Fertility & birth rates in Fiji and Mauritius

Fertility rate in Fiji vs Mauritius chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Fiji was 2.28 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
	Fiji	Mauritius
1960	6.36	5.9
1961	6.28	5.98
1962	6.2	5.88
1963	6.09	6.18
1964	5.96	5.96
1965	5.76	5.51
1966	5.55	5.46
1967	5.33	4.63
1968	5.11	4.6
1969	4.91	3.97
1970	4.71	3.82
1971	4.51	3.51
1972	4.32	3.41
1973	4.16	3.07
1974	4.07	3.45
1975	4.1	3.2
1976	4.12	3.13
1977	4.11	3.07
1978	4.1	3.01
1979	4.08	2.91
1980	4.04	2.8
1981	3.99	2.67
1982	3.94	2.53
1983	3.88	2.4
1984	3.8	2.16
1985	3.66	2.02
1986	3.54	1.99
1987	3.48	2.05
1988	3.43	2.14
1989	3.4	2.23
1990	3.39	2.32
1991	3.37	2.3
1992	3.33	2.37
1993	3.29	2.21
1994	3.26	2.25
1995	3.25	2.14
1996	3.25	2.12
1997	3.19	2.04
1998	3.12	1.97
1999	3.05	2.05
2000	2.99	1.99
2001	2.97	1.91
2002	2.97	1.94
2003	2.96	1.87
2004	2.94	1.92
2005	2.92	1.88
2006	2.91	1.77
2007	2.87	1.74
2008	2.82	1.67
2009	2.76	1.59
2010	2.7	1.57
2011	2.63	1.55
2012	2.61	1.54
2013	2.6	1.44
2014	2.59	1.43
2015	2.57	1.36
2016	2.52	1.4
2017	2.46	1.44
2018	2.42	1.41
2019	2.38	1.4
2020	2.36	1.44
2021	2.33	1.41
2022	2.31	1.32
2023	2.28	1.39
2024	2.27	1.37
2025	2.25	1.36
2026	2.23	1.35
2027	2.21	1.35
2028	2.2	1.35
2029	2.18	1.35
2030	2.16	1.36
2031	2.15	1.36
2032	2.13	1.37
2033	2.12	1.37
2034	2.1	1.38
2035	2.09	1.39
2036	2.07	1.39
2037	2.06	1.4
2038	2.05	1.41
2039	2.04	1.41
2040	2.03	1.42
2041	2.01	1.42
2042	2.01	1.43
2043	1.99	1.43
2044	1.98	1.44
2045	1.97	1.45
2046	1.96	1.45
2047	1.95	1.46
2048	1.94	1.46
2049	1.94	1.47
2050	1.93	1.47

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Fiji	Mauritius
1960	46.4%	45%
1961	46.5%	45%
1962	46.5%	45.1%
1963	46.5%	45.1%
1964	46.4%	44.8%
1965	46.4%	44.4%
1966	46.3%	44%
1967	46.1%	43.4%
1968	45.9%	42.9%
1969	45.6%	42.3%
1970	45.2%	41.6%
1971	44.7%	40.9%
1972	44.2%	40.1%
1973	43.5%	39.1%
1974	42.8%	38.2%
1975	42.2%	37.3%
1976	41.5%	36.5%
1977	40.9%	35.7%
1978	40.4%	34.9%
1979	40%	34.2%
1980	39.6%	33.6%
1981	39.3%	33.1%
1982	39.1%	32.6%
1983	39%	32.2%
1984	38.9%	31.8%
1985	38.9%	31.4%
1986	38.8%	31.1%
1987	38.7%	30.8%
1988	38.7%	30.5%
1989	38.7%	30.1%
1990	38.7%	29.8%
1991	38.5%	29.4%
1992	38.2%	29%
1993	37.9%	28.5%
1994	37.5%	28%
1995	37.1%	27.5%
1996	36.6%	27%
1997	36.1%	26.6%
1998	35.5%	26.2%
1999	34.9%	25.8%
2000	34.3%	25.6%
2001	33.8%	25.3%
2002	33.4%	25%
2003	33%	24.7%
2004	32.6%	24.3%
2005	32.2%	23.9%
2006	31.9%	23.4%
2007	31.6%	22.9%
2008	31.3%	22.3%
2009	31%	21.7%
2010	30.8%	21.1%
2011	30.5%	20.6%
2012	30.2%	20.1%
2013	30%	19.7%
2014	29.8%	19.3%
2015	29.6%	18.9%
2016	29.5%	18.4%
2017	29.2%	17.9%
2018	28.9%	17.4%
2019	28.6%	16.9%
2020	28.3%	16.4%
2021	28%	15.9%
2022	27.7%	15.5%
2023	27.4%	15.1%
2024	27.1%	14.8%
2025	26.8%	14.5%
2026	26.6%	14.3%
2027	26.3%	14.1%
2028	26%	14%
2029	25.7%	13.8%
2030	25.4%	13.7%
2031	25%	13.6%
2032	24.7%	13.5%
2033	24.5%	13.4%
2034	24.2%	13.3%
2035	24%	13.2%
2036	23.8%	13%
2037	23.6%	12.9%
2038	23.5%	12.8%
2039	23.3%	12.7%
2040	23.2%	12.6%
2041	23%	12.5%
2042	22.9%	12.4%
2043	22.7%	12.3%
2044	22.6%	12.2%
2045	22.4%	12.1%
2046	22.3%	12%
2047	22.1%	11.8%
2048	21.9%	11.7%
2049	21.8%	11.6%
2050	21.6%	11.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 27.1% of the population in Fiji and 14.8% in Mauritius in 2024, compared to 38.7% and 29.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Fiji and Mauritius compared.

Natural population change in Fiji vs Mauritius by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.03% in Fiji 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
	Fiji	Mauritius
1960	13,313	19,931
1961	13,653	20,355
1962	14,429	20,660
1963	14,774	22,069
1964	14,979	22,239
1965	15,166	20,482
1966	15,111	20,758
1967	14,861	17,560
1968	14,831	17,884
1969	14,669	15,761
1970	14,538	16,190
1971	14,313	15,441
1972	13,905	14,825
1973	13,383	13,145
1974	13,557	17,561
1975	14,272	15,342
1976	14,933	16,407
1977	15,532	16,769
1978	16,196	18,670
1979	16,450	19,282
1980	16,907	19,321
1981	17,282	18,334
1982	17,681	15,880
1983	18,237	14,525
1984	18,499	13,665
1985	18,469	12,451
1986	18,024	12,340
1987	17,987	13,262
1988	18,063	14,084
1989	18,007	14,718
1990	17,748	15,564
1991	17,617	15,091
1992	17,170	15,833
1993	16,751	14,814
1994	16,424	14,355
1995	16,273	13,020
1996	16,163	13,041
1997	15,750	11,943
1998	15,464	11,489
1999	15,229	12,341
2000	14,724	12,224
2001	14,720	11,723
2002	14,468	11,685
2003	14,527	10,799
2004	14,526	10,745
2005	14,503	10,195
2006	14,555	8,515
2007	14,349	8,429
2008	14,000	7,465
2009	13,540	6,113
2010	13,227	5,877
2011	12,657	5,511
2012	11,716	5,149
2013	11,972	4,281
2014	11,680	3,657
2015	11,213	3,031
2016	10,807	2,906
2017	10,413	3,415
2018	9,779	2,151
2019	9,271	1,773
2020	8,730	2,405
2021	6,777	-253
2022	8,223	-757
2023	8,078	1,009

Maternal mortality chart: Fiji vs Mauritius

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 30 deaths per 100,000 live births in Fiji, compared to 66 deaths in Mauritius.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Fiji	Mauritius
1985	78	111
1986	76	106
1987	74	103
1988	71	93
1989	70	85
1990	70	77
1991	67	75
1992	64	73
1993	62	70
1994	58	63
1995	55	55
1996	53	52
1997	51	49
1998	49	48
1999	46	46
2000	47	43
2001	46	42
2002	48	42
2003	47	42
2004	46	43
2005	44	43
2006	43	45
2007	43	46
2008	42	48
2009	41	51
2010	40	53
2011	39	55
2012	42	55
2013	40	58
2014	38	60
2015	37	61
2016	38	62
2017	34	66
2018	35	67
2019	34	67
2020	34	58
2021	68	80
2022	32	61
2023	30	66

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.91% in Fiji 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
	Fiji	Mauritius
1960	7.89%	10.2%
1961	7.53%	9.82%
1962	7.21%	9.31%
1963	6.9%	8.72%
1964	6.61%	8.4%
1965	6.35%	8.66%
1966	6.14%	9.25%
1967	5.97%	9.55%
1968	5.84%	9.25%
1969	5.75%	8.72%
1970	5.69%	8.35%
1971	5.66%	8.15%
1972	5.63%	7.98%
1973	5.59%	7.71%
1974	5.52%	7.24%
1975	5.41%	6.53%
1976	5.27%	5.74%
1977	5.1%	5.08%
1978	4.9%	4.62%
1979	4.68%	4.28%
1980	4.46%	4.02%
1981	4.24%	3.77%
1982	4.03%	3.47%
1983	3.84%	3.15%
1984	3.67%	2.92%
1985	3.51%	2.85%
1986	3.37%	2.88%
1987	3.24%	2.85%
1988	3.12%	2.7%
1989	3%	2.5%
1990	2.89%	2.32%
1991	2.78%	2.19%
1992	2.68%	2.13%
1993	2.6%	2.12%
1994	2.52%	2.16%
1995	2.45%	2.22%
1996	2.39%	2.26%
1997	2.35%	2.25%
1998	2.31%	2.16%
1999	2.28%	2.03%
2000	2.27%	1.89%
2001	2.26%	1.76%
2002	2.27%	1.66%
2003	2.28%	1.6%
2004	2.31%	1.57%
2005	2.33%	1.55%
2006	2.35%	1.54%
2007	2.35%	1.52%
2008	2.32%	1.5%
2009	2.28%	1.48%
2010	2.22%	1.48%
2011	2.16%	1.49%
2012	2.1%	1.5%
2013	2.07%	1.49%
2014	2.06%	1.47%
2015	2.09%	1.47%
2016	2.16%	1.47%
2017	2.27%	1.5%
2018	2.41%	1.53%
2019	2.57%	1.57%
2020	2.72%	1.58%
2021	2.83%	1.57%
2022	2.89%	1.55%
2023	2.91%	1.52%