Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritius, 1983

Mauritius
1983
Total fertility rate: 2.40
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1983  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 2.40 children per woman in 1983 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (142 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 21,766 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.40
Births
21,766
Births per 1,000 people
21.8
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
12.3%
Net reproduction rate
1.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
997,366
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%33
15-1947.59.8%2,685
20-24141.729.4%7,562
25-29142.429.6%6,498
30-3486.918.0%3,370
35-3945.59.4%1,258
40-4415.23.1%318
45-492.10.4%42
50-540.10.0%2