Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritius, 2012

Mauritius
2012
Total fertility rate: 1.48
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2012  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 1.48 children per woman in 2012 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (90 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 27.7 years old. In total, 14,764 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.48
Births
14,764
Births per 1,000 people
11.5
Mean age of mothers
27.7
Births to mothers aged 15–19
10.2%
Net reproduction rate
0.71
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.6
Population
1,289,170
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
10-140.50.2%25
15-1929.510.0%1,508
20-2473.624.8%3,730
25-2989.830.3%4,235
30-3466.522.4%3,522
35-3929.19.8%1,411
40-446.82.3%308
45-490.50.2%23
50-540.00.0%0