Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritius, 1966

Mauritius
1966
Total fertility rate: 5.46
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1966  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 5.46 children per woman in 1966 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (282 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.8 years old. In total, 26,570 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
5.46
Births
26,570
Births per 1,000 people
34.6
Mean age of mothers
28.8
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.0%
Net reproduction rate
2.35
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
768,650
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
10-143.30.3%166
15-1978.27.2%3,201
20-24281.926.0%8,026
25-29276.225.4%6,350
30-34222.920.5%4,618
35-39154.814.3%2,985
40-4460.55.6%1,115
45-497.60.7%105
50-540.30.0%3