Fertility & birth rates in Mexico and South Korea

Fertility rate in Mexico vs South Korea 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 0.72 in South Korea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mexico vs South Korea 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	South Korea
1960	6.76	5.99
1961	6.78	5.8
1962	6.8	5.56
1963	6.82	5.33
1964	6.83	5.07
1965	6.82	4.89
1966	6.79	4.78
1967	6.75	4.62
1968	6.71	4.51
1969	6.63	4.45
1970	6.53	4.53
1971	6.42	4.54
1972	6.28	4.12
1973	6.12	4.07
1974	5.95	3.77
1975	5.74	3.43
1976	5.54	3
1977	5.36	2.99
1978	5.2	2.64
1979	4.96	2.9
1980	4.74	2.82
1981	4.57	2.57
1982	4.43	2.39
1983	4.3	2.06
1984	4.18	1.74
1985	4.09	1.66
1986	3.97	1.58
1987	3.8	1.53
1988	3.64	1.55
1989	3.53	1.56
1990	3.44	1.57
1991	3.36	1.71
1992	3.29	1.76
1993	3.21	1.65
1994	3.13	1.66
1995	3.04	1.63
1996	2.96	1.57
1997	2.89	1.54
1998	2.82	1.46
1999	2.76	1.43
2000	2.71	1.48
2001	2.67	1.31
2002	2.63	1.18
2003	2.58	1.19
2004	2.54	1.16
2005	2.5	1.09
2006	2.46	1.13
2007	2.42	1.26
2008	2.39	1.19
2009	2.36	1.15
2010	2.34	1.23
2011	2.32	1.24
2012	2.29	1.3
2013	2.27	1.19
2014	2.21	1.21
2015	2.14	1.24
2016	2.09	1.17
2017	2.04	1.05
2018	2.03	0.98
2019	2.02	0.92
2020	1.99	0.84
2021	1.97	0.81
2022	1.94	0.78
2023	1.91	0.72
2024	1.89	0.73
2025	1.87	0.75
2026	1.85	0.76
2027	1.83	0.78
2028	1.82	0.79
2029	1.81	0.8
2030	1.79	0.82
2031	1.78	0.83
2032	1.77	0.84
2033	1.77	0.85
2034	1.76	0.86
2035	1.76	0.88
2036	1.75	0.89
2037	1.75	0.9
2038	1.74	0.91
2039	1.74	0.92
2040	1.73	0.93
2041	1.73	0.95
2042	1.72	0.96
2043	1.72	0.96
2044	1.72	0.97
2045	1.71	0.98
2046	1.71	0.99
2047	1.71	1
2048	1.7	1.01
2049	1.7	1.02
2050	1.7	1.03

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mexico	South Korea
1960	46.8%	41.3%
1961	47%	41.8%
1962	47.1%	42.3%
1963	47.2%	42.7%
1964	47.3%	43.1%
1965	47.4%	43.3%
1966	47.5%	43.5%
1967	47.6%	43.3%
1968	47.6%	43.1%
1969	47.7%	42.7%
1970	47.7%	42.1%
1971	47.8%	41.5%
1972	47.7%	41%
1973	47.7%	40.3%
1974	47.6%	39.5%
1975	47.5%	38.5%
1976	47.2%	37.5%
1977	47%	36.5%
1978	46.7%	35.6%
1979	46.3%	34.8%
1980	45.8%	34%
1981	45.2%	33.3%
1982	44.4%	32.7%
1983	43.7%	32%
1984	43%	31.2%
1985	42.3%	30.2%
1986	41.6%	29.2%
1987	41%	28.2%
1988	40.3%	27.3%
1989	39.7%	26.5%
1990	39%	25.8%
1991	38.4%	25.2%
1992	37.8%	24.7%
1993	37.3%	24.2%
1994	36.9%	23.7%
1995	36.5%	23.1%
1996	36%	22.5%
1997	35.6%	22%
1998	35.2%	21.6%
1999	34.8%	21.2%
2000	34.3%	21%
2001	33.9%	20.8%
2002	33.4%	20.5%
2003	33%	20.1%
2004	32.5%	19.7%
2005	32.1%	19.2%
2006	31.6%	18.7%
2007	31.1%	18.1%
2008	30.6%	17.5%
2009	30.2%	16.9%
2010	29.8%	16.4%
2011	29.4%	15.8%
2012	29%	15.2%
2013	28.7%	14.7%
2014	28.3%	14.2%
2015	28%	13.8%
2016	27.6%	13.4%
2017	27.2%	13%
2018	26.7%	12.7%
2019	26.3%	12.4%
2020	26%	12.1%
2021	25.7%	11.8%
2022	25.3%	11.4%
2023	24.9%	11%
2024	24.5%	10.6%
2025	24.1%	10.2%
2026	23.7%	9.82%
2027	23.2%	9.42%
2028	22.8%	9.06%
2029	22.4%	8.75%
2030	22.1%	8.43%
2031	21.7%	8.15%
2032	21.4%	7.94%
2033	21.2%	7.79%
2034	20.9%	7.7%
2035	20.6%	7.66%
2036	20.3%	7.65%
2037	20.1%	7.66%
2038	19.9%	7.68%
2039	19.6%	7.71%
2040	19.4%	7.73%
2041	19.2%	7.75%
2042	19%	7.76%
2043	18.8%	7.77%
2044	18.6%	7.78%
2045	18.4%	7.79%
2046	18.2%	7.8%
2047	18%	7.81%
2048	17.8%	7.82%
2049	17.7%	7.82%
2050	17.5%	7.83%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.5% of the population in Mexico and 10.6% in South Korea in 2024, compared to 39% and 25.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mexico and South Korea compared.

Natural population change in Mexico vs South Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.05% in Mexico and +0.06% in South Korea. 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	South Korea
1960	1,206,955	728,010
1961	1,265,833	730,173
1962	1,328,319	712,590
1963	1,387,678	685,824
1964	1,447,360	655,501
1965	1,508,344	641,090
1966	1,566,170	623,534
1967	1,620,534	692,169
1968	1,671,918	684,487
1969	1,711,297	694,227
1970	1,753,370	747,987
1971	1,790,990	789,185
1972	1,823,302	740,469
1973	1,845,593	699,115
1974	1,868,809	673,030
1975	1,880,241	603,300
1976	1,891,958	530,558
1977	1,902,964	578,947
1978	1,921,419	499,084
1979	1,908,018	623,068
1980	1,893,158	583,294
1981	1,904,384	631,189
1982	1,921,772	605,626
1983	1,939,193	514,844
1984	1,960,428	436,384
1985	1,983,622	416,219
1986	1,998,043	395,651
1987	1,971,231	378,758
1988	1,936,601	399,297
1989	1,927,752	403,266
1990	1,926,480	411,546
1991	1,942,832	467,594
1992	1,956,659	494,352
1993	1,963,708	477,302
1994	1,959,775	473,200
1995	1,941,458	468,967
1996	1,922,554	446,142
1997	1,898,383	422,773
1998	1,871,650	393,436
1999	1,859,475	368,272
2000	1,845,383	390,167
2001	1,836,418	312,643
2002	1,820,665	247,752
2003	1,788,016	244,251
2004	1,759,250	225,988
2005	1,732,663	187,920
2006	1,706,084	203,441
2007	1,684,915	248,286
2008	1,670,846	215,841
2009	1,661,180	197,231
2010	1,658,682	213,083
2011	1,659,161	214,728
2012	1,656,599	215,859
2013	1,642,609	166,415
2014	1,587,620	167,464
2015	1,508,439	163,248
2016	1,445,256	122,923
2017	1,384,178	71,907
2018	1,366,076	30,951
2019	1,357,485	10,353
2020	1,031,637	-31,101
2021	936,682	-56,947
2022	1,224,397	-124,014
2023	1,238,366	-77,569

Maternal mortality chart: Mexico vs South Korea

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 South Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mexico	South Korea
1985	107	38
1986	100	35
1987	93	34
1988	88	31
1989	85	29
1990	81	28
1991	77	28
1992	73	26
1993	71	24
1994	69	23
1995	66	22
1996	64	20
1997	62	19
1998	60	18
1999	58	17
2000	56	15
2001	55	14
2002	55	13
2003	54	13
2004	53	12
2005	52	11
2006	51	10
2007	50	10
2008	51	9
2009	51	9
2010	50	8
2011	47	8
2012	46	8
2013	45	7
2014	44	7
2015	43	6
2016	43	6
2017	44	6
2018	44	5
2019	43	5
2020	61	12
2021	104	5
2022	45	7
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 0.28% in South Korea. 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	South Korea
1960	15.5%	11.2%
1961	14.8%	10.6%
1962	14.3%	10.1%
1963	13.7%	9.67%
1964	13.2%	9.18%
1965	12.7%	8.68%
1966	12.3%	8.16%
1967	11.9%	7.62%
1968	11.5%	7.1%
1969	11.1%	6.59%
1970	10.7%	6.12%
1971	10.3%	5.71%
1972	9.93%	5.36%
1973	9.56%	5.07%
1974	9.21%	4.82%
1975	8.86%	4.61%
1976	8.52%	4.42%
1977	8.18%	4.23%
1978	7.85%	4.04%
1979	7.51%	3.84%
1980	7.18%	3.63%
1981	6.86%	3.4%
1982	6.55%	3.17%
1983	6.26%	2.93%
1984	5.98%	2.7%
1985	5.71%	2.46%
1986	5.46%	2.25%
1987	5.21%	2.05%
1988	4.98%	1.87%
1989	4.75%	1.71%
1990	4.53%	1.57%
1991	4.32%	1.44%
1992	4.12%	1.33%
1993	3.92%	1.23%
1994	3.74%	1.14%
1995	3.57%	1.05%
1996	3.4%	0.98%
1997	3.24%	0.91%
1998	3.09%	0.85%
1999	2.94%	0.8%
2000	2.81%	0.75%
2001	2.68%	0.71%
2002	2.57%	0.68%
2003	2.46%	0.64%
2004	2.36%	0.6%
2005	2.27%	0.56%
2006	2.19%	0.52%
2007	2.11%	0.48%
2008	2.04%	0.45%
2009	1.98%	0.43%
2010	1.91%	0.41%
2011	1.85%	0.4%
2012	1.79%	0.38%
2013	1.73%	0.37%
2014	1.68%	0.36%
2015	1.62%	0.35%
2016	1.57%	0.34%
2017	1.52%	0.33%
2018	1.47%	0.32%
2019	1.42%	0.31%
2020	1.38%	0.3%
2021	1.33%	0.29%
2022	1.29%	0.28%
2023	1.25%	0.28%