India vs Mexico: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
India
1.89 children per women
in 2023
Mexico
1.87 children per women
in 2023
India rank
118th
Mexico rank
120th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- India
- Mexico
How they compare
India currently reports 1.89 children per women against 1.87 children per women in Mexico, a difference of 0.02 children per women.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mexico ahead.
India ranks 118th and Mexico ranks 120th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.81 children per women | 5.21 children per women | 1.4 children per women | Mexico |
| 1960s | 4.1 children per women | 5.75 children per women | 1.66 children per women | Mexico |
| 1970s | 3.9 children per women | 5.21 children per women | 1.3 children per women | Mexico |
| 1980s | 3.58 children per women | 3.83 children per women | 0.2468 children per women | Mexico |
| 1990s | 3.16 children per women | 2.94 children per women | 0.2217 children per women | India |
| 2000s | 2.7 children per women | 2.44 children per women | 0.267 children per women | India |
| 2010s | 2.19 children per women | 2.11 children per women | 0.0749 children per women | India |
| 2020s | 1.92 children per women | 1.91 children per women | 0.009 children per women | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, India or Mexico?
- India, at 1.89 children per women against 1.87 children per women in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between India and Mexico?
- 0.02 children per women, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Mexico?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do India and Mexico rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- India ranks 118th and Mexico ranks 120th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).