Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritius, 1998

Mauritius
1998
Total fertility rate: 1.91
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

Year

-5 -1   1998  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 1.91 children per woman in 1998 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (118 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.2 years old. In total, 19,319 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.91
Births
19,319
Births per 1,000 people
16.2
Mean age of mothers
27.2
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.0%
Net reproduction rate
0.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
1,195,105
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
10-140.60.2%28
15-1935.69.3%1,923
20-24117.630.7%6,112
25-29115.430.1%5,467
30-3472.218.9%3,802
35-3933.18.6%1,632
40-447.82.0%330
45-490.60.1%22
50-540.10.0%2