Fertility & birth rates in Algeria and Mauritius

Fertility rate in Algeria vs Mauritius chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Algeria was 2.77 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
	Algeria	Mauritius
1960	7.5	5.9
1961	7.56	5.98
1962	7.61	5.88
1963	7.65	6.18
1964	7.67	5.96
1965	7.71	5.51
1966	7.71	5.46
1967	7.71	4.63
1968	7.71	4.6
1969	7.71	3.97
1970	7.7	3.82
1971	7.67	3.51
1972	7.63	3.41
1973	7.59	3.07
1974	7.55	3.45
1975	7.49	3.2
1976	7.41	3.13
1977	7.31	3.07
1978	7.21	3.01
1979	7.12	2.91
1980	6.99	2.8
1981	6.85	2.67
1982	6.68	2.53
1983	6.5	2.4
1984	6.28	2.16
1985	6.04	2.02
1986	5.65	1.99
1987	5.3	2.05
1988	5.02	2.14
1989	4.76	2.23
1990	4.51	2.32
1991	4.37	2.3
1992	4.27	2.37
1993	4.08	2.21
1994	3.91	2.25
1995	3.49	2.14
1996	3.14	2.12
1997	2.89	2.04
1998	2.69	1.97
1999	2.62	2.05
2000	2.59	1.99
2001	2.52	1.91
2002	2.43	1.94
2003	2.45	1.87
2004	2.5	1.92
2005	2.56	1.88
2006	2.63	1.77
2007	2.7	1.74
2008	2.79	1.67
2009	2.83	1.59
2010	2.88	1.57
2011	2.9	1.55
2012	3	1.54
2013	3	1.44
2014	3.08	1.43
2015	3.09	1.36
2016	3.09	1.4
2017	3.09	1.44
2018	3.02	1.41
2019	3	1.4
2020	2.94	1.44
2021	2.87	1.41
2022	2.82	1.32
2023	2.77	1.39
2024	2.72	1.37
2025	2.67	1.36
2026	2.62	1.35
2027	2.58	1.35
2028	2.53	1.35
2029	2.49	1.35
2030	2.45	1.36
2031	2.41	1.36
2032	2.38	1.37
2033	2.34	1.37
2034	2.32	1.38
2035	2.29	1.39
2036	2.26	1.39
2037	2.23	1.4
2038	2.21	1.41
2039	2.18	1.41
2040	2.16	1.42
2041	2.14	1.42
2042	2.12	1.43
2043	2.1	1.43
2044	2.08	1.44
2045	2.07	1.45
2046	2.05	1.45
2047	2.04	1.46
2048	2.03	1.46
2049	2.01	1.47
2050	2	1.47

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Algeria	Mauritius
1960	45.5%	45%
1961	45.9%	45%
1962	46.2%	45.1%
1963	46.6%	45.1%
1964	46.9%	44.8%
1965	47%	44.4%
1966	47.1%	44%
1967	47.2%	43.4%
1968	47.1%	42.9%
1969	47%	42.3%
1970	47%	41.6%
1971	46.9%	40.9%
1972	46.8%	40.1%
1973	46.7%	39.1%
1974	46.6%	38.2%
1975	46.7%	37.3%
1976	47.2%	36.5%
1977	47.3%	35.7%
1978	47%	34.9%
1979	46.8%	34.2%
1980	46.5%	33.6%
1981	46.1%	33.1%
1982	45.8%	32.6%
1983	45.4%	32.2%
1984	45%	31.8%
1985	44.6%	31.4%
1986	44.2%	31.1%
1987	43.7%	30.8%
1988	43.1%	30.5%
1989	42.6%	30.1%
1990	42%	29.8%
1991	41.4%	29.4%
1992	41%	29%
1993	40.5%	28.5%
1994	39.9%	28%
1995	39.1%	27.5%
1996	38.2%	27%
1997	37.2%	26.6%
1998	36.1%	26.2%
1999	34.9%	25.8%
2000	33.7%	25.6%
2001	32.6%	25.3%
2002	31.5%	25%
2003	30.6%	24.7%
2004	29.7%	24.3%
2005	29%	23.9%
2006	28.4%	23.4%
2007	28%	22.9%
2008	27.7%	22.3%
2009	27.5%	21.7%
2010	27.5%	21.1%
2011	27.5%	20.6%
2012	27.7%	20.1%
2013	28.1%	19.7%
2014	28.6%	19.3%
2015	29%	18.9%
2016	29.5%	18.4%
2017	29.9%	17.9%
2018	30.3%	17.4%
2019	30.6%	16.9%
2020	30.8%	16.4%
2021	30.9%	15.9%
2022	30.8%	15.5%
2023	30.6%	15.1%
2024	30.3%	14.8%
2025	29.9%	14.5%
2026	29.4%	14.3%
2027	28.9%	14.1%
2028	28.2%	14%
2029	27.5%	13.8%
2030	26.8%	13.7%
2031	26%	13.6%
2032	25.2%	13.5%
2033	24.5%	13.4%
2034	23.8%	13.3%
2035	23.2%	13.2%
2036	22.6%	13%
2037	22.2%	12.9%
2038	21.8%	12.8%
2039	21.5%	12.7%
2040	21.2%	12.6%
2041	21%	12.5%
2042	20.9%	12.4%
2043	20.8%	12.3%
2044	20.8%	12.2%
2045	20.8%	12.1%
2046	20.9%	12%
2047	20.9%	11.8%
2048	20.9%	11.7%
2049	21%	11.6%
2050	21%	11.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 30.3% of the population in Algeria and 14.8% in Mauritius in 2024, compared to 42% and 29.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Algeria and Mauritius compared.

Natural population change in Algeria vs Mauritius by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.86% in Algeria 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
	Algeria	Mauritius
1960	290,582	19,931
1961	296,467	20,355
1962	283,903	20,660
1963	315,645	22,069
1964	312,729	22,239
1965	311,190	20,482
1966	309,628	20,758
1967	316,289	17,560
1968	324,560	17,884
1969	334,541	15,761
1970	346,564	16,190
1971	356,069	15,441
1972	368,179	14,825
1973	382,736	13,145
1974	399,509	17,561
1975	417,803	15,342
1976	440,192	16,407
1977	465,405	16,769
1978	491,876	18,670
1979	523,875	19,282
1980	559,983	19,321
1981	595,150	18,334
1982	620,415	15,880
1983	641,167	14,525
1984	656,475	13,665
1985	672,185	12,451
1986	661,644	12,340
1987	645,309	13,262
1988	637,215	14,084
1989	628,542	14,718
1990	612,369	15,564
1991	616,850	15,091
1992	627,289	15,833
1993	611,306	14,814
1994	594,445	14,355
1995	533,104	13,020
1996	483,632	13,041
1997	450,138	11,943
1998	425,928	11,489
1999	434,198	12,341
2000	447,025	12,224
2001	450,637	11,723
2002	451,369	11,685
2003	474,272	10,799
2004	508,773	10,745
2005	543,158	10,195
2006	580,812	8,515
2007	620,196	8,429
2008	662,044	7,465
2009	691,496	6,113
2010	719,350	5,877
2011	741,832	5,511
2012	790,645	5,149
2013	802,203	4,281
2014	839,654	3,657
2015	847,054	3,031
2016	849,368	2,906
2017	848,585	3,415
2018	824,428	2,151
2019	809,522	1,773
2020	724,140	2,405
2021	735,514	-253
2022	722,591	-757
2023	691,724	1,009

Maternal mortality chart: Algeria vs Mauritius

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 62 deaths per 100,000 live births in Algeria, compared to 66 deaths in Mauritius.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Algeria	Mauritius
1985	292	111
1986	265	106
1987	243	103
1988	227	93
1989	215	85
1990	202	77
1991	198	75
1992	193	73
1993	195	70
1994	196	63
1995	187	55
1996	173	52
1997	155	49
1998	143	48
1999	132	46
2000	123	43
2001	113	42
2002	102	42
2003	101	42
2004	91	43
2005	87	43
2006	84	45
2007	83	46
2008	83	48
2009	83	51
2010	82	53
2011	81	55
2012	81	55
2013	81	58
2014	80	60
2015	79	61
2016	79	62
2017	77	66
2018	75	67
2019	73	67
2020	97	58
2021	79	80
2022	64	61
2023	62	66

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.2% in Algeria 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
	Algeria	Mauritius
1960	24%	10.2%
1961	24%	9.82%
1962	24.1%	9.31%
1963	24.2%	8.72%
1964	24.3%	8.4%
1965	24.5%	8.66%
1966	24.6%	9.25%
1967	24.6%	9.55%
1968	24.6%	9.25%
1969	24.4%	8.72%
1970	24.1%	8.35%
1971	23.7%	8.15%
1972	23.1%	7.98%
1973	22.4%	7.71%
1974	21.7%	7.24%
1975	20.9%	6.53%
1976	20%	5.74%
1977	19%	5.08%
1978	18%	4.62%
1979	16.9%	4.28%
1980	15.6%	4.02%
1981	14%	3.77%
1982	12.3%	3.47%
1983	10.5%	3.15%
1984	8.91%	2.92%
1985	7.61%	2.85%
1986	6.63%	2.88%
1987	5.96%	2.85%
1988	5.55%	2.7%
1989	5.3%	2.5%
1990	5.17%	2.32%
1991	5.09%	2.19%
1992	5.04%	2.13%
1993	4.98%	2.12%
1994	4.9%	2.16%
1995	4.81%	2.22%
1996	4.7%	2.26%
1997	4.58%	2.25%
1998	4.45%	2.16%
1999	4.31%	2.03%
2000	4.16%	1.89%
2001	4.01%	1.76%
2002	3.85%	1.66%
2003	3.7%	1.6%
2004	3.54%	1.57%
2005	3.4%	1.55%
2006	3.26%	1.54%
2007	3.13%	1.52%
2008	3.01%	1.5%
2009	2.9%	1.48%
2010	2.81%	1.48%
2011	2.73%	1.49%
2012	2.66%	1.5%
2013	2.6%	1.49%
2014	2.54%	1.47%
2015	2.49%	1.47%
2016	2.45%	1.47%
2017	2.4%	1.5%
2018	2.37%	1.53%
2019	2.33%	1.57%
2020	2.29%	1.58%
2021	2.26%	1.57%
2022	2.23%	1.55%
2023	2.2%	1.52%