2039	19.7%	21.3%
2038	20%	21.4%
2037	20.2%	21.5%
2036	20.5%	21.6%
2035	20.7%	21.8%
2034	21%	22%
2033	21.3%	22.2%
2032	21.6%	22.4%
2031	21.9%	22.7%
2030	22.2%	23%
2029	22.6%	23.3%
2028	23%	23.6%
2027	23.5%	23.9%
2026	23.9%	24.2%
2025	24.3%	24.6%
2024	24.5%	24.7%
2023	24.9%	25%
2022	25.3%	25.3%
2021	25.7%	25.6%
2020	26%	25.8%
2019	26.3%	26%
2018	26.7%	26.2%
2017	27.2%	26.4%
2016	27.6%	26.5%
2015	28%	26.6%
2014	28.3%	26.8%
2013	28.7%	26.9%
2012	29%	27%
2011	29.4%	27.1%
2010	29.8%	27.3%
2009	30.2%	27.5%
2008	30.6%	27.6%
2007	31.1%	27.9%
2006	31.6%	28.1%
2005	32.1%	28.5%
2004	32.5%	28.8%
2003	33%	29.2%
2002	33.4%	29.6%
2001	33.9%	30%
2000	34.3%	30.4%
1999	34.8%	30.8%
1998	35.2%	31.1%
1997	35.6%	31.5%
1996	36%	31.8%
1995	36.5%	32.1%
1994	36.9%	32.3%
1993	37.3%	32.5%
1992	37.8%	32.7%
1991	38.4%	32.9%
1990	39%	33%
1989	39.7%	33.2%
1988	40.3%	33.4%
1987	41%	33.6%
1986	41.6%	33.8%
1985	42.3%	34%
1984	43%	34.3%
1983	43.7%	34.6%
1982	44.4%	34.9%
1981	45.2%	35.2%
1980	45.8%	35.5%
1979	46.3%	35.9%
1978	46.7%	36.3%
1977	47%	36.7%
1976	47.2%	36.9%
1975	47.5%	37.1%
1974	47.6%	37.2%
1973	47.7%	37.3%
1972	47.7%	37.5%
1971	47.8%	37.6%
1970	47.7%	37.7%
1969	47.7%	37.8%
1968	47.6%	37.9%
1967	47.6%	38%
1966	47.5%	38%
1965	47.4%	38%
1964	47.3%	38%
1963	47.2%	37.8%
1962	47.1%	37.6%
1961	47%	37.5%
1960	46.8%	37.4%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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The share of children aged 0-14 in Mexico was 46.8% in 1960, 37.8% in 1992, and 24.5% as of the latest data in 2024.

More about the demographics of Mexico.

Fertility rates around the globe

1x

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Maternal mortality by year

1x

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

Data sources: World Bank | Gender (1985–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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.

Under-five mortality by year

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

1x

Year	Under 5 mortality rate
Year	Mexico	World
2023	1.25%	2.49%
2022	1.29%	2.59%
2021	1.33%	2.66%
2020	1.38%	2.75%
2019	1.42%	2.86%
2018	1.47%	2.97%
2017	1.52%	3.11%
2016	1.57%	3.22%
2015	1.62%	3.35%
2014	1.68%	3.48%
2013	1.73%	3.61%
2012	1.79%	3.77%
2011	1.85%	3.97%
2010	1.91%	4.11%
2009	1.98%	4.31%
2008	2.04%	4.5%
2007	2.11%	4.7%
2006	2.19%	4.92%
2005	2.27%	5.16%
2004	2.36%	5.43%
2003	2.46%	5.65%
2002	2.57%	5.94%
2001	2.68%	6.21%
2000	2.81%	6.48%
1999	2.94%	6.75%
1998	3.09%	7.05%
1997	3.24%	7.28%
1996	3.4%	7.52%
1995	3.57%	7.76%
1994	3.74%	7.98%
1993	3.92%	8.19%
1992	4.12%	8.46%
1991	4.32%	8.66%
1990	4.53%	8.81%
1989	4.75%	9.02%
1988	4.98%	9.31%
1987	5.21%	9.47%
1986	5.46%	9.81%
1985	5.71%	10.1%
1984	5.98%	10.4%
1983	6.26%	10.6%
1982	6.55%	10.8%
1981	6.86%	11%
1980	7.18%	11.4%
1979	7.51%	11.7%
1978	7.85%	12.2%
1977	8.18%	12.6%
1976	8.52%	13%
1975	8.86%	13.4%
1974	9.21%	13.8%
1973	9.56%	14.1%
1972	9.93%	14.5%
1971	10.3%	15.1%
1970	10.7%	15.2%
1969	11.1%	15.4%
1968	11.5%	15.6%
1967	11.9%	15.9%
1966	12.3%	16.1%
1965	12.7%	16.4%
1964	13.2%	16.6%
1963	13.7%	16.5%
1962	14.3%	16.7%
1961	14.8%	17%
1960	15.5%	17.2%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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.