Fertility Rate: Mauritius
Mauritius's fertility rate is currently 1.44 births per woman as of 2024. # Mauritius Fertility Rate Mauritius currently has a fertility rate of 1.
Current (2024)
1.44 births per woman
+2.9% y/y
Peak (1963)
6.18 births per woman
Low (2022)
1.33 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Mauritius
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Mauritius
Analysis# Mauritius Fertility Rate
Mauritius currently has a fertility rate of 1.44 births per woman in 2024, reflecting a dramatic demographic shift over six decades. Since 1960, the rate has plummeted 75.6%, from a peak of 6.18 births per woman in 1963 to a low of 1.33 in 2022. This steep decline places Mauritius well below replacement level, indicating a significantly aging population relative to many developing nations.
Recent years show modest fluctuations rather than sustained directional change. The 2022 trough of 1.33 marked the lowest point on record, followed by a slight recovery to 1.44 by 2024. Between 2015 and 2024, the rate has oscillated narrowly between 1.33 and 1.46, suggesting stabilization around this sub-replacement level. Without substantial policy shifts or migration patterns, Mauritius faces continued population aging and potential workforce constraints in coming decades.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.44 births per woman | +2.86% |
| 2023 | 1.4 births per woman | +5.26% |
| 2022 | 1.33 births per woman | -6.34% |
| 2021 | 1.42 births per woman | -2.74% |
| 2020 | 1.46 births per woman | +3.55% |
| 2019 | 1.41 births per woman | -0.70% |
| 2018 | 1.42 births per woman | -2.74% |
| 2017 | 1.46 births per woman | +3.55% |
| 2016 | 1.41 births per woman | +2.92% |
| 2015 | 1.37 births per woman | -4.86% |
| 2014 | 1.44 births per woman | -0.69% |
| 2013 | 1.45 births per woman | -7.05% |
| 2012 | 1.56 births per woman | +0.65% |
| 2011 | 1.55 births per woman | -1.27% |
| 2010 | 1.57 births per woman | -1.26% |
| 2009 | 1.59 births per woman | -4.79% |
| 2008 | 1.67 births per woman | -4.02% |
| 2007 | 1.74 births per woman | -1.69% |
| 2006 | 1.77 births per woman | -5.85% |
| 2005 | 1.88 births per woman | -2.08% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.92 births per woman | +2.67% |
| 2003 | 1.87 births per woman | -3.61% |
| 2002 | 1.94 births per woman | +1.57% |
| 2001 | 1.91 births per woman | -4.02% |
| 2000 | 1.99 births per woman | -2.93% |
| 1999 | 2.05 births per woman | +4.06% |
| 1998 | 1.97 births per woman | -3.43% |
| 1997 | 2.04 births per woman | -3.77% |
| 1996 | 2.12 births per woman | -0.93% |
| 1995 | 2.14 births per woman | -4.89% |
| 1994 | 2.25 births per woman | +1.81% |
| 1993 | 2.21 births per woman | -6.75% |
| 1992 | 2.37 births per woman | +3.04% |
| 1991 | 2.3 births per woman | -0.86% |
| 1990 | 2.32 births per woman | +4.04% |
| 1989 | 2.23 births per woman | +4.21% |
| 1988 | 2.14 births per woman | +4.39% |
| 1987 | 2.05 births per woman | +3.02% |
| 1986 | 1.99 births per woman | -1.49% |
| 1985 | 2.02 births per woman | -6.48% |
| 1984 | 2.16 births per woman | -9.85% |
| 1983 | 2.396 births per woman | -5.45% |
| 1982 | 2.534 births per woman | -4.95% |
| 1981 | 2.666 births per woman | -4.89% |
| 1980 | 2.803 births per woman | -3.81% |
| 1979 | 2.914 births per woman | -3.22% |
| 1978 | 3.011 births per woman | -1.95% |
| 1977 | 3.071 births per woman | -1.85% |
| 1976 | 3.129 births per woman | -2.13% |
| 1975 | 3.197 births per woman | -7.41% |
| 1974 | 3.453 births per woman | +12.44% |
| 1973 | 3.071 births per woman | -9.86% |
| 1972 | 3.407 births per woman | -2.88% |
| 1971 | 3.508 births per woman | -8.17% |
| 1970 | 3.82 births per woman | -3.66% |
| 1969 | 3.965 births per woman | -13.73% |
| 1968 | 4.596 births per woman | -0.65% |
| 1967 | 4.626 births per woman | -15.27% |
| 1966 | 5.46 births per woman | -0.87% |
| 1965 | 5.508 births per woman | -7.52% |
| 1964 | 5.956 births per woman | -3.62% |
| 1963 | 6.18 births per woman | +5.16% |
| 1962 | 5.877 births per woman | -1.76% |
| 1961 | 5.982 births per woman | +1.44% |
| 1960 | 5.897 births per woman | — |
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