Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritius, 2007

Mauritius
2007
Total fertility rate: 1.67
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2007  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 1.67 children per woman in 2007 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (105 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.3 years old. In total, 16,792 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.67
Births
16,792
Births per 1,000 people
13.2
Mean age of mothers
27.3
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.80
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.5
Population
1,269,518
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
10-140.70.2%36
15-1933.610.0%1,721
20-2491.127.3%4,350
25-29104.731.3%5,617
30-3465.819.7%3,242
35-3929.99.0%1,393
40-447.92.4%407
45-490.50.2%23
50-540.00.0%0