Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritius, 1989

Mauritius
1989
Total fertility rate: 2.21
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1989  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 2.21 children per woman in 1989 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (140 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 21,666 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.21
Births
21,666
Births per 1,000 people
20.1
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.05
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
1,075,982
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
15-1943.09.7%2,077
20-24139.931.5%7,364
25-29132.129.7%6,850
30-3478.517.7%3,522
35-3938.08.6%1,482
40-4411.22.5%322
45-491.00.2%21
50-540.10.0%1