Births per 1,000 women, by age of mother

Fertility in Mauritius, 2014

Mauritius
2014
Total fertility rate: 1.37
Total fertility rate, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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-5 -1   2014  +1 +5

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The total fertility rate of Mauritius was 1.37 children per woman in 2014 — below the replacement level of about 2.1. Births were most frequent among women aged 25-29 (85 per 1,000 women in that age group), and the average mother was 28.1 years old. In total, 13,524 babies were born. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024.

Total fertility rate
1.37
Births
13,524
Births per 1,000 people
10.5
Mean age of mothers
28.1
Births to mothers aged 15–19
8.9%
Net reproduction rate
0.66
Boys per 100 girls at birth
103.8
Population
1,292,004
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%27
15-1924.89.0%1,197
20-2462.622.8%3,267
25-2984.730.9%3,960
30-3464.623.5%3,237
35-3929.810.8%1,507
40-447.02.5%311
45-490.40.2%21
50-540.00.0%0