Overview
- Mexico recorded 1,672,227 births in 2024, equal to 47.7 per 1,000 women aged 15–49, according to INEGI.
- Births to mothers aged 10–17 rose to 10.1% of the total, up sharply from 5.6% in 2023.
- Chiapas posted the highest natality rate (86.7), while Mexico City had the lowest (32.8), with Yucatán and Hidalgo also at the bottom.
- The 2024 totals remain below 2019’s more than 2.09 million births and a 60.3 rate, highlighting a return to pandemic-era lows despite a brief 2021 rebound.
- INEGI reported the 2024 count as among the lowest on record since 1985, with most deliveries occurring in hospitals or clinics (87%).