{
  "id": 9414366,
  "title": "Mexico’s population surpasses 130 million even as fertility rate falls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/mexicos-population-surpasses-130-million-even-as-fertility-rate-falls",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-23T21:13:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mexico News Daily",
    "slug": "mexico-news-daily",
    "url": "https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/mexicos-population-growth-130-million-fertility-rate-falls/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mexico's population has reached 130.9 million, representing a 3.9% increase since the 2020 census, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI). The survey, conducted in October and November 2025, revealed that the median age of the population has risen to 32 years old, and the fertility rate has declined to 1.2 in 2024, down from 1.9 in 2019. In 2025, 51.9% of Mexico's population was female, while 48.1% was male. Only 0.9% of the population was born in a foreign country, with the majority coming from the United States (57.1%), followed by Venezuela, Cuba, and Guatemala. Mexico's population growth has slowed, with an average annual increase of 0.3 percentage points lower than between 2015 and 2020. The fertility rate decline could lead to a population decline in the coming decades if the rate doesn't increase and immigration doesn't rise significantly. President Claudia Sheinbaum acknowledged the falling fertility and population growth rates, emphasizing that many Mexicans are having children later in life or deciding not to have children at all.",
  "summary": "Mexico's population hit 130.9 million in late 2025, INEGI reports — up 3.9% since 2020, even as the fertility rate fell sharply to 1.2. The post Mexico’s population surpasses 130 million even as fertility rate falls appeared first on Mexico News Daily",
  "key_points": [
    "Mexico's population reached 130.9 million in 2025, a 3.9% increase from the 2020 census.",
    "Median age of Mexico's population rose to 32 years old in 2025.",
    "Fertility rate declined to 1.2 in 2024, down from 1.9 in 2019."
  ],
  "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."
}