Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritius, 1992

Mauritius
1992
Total fertility rate: 2.36
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1992  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 2.36 children per woman in 1992 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (153 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 23,321 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.36
Births
23,321
Births per 1,000 people
20.9
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.5%
Net reproduction rate
1.13
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.3
Population
1,117,670
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%32
15-1943.59.2%2,211
20-24153.232.5%7,422
25-29139.229.5%7,489
30-3484.918.0%4,124
35-3939.38.3%1,645
40-4410.72.3%377
45-490.70.2%18
50-540.10.0%2