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Live births in Mexico

Live births in Mexico was 2.04 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 1.2% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

2023, count2,037,689 Estimated
Change on 2022-1.2%
Rank13th of 236Countries ranked
Series high2,478,5741993
Series low1,358,5011950
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Live births in Mexico, 1950 to 2023

1.25M1.5M1.75M2M2.25M2.5M19501961197219831994200520231950: 1,358,501 count1951: 1,392,106 count1952: 1,423,352 count1953: 1,454,762 count1954: 1,488,719 count1955: 1,518,148 count1956: 1,555,301 count1957: 1,593,585 count1958: 1,632,173 count1959: 1,674,239 count1960: 1,720,841 count1961: 1,771,461 count1962: 1,830,989 count1963: 1,891,461 count1964: 1,953,005 count1965: 2,009,445 count1966: 2,064,587 count1967: 2,117,698 count1968: 2,174,336 count1969: 2,220,303 count1970: 2,262,194 count1971: 2,298,485 count1972: 2,325,398 count1973: 2,345,003 count1974: 2,360,201 count1975: 2,362,842 count1976: 2,368,587 count1977: 2,375,515 count1978: 2,391,699 count1979: 2,375,168 count1980: 2,357,249 count1981: 2,366,047 count1982: 2,384,613 count1983: 2,404,958 count1984: 2,431,036 count1985: 2,457,437 count1986: 2,474,374 count1987: 2,451,637 count1988: 2,424,955 count1989: 2,427,819 count1990: 2,436,563 count1991: 2,454,813 count1992: 2,469,586 count1993: 2,478,574 count1994: 2,476,391 count1995: 2,458,900 count1996: 2,442,339 count1997: 2,421,231 count1998: 2,400,525 count1999: 2,392,938 count2000: 2,385,977 count2001: 2,380,261 count2002: 2,374,140 count2003: 2,351,177 count2004: 2,335,226 count2005: 2,318,498 count2006: 2,303,997 count2007: 2,296,268 count2008: 2,297,950 count2009: 2,303,532 count2010: 2,310,124 count2011: 2,315,793 count2012: 2,319,451 count2013: 2,314,458 count2014: 2,270,937 count2015: 2,206,765 count2016: 2,162,620 count2017: 2,124,252 count2018: 2,122,316 count2019: 2,122,565 count2020: 2,100,438 count2021: 2,087,487 count2022: 2,063,075 count2023: 2,037,689 count1M1.5M2M2.5M19501975200020232023: 2,037,689 count
count. Source: UN WPP, World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2024-12-13.
All 74 values
Periodcount
20232,037,689 Estimated
20222,063,075 Estimated
20212,087,487 Estimated
20202,100,438 Estimated
20192,122,565 Estimated
20182,122,316 Estimated
20172,124,252 Estimated
20162,162,620 Estimated
20152,206,765 Estimated
20142,270,937 Estimated
20132,314,458 Estimated
20122,319,451 Estimated
20112,315,793 Estimated
20102,310,124 Estimated
20092,303,532 Estimated
20082,297,950 Estimated
20072,296,268 Estimated
20062,303,997 Estimated
20052,318,498 Estimated
20042,335,226 Estimated
20032,351,177 Estimated
20022,374,140 Estimated
20012,380,261 Estimated
20002,385,977 Estimated
19992,392,938 Estimated
19982,400,525 Estimated
19972,421,231 Estimated
19962,442,339 Estimated
19952,458,900 Estimated
19942,476,391 Estimated
19932,478,574 Estimated
19922,469,586 Estimated
19912,454,813 Estimated
19902,436,563 Estimated
19892,427,819 Estimated
19882,424,955 Estimated
19872,451,637 Estimated
19862,474,374 Estimated
19852,457,437 Estimated
19842,431,036 Estimated
19832,404,958 Estimated
19822,384,613 Estimated
19812,366,047 Estimated
19802,357,249 Estimated
19792,375,168 Estimated
19782,391,699 Estimated
19772,375,515 Estimated
19762,368,587 Estimated
19752,362,842 Estimated
19742,360,201 Estimated
19732,345,003 Estimated
19722,325,398 Estimated
19712,298,485 Estimated
19702,262,194 Estimated
19692,220,303 Estimated
19682,174,336 Estimated
19672,117,698 Estimated
19662,064,587 Estimated
19652,009,445 Estimated
19641,953,005 Estimated
19631,891,461 Estimated
19621,830,989 Estimated
19611,771,461 Estimated
19601,720,841 Estimated
19591,674,239 Estimated
19581,632,173 Estimated
19571,593,585 Estimated
19561,555,301 Estimated
19551,518,148 Estimated
19541,488,719 Estimated
19531,454,762 Estimated
19521,423,352 Estimated
19511,392,106 Estimated
19501,358,501 Estimated

Mexico compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 104,015 countAfghanistan: 1,469,029 countAntigua and Barbuda: 1,106 countAlbania: 28,803 countArmenia: 34,668 countAngola: 1,381,370 countArgentina: 503,823 countAustria: 77,054 countAustralia: 304,340 countAzerbaijan: 125,136 countBosnia and Herzegovina: 24,569 countBangladesh: 3,489,953 countBelgium: 101,686 countBurkina Faso: 728,612 countBulgaria: 62,645 countBurundi: 460,882 countBenin: 478,062 countBrunei: 6,237 countBolivia: 260,151 countBrazil: 2,601,670 countBahamas: 4,335 countBhutan: 9,958 countBotswana: 61,294 countBelarus: 65,050 countBelize: 7,410 countCanada: 356,745 countDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 4,369,683 countCentral African Republic: 238,858 countRepublic of the Congo: 189,365 countSwitzerland: 83,702 countCôte d’Ivoire: 997,001 countChile: 176,196 countCameroon: 957,392 countChina: 8,899,881 countColombia: 705,009 countCosta Rica: 51,969 countCuba: 95,938 countCape Verde: 6,440 countCyprus: 14,524 countCzechia: 91,845 countGermany: 719,249 countDjibouti: 23,946 countDenmark: 57,810 countDominican Republic: 203,183 countAlgeria: 905,981 countEcuador: 270,300 countEstonia: 11,036 countEgypt: 2,405,717 countWestern Sahara: 8,987 countEritrea: 99,058 countSpain: 336,821 countEthiopia: 4,105,685 countFinland: 43,556 countFiji: 16,631 countFalkland Islands: 39 countFaroe Islands: 690 countFrance: 638,891 countGabon: 68,745 countUnited Kingdom: 688,388 countGeorgia: 43,765 countGhana: 888,947 countGreenland: 789 countGambia: 82,092 countGuinea: 487,595 countEquatorial Guinea: 54,694 countGreece: 73,661 countGuatemala: 377,167 countGuinea-Bissau: 64,679 countGuyana: 16,764 countHong Kong: 41,294 countHonduras: 233,793 countCroatia: 31,446 countHaiti: 258,348 countHungary: 85,373 countIndonesia: 4,482,359 countIreland: 53,268 countIsrael: 172,312 countIsle of Man: 702 countIndia: 23,219,489 countIraq: 1,159,682 countIran: 1,173,463 countIceland: 4,347 countItaly: 384,627 countJamaica: 33,007 countJordan: 235,776 countJapan: 749,884 countKenya: 1,499,998 countKyrgyzstan: 150,759 countCambodia: 361,586 countKiribati: 3,421 countNorth Korea: 342,038 countSouth Korea: 236,394 countKuwait: 49,342 countCayman Islands: 865 countKazakhstan: 409,417 countLaos: 163,043 countLebanon: 93,205 countSri Lanka: 324,102 countLiberia: 170,065 countLesotho: 55,728 countLithuania: 21,434 countLuxembourg: 6,946 countLatvia: 14,250 countLibya: 124,371 countMorocco: 629,832 countMoldova: 32,986 countMontenegro: 6,981 countMadagascar: 1,001,244 countNorth Macedonia: 16,878 countMali: 951,445 countMyanmar: 903,822 countMongolia: 65,019 countMauritania: 172,885 countMauritius: 11,804 countMalawi: 662,289 countMexico: 2,037,689 countMalaysia: 435,989 countMozambique: 1,260,855 countNamibia: 76,715 countNew Caledonia: 4,134 countNiger: 1,095,892 countNigeria: 7,509,758 countNicaragua: 132,214 countNetherlands: 167,842 countNorway: 51,545 countNepal: 574,297 countNew Zealand: 59,236 countOman: 85,065 countPanama: 71,469 countPeru: 539,623 countFrench Polynesia: 3,066 countPapua New Guinea: 255,331 countPhilippines: 1,840,477 countPakistan: 6,882,058 countPoland: 317,916 countPuerto Rico: 18,851 countPalestine: 146,384 countPortugal: 86,646 countPalau: 193 countParaguay: 136,778 countQatar: 29,516 countRomania: 183,623 countSerbia: 59,840 countRussia: 1,297,207 countRwanda: 395,578 countSaudi Arabia: 546,038 countSolomon Islands: 21,548 countSudan: 1,682,049 countSweden: 97,915 countSingapore: 47,472 countSlovenia: 17,902 countSlovakia: 52,271 countSierra Leone: 258,903 countSenegal: 531,890 countSomalia: 788,763 countSuriname: 10,879 countSouth Sudan: 328,308 countEl Salvador: 99,428 countSyria: 521,601 countEswatini: 29,622 countChad: 819,054 countTogo: 289,759 countThailand: 591,200 countTajikistan: 271,420 countTimor-Leste: 30,561 countTurkmenistan: 160,100 countTunisia: 167,729 countTürkiye: 1,072,014 countTrinidad and Tobago: 16,094 countTaiwan: 132,404 countTanzania: 2,346,391 countUkraine: 212,231 countUganda: 1,712,750 countUnited States: 3,657,476 countUruguay: 33,443 countUzbekistan: 943,547 countVenezuela: 426,984 countVietnam: 1,387,961 countVanuatu: 8,988 countSamoa: 5,503 countYemen: 1,386,914 countSouth Africa: 1,186,793 countZambia: 685,565 countZimbabwe: 496,917 count
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Live births, 2023, count. Mexico is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births) (Live births, Mexico, 1950 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz

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World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Mexico, 1950 to 2023. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, 13 Dec. 2024, https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/mexico. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. 2024. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Live births, Mexico, 1950 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/mexico.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024) World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births), Live births, Mexico, 1950 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel%20Files/1_Indicator%20(Standard)/CSV_FILES/WPP2024_Demographic_Indicators_Medium.csv.gz, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/births/mexico (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  author = {{United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/births/mexico. Publisher attribution: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Modelled estimate. https://population.un.org/wpp/assets/Excel\%20Files/1\_Indicator\%20(Standard)/CSV\_FILES/WPP2024\_Demographic\_Indicators\_Medium.csv.gz. Retrieved 2026-10-12. CC BY 3.0 IGO.},
}
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What is the live births in Mexico?

Live births in Mexico was 2.04 million in 2023, according to the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. That is down 1.2% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 236 countries in 2023.

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United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects 2024, Online Edition. Births during the calendar year, estimates 1950 to 2023 (Births). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest live births in Mexico?

2.48 million in 1993, the highest value since 1950 in this series.

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