Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritius, 1988

Mauritius
1988
Total fertility rate: 2.10
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1988  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 2.10 children per woman in 1988 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (130 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 20,511 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.10
Births
20,511
Births per 1,000 people
19.3
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.8%
Net reproduction rate
0.99
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
1,063,593
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%26
15-1941.89.9%2,019
20-24130.430.9%7,069
25-29125.329.7%6,380
30-3475.217.8%3,295
35-3937.28.8%1,403
40-4410.82.6%295
45-491.10.3%22
50-540.10.0%1