Fertility rate: births per woman in Mexico
Mexico: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.91 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Mexico, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1.91 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Mexico peaked at 6.83 live births per woman in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.91 live births per woman, in 2023.
Mexico ranks 122nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.74 live births per woman | 6.71 live births per woman | 6.76 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.77 live births per woman | 6.63 live births per woman | 6.83 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.81 live births per woman | 4.96 live births per woman | 6.53 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.13 live births per woman | 3.53 live births per woman | 4.74 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.09 live births per woman | 2.76 live births per woman | 3.44 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.53 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 2.71 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 2.34 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 live births per woman | 1.91 live births per woman | 1.99 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More reference data data for Mexico
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0257 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.91 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.789 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 37.11 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -1.15 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.3383 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 50.93 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 53.67 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.7155 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Mexico?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Mexico was 1.91 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 6.83 live births per woman in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Mexico ranks 122nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.