Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritius, 1991

Mauritius
1991
Total fertility rate: 2.29
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1991  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 2.29 children per woman in 1991 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (149 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 22,628 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.29
Births
22,628
Births per 1,000 people
20.5
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.6%
Net reproduction rate
1.09
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
1,103,041
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%29
15-1943.79.5%2,166
20-24148.932.4%7,387
25-29135.229.4%7,262
30-3481.517.7%3,859
35-3937.78.2%1,541
40-4411.12.4%365
45-490.80.2%19
50-540.10.0%2