Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritius, 1994

Mauritius
1994
Total fertility rate: 2.24
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1994  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 2.24 children per woman in 1994 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (143 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.0 years old. In total, 22,280 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.24
Births
22,280
Births per 1,000 people
19.4
Mean age of mothers
27.0
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.07
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.0
Population
1,146,548
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%34
15-1941.29.2%2,213
20-24143.231.9%6,833
25-29132.529.6%6,893
30-3484.118.8%4,309
35-3936.68.2%1,622
40-449.32.1%357
45-490.70.1%18
50-540.10.0%2