Fertility & birth rates in Mexico and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate in Mexico vs United Arab Emirates 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 1.2 in the United Arab Emirates in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mexico vs the United Arab Emirates 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	UAE
1960	6.76	6.5
1961	6.78	6.49
1962	6.8	6.49
1963	6.82	6.5
1964	6.83	6.49
1965	6.82	6.5
1966	6.79	6.5
1967	6.75	6.51
1968	6.71	6.53
1969	6.63	6.52
1970	6.53	6.52
1971	6.42	6.52
1972	6.28	6.5
1973	6.12	6.46
1974	5.95	6.41
1975	5.74	6.35
1976	5.54	6.29
1977	5.36	6.22
1978	5.2	6.15
1979	4.96	6.06
1980	4.74	5.95
1981	4.57	5.81
1982	4.43	5.66
1983	4.3	5.48
1984	4.18	5.3
1985	4.09	5.13
1986	3.97	5
1987	3.8	4.88
1988	3.64	4.77
1989	3.53	4.65
1990	3.44	4.51
1991	3.36	4.25
1992	3.29	4.09
1993	3.21	3.82
1994	3.13	3.76
1995	3.04	3.28
1996	2.96	3.06
1997	2.89	2.83
1998	2.82	2.77
1999	2.76	2.79
2000	2.71	2.73
2001	2.67	2.62
2002	2.63	2.54
2003	2.58	2.49
2004	2.54	2.38
2005	2.5	2.23
2006	2.46	1.96
2007	2.42	1.79
2008	2.39	1.52
2009	2.36	1.58
2010	2.34	1.57
2011	2.32	1.54
2012	2.29	1.53
2013	2.27	1.53
2014	2.21	1.48
2015	2.14	1.42
2016	2.09	1.37
2017	2.04	1.35
2018	2.03	1.29
2019	2.02	1.25
2020	1.99	1.29
2021	1.97	1.16
2022	1.94	1.15
2023	1.91	1.2
2024	1.89	1.21
2025	1.87	1.21
2026	1.85	1.21
2027	1.83	1.21
2028	1.82	1.22
2029	1.81	1.22
2030	1.79	1.23
2031	1.78	1.23
2032	1.77	1.24
2033	1.77	1.25
2034	1.76	1.25
2035	1.76	1.26
2036	1.75	1.26
2037	1.75	1.27
2038	1.74	1.28
2039	1.74	1.28
2040	1.73	1.28
2041	1.73	1.29
2042	1.72	1.29
2043	1.72	1.3
2044	1.72	1.3
2045	1.71	1.31
2046	1.71	1.31
2047	1.71	1.31
2048	1.7	1.32
2049	1.7	1.32
2050	1.7	1.33

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mexico	UAE
1960	46.8%	37.8%
1961	47%	36.7%
1962	47.1%	35.8%
1963	47.2%	35.1%
1964	47.3%	34.5%
1965	47.4%	33.9%
1966	47.5%	33.2%
1967	47.6%	32.1%
1968	47.6%	31.2%
1969	47.7%	30.6%
1970	47.7%	29.8%
1971	47.8%	29%
1972	47.7%	28.3%
1973	47.7%	27.8%
1974	47.6%	27.4%
1975	47.5%	27.2%
1976	47.2%	26.9%
1977	47%	26.8%
1978	46.7%	26.9%
1979	46.3%	27.1%
1980	45.8%	27.4%
1981	45.2%	28%
1982	44.4%	28.8%
1983	43.7%	29.5%
1984	43%	30.2%
1985	42.3%	30.7%
1986	41.6%	31.2%
1987	41%	31.2%
1988	40.3%	30.9%
1989	39.7%	30.3%
1990	39%	29.6%
1991	38.4%	28.8%
1992	37.8%	28.1%
1993	37.3%	27.4%
1994	36.9%	26.7%
1995	36.5%	25.9%
1996	36%	25.2%
1997	35.6%	24.3%
1998	35.2%	23.1%
1999	34.8%	22%
2000	34.3%	20.8%
2001	33.9%	19.8%
2002	33.4%	18.9%
2003	33%	18.3%
2004	32.5%	17.8%
2005	32.1%	17.5%
2006	31.6%	17.2%
2007	31.1%	17%
2008	30.6%	16.9%
2009	30.2%	16.9%
2010	29.8%	16.9%
2011	29.4%	16.8%
2012	29%	16.8%
2013	28.7%	16.8%
2014	28.3%	16.8%
2015	28%	16.8%
2016	27.6%	16.8%
2017	27.2%	16.8%
2018	26.7%	16.7%
2019	26.3%	16.6%
2020	26%	16.6%
2021	25.7%	16.5%
2022	25.3%	16.5%
2023	24.9%	16.3%
2024	24.5%	16.1%
2025	24.1%	16%
2026	23.7%	15.9%
2027	23.2%	15.9%
2028	22.8%	15.9%
2029	22.4%	15.9%
2030	22.1%	16%
2031	21.7%	16.1%
2032	21.4%	16.3%
2033	21.2%	16.5%
2034	20.9%	16.7%
2035	20.6%	16.9%
2036	20.3%	17.1%
2037	20.1%	17.3%
2038	19.9%	17.5%
2039	19.6%	17.7%
2040	19.4%	17.9%
2041	19.2%	18%
2042	19%	18.1%
2043	18.8%	18.2%
2044	18.6%	18.3%
2045	18.4%	18.3%
2046	18.2%	18.3%
2047	18%	18.3%
2048	17.8%	18.3%
2049	17.7%	18.2%
2050	17.5%	18.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.5% of the population in Mexico and 16.1% in the United Arab Emirates in 2024, compared to 39% and 29.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mexico and the United Arab Emirates compared.

Natural population change in Mexico vs United Arab Emirates by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.05% in Mexico and +0.93% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	1,206,955	3,418
1961	1,265,833	3,657
1962	1,328,319	3,901
1963	1,387,678	4,157
1964	1,447,360	4,410
1965	1,508,344	4,675
1966	1,566,170	4,955
1967	1,620,534	5,264
1968	1,671,918	5,588
1969	1,711,297	6,138
1970	1,753,370	6,922
1971	1,790,990	7,839
1972	1,823,302	8,818
1973	1,845,593	9,822
1974	1,868,809	10,835
1975	1,880,241	11,859
1976	1,891,958	12,876
1977	1,902,964	15,787
1978	1,921,419	18,879
1979	1,908,018	21,987
1980	1,893,158	25,005
1981	1,904,384	27,560
1982	1,921,772	29,585
1983	1,939,193	31,480
1984	1,960,428	33,250
1985	1,983,622	34,855
1986	1,998,043	36,829
1987	1,971,231	37,741
1988	1,936,601	38,861
1989	1,927,752	40,148
1990	1,926,480	41,339
1991	1,942,832	41,409
1992	1,956,659	42,119
1993	1,963,708	41,324
1994	1,959,775	42,976
1995	1,941,458	38,685
1996	1,922,554	37,886
1997	1,898,383	38,207
1998	1,871,650	41,176
1999	1,859,475	46,198
2000	1,845,383	49,993
2001	1,836,418	52,789
2002	1,820,665	55,922
2003	1,788,016	59,118
2004	1,759,250	60,344
2005	1,732,663	60,046
2006	1,706,084	54,338
2007	1,684,915	55,048
2008	1,670,846	55,426
2009	1,661,180	66,521
2010	1,658,682	69,907
2011	1,659,161	73,496
2012	1,656,599	78,682
2013	1,642,609	82,977
2014	1,587,620	84,277
2015	1,508,439	85,044
2016	1,445,256	87,028
2017	1,384,178	89,382
2018	1,366,076	86,840
2019	1,357,485	86,296
2020	1,031,637	87,871
2021	936,682	76,802
2022	1,224,397	81,758
2023	1,238,366	92,698

Maternal mortality chart: Mexico vs United Arab Emirates

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 3 deaths in the United Arab Emirates.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mexico	UAE
1985	107	19
1986	100	19
1987	93	19
1988	88	19
1989	85	19
1990	81	19
1991	77	19
1992	73	19
1993	71	19
1994	69	19
1995	66	18
1996	64	16
1997	62	14
1998	60	12
1999	58	10
2000	56	8
2001	55	7
2002	55	5
2003	54	5
2004	53	4
2005	52	4
2006	51	3
2007	50	3
2008	51	3
2009	51	3
2010	50	3
2011	47	4
2012	46	4
2013	45	4
2014	44	3
2015	43	3
2016	43	3
2017	44	3
2018	44	3
2019	43	3
2020	61	6
2021	104	6
2022	45	2
2023	42	3

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.25% in Mexico and 0.5% in the United Arab Emirates. 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	UAE
1960	15.5%	20.1%
1961	14.8%	19%
1962	14.3%	18%
1963	13.7%	16.9%
1964	13.2%	15.8%
1965	12.7%	14.8%
1966	12.3%	13.7%
1967	11.9%	12.6%
1968	11.5%	11.6%
1969	11.1%	10.6%
1970	10.7%	9.62%
1971	10.3%	8.72%
1972	9.93%	7.89%
1973	9.56%	7.12%
1974	9.21%	6.43%
1975	8.86%	5.8%
1976	8.52%	5.23%
1977	8.18%	4.7%
1978	7.85%	4.22%
1979	7.51%	3.78%
1980	7.18%	3.4%
1981	6.86%	3.06%
1982	6.55%	2.77%
1983	6.26%	2.52%
1984	5.98%	2.31%
1985	5.71%	2.12%
1986	5.46%	1.97%
1987	5.21%	1.83%
1988	4.98%	1.71%
1989	4.75%	1.61%
1990	4.53%	1.51%
1991	4.32%	1.43%
1992	4.12%	1.37%
1993	3.92%	1.31%
1994	3.74%	1.26%
1995	3.57%	1.21%
1996	3.4%	1.18%
1997	3.24%	1.15%
1998	3.09%	1.12%
1999	2.94%	1.09%
2000	2.81%	1.07%
2001	2.68%	1.05%
2002	2.57%	1.03%
2003	2.46%	1.01%
2004	2.36%	1%
2005	2.27%	0.98%
2006	2.19%	0.96%
2007	2.11%	0.94%
2008	2.04%	0.92%
2009	1.98%	0.9%
2010	1.91%	0.88%
2011	1.85%	0.86%
2012	1.79%	0.84%
2013	1.73%	0.82%
2014	1.68%	0.79%
2015	1.62%	0.77%
2016	1.57%	0.73%
2017	1.52%	0.7%
2018	1.47%	0.67%
2019	1.42%	0.63%
2020	1.38%	0.6%
2021	1.33%	0.56%
2022	1.29%	0.53%
2023	1.25%	0.5%