Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritius, 1996

Mauritius
1996
Total fertility rate: 2.12
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   1996  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 2.12 children per woman in 1996 — above the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (132 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.1 years old. In total, 21,173 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
2.12
Births
21,173
Births per 1,000 people
18.1
Mean age of mothers
27.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.9%
Net reproduction rate
1.01
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.1
Population
1,172,383
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%29
15-1937.99.0%2,095
20-24132.131.2%6,494
25-29128.530.4%6,314
30-3479.818.9%4,243
35-3935.08.3%1,637
40-448.42.0%339
45-490.60.1%20
50-540.10.0%2