Fertility & birth rates in Mexico and Slovakia

Fertility rate in Mexico vs Slovakia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Mexico was 1.91 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.49 in Slovakia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mexico vs Slovakia population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Mexico	Slovakia
1960	6.76	3.04
1961	6.78	2.96
1962	6.8	2.83
1963	6.82	2.92
1964	6.83	2.89
1965	6.82	2.78
1966	6.79	2.66
1967	6.75	2.48
1968	6.71	2.39
1969	6.63	2.43
1970	6.53	2.41
1971	6.42	2.43
1972	6.28	2.49
1973	6.12	2.56
1974	5.95	2.61
1975	5.74	2.55
1976	5.54	2.55
1977	5.36	2.49
1978	5.2	2.47
1979	4.96	2.45
1980	4.74	2.32
1981	4.57	2.29
1982	4.43	2.28
1983	4.3	2.28
1984	4.18	2.26
1985	4.09	2.26
1986	3.97	2.2
1987	3.8	2.14
1988	3.64	2.13
1989	3.53	2.07
1990	3.44	2.09
1991	3.36	2.05
1992	3.29	1.93
1993	3.21	1.87
1994	3.13	1.67
1995	3.04	1.52
1996	2.96	1.47
1997	2.89	1.43
1998	2.82	1.37
1999	2.76	1.33
2000	2.71	1.3
2001	2.67	1.2
2002	2.63	1.19
2003	2.58	1.2
2004	2.54	1.25
2005	2.5	1.27
2006	2.46	1.25
2007	2.42	1.27
2008	2.39	1.34
2009	2.36	1.44
2010	2.34	1.43
2011	2.32	1.45
2012	2.29	1.34
2013	2.27	1.34
2014	2.21	1.37
2015	2.14	1.4
2016	2.09	1.48
2017	2.04	1.52
2018	2.03	1.54
2019	2.02	1.57
2020	1.99	1.59
2021	1.97	1.63
2022	1.94	1.57
2023	1.91	1.49
2024	1.89	1.49
2025	1.87	1.5
2026	1.85	1.5
2027	1.83	1.5
2028	1.82	1.51
2029	1.81	1.51
2030	1.79	1.51
2031	1.78	1.51
2032	1.77	1.51
2033	1.77	1.52
2034	1.76	1.52
2035	1.76	1.52
2036	1.75	1.52
2037	1.75	1.52
2038	1.74	1.52
2039	1.74	1.52
2040	1.73	1.52
2041	1.73	1.52
2042	1.72	1.52
2043	1.72	1.52
2044	1.72	1.53
2045	1.71	1.53
2046	1.71	1.53
2047	1.71	1.53
2048	1.7	1.53
2049	1.7	1.53
2050	1.7	1.53

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mexico	Slovakia
1960	46.8%	31.5%
1961	47%	31.5%
1962	47.1%	31.3%
1963	47.2%	31%
1964	47.3%	30.8%
1965	47.4%	30.4%
1966	47.5%	29.9%
1967	47.6%	29.3%
1968	47.6%	28.6%
1969	47.7%	28.1%
1970	47.7%	27.5%
1971	47.8%	27%
1972	47.7%	26.6%
1973	47.7%	26.2%
1974	47.6%	26.1%
1975	47.5%	26%
1976	47.2%	26%
1977	47%	26%
1978	46.7%	26.1%
1979	46.3%	26.1%
1980	45.8%	26.1%
1981	45.2%	26.1%
1982	44.4%	26.2%
1983	43.7%	26.3%
1984	43%	26.4%
1985	42.3%	26.5%
1986	41.6%	26.4%
1987	41%	26.3%
1988	40.3%	26.1%
1989	39.7%	25.7%
1990	39%	25.2%
1991	38.4%	24.8%
1992	37.8%	24.4%
1993	37.3%	23.9%
1994	36.9%	23.3%
1995	36.5%	22.7%
1996	36%	22.1%
1997	35.6%	21.5%
1998	35.2%	20.9%
1999	34.8%	20.3%
2000	34.3%	19.7%
2001	33.9%	19%
2002	33.4%	18.4%
2003	33%	17.9%
2004	32.5%	17.3%
2005	32.1%	16.9%
2006	31.6%	16.4%
2007	31.1%	16%
2008	30.6%	15.7%
2009	30.2%	15.5%
2010	29.8%	15.5%
2011	29.4%	15.4%
2012	29%	15.4%
2013	28.7%	15.3%
2014	28.3%	15.3%
2015	28%	15.3%
2016	27.6%	15.4%
2017	27.2%	15.5%
2018	26.7%	15.7%
2019	26.3%	15.8%
2020	26%	15.9%
2021	25.7%	15.9%
2022	25.3%	16%
2023	24.9%	15.9%
2024	24.5%	15.8%
2025	24.1%	15.6%
2026	23.7%	15.4%
2027	23.2%	15.1%
2028	22.8%	15%
2029	22.4%	14.8%
2030	22.1%	14.6%
2031	21.7%	14.4%
2032	21.4%	14.1%
2033	21.2%	13.8%
2034	20.9%	13.6%
2035	20.6%	13.4%
2036	20.3%	13.2%
2037	20.1%	13%
2038	19.9%	12.9%
2039	19.6%	12.8%
2040	19.4%	12.7%
2041	19.2%	12.7%
2042	19%	12.7%
2043	18.8%	12.7%
2044	18.6%	12.7%
2045	18.4%	12.8%
2046	18.2%	12.8%
2047	18%	12.9%
2048	17.8%	13%
2049	17.7%	13%
2050	17.5%	13.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.5% of the population in Mexico and 15.8% in Slovakia in 2024, compared to 39% and 25.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mexico and Slovakia compared.

Natural population change in Mexico vs Slovakia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.05% in Mexico and -0.02% in Slovakia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Mexico	Slovakia
1960	1,206,955	56,546
1961	1,265,833	55,749
1962	1,328,319	49,587
1963	1,387,678	54,382
1964	1,447,360	54,092
1965	1,508,344	48,517
1966	1,566,170	45,440
1967	1,620,534	41,824
1968	1,671,918	38,113
1969	1,711,297	39,312
1970	1,753,370	38,575
1971	1,790,990	40,105
1972	1,823,302	46,426
1973	1,845,593	49,199
1974	1,868,809	52,524
1975	1,880,241	52,604
1976	1,891,958	54,121
1977	1,902,964	52,762
1978	1,921,419	52,324
1979	1,908,018	52,353
1980	1,893,158	44,320
1981	1,904,384	43,640
1982	1,921,772	41,958
1983	1,939,193	39,717
1984	1,960,428	38,966
1985	1,983,622	37,680
1986	1,998,043	34,279
1987	1,971,231	31,859
1988	1,936,601	30,979
1989	1,927,752	26,380
1990	1,926,480	25,436
1991	1,942,832	23,865
1992	1,956,659	21,220
1993	1,963,708	20,769
1994	1,959,775	14,970
1995	1,941,458	9,115
1996	1,922,554	9,135
1997	1,898,383	6,999
1998	1,871,650	4,312
1999	1,859,475	3,777
2000	1,845,383	2,155
2001	1,836,418	-1,076
2002	1,820,665	-538
2003	1,788,016	-537
2004	1,759,250	1,611
2005	1,732,663	537
2006	1,706,084	537
2007	1,684,915	537
2008	1,670,846	4,303
2009	1,661,180	8,619
2010	1,658,682	7,008
2011	1,659,161	9,177
2012	1,656,599	3,245
2013	1,642,609	2,707
2014	1,587,620	3,793
2015	1,508,439	2,170
2016	1,445,256	5,431
2017	1,384,178	4,351
2018	1,366,076	3,268
2019	1,357,485	3,818
2020	1,031,637	-2,184
2021	936,682	-16,886
2022	1,224,397	-7,062
2023	1,238,366	-5,427

Maternal mortality chart: Mexico vs Slovakia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 42 deaths per 100,000 live births in Mexico, compared to 4 deaths in Slovakia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mexico	Slovakia
1985	107	19
1986	100	19
1987	93	19
1988	88	18
1989	85	17
1990	81	18
1991	77	17
1992	73	15
1993	71	14
1994	69	12
1995	66	11
1996	64	10
1997	62	10
1998	60	10
1999	58	9
2000	56	8
2001	55	8
2002	55	7
2003	54	7
2004	53	7
2005	52	7
2006	51	6
2007	50	6
2008	51	5
2009	51	6
2010	50	5
2011	47	5
2012	46	5
2013	45	5
2014	44	5
2015	43	5
2016	43	5
2017	44	5
2018	44	5
2019	43	5
2020	61	4
2021	104	12
2022	45	5
2023	42	4

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.25% in Mexico and 0.61% in Slovakia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Mexico	Slovakia
1960	15.5%	3.67%
1961	14.8%	3.47%
1962	14.3%	3.32%
1963	13.7%	3.21%
1964	13.2%	3.14%
1965	12.7%	3.08%
1966	12.3%	3.05%
1967	11.9%	3.02%
1968	11.5%	3%
1969	11.1%	2.97%
1970	10.7%	2.95%
1971	10.3%	2.92%
1972	9.93%	2.89%
1973	9.56%	2.84%
1974	9.21%	2.78%
1975	8.86%	2.72%
1976	8.52%	2.64%
1977	8.18%	2.55%
1978	7.85%	2.46%
1979	7.51%	2.36%
1980	7.18%	2.27%
1981	6.86%	2.17%
1982	6.55%	2.08%
1983	6.26%	1.99%
1984	5.98%	1.91%
1985	5.71%	1.82%
1986	5.46%	1.73%
1987	5.21%	1.65%
1988	4.98%	1.59%
1989	4.75%	1.53%
1990	4.53%	1.47%
1991	4.32%	1.42%
1992	4.12%	1.37%
1993	3.92%	1.31%
1994	3.74%	1.25%
1995	3.57%	1.2%
1996	3.4%	1.14%
1997	3.24%	1.09%
1998	3.09%	1.05%
1999	2.94%	1%
2000	2.81%	0.96%
2001	2.68%	0.93%
2002	2.57%	0.91%
2003	2.46%	0.88%
2004	2.36%	0.86%
2005	2.27%	0.83%
2006	2.19%	0.8%
2007	2.11%	0.77%
2008	2.04%	0.74%
2009	1.98%	0.71%
2010	1.91%	0.69%
2011	1.85%	0.67%
2012	1.79%	0.66%
2013	1.73%	0.64%
2014	1.68%	0.63%
2015	1.62%	0.62%
2016	1.57%	0.61%
2017	1.52%	0.6%
2018	1.47%	0.6%
2019	1.42%	0.59%
2020	1.38%	0.59%
2021	1.33%	0.6%
2022	1.29%	0.6%
2023	1.25%	0.61%