Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritius, 1986

Mauritius
1986
Total fertility rate: 1.95
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1986  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 1.95 children per woman in 1986 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (116 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 18,708 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.95
Births
18,708
Births per 1,000 people
18.0
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.92
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
1,038,344
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
10-140.50.1%27
15-1940.210.2%2,040
20-24116.129.6%6,476
25-29116.129.6%5,675
30-3470.718.0%2,965
35-3936.69.3%1,232
40-4410.92.8%264
45-491.40.4%28
50-540.10.0%1