Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritius, 1968

Mauritius
1968
Total fertility rate: 4.60
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1968  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 4.60 children per woman in 1968 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (243 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 23,831 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
4.60
Births
23,831
Births per 1,000 people
29.8
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.2%
Net reproduction rate
1.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
799,280
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
10-142.50.3%133
15-1969.47.6%3,134
20-24234.225.6%7,441
25-29242.926.5%5,742
30-34179.819.6%3,878
35-39131.014.3%2,471
40-4447.35.2%911
45-497.60.8%115
50-540.30.0%3