Fertility in Mauritius, 2005

Mauritius
2005
Total fertility rate: 1.82
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2005  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 1.82 children per woman in 2005 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (113 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.4 years old. In total, 18,421 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.82
Births
18,421
Births per 1,000 people
14.7
Mean age of mothers
27.4
Births to mothers aged 15–19
9.1%
Net reproduction rate
0.88
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
1,257,215
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%31
15-1934.09.3%1,668
20-24104.028.5%5,231
25-29113.131.0%6,061
30-3471.819.7%3,379
35-3932.08.8%1,577
40-448.92.4%452
45-490.50.1%22
50-540.00.0%0