Fertility in Mauritius, 1950

Mauritius
1950
Total fertility rate: 6.03
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1950
Hover a column for the exact rate. Adding up all the rates (× 5 years ÷ 1,000) gives the total fertility rate.
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-5 -1   1950  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 6.03 children per woman in 1950 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (298 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 22,211 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.03
Births
22,211
Births per 1,000 people
42.3
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.1%
Net reproduction rate
2.34
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
525,558
The net reproduction rate counts only daughters who survive to their mothers' age: below 1, each generation of women is smaller than the one before.
Mother's ageBirths per 1,000 womenShare of total fertilityBirths
10-144.30.4%107
15-19124.610.3%2,915
20-24297.724.6%6,630
25-29294.424.4%5,679
30-34242.920.1%3,788
35-39177.014.6%2,359
40-4460.35.0%660
45-497.40.6%70
50-540.20.0%1