Fertility & birth rates in Mexico and United Kingdom

Fertility rate in Mexico vs United Kingdom 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 1.56 in the United Kingdom in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Mexico vs the United Kingdom 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	United Kingdom
1960	6.76	2.69
1961	6.78	2.78
1962	6.8	2.86
1963	6.82	2.88
1964	6.83	2.93
1965	6.82	2.86
1966	6.79	2.78
1967	6.75	2.68
1968	6.71	2.6
1969	6.63	2.51
1970	6.53	2.44
1971	6.42	2.41
1972	6.28	2.2
1973	6.12	2.04
1974	5.95	1.92
1975	5.74	1.81
1976	5.54	1.74
1977	5.36	1.69
1978	5.2	1.75
1979	4.96	1.86
1980	4.74	1.9
1981	4.57	1.82
1982	4.43	1.78
1983	4.3	1.77
1984	4.18	1.77
1985	4.09	1.79
1986	3.97	1.78
1987	3.8	1.81
1988	3.64	1.82
1989	3.53	1.79
1990	3.44	1.83
1991	3.36	1.82
1992	3.29	1.79
1993	3.21	1.76
1994	3.13	1.74
1995	3.04	1.71
1996	2.96	1.73
1997	2.89	1.72
1998	2.82	1.71
1999	2.76	1.68
2000	2.71	1.64
2001	2.67	1.63
2002	2.63	1.63
2003	2.58	1.7
2004	2.54	1.75
2005	2.5	1.76
2006	2.46	1.82
2007	2.42	1.86
2008	2.39	1.91
2009	2.36	1.89
2010	2.34	1.92
2011	2.32	1.91
2012	2.29	1.92
2013	2.27	1.83
2014	2.21	1.81
2015	2.14	1.8
2016	2.09	1.79
2017	2.04	1.74
2018	2.03	1.68
2019	2.02	1.63
2020	1.99	1.57
2021	1.97	1.58
2022	1.94	1.56
2023	1.91	1.56
2024	1.89	1.55
2025	1.87	1.54
2026	1.85	1.53
2027	1.83	1.53
2028	1.82	1.53
2029	1.81	1.52
2030	1.79	1.52
2031	1.78	1.52
2032	1.77	1.53
2033	1.77	1.53
2034	1.76	1.53
2035	1.76	1.53
2036	1.75	1.53
2037	1.75	1.53
2038	1.74	1.53
2039	1.74	1.53
2040	1.73	1.53
2041	1.73	1.54
2042	1.72	1.54
2043	1.72	1.54
2044	1.72	1.54
2045	1.71	1.54
2046	1.71	1.54
2047	1.71	1.54
2048	1.7	1.54
2049	1.7	1.55
2050	1.7	1.55

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mexico	United Kingdom
1960	46.8%	23.3%
1961	47%	23.3%
1962	47.1%	23.2%
1963	47.2%	23.2%
1964	47.3%	23.3%
1965	47.4%	23.4%
1966	47.5%	23.5%
1967	47.6%	23.7%
1968	47.6%	23.9%
1969	47.7%	24%
1970	47.7%	24.1%
1971	47.8%	24.1%
1972	47.7%	24%
1973	47.7%	23.9%
1974	47.6%	23.6%
1975	47.5%	23.3%
1976	47.2%	22.9%
1977	47%	22.4%
1978	46.7%	21.9%
1979	46.3%	21.4%
1980	45.8%	21%
1981	45.2%	20.6%
1982	44.4%	20.2%
1983	43.7%	19.8%
1984	43%	19.5%
1985	42.3%	19.3%
1986	41.6%	19.1%
1987	41%	18.9%
1988	40.3%	18.9%
1989	39.7%	19.1%
1990	39%	19.1%
1991	38.4%	19.3%
1992	37.8%	19.4%
1993	37.3%	19.5%
1994	36.9%	19.6%
1995	36.5%	19.5%
1996	36%	19.4%
1997	35.6%	19.3%
1998	35.2%	19.3%
1999	34.8%	19.2%
2000	34.3%	18.9%
2001	33.9%	18.7%
2002	33.4%	18.5%
2003	33%	18.4%
2004	32.5%	18.3%
2005	32.1%	18.2%
2006	31.6%	18%
2007	31.1%	17.9%
2008	30.6%	17.8%
2009	30.2%	17.8%
2010	29.8%	17.8%
2011	29.4%	17.7%
2012	29%	17.8%
2013	28.7%	17.8%
2014	28.3%	17.8%
2015	28%	17.9%
2016	27.6%	18%
2017	27.2%	18%
2018	26.7%	18.1%
2019	26.3%	18%
2020	26%	18%
2021	25.7%	17.8%
2022	25.3%	17.6%
2023	24.9%	17.4%
2024	24.5%	17.2%
2025	24.1%	17%
2026	23.7%	16.7%
2027	23.2%	16.5%
2028	22.8%	16.2%
2029	22.4%	16%
2030	22.1%	15.7%
2031	21.7%	15.5%
2032	21.4%	15.3%
2033	21.2%	15.2%
2034	20.9%	15.1%
2035	20.6%	15%
2036	20.3%	14.9%
2037	20.1%	14.9%
2038	19.9%	14.8%
2039	19.6%	14.8%
2040	19.4%	14.8%
2041	19.2%	14.8%
2042	19%	14.8%
2043	18.8%	14.9%
2044	18.6%	14.9%
2045	18.4%	14.9%
2046	18.2%	15%
2047	18%	15%
2048	17.8%	15%
2049	17.7%	15%
2050	17.5%	15.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.5% of the population in Mexico and 17.2% in the United Kingdom in 2024, compared to 39% and 19.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mexico and the United Kingdom compared.

Natural population change in Mexico vs United Kingdom by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.05% in Mexico and +0.16% in the United Kingdom. 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	United Kingdom
1960	1,206,955	314,400
1961	1,265,833	311,519
1962	1,328,319	340,800
1963	1,387,678	337,995
1964	1,447,360	405,000
1965	1,508,344	364,132
1966	1,566,170	333,356
1967	1,620,534	346,145
1968	1,671,918	292,622
1969	1,711,297	260,577
1970	1,753,370	244,918
1971	1,790,990	257,123
1972	1,823,302	162,650
1973	1,845,593	112,389
1974	1,868,809	67,476
1975	1,880,241	33,735
1976	1,891,958	-5,621
1977	1,902,964	0
1978	1,921,419	16,859
1979	1,908,018	61,872
1980	1,893,158	95,734
1981	1,904,384	73,234
1982	1,921,772	56,314
1983	1,939,193	61,966
1984	1,960,428	84,633
1985	1,983,622	79,170
1986	1,998,043	90,690
1987	1,971,231	136,325
1988	1,936,601	136,628
1989	1,927,752	119,861
1990	1,926,480	154,569
1991	1,942,832	143,562
1992	1,956,659	149,709
1993	1,963,708	103,893
1994	1,959,775	127,304
1995	1,941,458	87,028
1996	1,922,554	98,884
1997	1,898,383	99,138
1998	1,871,650	87,730
1999	1,859,475	64,551
2000	1,845,383	70,671
2001	1,836,418	65,032
2002	1,820,665	65,308
2003	1,788,016	89,471
2004	1,759,250	131,974
2005	1,732,663	144,963
2006	1,706,084	176,455
2007	1,684,915	196,232
2008	1,670,846	216,325
2009	1,661,180	230,422
2010	1,658,682	251,066
2011	1,659,161	259,361
2012	1,656,599	248,473
2013	1,642,609	198,830
2014	1,587,620	206,784
2015	1,508,439	175,738
2016	1,445,256	177,139
2017	1,384,178	145,125
2018	1,366,076	119,321
2019	1,357,485	108,342
2020	1,031,637	-4,272
2021	936,682	30,612
2022	1,224,397	39,751
2023	1,238,366	34,589

Maternal mortality chart: Mexico vs United Kingdom

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 8 deaths in the United Kingdom.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mexico	United Kingdom
1985	107	2
1986	100	2
1987	93	3
1988	88	4
1989	85	5
1990	81	6
1991	77	7
1992	73	7
1993	71	8
1994	69	9
1995	66	9
1996	64	8
1997	62	9
1998	60	10
1999	58	11
2000	56	12
2001	55	13
2002	55	13
2003	54	14
2004	53	13
2005	52	12
2006	51	12
2007	50	11
2008	51	11
2009	51	11
2010	50	10
2011	47	10
2012	46	9
2013	45	9
2014	44	9
2015	43	9
2016	43	9
2017	44	9
2018	44	9
2019	43	9
2020	61	14
2021	104	13
2022	45	15
2023	42	8

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.25% in Mexico and 0.45% in the United Kingdom. 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	United Kingdom
1960	15.5%	2.66%
1961	14.8%	2.61%
1962	14.3%	2.56%
1963	13.7%	2.49%
1964	13.2%	2.42%
1965	12.7%	2.34%
1966	12.3%	2.28%
1967	11.9%	2.22%
1968	11.5%	2.18%
1969	11.1%	2.14%
1970	10.7%	2.1%
1971	10.3%	2.06%
1972	9.93%	2%
1973	9.56%	1.94%
1974	9.21%	1.87%
1975	8.86%	1.8%
1976	8.52%	1.72%
1977	8.18%	1.64%
1978	7.85%	1.57%
1979	7.51%	1.49%
1980	7.18%	1.41%
1981	6.86%	1.34%
1982	6.55%	1.27%
1983	6.26%	1.22%
1984	5.98%	1.17%
1985	5.71%	1.14%
1986	5.46%	1.11%
1987	5.21%	1.08%
1988	4.98%	1.04%
1989	4.75%	0.99%
1990	4.53%	0.93%
1991	4.32%	0.87%
1992	4.12%	0.82%
1993	3.92%	0.77%
1994	3.74%	0.74%
1995	3.57%	0.72%
1996	3.4%	0.7%
1997	3.24%	0.69%
1998	3.09%	0.68%
1999	2.94%	0.67%
2000	2.81%	0.65%
2001	2.68%	0.64%
2002	2.57%	0.63%
2003	2.46%	0.63%
2004	2.36%	0.61%
2005	2.27%	0.6%
2006	2.19%	0.59%
2007	2.11%	0.58%
2008	2.04%	0.56%
2009	1.98%	0.54%
2010	1.91%	0.52%
2011	1.85%	0.5%
2012	1.79%	0.48%
2013	1.73%	0.46%
2014	1.68%	0.45%
2015	1.62%	0.45%
2016	1.57%	0.44%
2017	1.52%	0.44%
2018	1.47%	0.44%
2019	1.42%	0.44%
2020	1.38%	0.44%
2021	1.33%	0.44%
2022	1.29%	0.45%
2023	1.25%	0.45%