Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritius, 1976

Mauritius
1976
Total fertility rate: 3.13
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1976  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 3.13 children per woman in 1976 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (179 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.9 years old. In total, 22,847 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
3.13
Births
22,847
Births per 1,000 people
25.4
Mean age of mothers
27.9
Births to mothers aged 15–19
13.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.42
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.4
Population
899,852
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
10-140.70.1%39
15-1957.69.2%3,084
20-24173.427.6%8,203
25-29178.828.5%6,471
30-34119.119.0%3,040
35-3966.710.6%1,407
40-4428.14.5%534
45-493.50.6%64
50-540.20.0%3