Fertility & birth rates in Gabon and Mauritius

Fertility rate in Gabon vs Mauritius chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Gabon was 3.65 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
	Gabon	Mauritius
1960	4.42	5.9
1961	4.5	5.98
1962	4.59	5.88
1963	4.65	6.18
1964	4.71	5.96
1965	4.79	5.51
1966	4.86	5.46
1967	4.92	4.63
1968	4.98	4.6
1969	5.05	3.97
1970	5.1	3.82
1971	5.16	3.51
1972	5.24	3.41
1973	5.29	3.07
1974	5.33	3.45
1975	5.39	3.2
1976	5.46	3.13
1977	5.52	3.07
1978	5.57	3.01
1979	5.61	2.91
1980	5.66	2.8
1981	5.73	2.67
1982	5.74	2.53
1983	5.76	2.4
1984	5.73	2.16
1985	5.71	2.02
1986	5.69	1.99
1987	5.67	2.05
1988	5.62	2.14
1989	5.55	2.23
1990	5.46	2.32
1991	5.37	2.3
1992	5.29	2.37
1993	5.19	2.21
1994	5.04	2.25
1995	4.88	2.14
1996	4.74	2.12
1997	4.66	2.04
1998	4.58	1.97
1999	4.5	2.05
2000	4.47	1.99
2001	4.42	1.91
2002	4.36	1.94
2003	4.3	1.87
2004	4.25	1.92
2005	4.21	1.88
2006	4.17	1.77
2007	4.14	1.74
2008	4.12	1.67
2009	4.14	1.59
2010	4.15	1.57
2011	4.15	1.55
2012	4.09	1.54
2013	4.02	1.44
2014	3.95	1.43
2015	3.92	1.36
2016	3.92	1.4
2017	3.91	1.44
2018	3.91	1.41
2019	3.88	1.4
2020	3.83	1.44
2021	3.78	1.41
2022	3.71	1.32
2023	3.65	1.39
2024	3.59	1.37
2025	3.54	1.36
2026	3.49	1.35
2027	3.43	1.35
2028	3.37	1.35
2029	3.33	1.35
2030	3.29	1.36
2031	3.24	1.36
2032	3.2	1.37
2033	3.16	1.37
2034	3.12	1.38
2035	3.08	1.39
2036	3.04	1.39
2037	3.01	1.4
2038	2.97	1.41
2039	2.94	1.41
2040	2.91	1.42
2041	2.88	1.42
2042	2.84	1.43
2043	2.81	1.43
2044	2.78	1.44
2045	2.75	1.45
2046	2.73	1.45
2047	2.7	1.46
2048	2.67	1.46
2049	2.64	1.47
2050	2.62	1.47

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Gabon	Mauritius
1960	31.4%	45%
1961	31.8%	45%
1962	32.2%	45.1%
1963	32.6%	45.1%
1964	33%	44.8%
1965	33.5%	44.4%
1966	33.9%	44%
1967	34.3%	43.4%
1968	34.7%	42.9%
1969	35.1%	42.3%
1970	35.4%	41.6%
1971	35.8%	40.9%
1972	36.3%	40.1%
1973	36.7%	39.1%
1974	37.1%	38.2%
1975	37.6%	37.3%
1976	38%	36.5%
1977	38.4%	35.7%
1978	38.8%	34.9%
1979	39.2%	34.2%
1980	39.6%	33.6%
1981	39.9%	33.1%
1982	40.3%	32.6%
1983	40.7%	32.2%
1984	41%	31.8%
1985	41.4%	31.4%
1986	41.6%	31.1%
1987	41.9%	30.8%
1988	42.1%	30.5%
1989	42.3%	30.1%
1990	42.4%	29.8%
1991	42.5%	29.4%
1992	42.5%	29%
1993	42.5%	28.5%
1994	42.4%	28%
1995	42.3%	27.5%
1996	42%	27%
1997	41.8%	26.6%
1998	41.5%	26.2%
1999	41.2%	25.8%
2000	40.8%	25.6%
2001	40.5%	25.3%
2002	40.1%	25%
2003	39.7%	24.7%
2004	39.4%	24.3%
2005	39%	23.9%
2006	38.6%	23.4%
2007	38.2%	22.9%
2008	37.9%	22.3%
2009	37.6%	21.7%
2010	37.3%	21.1%
2011	37.1%	20.6%
2012	37%	20.1%
2013	36.8%	19.7%
2014	36.7%	19.3%
2015	36.6%	18.9%
2016	36.6%	18.4%
2017	36.6%	17.9%
2018	36.7%	17.4%
2019	36.8%	16.9%
2020	36.8%	16.4%
2021	36.8%	15.9%
2022	36.8%	15.5%
2023	36.7%	15.1%
2024	36.5%	14.8%
2025	36.2%	14.5%
2026	35.9%	14.3%
2027	35.6%	14.1%
2028	35.3%	14%
2029	34.9%	13.8%
2030	34.6%	13.7%
2031	34.2%	13.6%
2032	33.8%	13.5%
2033	33.4%	13.4%
2034	33%	13.3%
2035	32.7%	13.2%
2036	32.3%	13%
2037	32%	12.9%
2038	31.8%	12.8%
2039	31.5%	12.7%
2040	31.3%	12.6%
2041	31.1%	12.5%
2042	31%	12.4%
2043	30.8%	12.3%
2044	30.6%	12.2%
2045	30.5%	12.1%
2046	30.3%	12%
2047	30.2%	11.8%
2048	30%	11.7%
2049	29.8%	11.6%
2050	29.6%	11.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 36.5% of the population in Gabon and 14.8% in Mauritius in 2024, compared to 42.4% and 29.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Gabon and Mauritius compared.

Natural population change in Gabon vs Mauritius by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.31% in Gabon 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
	Gabon	Mauritius
1960	5,732	19,931
1961	6,161	20,355
1962	6,609	20,660
1963	7,001	22,069
1964	7,402	22,239
1965	7,902	20,482
1966	8,410	20,758
1967	8,883	17,560
1968	9,417	17,884
1969	9,969	15,761
1970	10,635	16,190
1971	11,357	15,441
1972	12,095	14,825
1973	12,731	13,145
1974	13,381	17,561
1975	14,162	15,342
1976	14,998	16,407
1977	15,842	16,769
1978	16,714	18,670
1979	17,553	19,282
1980	18,503	19,321
1981	19,528	18,334
1982	20,292	15,880
1983	21,162	14,525
1984	21,851	13,665
1985	22,617	12,451
1986	23,362	12,340
1987	24,212	13,262
1988	24,888	14,084
1989	25,359	14,718
1990	25,858	15,564
1991	26,334	15,091
1992	26,810	15,833
1993	27,235	14,814
1994	27,271	14,355
1995	27,290	13,020
1996	27,450	13,041
1997	28,053	11,943
1998	28,697	11,489
1999	29,330	12,341
2000	30,210	12,224
2001	30,941	11,723
2002	31,777	11,685
2003	32,633	10,799
2004	33,615	10,745
2005	34,766	10,195
2006	35,984	8,515
2007	37,394	8,429
2008	39,002	7,465
2009	41,037	6,113
2010	43,061	5,877
2011	44,922	5,511
2012	45,941	5,149
2013	46,829	4,281
2014	47,704	3,657
2015	48,876	3,031
2016	50,321	2,906
2017	51,455	3,415
2018	52,476	2,151
2019	53,185	1,773
2020	52,745	2,405
2021	52,611	-253
2022	52,944	-757
2023	53,167	1,009

Maternal mortality chart: Gabon vs Mauritius

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 233 deaths per 100,000 live births in Gabon, compared to 66 deaths in Mauritius.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Gabon	Mauritius
1985	373	111
1986	369	106
1987	366	103
1988	367	93
1989	366	85
1990	368	77
1991	369	75
1992	371	73
1993	364	70
1994	357	63
1995	341	55
1996	321	52
1997	290	49
1998	258	48
1999	216	46
2000	178	43
2001	160	42
2002	151	42
2003	134	42
2004	142	43
2005	175	43
2006	186	45
2007	173	46
2008	158	48
2009	158	51
2010	144	53
2011	149	55
2012	173	55
2013	235	58
2014	273	60
2015	239	61
2016	215	62
2017	184	66
2018	176	67
2019	179	67
2020	194	58
2021	249	80
2022	216	61
2023	233	66

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 3.32% in Gabon 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
	Gabon	Mauritius
1960	21.9%	10.2%
1961	21.2%	9.82%
1962	20.5%	9.31%
1963	19.8%	8.72%
1964	19.2%	8.4%
1965	18.6%	8.66%
1966	17.9%	9.25%
1967	17.4%	9.55%
1968	16.8%	9.25%
1969	16.2%	8.72%
1970	15.7%	8.35%
1971	15.2%	8.15%
1972	14.7%	7.98%
1973	14.2%	7.71%
1974	13.7%	7.24%
1975	13.3%	6.53%
1976	12.8%	5.74%
1977	12.4%	5.08%
1978	12%	4.62%
1979	11.6%	4.28%
1980	11.2%	4.02%
1981	10.8%	3.77%
1982	10.5%	3.47%
1983	10.1%	3.15%
1984	9.81%	2.92%
1985	9.52%	2.85%
1986	9.26%	2.88%
1987	9.03%	2.85%
1988	8.82%	2.7%
1989	8.64%	2.5%
1990	8.49%	2.32%
1991	8.35%	2.19%
1992	8.24%	2.13%
1993	8.14%	2.12%
1994	8.06%	2.16%
1995	7.98%	2.22%
1996	7.89%	2.26%
1997	7.79%	2.25%
1998	7.67%	2.16%
1999	7.53%	2.03%
2000	7.37%	1.89%
2001	7.19%	1.76%
2002	7.01%	1.66%
2003	6.81%	1.6%
2004	6.6%	1.57%
2005	6.39%	1.55%
2006	6.21%	1.54%
2007	5.99%	1.52%
2008	5.77%	1.5%
2009	5.57%	1.48%
2010	5.35%	1.48%
2011	5.14%	1.49%
2012	4.94%	1.5%
2013	4.73%	1.49%
2014	4.57%	1.47%
2015	4.42%	1.47%
2016	4.24%	1.47%
2017	4.1%	1.5%
2018	3.96%	1.53%
2019	3.8%	1.57%
2020	3.62%	1.58%
2021	3.52%	1.57%
2022	3.41%	1.55%
2023	3.32%	1.52%