Birth rate, crude in Mauritius
Mauritius: Birth rate, crude was 10.3 per 1,000 people in 2024. ▼ Falling
Birth rate, crude in Mauritius, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 people.
Analysis
In 2024, birth rate, crude in Mauritius stood at 10.3 per 1,000 people.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, birth rate, crude in Mauritius peaked at 40.4 per 1,000 people in 1963 and was at its lowest, 9.7 per 1,000 people, in 2022.
That places Mauritius 151st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.95 per 1,000 people | 27.7 per 1,000 people | 40.4 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.09 per 1,000 people | 23 per 1,000 people | 27.5 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.42 per 1,000 people | 18.6 per 1,000 people | 27.2 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.1 per 1,000 people | 16.7 per 1,000 people | 21.3 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.05 per 1,000 people | 12.3 per 1,000 people | 17 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.84 per 1,000 people | 10.1 per 1,000 people | 12 per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.26 per 1,000 people | 9.7 per 1,000 people | 10.7 per 1,000 people | 5 |
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More health data for Mauritius
- Population ages 15-64, male 72.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 7,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 7,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 7,463 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 887,388 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 6,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 6,419 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 6,826 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 7,532 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is birth rate, crude in Mauritius?
- Birth rate, crude in Mauritius was 10.3 per 1,000 people in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest birth rate, crude recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4 per 1,000 people in 1963.
- What is the lowest birth rate, crude recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7 per 1,000 people in 2022.
- How does Mauritius rank for birth rate, crude?
- Mauritius ranks 151st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is birth rate, crude rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.