Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritius, 1958

Mauritius
1958
Total fertility rate: 5.86
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1958  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 5.86 children per woman in 1958 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (292 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.4 years old. In total, 25,242 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.86
Births
25,242
Births per 1,000 people
39.0
Mean age of mothers
28.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.42
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
647,154
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
10-144.20.4%191
15-19111.09.5%3,289
20-24292.525.1%6,877
25-29287.624.7%6,353
30-34237.020.3%4,823
35-39171.114.7%2,858
40-4456.24.8%772
45-497.00.6%82
50-540.20.0%1