Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritius, 1985

Mauritius
1985
Total fertility rate: 2.05
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1985  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 2.05 children per woman in 1985 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (122 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 19,451 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.05
Births
19,451
Births per 1,000 people
19.0
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
11.4%
Net reproduction rate
0.97
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
1,025,063
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
10-140.60.1%28
15-1941.910.1%2,209
20-24122.129.5%6,768
25-29122.529.6%5,861
30-3474.317.9%3,051
35-3939.09.4%1,222
40-4412.12.9%276
45-491.60.4%33
50-540.10.0%1