Number of one year olds in Mexico

Mexico: Number of one year olds was 1.01 million in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1.01 million
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
13th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.14 million
in 1993
All-time low
539,472
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Number of one year olds in Mexico, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 1.01 million for number of one year olds in 2023.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of one year olds in Mexico peaked at 1.14 million in 1993 and was at its lowest, 539,472, in 1950.

Mexico ranks 13th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Number of one year olds in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Number of one year olds in Mexico, 1950 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1950 539,472 —
1951 550,080 +2.0%
1952 564,357 +2.6%
1953 581,986 +3.1%
1954 599,130 +2.9%
1955 616,942 +3.0%
1956 634,412 +2.8%
1957 652,630 +2.9%
1958 672,790 +3.1%
1959 693,311 +3.1%
1960 714,723 +3.1%
1961 738,135 +3.3%
1962 763,351 +3.4%
1963 791,004 +3.6%
1964 820,572 +3.7%
1965 850,535 +3.7%
1966 879,609 +3.4%
1967 907,359 +3.2%
1968 934,414 +3.0%
1969 961,832 +2.9%
1970 987,547 +2.7%
1971 1.01 million +2.3%
1972 1.03 million +2.0%
1973 1.05 million +1.7%
1974 1.06 million +1.3%
1975 1.07 million +1.1%
1976 1.08 million +0.6%
1977 1.08 million +0.4%
1978 1.09 million +0.5%
1979 1.10 million +0.7%
1980 1.10 million +0.2%
1981 1.09 million -1.0%
1982 1.08 million -0.6%
1983 1.08 million +0.3%
1984 1.08 million +0.1%
1985 1.09 million +0.2%
1986 1.09 million +0.5%
1987 1.10 million +0.6%
1988 1.11 million +0.7%
1989 1.11 million +0.7%
1990 1.12 million +0.2%
1991 1.13 million +0.9%
1992 1.14 million +1.2%
1993 1.14 million +0.1%
1994 1.14 million -0.2%
1995 1.14 million -0.0%
1996 1.14 million -0.1%
1997 1.13 million -0.6%
1998 1.12 million -0.9%
1999 1.12 million -0.4%
2000 1.12 million +0.2%
2001 1.13 million +1.0%
2002 1.14 million +0.7%
2003 1.14 million -0.2%
2004 1.13 million -0.5%
2005 1.12 million -0.7%
2006 1.12 million -0.6%
2007 1.11 million -0.5%
2008 1.11 million -0.3%
2009 1.11 million -0.0%
2010 1.11 million +0.2%
2011 1.11 million +0.3%
2012 1.12 million +0.3%
2013 1.12 million +0.2%
2014 1.12 million -0.0%
2015 1.11 million -1.1%
2016 1.08 million -2.4%
2017 1.06 million -2.4%
2018 1.04 million -1.8%
2019 1.03 million -0.9%
2020 1.03 million +0.0%
2021 1.02 million -0.5%
2022 1.02 million -0.8%
2023 1.01 million -0.9%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 1.01 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41,663, 24.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 1.01 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,700, 79.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 610,511 539,472 693,311 10
1960s 836,153 714,723 961,832 10
1970s 1.06 million 987,547 1.10 million 10
1980s 1.09 million 1.08 million 1.11 million 10
1990s 1.13 million 1.12 million 1.14 million 10
2000s 1.12 million 1.11 million 1.14 million 10
2010s 1.09 million 1.03 million 1.12 million 10
2020s 1.02 million 1.01 million 1.03 million 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 10 Brazil 1.28 million compare
  2. 11 Egypt 1.13 million compare
  3. 12 Tanzania 1.09 million compare
  4. 14 Philippines 857,980 compare
  5. 15 Uganda 803,404 compare
  6. 16 Sudan 765,662 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of one year olds in Mexico?
Number of one year olds in Mexico was 1.01 million in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of one year olds recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 1.14 million in 1993.
What is the lowest number of one year olds recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 539,472 in 1950.
How does Mexico rank for number of one year olds?
Mexico ranks 13th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is number of one year olds rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of one year olds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of one year olds
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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