Fertility in Mauritius, 2001

Mauritius
2001
Total fertility rate: 1.89
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2001  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 1.89 children per woman in 2001 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 20-24 (116 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 19,357 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.89
Births
19,357
Births per 1,000 people
15.8
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.91
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
1,225,801
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%29
15-1934.99.2%1,728
20-24116.330.6%6,377
25-29113.529.9%5,531
30-3471.118.7%3,456
35-3934.79.1%1,827
40-448.52.2%390
45-490.50.1%20
50-540.10.0%2