Overview

• In 2024, Mexico recorded 92,660 births to adolescents aged 15–17 and nearly 8,000 births to girls aged 10–14, equal to about 21 mothers under 15 every day, according to the Health Ministry.
• Sipinna says it is executing Phase 3 of the National Strategy to Prevent Adolescent Pregnancy and coordinating the new Cero Niñas Madres working group targeting pregnancies among girls aged 9–14.
• Authorities describe adolescent pregnancy as a multifactorial crisis tied to poverty, school dropout and gender violence, with the highest risks concentrated in communities with fewer resources and limited education access.
• INEGI’s ENADID 2023 reports 17,820,764 girls live in Mexico—about 13.7% of the population—with 30.6% in rural areas, 58.4% affiliated with a health system and 87.1% attending school.
• NGO activity continues alongside government efforts, with Fundación MSI reporting sexuality education for more than 58,000 young people in 2024 and over 16,500 sexual and reproductive health supplies and services delivered nationwide.