The Economist issue of April 24-30 had an interesting article entitled “Mexico’s population, when the niños run out. A falling birth rate and what it means.” Here are some of the figures quoted in that article:
Mexico's population is aging rapidly
Children per woman of child-bearing age.
- 1960s: almost 7
- today: just over 2 (about the same as the USA)
Average age
- 1980: 17 years
- 2010: 28 years (1 in 10 of the total population is aged 60 or older)
As the article emphasizes, in Mexico the trend towards an aging population “which took a century in Europe, has happened in three decades”. This trend has many implications for the provision of health care, social security and pensions. Such a rapid change towards an older population may also have a considerable impact on the rates of migration between Mexico and the USA.
The geography of Mexico’s population is analyzed in chapters 8 and 9 of Geo-Mexico: the geographyand dynamics of modern Mexico. Buy your copy today!
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