Birth rate, crude in Mexico
Mexico: Birth rate, crude was 15.46 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Birth rate, crude in Mexico, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for birth rate, crude in Mexico is 15.46 per 1,000 people, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Mexico peaked at 46.86 per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 15.46 per 1,000 people, in 2024.
Mexico ranks 102nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.34 per 1,000 people | 45.1 per 1,000 people | 46.86 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.55 per 1,000 people | 36.18 per 1,000 people | 44.52 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.65 per 1,000 people | 29.88 per 1,000 people | 35.03 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.22 per 1,000 people | 24.64 per 1,000 people | 29.42 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.24 per 1,000 people | 20.57 per 1,000 people | 24.19 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.58 per 1,000 people | 16.88 per 1,000 people | 20.33 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.03 per 1,000 people | 15.46 per 1,000 people | 16.57 per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 99 Indonesia 15.76 per 1,000 people compare
- 100 Peru 15.75 per 1,000 people compare
- 101 El Salvador 15.6 per 1,000 people compare
- 103 Venezuela 15.23 per 1,000 people compare
- 104 Saint Martin (French part) 15.04 per 1,000 people compare
- 105 American Samoa 14.99 per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Mexico
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 1.10 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 48.4% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 1.15 million (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 1.11 million (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1.09 million (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1.07 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Mexico?
- Birth rate, crude in Mexico was 15.46 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 46.86 per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.46 per 1,000 people in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for birth rate, crude?
- Mexico ranks 102nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.