Birth rate by women's age group in Mexico
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
74
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.
Birth rate by women's age group in Mexico, year by year
| Year | live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 132.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | — |
| 1951 | 133.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 133.83 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 133.7 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 133.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 132.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 131.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.6% |
| 1957 | 130.79 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 127.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.6% |
| 1959 | 127.95 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 129.43 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 129.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 129.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 129.47 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 127.31 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 126.66 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 126.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 124.22 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 125.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 125.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 127.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 127.54 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 127.68 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 128.05 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 127.37 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 125.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 125.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 121.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 118.48 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 115.41 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 109.97 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 106.09 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.5% |
| 1982 | 102.12 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 97.76 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 94.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 90.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 90.08 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 88.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 86.19 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 85.29 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 84.07 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 83.4 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 82.64 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 81.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 80.5 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 78.59 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 76.85 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 75.15 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 73.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 72.74 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 72.26 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 72.55 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 72.91 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 72.87 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 73.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 72.77 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 72.02 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 72.89 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 74.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 76.21 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 76.73 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 77.65 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 78.3 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 77.81 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 74.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 69.33 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 66.14 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 64.49 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 63.45 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 63.36 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 62.58 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 62.03 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 61.11 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 60.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | -1.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 60.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 27.67 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 2.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 60.1 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.42 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
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
- 52 Mayotte 63.22 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
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- Population density 67 people per km² (2100)
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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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Age-specific fertility rate for girls aged 15 to 19: the annual number of live births in this age group per 1,000 girls.