{
  "id": 11560670,
  "title": "Mexico’s fastest-growing states aren’t the ones having the most children",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/mexicos-fastest-growing-states-arent-the-ones-having-the-most-children",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T00:01:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mexico News Daily",
    "slug": "mexico-news-daily",
    "url": "https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexicos-fastest-growing-states-arent-the-ones-having-the-most-children/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 2025 Intercensal Survey by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) has revealed an unexpected trend in Mexico's demographic landscape: population growth is not directly correlated with fertility rates. As of 2025, Mexico’s population reached a record high of 130.9 million, marking its largest size to date. However, the nation’s population has been expanding at a sluggish average annual rate of just 0.7%, marking the slowest growth in recent decades. This growth has been concentrated in specific northern and southeastern states.\n\nThe leading states in population growth according to INEGI data are Baja California Sur (3.4%), Quintana Roo (2.2%), Querétaro (1.7%), Nuevo León (1.5%), and Coahuila (1.5%). These states have experienced growth due to factors like an influx of people from other regions, urban development, and increased employment opportunities. In contrast, two states – Guerrero and Veracruz – saw population declines, shrinking by -0.6% and -0.3% respectively.\n\nInterestingly, the states with the highest population growth rates also have relatively low fertility rates. Chiapas tops the list with a fertility rate of 1.8 children per woman, while Guerrero and Durango follow with rates of 1.6 and 1.5 respectively. Despite ranking high in population growth over the period 2020-2025, Baja California Sur and Quintana Roo have the lowest fertility rates in the country – 1.2 and 1.1 children per woman respectively.\n\nEven Mexico City, the second largest entity by population, has the lowest fertility rate at 0.8. The survey indicates Mexico City’s population stands at 9.1 million, just behind the most populous state, México state, which has 17.5 million inhabitants.",
  "summary": "Why are Quintana Roo and Baja California Sur leading the country for population growth, even as their birth rates plummet? The post Mexico’s fastest-growing states aren’t the ones having the most children appeared first on Mexico News Daily",
  "key_points": [
    "Mexico's population hit 130.9 million in 2025, record high.",
    "Population growth at 0.7% annual rate, slowest in decades.",
    "Top growing states: Baja California Sur (3.4%), Quintana Roo (2.2%)."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}