Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritius, 1969

Mauritius
1969
Total fertility rate: 3.97
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1969  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 3.97 children per woman in 1969 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (214 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.7 years old. In total, 21,312 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.97
Births
21,312
Births per 1,000 people
26.2
Mean age of mothers
28.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.72
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
813,741
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
10-142.20.3%116
15-1961.57.8%2,885
20-24201.025.4%6,768
25-29214.427.1%5,229
30-34152.019.2%3,313
35-39113.714.4%2,160
40-4437.24.7%714
45-497.51.0%121
50-540.30.0%4