What is birth rate by women's age group in Mexico?

Birth rate by women's age group in Mexico was 60.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Mexico?

The highest recorded value was 133.83 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1952.

What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Mexico?

The lowest recorded value was 60.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023.

How does Mexico rank for birth rate by women's age group?

Mexico ranks 54th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Mexico?

Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. 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 Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Birth rate by women's age group in Mexico

Name: Birth rate by women's age group in Mexico
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mexico: Birth rate by women's age group was 60.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

60.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

54th

of 236 countries

All-time high

133.83 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 1952

All-time low

60.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Birth rate by women's age group in Mexico, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 60.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 for birth rate by women's age group in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, birth rate by women's age group in Mexico peaked at 133.83 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1952 and was at its lowest, 60.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, in 2023.

Mexico ranks 54th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	131.69 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	127.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	133.83 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1960s	127.32 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	124.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	129.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1970s	124.38 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	115.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	128.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1980s	95.06 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	85.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	109.97 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
1990s	78.93 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	72.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	84.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2000s	73.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	72.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	76.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2010s	71.16 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	63.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	78.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	10
2020s	61.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	60.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	62.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	4

Countries ranked near Mexico

51 Afghanistan 64.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
53 Senegal 60.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
55 Colombia 59.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
56 Ghana 58.24 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare
57 Gambia 58.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More population data for Mexico

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.6% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 5.55 million people (2100)
Population density 67 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.6% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.89 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 150,836 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.89 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.89 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 1.0% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 1.91 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Mexico →

Frequently asked questions

What is birth rate by women's age group in Mexico?: Birth rate by women's age group in Mexico was 60.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Mexico?: The highest recorded value was 133.83 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 1952.
What is the lowest birth rate by women's age group recorded in Mexico?: The lowest recorded value was 60.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 in 2023.
How does Mexico rank for birth rate by women's age group?: Mexico ranks 54th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is birth rate by women's age group rising or falling in Mexico?: Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. 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 Birth rate by women's age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Birth rate by women's age group
Unit: live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.