Fertility in Mauritius, 1951

Mauritius
1951
Total fertility rate: 6.03
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1951
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-5 -1   1951  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 6.03 children per woman in 1951 — 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, 22,690 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.03
Births
22,690
Births per 1,000 people
41.9
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.9%
Net reproduction rate
2.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
541,170
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
10-144.20.3%109
15-19123.910.3%2,924
20-24298.024.7%6,695
25-29294.524.4%5,880
30-34243.120.1%3,916
35-39176.614.6%2,413
40-4460.15.0%683
45-497.40.6%70
50-540.20.0%1