Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritius, 1954

Mauritius
1954
Total fertility rate: 5.85
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1954  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 5.85 children per woman in 1954 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (290 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 23,356 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.85
Births
23,356
Births per 1,000 people
39.9
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.5%
Net reproduction rate
2.26
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
585,479
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
10-143.70.3%124
15-19119.310.2%2,910
20-24290.324.8%6,639
25-29286.124.4%6,130
30-34236.320.2%4,253
35-39171.014.6%2,504
40-4457.54.9%722
45-497.20.6%73
50-540.20.0%1