Fertility & birth rates in China and Mauritius

Fertility rate in China vs Mauritius by year

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China

Mauritius

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Year	Fertility rate
	China	Mauritius
2023	1	1.39
2022	1.03	1.32
2021	1.12	1.41
2020	1.24	1.44
2019	1.5	1.4
2018	1.54	1.41
2017	1.8	1.44
2016	1.77	1.4
2015	1.67	1.36
2014	1.77	1.43
2013	1.71	1.44
2012	1.8	1.54
2011	1.67	1.55
2010	1.69	1.57
2009	1.71	1.59
2008	1.7	1.67
2007	1.67	1.74
2006	1.64	1.77
2005	1.62	1.88
2004	1.61	1.92
2003	1.57	1.87
2002	1.57	1.94
2001	1.56	1.91
2000	1.63	1.99
1999	1.53	2.05
1998	1.52	1.97
1997	1.53	2.04
1996	1.55	2.12
1995	1.59	2.14
1994	1.63	2.25
1993	1.69	2.21
1992	1.78	2.37
1991	1.93	2.3
1990	2.51	2.32
1989	2.52	2.23
1988	2.54	2.14
1987	2.76	2.05
1986	2.72	1.99
1985	2.63	2.02
1984	2.61	2.16
1983	2.56	2.4
1982	2.97	2.53
1981	2.79	2.67
1980	2.74	2.8
1979	2.75	2.91
1978	2.72	3.01
1977	2.84	3.07
1976	3.24	3.13
1975	3.57	3.2
1974	4.17	3.45
1973	4.73	3.07
1972	5.11	3.41
1971	5.52	3.51
1970	6.09	3.82
1969	6.18	3.97
1968	6.51	4.6
1967	5.81	4.63
1966	6.31	5.46
1965	6.61	5.51
1964	6.67	5.96
1963	7.51	6.18
1962	6.09	5.88
1961	3.86	5.98
1960	4.45	5.9

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in China was 1 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.

Check China vs Mauritius population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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China

Mauritius

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Year	Natural population change
	China	Mauritius
2023	-2,087,851	999
2022	-847,305	-757
2021	480,203	-253
2020	2,046,095	2,405
2019	4,673,713	1,773
2018	5,302,433	2,151
2017	7,790,880	3,415
2016	9,062,269	2,906
2015	6,788,911	3,031
2014	9,205,180	3,657
2013	8,043,116	4,281
2012	10,075,174	5,149
2011	8,245,065	5,511
2010	6,407,607	5,877
2009	6,483,236	6,113
2008	6,729,247	7,465
2007	6,813,465	8,429
2006	6,922,185	8,515
2005	7,678,911	10,195
2004	7,607,960	10,745
2003	7,743,284	10,799
2002	8,258,580	11,685
2001	8,839,358	11,723
2000	9,570,849	12,224
1999	10,247,372	12,341
1998	11,351,286	11,489
1997	12,374,554	11,943
1996	12,686,872	13,041
1995	12,711,220	13,020
1994	13,360,470	14,355
1993	13,493,138	14,814
1992	13,548,601	15,833
1991	14,937,124	15,091
1990	16,335,313	15,564
1989	16,824,495	14,718
1988	17,328,640	14,084
1987	18,005,821	13,262
1986	16,609,920	12,340
1985	14,987,830	12,451
1984	13,561,671	13,665
1983	13,599,789	14,525
1982	15,815,318	15,880
1981	14,461,027	18,334
1980	11,647,260	19,321
1979	11,250,148	19,282
1978	11,473,980	18,670
1977	11,378,068	16,769
1976	11,782,472	16,407
1975	14,378,237	15,342
1974	15,738,118	17,561
1973	18,423,727	13,145
1972	19,102,585	14,825
1971	19,622,980	15,441
1970	21,137,076	16,190
1969	20,760,332	15,761
1968	21,206,083	17,884
1967	19,263,662	17,560
1966	19,282,187	20,758
1965	20,296,950	20,482
1964	19,302,532	22,239
1963	22,742,225	22,069
1962	17,969,132	20,660
1961	2,496,047	20,355
1960	-3,048,510	19,931

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was -0.15% in China and +0.08% in Mauritius.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.31% in China and +0.15% in Mauritius.

Birth rate in China vs Mauritius by year

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China

Mauritius

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	China	Mauritius
2023	6.39	10.2
2022	6.77	9.6
2021	7.52	10.3
2020	8.52	10.6
2019	10.4	10.2
2018	10.9	10.2
2017	12.6	10.7
2016	13.6	10.4
2015	12	10.1
2014	13.8	10.6
2013	13	10.9
2012	14.6	11.5
2011	13.3	11.7
2010	11.9	12
2009	12	12.3
2008	12.1	13.2
2007	12.1	13.7
2006	12.1	14.3
2005	12.4	15.3
2004	12.3	15.7
2003	12.4	15.9
2002	12.9	16.6
2001	13.4	16.5
2000	14	17
1999	14.6	17.3
1998	15.6	16.7
1997	16.6	17.4
1996	17	18.3
1995	17.1	18.3
1994	17.7	19.6
1993	18.1	20.3
1992	18.3	21.1
1991	19.7	20.7
1990	21.1	21.3
1989	21.6	20.8
1988	22.4	20.1
1987	23.3	19.3
1986	22.4	18.6
1985	21	19
1984	19.9	20.1
1983	20.2	21
1982	22.3	22.6
1981	20.9	25.5
1980	18.2	27.2
1979	17.8	27.5
1978	18.3	27.1
1977	18.9	26
1976	19.9	25.8
1975	23	25.3
1974	24.8	27.3
1973	27.9	23
1972	29.8	25.3
1971	30.7	26.1
1970	33.4	27.5
1969	34.1	27.7
1968	35.6	31.6
1967	34	31
1966	35.1	36
1965	37.9	36
1964	39.1	38.9
1963	43.4	40.4
1962	37	38.8
1961	18	39.7
1960	20.9	39.4

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 6.39 in China and 10.2 in Mauritius, compared with 20.9 and 39.4, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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China

Factual

UN forecast

Mauritius

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	China	Mauritius
2100	7.83%	10.1%
2099	7.84%	10.1%
2098	7.87%	10.1%
2097	7.91%	10.1%
2096	7.96%	10%
2095	8.03%	10%
2094	8.1%	9.99%
2093	8.18%	9.98%
2092	8.26%	9.97%
2091	8.34%	9.97%
2090	8.41%	9.97%
2089	8.47%	9.98%
2088	8.52%	10%
2087	8.55%	10%
2086	8.57%	10%
2085	8.57%	10.1%
2084	8.56%	10.1%
2083	8.53%	10.1%
2082	8.48%	10.1%
2081	8.41%	10.2%
2080	8.34%	10.2%
2079	8.25%	10.2%
2078	8.15%	10.2%
2077	8.06%	10.2%
2076	7.96%	10.2%
2075	7.86%	10.2%
2074	7.77%	10.2%
2073	7.7%	10.2%
2072	7.64%	10.2%
2071	7.6%	10.2%
2070	7.58%	10.2%
2069	7.59%	10.2%
2068	7.63%	10.2%
2067	7.7%	10.2%
2066	7.8%	10.3%
2065	7.93%	10.3%
2064	8.08%	10.3%
2063	8.25%	10.3%
2062	8.44%	10.3%
2061	8.64%	10.4%
2060	8.84%	10.4%
2059	9.03%	10.5%
2058	9.22%	10.5%
2057	9.39%	10.6%
2056	9.54%	10.7%
2055	9.67%	10.8%
2054	9.78%	10.9%
2053	9.86%	11.1%
2052	9.92%	11.2%
2051	9.94%	11.3%
2050	9.94%	11.5%
2049	9.92%	11.6%
2048	9.88%	11.8%
2047	9.82%	11.9%
2046	9.75%	12%
2045	9.67%	12.1%
2044	9.59%	12.3%
2043	9.52%	12.4%
2042	9.46%	12.5%
2041	9.4%	12.6%
2040	9.35%	12.7%
2039	9.32%	12.7%
2038	9.3%	12.8%
2037	9.32%	12.9%
2036	9.42%	13.1%
2035	9.63%	13.2%
2034	10%	13.3%
2033	10.5%	13.4%
2032	11.2%	13.5%
2031	11.8%	13.6%
2030	12.4%	13.7%
2029	13.1%	13.9%
2028	13.8%	14%
2027	14.5%	14.2%
2026	15.1%	14.4%
2025	15.7%	14.7%
2024	16%	14.8%
2023	16.6%	15.1%
2022	17.1%	15.5%
2021	17.6%	15.9%
2020	18%	16.4%
2019	18.2%	16.9%
2018	18.3%	17.4%
2017	18.4%	17.9%
2016	18.3%	18.4%
2015	18.3%	18.9%
2014	18.3%	19.3%
2013	18.3%	19.7%
2012	18.3%	20.1%
2011	18.3%	20.6%
2010	18.5%	21.1%
2009	18.6%	21.7%
2008	18.9%	22.3%
2007	19.2%	22.9%
2006	19.6%	23.4%
2005	20.3%	23.9%
2004	21.2%	24.3%
2003	22%	24.7%
2002	22.9%	25%
2001	23.8%	25.3%
2000	24.5%	25.6%
1999	25.2%	25.8%
1998	25.7%	26.2%
1997	26.3%	26.6%
1996	27%	27%
1995	27.4%	27.5%
1994	27.8%	28%
1993	28.2%	28.5%
1992	28.4%	29%
1991	28.6%	29.4%
1990	28.8%	29.8%
1989	28.9%	30.1%
1988	29.3%	30.5%
1987	29.8%	30.8%
1986	30.4%	31.1%
1985	31.2%	31.4%
1984	32.2%	31.8%
1983	33.3%	32.2%
1982	34.3%	32.6%
1981	35.1%	33.1%
1980	36.1%	33.6%
1979	37.2%	34.2%
1978	38.6%	34.9%
1977	39.8%	35.7%
1976	40.3%	36.5%
1975	40.2%	37.3%
1974	40.2%	38.2%
1973	40.1%	39.1%
1972	40.4%	40.1%
1971	40.7%	40.9%
1970	40.8%	41.6%
1969	41%	42.3%
1968	41%	42.9%
1967	41.3%	43.4%
1966	41.5%	44%
1965	41.5%	44.4%
1964	41.2%	44.8%
1963	40.6%	45.1%
1962	40%	45.1%
1961	40%	45%
1960	40.3%	45%

Children aged 0-14 make up 16% of the population in China and 14.8% in Mauritius in 2024, compared to 28.8% and 29.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of China and Mauritius compared.

Maternal mortality chart: China vs Mauritius

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China

Mauritius

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	China	Mauritius
2023	16	66
2022	18	61
2021	21	80
2020	20	58
2019	21	67
2018	22	67
2017	24	66
2016	25	62
2015	26	61
2014	28	60
2013	30	58
2012	32	55
2011	33	55
2010	34	53
2009	35	51
2008	38	48
2007	38	46
2006	40	45
2005	42	43
2004	45	43
2003	47	42
2002	50	42
2001	52	42
2000	56	43
1999	58	46
1998	60	48
1997	63	49
1996	67	52
1995	71	55
1994	76	63
1993	80	70
1992	86	73
1991	92	75
1990	102	77
1989	104	85
1988	108	93
1987	114	103
1986	120	106
1985	125	111

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 16 deaths per 100,000 live births in China, compared to 66 deaths in Mauritius.

Under-five mortality rates

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China

Mauritius

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	China	Mauritius
2023	0.62%	1.52%
2022	0.66%	1.55%
2021	0.7%	1.57%
2020	0.75%	1.58%
2019	0.8%	1.57%
2018	0.86%	1.53%
2017	0.92%	1.5%
2016	0.99%	1.47%
2015	1.07%	1.47%
2014	1.15%	1.47%
2013	1.25%	1.49%
2012	1.35%	1.5%
2011	1.46%	1.49%
2010	1.58%	1.48%
2009	1.71%	1.48%
2008	1.85%	1.5%
2007	2.01%	1.52%
2006	2.19%	1.54%
2005	2.4%	1.55%
2004	2.64%	1.57%
2003	2.89%	1.6%
2002	3.15%	1.66%
2001	3.42%	1.76%
2000	3.67%	1.89%
1999	3.91%	2.03%
1998	4.14%	2.16%
1997	4.36%	2.25%
1996	4.56%	2.26%
1995	4.75%	2.22%
1994	4.93%	2.16%
1993	5.08%	2.12%
1992	5.22%	2.13%
1991	5.31%	2.19%
1990	5.37%	2.32%
1989	5.39%	2.5%
1988	5.4%	2.7%
1987	5.4%	2.85%
1986	5.4%	2.88%
1985	5.43%	2.85%
1984	5.5%	2.92%
1983	5.61%	3.15%
1982	5.78%	3.47%
1981	6%	3.77%
1980	6.28%	4.02%
1979	6.62%	4.28%
1978	7.01%	4.62%
1977	7.47%	5.08%
1976	7.97%	5.74%
1975	8.5%	6.53%
1974	9.05%	7.24%
1973	9.61%	7.71%
1972	10.2%	7.98%
1971	10.7%	8.15%
1970	11.3%	8.35%
1969	11.9%	8.72%
1968	-	9.25%
1967	-	9.55%
1966	-	9.25%
1965	-	8.66%
1964	-	8.4%
1963	-	8.72%
1962	-	9.31%
1961	-	9.82%
1960	-	10.2%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.62% in China and 1.52% in Mauritius. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.