Fertility rate, total in Mexico
Mexico: Fertility rate, total was 1.89 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate, total in Mexico, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1.89 births per woman for fertility rate, total in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Mexico peaked at 6.83 births per woman in 1964 and was at its lowest, 1.89 births per woman, in 2024.
Mexico ranks 111th 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 | 6.77 births per woman | 6.63 births per woman | 6.83 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.81 births per woman | 4.96 births per woman | 6.53 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.13 births per woman | 3.53 births per woman | 4.74 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.09 births per woman | 2.76 births per woman | 3.44 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.53 births per woman | 2.36 births per woman | 2.71 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 births per woman | 2.02 births per woman | 2.34 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 births per woman | 1.89 births per woman | 1.99 births per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 108 Faroe Islands 1.91 births per woman compare
- 109 Vietnam 1.9 births per woman compare
- 110 Philippines 1.89 births per woman compare
- 112 Gibraltar 1.89 births per woman compare
- 113 Palau 1.88 births per woman compare
- 114 Seychelles 1.85 births per woman 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 fertility rate, total in Mexico?
- Fertility rate, total in Mexico was 1.89 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 6.83 births per woman in 1964.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.89 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Mexico rank for fertility rate, total?
- Mexico ranks 111th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.