Fertility & birth rates in Afghanistan and Mauritius

Fertility rate in Afghanistan vs Mauritius chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Afghanistan was 4.84 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.39 in Mauritius in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Afghanistan	Mauritius
1960	7.28	5.9
1961	7.28	5.98
1962	7.29	5.88
1963	7.3	6.18
1964	7.3	5.96
1965	7.31	5.51
1966	7.32	5.46
1967	7.34	4.63
1968	7.36	4.6
1969	7.39	3.97
1970	7.4	3.82
1971	7.43	3.51
1972	7.45	3.41
1973	7.49	3.07
1974	7.53	3.45
1975	7.54	3.2
1976	7.56	3.13
1977	7.59	3.07
1978	7.6	3.01
1979	7.61	2.91
1980	7.64	2.8
1981	7.62	2.67
1982	7.6	2.53
1983	7.57	2.4
1984	7.55	2.16
1985	7.55	2.02
1986	7.55	1.99
1987	7.55	2.05
1988	7.55	2.14
1989	7.56	2.23
1990	7.58	2.32
1991	7.63	2.3
1992	7.7	2.37
1993	7.76	2.21
1994	7.77	2.25
1995	7.77	2.14
1996	7.76	2.12
1997	7.73	2.04
1998	7.69	1.97
1999	7.64	2.05
2000	7.57	1.99
2001	7.45	1.91
2002	7.32	1.94
2003	7.17	1.87
2004	7.02	1.92
2005	6.86	1.88
2006	6.69	1.77
2007	6.51	1.74
2008	6.39	1.67
2009	6.3	1.59
2010	6.2	1.57
2011	6.09	1.55
2012	5.99	1.54
2013	5.88	1.44
2014	5.77	1.43
2015	5.65	1.36
2016	5.54	1.4
2017	5.43	1.44
2018	5.33	1.41
2019	5.24	1.4
2020	5.15	1.44
2021	5.04	1.41
2022	4.93	1.32
2023	4.84	1.39
2024	4.76	1.37
2025	4.66	1.36
2026	4.56	1.35
2027	4.48	1.35
2028	4.4	1.35
2029	4.3	1.35
2030	4.22	1.36
2031	4.15	1.36
2032	4.07	1.37
2033	4	1.37
2034	3.95	1.38
2035	3.89	1.39
2036	3.82	1.39
2037	3.76	1.4
2038	3.68	1.41
2039	3.61	1.41
2040	3.56	1.42
2041	3.49	1.42
2042	3.44	1.43
2043	3.39	1.43
2044	3.34	1.44
2045	3.3	1.45
2046	3.26	1.45
2047	3.22	1.46
2048	3.18	1.46
2049	3.14	1.47
2050	3.09	1.47

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Afghanistan	Mauritius
1960	41.9%	45%
1961	42%	45%
1962	42.1%	45.1%
1963	42.2%	45.1%
1964	42.4%	44.8%
1965	42.6%	44.4%
1966	42.9%	44%
1967	43.2%	43.4%
1968	43.4%	42.9%
1969	43.7%	42.3%
1970	43.9%	41.6%
1971	44.2%	40.9%
1972	44.4%	40.1%
1973	44.6%	39.1%
1974	44.8%	38.2%
1975	45%	37.3%
1976	45.2%	36.5%
1977	45.4%	35.7%
1978	45.6%	34.9%
1979	45.8%	34.2%
1980	46.1%	33.6%
1981	46.3%	33.1%
1982	46.5%	32.6%
1983	46.6%	32.2%
1984	46.8%	31.8%
1985	47%	31.4%
1986	47.2%	31.1%
1987	47.3%	30.8%
1988	47.4%	30.5%
1989	47.5%	30.1%
1990	47.7%	29.8%
1991	47.8%	29.4%
1992	48%	29%
1993	48.2%	28.5%
1994	48.5%	28%
1995	48.7%	27.5%
1996	49%	27%
1997	49.3%	26.6%
1998	49.6%	26.2%
1999	49.8%	25.8%
2000	50%	25.6%
2001	50.2%	25.3%
2002	50.2%	25%
2003	50.2%	24.7%
2004	50.2%	24.3%
2005	50%	23.9%
2006	49.9%	23.4%
2007	49.6%	22.9%
2008	49.3%	22.3%
2009	48.9%	21.7%
2010	48.5%	21.1%
2011	48%	20.6%
2012	47.6%	20.1%
2013	47.2%	19.7%
2014	46.7%	19.3%
2015	46.3%	18.9%
2016	45.8%	18.4%
2017	45.4%	17.9%
2018	45%	17.4%
2019	44.6%	16.9%
2020	44.2%	16.4%
2021	43.9%	15.9%
2022	43.6%	15.5%
2023	43.2%	15.1%
2024	42.9%	14.8%
2025	42.6%	14.5%
2026	42.2%	14.3%
2027	41.9%	14.1%
2028	41.5%	14%
2029	41.1%	13.8%
2030	40.7%	13.7%
2031	40.3%	13.6%
2032	39.8%	13.5%
2033	39.4%	13.4%
2034	39%	13.3%
2035	38.6%	13.2%
2036	38.2%	13%
2037	37.8%	12.9%
2038	37.4%	12.8%
2039	36.9%	12.7%
2040	36.5%	12.6%
2041	36%	12.5%
2042	35.6%	12.4%
2043	35.2%	12.3%
2044	34.8%	12.2%
2045	34.4%	12.1%
2046	34%	12%
2047	33.6%	11.8%
2048	33.3%	11.7%
2049	32.9%	11.6%
2050	32.5%	11.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 42.9% of the population in Afghanistan and 14.8% in Mauritius in 2024, compared to 47.7% and 29.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Afghanistan and Mauritius compared.

Natural population change in Afghanistan vs Mauritius by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +3.04% in Afghanistan and +0.15% in Mauritius. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Afghanistan	Mauritius
1960	170,257	19,931
1961	179,094	20,355
1962	188,427	20,660
1963	198,035	22,069
1964	207,867	22,239
1965	217,741	20,482
1966	228,786	20,758
1967	239,967	17,560
1968	251,798	17,884
1969	263,823	15,761
1970	275,129	16,190
1971	288,267	15,441
1972	300,633	14,825
1973	315,062	13,145
1974	330,232	17,561
1975	343,850	15,342
1976	357,775	16,407
1977	372,567	16,769
1978	369,101	18,670
1979	361,750	19,282
1980	365,396	19,321
1981	343,468	18,334
1982	263,210	15,880
1983	263,778	14,525
1984	205,262	13,665
1985	228,469	12,451
1986	310,066	12,340
1987	314,361	13,262
1988	358,397	14,084
1989	381,158	14,718
1990	402,433	15,564
1991	409,954	15,091
1992	440,132	15,833
1993	541,257	14,814
1994	609,096	14,355
1995	653,280	13,020
1996	685,005	13,041
1997	709,778	11,943
1998	719,860	11,489
1999	760,727	12,341
2000	782,727	12,224
2001	764,090	11,723
2002	776,048	11,685
2003	826,165	10,799
2004	850,940	10,745
2005	855,112	10,195
2006	875,301	8,515
2007	889,848	8,429
2008	891,246	7,465
2009	920,581	6,113
2010	943,473	5,877
2011	966,743	5,511
2012	1,004,814	5,149
2013	1,033,778	4,281
2014	1,053,788	3,657
2015	1,077,068	3,031
2016	1,090,016	2,906
2017	1,101,218	3,415
2018	1,115,262	2,151
2019	1,138,485	1,773
2020	1,134,407	2,405
2021	1,133,611	-253
2022	1,219,475	-757
2023	1,228,719	1,009

Maternal mortality chart: Afghanistan vs Mauritius

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 521 deaths per 100,000 live births in Afghanistan, compared to 66 deaths in Mauritius.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Afghanistan	Mauritius
1985	2,232	111
1986	1,857	106
1987	1,821	103
1988	1,572	93
1989	1,520	85
1990	1,550	77
1991	1,534	75
1992	1,443	73
1993	1,347	70
1994	1,396	63
1995	1,414	55
1996	1,389	52
1997	1,376	49
1998	1,464	48
1999	1,346	46
2000	1,372	43
2001	1,311	42
2002	1,263	42
2003	1,201	42
2004	1,166	43
2005	1,108	43
2006	1,069	45
2007	1,032	46
2008	955	48
2009	925	51
2010	893	53
2011	838	55
2012	810	55
2013	778	58
2014	755	60
2015	741	61
2016	702	62
2017	659	66
2018	629	67
2019	601	67
2020	634	58
2021	660	80
2022	551	61
2023	521	66

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.55% in Afghanistan and 1.52% in Mauritius. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Afghanistan	Mauritius
1960	35.3%	10.2%
1961	34.8%	9.82%
1962	34.2%	9.31%
1963	33.7%	8.72%
1964	33.2%	8.4%
1965	32.7%	8.66%
1966	32.2%	9.25%
1967	31.7%	9.55%
1968	31.2%	9.25%
1969	30.6%	8.72%
1970	30.2%	8.35%
1971	29.7%	8.15%
1972	29.1%	7.98%
1973	28.6%	7.71%
1974	28.1%	7.24%
1975	27.5%	6.53%
1976	27%	5.74%
1977	26.4%	5.08%
1978	25.8%	4.62%
1979	25.2%	4.28%
1980	24.6%	4.02%
1981	23.9%	3.77%
1982	28%	3.47%
1983	27.4%	3.15%
1984	30.9%	2.92%
1985	30.1%	2.85%
1986	25.3%	2.88%
1987	24.7%	2.85%
1988	21.8%	2.7%
1989	18.7%	2.5%
1990	18.1%	2.32%
1991	17.4%	2.19%
1992	16.9%	2.13%
1993	16.3%	2.12%
1994	15.8%	2.16%
1995	15.3%	2.22%
1996	14.8%	2.26%
1997	14.4%	2.25%
1998	14%	2.16%
1999	13.6%	2.03%
2000	13.2%	1.89%
2001	12.7%	1.76%
2002	12.3%	1.66%
2003	11.9%	1.6%
2004	11.4%	1.57%
2005	11%	1.55%
2006	10.5%	1.54%
2007	10.1%	1.52%
2008	9.63%	1.5%
2009	9.22%	1.48%
2010	8.83%	1.48%
2011	8.46%	1.49%
2012	8.12%	1.5%
2013	7.8%	1.49%
2014	7.51%	1.47%
2015	7.24%	1.47%
2016	7%	1.47%
2017	6.76%	1.5%
2018	6.54%	1.53%
2019	6.33%	1.57%
2020	6.13%	1.58%
2021	5.93%	1.57%
2022	5.74%	1.55%
2023	5.55%	1.52%