Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritius, 1956

Mauritius
1956
Total fertility rate: 5.81
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1956  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 5.81 children per woman in 1956 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (289 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 24,035 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.81
Births
24,035
Births per 1,000 people
39.1
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.4%
Net reproduction rate
2.37
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
614,557
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
10-143.90.3%154
15-19115.49.9%2,976
20-24289.224.9%6,681
25-29284.824.5%6,227
30-34235.120.2%4,542
35-39169.914.6%2,639
40-4456.24.8%738
45-497.10.6%77
50-540.20.0%1