Fertility rate: births per woman in Mauritius
Mauritius: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.24 live births per woman in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fertility rate: births per woman in Mauritius, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 1.24 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Mauritius peaked at 6.18 live births per woman in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1.24 live births per woman, in 2023.
That places Mauritius 213th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.9 live births per woman | 5.81 live births per woman | 6.03 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.4 live births per woman | 3.96 live births per woman | 6.18 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.26 live births per woman | 2.91 live births per woman | 3.82 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.29 live births per woman | 1.95 live births per woman | 2.8 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.17 live births per woman | 1.91 live births per woman | 2.36 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 live births per woman | 1.53 live births per woman | 1.98 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 live births per woman | 1.32 live births per woman | 1.5 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 live births per woman | 1.24 live births per woman | 1.39 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 210 Poland 1.3 live births per woman compare
- 211 Finland 1.28 live births per woman compare
- 212 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.27 live births per woman compare
- 214 Spain 1.21 live births per woman compare
- 215 Thailand 1.21 live births per woman compare
- 216 Belarus 1.21 live births per woman compare
- 216 Japan 1.21 live births per woman compare
More reference data data for Mauritius
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0221 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.24 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.806 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 0.6386 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 67.96 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 63.31 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.3689 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate 0.7904 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 79.39 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Mauritius?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Mauritius was 1.24 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 6.18 live births per woman in 1963.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 live births per woman in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Mauritius ranks 213th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.