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Mexico in Numbers: Fertility rate and the modern Mexican family

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The Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO), a Mexico City-based think tank, recently published a report titled “ Women in the Economy: 100 Years of Data .” Mexico News Daily selected two pieces of data from the report as the focus of this “Mexico in Numbers” article, the continuation of a series we resumed last week with this piece on Mexico’s most popular airlines . Mexico’s fertility rate has plummeted since the 1960s Citing World Bank data, IMCO reported that the fertility rate in Mexico declined from 6.8 children per woman in the 1960s to 1.9 children per woman in 2023. Thus, a Mexican woman today is having 4.9 fewer children on average than her 1960s counterpart. The decline in percentage terms is 72.%. In the period between the 1960s and 2023, IMCO reported that Mexico recorded the fourth largest fertility rate decline among OECD countries, behind only Costa Rica, South Korea and Colombia. The think tank also said that the 1960s were an “inflection point” as before th...
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Was someone really trying to tan on the National Palace?

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In an episode that could have been seen in MND’s much-loved El Jalapeño satirical column , President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed that the viral image of a woman working on her tan from one of the windows of Mexico City’s National Palace wasn’t an AI-generated image but, rather, quite real. The video surfaced a week ago and soon went viral. Although it was recorded from a mobile device at a long distance, it is possible to see that the individual is a young woman with her dress lifted modestly to bare her lower legs, presumably for tanning purposes. ¿Es real? Ella es la mujer que se volvió viral por asolearse en un balcón de Palacio Nacional, en #CDMX ☀️🏛️ https://t.co/jT501mzuyn pic.twitter.com/j6YVgQAe1B — La Jornada Estado de México (@JornadaEdomex) March 30, 2026 Because the National Palace is the official residence and office of Mexico’s president, the video prompted debate about the inappropriate use of a historical and official building.  Days later, the Infodemia...
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Attention travelers: Truckers and farmers announce mega-blockade on April 6

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Truckers and farmers are set to protest on highways across Mexico next Monday, April 6, in a collective effort to create another so-called megabloqueo , or mega-blockade. The National Truckers Association (ANTAC) and the National Front for the Rescue of the Countryside (FNRCM) have confirmed that a nationwide protest against insecurity on highways and other problems will take place on Easter Monday. ANTAC leader David Estévez Gamboa said in a video message that April 6 was deliberately chosen as the protest date so as not to affect people using the nation’s highways during the Holy Week holiday period. “We want people to be able to go on vacation, we’re not irresponsible. But after, on April 6, we have the need to protest,” he said, calling the planned action a “national strike.” Despite those remarks, it appears inevitable that some vacationers (and many other motorists) will be affected by highway blockades next Monday. School holidays will not end until Friday of next week. The...
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Mexico’s air passenger traffic slowed in January-February, with some bright spots

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Air passenger traffic slowed down in Mexico in January and February compared to the same period last year, but some outlying positive numbers, most notably in Durango, bucked the overall trend. The Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC) reports that the combined total of passengers carried by domestic and international airlines operating in Mexico in the first two months of this year reached a 1.5% year-over-year increase, while the increase registered in January-February 2025 was more than twice as high at 3.5%.  Durango International Airport (officially Aeropuerto Internacional General Guadalupe Victoria) was a bright spot in an otherwise slow air travel market during the first two months of this year, registering an 18% jump over its passenger totals during the same period last year. (Facebook) Even though the number of passengers was actually slightly higher this year than last, the deceleration qualifies the sector’s two-month performance as a slowdown. The same slowing tr...
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MND Local: Water, new ride-hailing rules and public transit live tracking in Guadalajara

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While work around the Guadalajara metro area continues at a feverish pace ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup — opening in the city on June 11 — Guadalajara’s water crisis has continued to deepen, with appeals to the federal government and Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus firing the state’s water director.  Gov. Lemus requests GDL water infrastructure funds Lake Chapala has long been Guadalajara’s main water source, but according to Guadalajara’s Metropolitan Planning Institute, 26 of every 100 liters of water consumed in the city’s metropolitan zone comes from underground aquifers. (Government of Jalisco) The water situation across the Guadalajara Metropolitan Area (GMA) continues to deteriorate. Problems with water scarcity, dirty and foul-smelling water and low water pressure have become more widespread this past month, with approximately 400 neighborhoods now reporting issues. On Friday, Jalisco’s Governor Pablo Lemus Navarro announced that he had requested $15 billion pesos ...
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Vehicle explodes on highway near Mexico City’s AIFA airport, killing 2

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Two alleged members of the Sinaloa Cartel were killed on Saturday when the vehicle they were traveling in exploded on the Mexico City-Pachuca highway in México state. Video footage filmed from another vehicle shows that there was an explosion in the rear of a black SUV as it traveled on the Mexico City-Pachuca libre (non-toll) highway in the municipality of Tecámac. The vehicle subsequently veered out of control before coming to a halt on the opposite side of the highway. #ElFinancieroTV | Una camioneta explotó cerca del AIFA; 2 personas fallecieron. 📺: @TonyAguirre10 pic.twitter.com/tVO6fa81fh — El Financiero (@ElFinanciero_Mx) March 31, 2026 The cause of the explosion has not been confirmed. Various media reports pointed to the apparent presence of an explosive device inside the vehicle. It was unclear who may have placed the device in the SUV, or what caused it to detonate. The two victims were identified as Francisco Beltrán, known as “El Payín,” and Humberto Rangel Mu...
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AZ gun store owner accused of arming 2 Mexican cartels

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The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Arizona has indicted a former holder of a federal firearms license (FFL) on charges relating to selling weapons to Mexican drug cartels.    The accused is Laurence Gray, 75, owner of the shop Grips By Larry, which had a license to sell all types of weaponry.   Gray has been accused of selling weapons to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and the Sinaloa Cartel, criminal groups that U.S. President Trump’s government designated as foreign terrorist organizations last year . For the crime of aiding a terrorist organization, Gray could face a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of up to US $250,000. The prosecution explained that in May 2025, Gray attempted to provide weapons to the CJNG and the Sinaloa Cartel, with full knowledge of who the buyers were.  “The indictment alleges that Gray knowingly attempted to provide firearms to CJNG in May of 2025, and knowingly conspired to provide firearms to bot...
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