Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritius, 1962

Mauritius
1962
Total fertility rate: 5.88
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1962  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 5.88 children per woman in 1962 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (298 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.5 years old. In total, 26,653 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.88
Births
26,653
Births per 1,000 people
37.8
Mean age of mothers
28.5
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.52
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
705,274
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
10-144.30.4%197
15-19101.68.7%3,458
20-24298.425.5%7,407
25-29297.025.4%6,585
30-34237.020.2%4,752
35-39164.514.0%3,228
40-4461.75.3%932
45-496.90.6%90
50-540.20.0%1