Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritius, 1952

Mauritius
1952
Total fertility rate: 5.97
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1952  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 5.97 children per woman in 1952 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (296 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 22,954 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.97
Births
22,954
Births per 1,000 people
41.2
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.7%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
557,176
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
10-144.00.3%110
15-19122.210.2%2,916
20-24295.524.7%6,690
25-29291.824.4%6,000
30-34240.920.1%4,021
35-39174.714.6%2,444
40-4459.35.0%699
45-497.30.6%71
50-540.20.0%1