Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritius, 1963

Mauritius
1963
Total fertility rate: 6.18
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1963  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 6.18 children per woman in 1963 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (315 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 28,052 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
6.18
Births
28,052
Births per 1,000 people
38.9
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.2%
Net reproduction rate
2.67
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
720,350
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
10-144.20.3%197
15-1999.98.1%3,416
20-24314.825.6%7,853
25-29306.524.9%6,891
30-34254.720.7%5,013
35-39173.814.1%3,476
40-4470.65.7%1,114
45-496.90.6%91
50-540.20.0%1