Fertility in Mauritius, 1955

Mauritius
1955
Total fertility rate: 5.83
Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother
1955
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-5 -1   1955  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 5.83 children per woman in 1955 — 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, 23,691 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.83
Births
23,691
Births per 1,000 people
39.5
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.32
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
599,588
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
10-143.80.3%138
15-19118.010.1%2,931
20-24289.824.8%6,656
25-29285.524.5%6,191
30-34235.820.2%4,404
35-39170.514.6%2,564
40-4456.94.9%730
45-497.10.6%75
50-540.20.0%1