Birth rate in Mexico
Mexico: Birth rate was 15.71 births per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Birth rate in Mexico, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in births per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2023, birth rate in Mexico stood at 15.71 births per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate in Mexico peaked at 49.24 births per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 15.71 births per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Mexico ranks 106th 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 | 48.18 births per 1,000 people | 46.99 births per 1,000 people | 49.24 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.34 births per 1,000 people | 45.1 births per 1,000 people | 46.86 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.55 births per 1,000 people | 36.18 births per 1,000 people | 44.52 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.65 births per 1,000 people | 29.88 births per 1,000 people | 35.03 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.22 births per 1,000 people | 24.64 births per 1,000 people | 29.42 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.24 births per 1,000 people | 20.57 births per 1,000 people | 24.19 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.58 births per 1,000 people | 16.88 births per 1,000 people | 20.33 births per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.17 births per 1,000 people | 15.71 births per 1,000 people | 16.57 births per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 103 Peru 15.94 births per 1,000 people compare
- 104 Indonesia 15.94 births per 1,000 people compare
- 105 El Salvador 15.76 births per 1,000 people compare
- 107 Western Sahara 15.5 births per 1,000 people compare
- 108 American Samoa 15.39 births per 1,000 people compare
- 109 Venezuela 15.09 births per 1,000 people compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate in Mexico?
- Birth rate in Mexico was 15.71 births per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest birth rate recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 49.24 births per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest birth rate recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.71 births per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Mexico rank for birth rate?
- Mexico ranks 106th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is birth rate rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Birth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.