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Fertility & birth rates in Mexico and Togo

Updated on by Georank team

Mexico has an annual birth rate of 15.7 births per 1,000 people, compared to 31.1 for Togo. The average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime — the fertility rate, is 1.91 in Mexico and 4.19 in Togo — 119.5% difference.

1960 vs 2023, the fertility rate has decreased by -71.8% in Mexico and by -38.3% in Togo — in 1960, it was 6.76 and 6.8, respectively.

Birth rates facts compared:

  • Mexico is ranked 100/196 by birth rate compared to 26/196 for Togo.
  • The mean age for first-time mothers is 21.3 years in Mexico, compared to 25 years in Togo.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 26.8 in Mexico — it's 29 in Togo.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) is 60.1 in Mexico vs 77.1 in Togo.
  • In Mexico, 27.1% of the population is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), compared to 24.2% in Togo.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.95% in Mexico and +2.34% in Togo.

Birth rate data compared

Mexico Togo
Fertility rate 1.91 4.19
Birth rate 15.7 31.1
Birth rate rank 100/196 26/196
Age at first childbirth 21.3 years 25 years
Average age at childbearing 26.8 years 29 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 58.4 76.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 99.9 194.2
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 16.5 62
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 27.1% 24.2%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 69.1% 21.4%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 96.6% 69.4%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.04% 0.35%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 0.76% 2.31%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.08% 3.59%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 1.25% 5.83%
Population change due to births and deaths +1,238,366 +218,093
Natural population change rank 12/196 57/196
Natural population change rate +0.95% +2.34%
Population growth +0.86% +2.27%
Population growth rank 113/197 42/197
Life expectancy 75.4 years 63.1 years

Fertility rate in Mexico vs Togo 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 4.19 in Togo in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Mexico
Factual

UN forecast
Togo
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Mexico Togo
1960 6.76 6.8
1961 6.78 6.82
1962 6.8 6.86
1963 6.82 6.89
1964 6.83 6.92
1965 6.82 6.94
1966 6.79 6.96
1967 6.75 6.96
1968 6.71 6.97
1969 6.63 7.02
1970 6.53 7.04
1971 6.42 7.06
1972 6.28 7.07
1973 6.12 7.08
1974 5.95 7.09
1975 5.74 7.09
1976 5.54 7.06
1977 5.36 7.03
1978 5.2 6.98
1979 4.96 6.94
1980 4.74 6.88
1981 4.57 6.81
1982 4.43 6.73
1983 4.3 6.63
1984 4.18 6.54
1985 4.09 6.46
1986 3.97 6.38
1987 3.8 6.3
1988 3.64 6.23
1989 3.53 6.15
1990 3.44 6.07
1991 3.36 5.99
1992 3.29 5.89
1993 3.21 5.78
1994 3.13 5.67
1995 3.04 5.57
1996 2.96 5.46
1997 2.89 5.36
1998 2.82 5.29
1999 2.76 5.23
2000 2.71 5.17
2001 2.67 5.13
2002 2.63 5.09
2003 2.58 5.05
2004 2.54 5
2005 2.5 5.04
2006 2.46 5.08
2007 2.42 5.1
2008 2.39 5.1
2009 2.36 5.1
2010 2.34 5.09
2011 2.32 4.98
2012 2.29 4.85
2013 2.27 4.75
2014 2.21 4.7
2015 2.14 4.66
2016 2.09 4.63
2017 2.04 4.58
2018 2.03 4.51
2019 2.02 4.45
2020 1.99 4.39
2021 1.97 4.32
2022 1.94 4.25
2023 1.91 4.19
2024 1.89 4.12
2025 1.87 4.07
2026 1.85 4.01
2027 1.83 3.95
2028 1.82 3.89
2029 1.81 3.84
2030 1.79 3.79
2031 1.78 3.75
2032 1.77 3.7
2033 1.77 3.65
2034 1.76 3.61
2035 1.76 3.56
2036 1.75 3.52
2037 1.75 3.48
2038 1.74 3.44
2039 1.74 3.4
2040 1.73 3.37
2041 1.73 3.33
2042 1.72 3.3
2043 1.72 3.27
2044 1.72 3.23
2045 1.71 3.2
2046 1.71 3.16
2047 1.71 3.13
2048 1.7 3.1
2049 1.7 3.07
2050 1.7 3.04

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Mexico
Factual

UN forecast
Togo
Factual

UN forecast
Year Share of people 0-14 years old
Mexico Togo
1960 46.8% 44%
1961 47% 44.1%
1962 47.1% 44.2%
1963 47.2% 44.4%
1964 47.3% 44.5%
1965 47.4% 44.6%
1966 47.5% 44.7%
1967 47.6% 44.8%
1968 47.6% 44.9%
1969 47.7% 45%
1970 47.7% 45.1%
1971 47.8% 45.2%
1972 47.7% 45.4%
1973 47.7% 45.5%
1974 47.6% 45.6%
1975 47.5% 45.8%
1976 47.2% 45.9%
1977 47% 46%
1978 46.7% 46.1%
1979 46.3% 46.2%
1980 45.8% 46.2%
1981 45.2% 46.2%
1982 44.4% 46.2%
1983 43.7% 46.1%
1984 43% 46%
1985 42.3% 45.9%
1986 41.6% 45.8%
1987 41% 45.7%
1988 40.3% 45.5%
1989 39.7% 45.3%
1990 39% 45.2%
1991 38.4% 44.9%
1992 37.8% 44.7%
1993 37.3% 44.5%
1994 36.9% 44.2%
1995 36.5% 44%
1996 36% 43.8%
1997 35.6% 43.5%
1998 35.2% 43.2%
1999 34.8% 42.9%
2000 34.3% 42.6%
2001 33.9% 42.4%
2002 33.4% 42.3%
2003 33% 42.2%
2004 32.5% 42%
2005 32.1% 41.9%
2006 31.6% 41.8%
2007 31.1% 41.6%
2008 30.6% 41.6%
2009 30.2% 41.5%
2010 29.8% 41.6%
2011 29.4% 41.6%
2012 29% 41.6%
2013 28.7% 41.6%
2014 28.3% 41.5%
2015 28% 41.5%
2016 27.6% 41.4%
2017 27.2% 41.2%
2018 26.7% 41.1%
2019 26.3% 40.9%
2020 26% 40.7%
2021 25.7% 40.5%
2022 25.3% 40.2%
2023 24.9% 39.9%
2024 24.5% 39.5%
2025 24.1% 39.2%
2026 23.7% 38.8%
2027 23.2% 38.4%
2028 22.8% 38.1%
2029 22.4% 37.8%
2030 22.1% 37.5%
2031 21.7% 37.2%
2032 21.4% 36.9%
2033 21.2% 36.6%
2034 20.9% 36.4%
2035 20.6% 36.1%
2036 20.3% 35.9%
2037 20.1% 35.6%
2038 19.9% 35.4%
2039 19.6% 35.2%
2040 19.4% 35%
2041 19.2% 34.8%
2042 19% 34.6%
2043 18.8% 34.4%
2044 18.6% 34.2%
2045 18.4% 33.9%
2046 18.2% 33.7%
2047 18% 33.5%
2048 17.8% 33.2%
2049 17.7% 33%
2050 17.5% 32.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.5% of the population in Mexico and 39.5% in Togo in 2024, compared to 39% and 45.2% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mexico and Togo compared.

Natural population change in Mexico vs Togo by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.05% in Mexico and +2.46% in Togo. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Mexico
Togo

Natural population change

Year Population change due to births and deaths
Mexico Togo
1960 1,206,955 43,307
1961 1,265,833 44,623
1962 1,328,319 46,201
1963 1,387,678 47,869
1964 1,447,360 49,449
1965 1,508,344 51,323
1966 1,566,170 53,640
1967 1,620,534 56,128
1968 1,671,918 59,110
1969 1,711,297 62,589
1970 1,753,370 65,851
1971 1,790,990 69,206
1972 1,823,302 72,008
1973 1,845,593 74,713
1974 1,868,809 77,347
1975 1,880,241 79,831
1976 1,891,958 82,321
1977 1,902,964 84,572
1978 1,921,419 86,950
1979 1,908,018 89,148
1980 1,893,158 91,445
1981 1,904,384 94,318
1982 1,921,772 97,003
1983 1,939,193 99,817
1984 1,960,428 102,425
1985 1,983,622 104,949
1986 1,998,043 107,957
1987 1,971,231 110,739
1988 1,936,601 112,915
1989 1,927,752 114,432
1990 1,926,480 116,200
1991 1,942,832 117,409
1992 1,956,659 118,876
1993 1,963,708 119,938
1994 1,959,775 113,074
1995 1,941,458 116,314
1996 1,922,554 119,418
1997 1,898,383 122,109
1998 1,871,650 125,392
1999 1,859,475 129,832
2000 1,845,383 133,873
2001 1,836,418 137,808
2002 1,820,665 141,643
2003 1,788,016 144,900
2004 1,759,250 147,574
2005 1,732,663 154,117
2006 1,706,084 160,671
2007 1,684,915 168,144
2008 1,670,846 173,677
2009 1,661,180 180,111
2010 1,658,682 185,294
2011 1,659,161 186,406
2012 1,656,599 186,061
2013 1,642,609 187,309
2014 1,587,620 190,667
2015 1,508,439 194,768
2016 1,445,256 199,364
2017 1,384,178 202,307
2018 1,366,076 204,942
2019 1,357,485 207,608
2020 1,031,637 208,663
2021 936,682 210,613
2022 1,224,397 215,090
2023 1,238,366 218,093

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Maternal mortality chart: Mexico vs Togo

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 349 deaths in Togo.

Mexico
Togo
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Mexico Togo
1985 107 668
1986 100 649
1987 93 636
1988 88 628
1989 85 644
1990 81 657
1991 77 676
1992 73 692
1993 71 728
1994 69 688
1995 66 663
1996 64 627
1997 62 600
1998 60 570
1999 58 529
2000 56 496
2001 55 478
2002 55 447
2003 54 431
2004 53 431
2005 52 434
2006 51 453
2007 50 448
2008 51 457
2009 51 471
2010 50 497
2011 47 501
2012 46 506
2013 45 500
2014 44 490
2015 43 470
2016 43 460
2017 44 443
2018 44 435
2019 43 416
2020 61 398
2021 104 397
2022 45 362
2023 42 349

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.25% in Mexico and 5.83% in Togo. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Mexico
Togo

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 Togo
1960 15.5% 26%
1961 14.8% 25.8%
1962 14.3% 25.5%
1963 13.7% 25.2%
1964 13.2% 24.9%
1965 12.7% 24.6%
1966 12.3% 24.2%
1967 11.9% 23.8%
1968 11.5% 23.4%
1969 11.1% 23%
1970 10.7% 22.5%
1971 10.3% 22.1%
1972 9.93% 21.6%
1973 9.56% 21.1%
1974 9.21% 20.7%
1975 8.86% 20.2%
1976 8.52% 19.7%
1977 8.18% 19.2%
1978 7.85% 18.8%
1979 7.51% 18.3%
1980 7.18% 17.9%
1981 6.86% 17.5%
1982 6.55% 17.1%
1983 6.26% 16.7%
1984 5.98% 16.3%
1985 5.71% 16%
1986 5.46% 15.7%
1987 5.21% 15.4%
1988 4.98% 15.2%
1989 4.75% 14.9%
1990 4.53% 14.7%
1991 4.32% 14.5%
1992 4.12% 14.3%
1993 3.92% 14.1%
1994 3.74% 13.9%
1995 3.57% 13.6%
1996 3.4% 13.3%
1997 3.24% 13%
1998 3.09% 12.7%
1999 2.94% 12.3%
2000 2.81% 12%
2001 2.68% 11.6%
2002 2.57% 11.3%
2003 2.46% 10.9%
2004 2.36% 10.6%
2005 2.27% 10.3%
2006 2.19% 9.97%
2007 2.11% 9.69%
2008 2.04% 9.41%
2009 1.98% 9.14%
2010 1.91% 8.87%
2011 1.85% 8.59%
2012 1.79% 8.33%
2013 1.73% 8.07%
2014 1.68% 7.81%
2015 1.62% 7.56%
2016 1.57% 7.32%
2017 1.52% 7.09%
2018 1.47% 6.86%
2019 1.42% 6.63%
2020 1.38% 6.43%
2021 1.33% 6.22%
2022 1.29% 6.02%
2023 1.25% 5.83%

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