Fertility & birth rates in Guinea and Mauritius

Fertility rate in Guinea vs Mauritius chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Guinea was 4.22 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
	Guinea	Mauritius
1960	6.11	5.9
1961	6.13	5.98
1962	6.14	5.88
1963	6.15	6.18
1964	6.17	5.96
1965	6.18	5.51
1966	6.19	5.46
1967	6.2	4.63
1968	6.21	4.6
1969	6.23	3.97
1970	6.24	3.82
1971	6.26	3.51
1972	6.28	3.41
1973	6.31	3.07
1974	6.34	3.45
1975	6.37	3.2
1976	6.4	3.13
1977	6.43	3.07
1978	6.44	3.01
1979	6.45	2.91
1980	6.46	2.8
1981	6.46	2.67
1982	6.49	2.53
1983	6.49	2.4
1984	6.51	2.16
1985	6.53	2.02
1986	6.55	1.99
1987	6.57	2.05
1988	6.56	2.14
1989	6.55	2.23
1990	6.52	2.32
1991	6.48	2.3
1992	6.45	2.37
1993	6.41	2.21
1994	6.36	2.25
1995	6.29	2.14
1996	6.21	2.12
1997	6.12	2.04
1998	6.05	1.97
1999	5.99	2.05
2000	5.92	1.99
2001	5.83	1.91
2002	5.78	1.94
2003	5.74	1.87
2004	5.73	1.92
2005	5.73	1.88
2006	5.7	1.77
2007	5.66	1.74
2008	5.6	1.67
2009	5.53	1.59
2010	5.44	1.57
2011	5.34	1.55
2012	5.23	1.54
2013	5.15	1.44
2014	5.07	1.43
2015	5	1.36
2016	4.92	1.4
2017	4.79	1.44
2018	4.67	1.41
2019	4.58	1.4
2020	4.49	1.44
2021	4.4	1.41
2022	4.3	1.32
2023	4.22	1.39
2024	4.13	1.37
2025	4.04	1.36
2026	3.96	1.35
2027	3.89	1.35
2028	3.81	1.35
2029	3.73	1.35
2030	3.66	1.36
2031	3.59	1.36
2032	3.52	1.37
2033	3.45	1.37
2034	3.38	1.38
2035	3.32	1.39
2036	3.27	1.39
2037	3.21	1.4
2038	3.16	1.41
2039	3.12	1.41
2040	3.07	1.42
2041	3.02	1.42
2042	2.98	1.43
2043	2.94	1.43
2044	2.9	1.44
2045	2.86	1.45
2046	2.82	1.45
2047	2.79	1.46
2048	2.75	1.46
2049	2.73	1.47
2050	2.7	1.47

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Guinea	Mauritius
1960	39.6%	45%
1961	39.7%	45%
1962	39.9%	45.1%
1963	39.9%	45.1%
1964	40%	44.8%
1965	40.1%	44.4%
1966	40.2%	44%
1967	40.2%	43.4%
1968	40.3%	42.9%
1969	40.3%	42.3%
1970	40.4%	41.6%
1971	40.5%	40.9%
1972	40.7%	40.1%
1973	40.9%	39.1%
1974	41.1%	38.2%
1975	41.3%	37.3%
1976	41.5%	36.5%
1977	41.8%	35.7%
1978	42%	34.9%
1979	42.2%	34.2%
1980	42.4%	33.6%
1981	42.6%	33.1%
1982	42.7%	32.6%
1983	42.8%	32.2%
1984	42.9%	31.8%
1985	43%	31.4%
1986	43%	31.1%
1987	43.1%	30.8%
1988	43.1%	30.5%
1989	43.2%	30.1%
1990	43.3%	29.8%
1991	43.4%	29.4%
1992	43.5%	29%
1993	43.6%	28.5%
1994	43.7%	28%
1995	43.8%	27.5%
1996	43.9%	27%
1997	44.2%	26.6%
1998	44.5%	26.2%
1999	44.7%	25.8%
2000	44.9%	25.6%
2001	45.3%	25.3%
2002	45.5%	25%
2003	45.4%	24.7%
2004	45.3%	24.3%
2005	45.3%	23.9%
2006	45.3%	23.4%
2007	45.1%	22.9%
2008	44.9%	22.3%
2009	44.7%	21.7%
2010	44.5%	21.1%
2011	44.2%	20.6%
2012	44%	20.1%
2013	43.8%	19.7%
2014	43.5%	19.3%
2015	43.3%	18.9%
2016	43.1%	18.4%
2017	42.9%	17.9%
2018	42.6%	17.4%
2019	42.4%	16.9%
2020	42.1%	16.4%
2021	41.9%	15.9%
2022	41.6%	15.5%
2023	41.2%	15.1%
2024	40.9%	14.8%
2025	40.5%	14.5%
2026	40.2%	14.3%
2027	39.8%	14.1%
2028	39.5%	14%
2029	39.1%	13.8%
2030	38.7%	13.7%
2031	38.3%	13.6%
2032	37.9%	13.5%
2033	37.5%	13.4%
2034	37%	13.3%
2035	36.6%	13.2%
2036	36.2%	13%
2037	35.7%	12.9%
2038	35.3%	12.8%
2039	34.9%	12.7%
2040	34.5%	12.6%
2041	34.1%	12.5%
2042	33.7%	12.4%
2043	33.3%	12.3%
2044	32.9%	12.2%
2045	32.5%	12.1%
2046	32.2%	12%
2047	31.8%	11.8%
2048	31.5%	11.7%
2049	31.2%	11.6%
2050	30.8%	11.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 40.9% of the population in Guinea and 14.8% in Mauritius in 2024, compared to 43.3% and 29.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Guinea and Mauritius compared.

Natural population change in Guinea vs Mauritius by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +2.6% in Guinea 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
	Guinea	Mauritius
1960	61,848	19,931
1961	63,766	20,355
1962	65,672	20,660
1963	67,690	22,069
1964	69,848	22,239
1965	72,134	20,482
1966	74,748	20,758
1967	77,251	17,560
1968	79,892	17,884
1969	82,799	15,761
1970	85,418	16,190
1971	88,358	15,441
1972	91,147	14,825
1973	93,764	13,145
1974	96,315	17,561
1975	99,267	15,342
1976	102,449	16,407
1977	105,990	16,769
1978	109,415	18,670
1979	113,141	19,282
1980	117,186	19,321
1981	121,223	18,334
1982	126,831	15,880
1983	130,629	14,525
1984	136,640	13,665
1985	142,313	12,451
1986	148,137	12,340
1987	154,178	13,262
1988	159,566	14,084
1989	164,707	14,718
1990	169,926	15,564
1991	181,299	15,091
1992	189,682	15,833
1993	195,612	14,814
1994	201,439	14,355
1995	205,644	13,020
1996	214,896	13,041
1997	220,373	11,943
1998	219,385	11,489
1999	223,968	12,341
2000	227,081	12,224
2001	227,642	11,723
2002	229,022	11,685
2003	234,774	10,799
2004	242,075	10,745
2005	251,209	10,195
2006	258,518	8,515
2007	266,070	8,429
2008	274,327	7,465
2009	281,920	6,113
2010	288,512	5,877
2011	293,318	5,511
2012	298,094	5,149
2013	304,430	4,281
2014	309,539	3,657
2015	316,604	3,031
2016	324,608	2,906
2017	328,542	3,415
2018	332,585	2,151
2019	338,984	1,773
2020	342,289	2,405
2021	345,121	-253
2022	352,517	-757
2023	356,147	1,009

Maternal mortality chart: Guinea vs Mauritius

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 494 deaths per 100,000 live births in Guinea, compared to 66 deaths in Mauritius.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Guinea	Mauritius
1985	1,248	111
1986	1,234	106
1987	1,218	103
1988	1,202	93
1989	1,188	85
1990	1,162	77
1991	1,143	75
1992	1,124	73
1993	1,094	70
1994	1,081	63
1995	1,042	55
1996	1,010	52
1997	994	49
1998	971	48
1999	960	46
2000	951	43
2001	946	42
2002	916	42
2003	892	42
2004	869	43
2005	843	43
2006	825	45
2007	802	46
2008	772	48
2009	766	51
2010	750	53
2011	728	55
2012	703	55
2013	682	58
2014	664	60
2015	642	61
2016	606	62
2017	582	66
2018	560	67
2019	548	67
2020	528	58
2021	533	80
2022	500	61
2023	494	66

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 9.5% in Guinea 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
	Guinea	Mauritius
1960	35%	10.2%
1961	34.7%	9.82%
1962	34.4%	9.31%
1963	34.2%	8.72%
1964	33.9%	8.4%
1965	33.6%	8.66%
1966	33.4%	9.25%
1967	33.1%	9.55%
1968	32.8%	9.25%
1969	32.5%	8.72%
1970	32.2%	8.35%
1971	31.9%	8.15%
1972	31.6%	7.98%
1973	31.3%	7.71%
1974	30.9%	7.24%
1975	30.6%	6.53%
1976	30.1%	5.74%
1977	29.7%	5.08%
1978	29.2%	4.62%
1979	28.7%	4.28%
1980	28.2%	4.02%
1981	27.7%	3.77%
1982	27.2%	3.47%
1983	26.7%	3.15%
1984	26.2%	2.92%
1985	25.8%	2.85%
1986	25.3%	2.88%
1987	24.8%	2.85%
1988	24.4%	2.7%
1989	23.9%	2.5%
1990	23.3%	2.32%
1991	22.7%	2.19%
1992	22.1%	2.13%
1993	21.4%	2.12%
1994	20.7%	2.16%
1995	20%	2.22%
1996	19.3%	2.26%
1997	18.6%	2.25%
1998	17.9%	2.16%
1999	17.2%	2.03%
2000	16.5%	1.89%
2001	15.9%	1.76%
2002	15.2%	1.66%
2003	14.6%	1.6%
2004	14.1%	1.57%
2005	13.7%	1.55%
2006	13.3%	1.54%
2007	12.9%	1.52%
2008	12.7%	1.5%
2009	12.4%	1.48%
2010	12.2%	1.48%
2011	12%	1.49%
2012	11.8%	1.5%
2013	11.7%	1.49%
2014	11.6%	1.47%
2015	11.4%	1.47%
2016	11.2%	1.47%
2017	11%	1.5%
2018	10.8%	1.53%
2019	10.6%	1.57%
2020	10.3%	1.58%
2021	10.1%	1.57%
2022	9.78%	1.55%
2023	9.5%	1.52%