Fertility & birth rates in Haiti and Mauritius

Fertility rate in Haiti vs Mauritius chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Haiti was 2.66 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
	Haiti	Mauritius
1960	6.18	5.9
1961	6.18	5.98
1962	6.18	5.88
1963	6.17	6.18
1964	6.16	5.96
1965	6.13	5.51
1966	6.09	5.46
1967	6.05	4.63
1968	6.01	4.6
1969	5.96	3.97
1970	5.91	3.82
1971	5.88	3.51
1972	5.85	3.41
1973	5.81	3.07
1974	5.78	3.45
1975	5.75	3.2
1976	5.71	3.13
1977	5.67	3.07
1978	5.64	3.01
1979	5.59	2.91
1980	5.56	2.8
1981	5.53	2.67
1982	5.53	2.53
1983	5.51	2.4
1984	5.51	2.16
1985	5.5	2.02
1986	5.48	1.99
1987	5.47	2.05
1988	5.47	2.14
1989	5.44	2.23
1990	5.41	2.32
1991	5.32	2.3
1992	5.21	2.37
1993	5.1	2.21
1994	4.99	2.25
1995	4.88	2.14
1996	4.78	2.12
1997	4.67	2.04
1998	4.56	1.97
1999	4.45	2.05
2000	4.39	1.99
2001	4.25	1.91
2002	4.13	1.94
2003	4.05	1.87
2004	3.94	1.92
2005	3.84	1.88
2006	3.76	1.77
2007	3.69	1.74
2008	3.62	1.67
2009	3.57	1.59
2010	3.5	1.57
2011	3.43	1.55
2012	3.32	1.54
2013	3.22	1.44
2014	3.16	1.43
2015	3.11	1.36
2016	3.05	1.4
2017	2.99	1.44
2018	2.92	1.41
2019	2.86	1.4
2020	2.8	1.44
2021	2.75	1.41
2022	2.7	1.32
2023	2.66	1.39
2024	2.63	1.37
2025	2.59	1.36
2026	2.55	1.35
2027	2.52	1.35
2028	2.49	1.35
2029	2.46	1.35
2030	2.43	1.36
2031	2.41	1.36
2032	2.38	1.37
2033	2.35	1.37
2034	2.33	1.38
2035	2.3	1.39
2036	2.28	1.39
2037	2.26	1.4
2038	2.25	1.41
2039	2.23	1.41
2040	2.21	1.42
2041	2.19	1.42
2042	2.18	1.43
2043	2.16	1.43
2044	2.14	1.44
2045	2.13	1.45
2046	2.11	1.45
2047	2.1	1.46
2048	2.09	1.46
2049	2.07	1.47
2050	2.06	1.47

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Haiti	Mauritius
1960	40.6%	45%
1961	40.7%	45%
1962	40.8%	45.1%
1963	40.8%	45.1%
1964	40.9%	44.8%
1965	40.9%	44.4%
1966	40.9%	44%
1967	41%	43.4%
1968	41%	42.9%
1969	41%	42.3%
1970	40.9%	41.6%
1971	40.9%	40.9%
1972	40.9%	40.1%
1973	40.9%	39.1%
1974	40.9%	38.2%
1975	41%	37.3%
1976	41%	36.5%
1977	41.1%	35.7%
1978	41.1%	34.9%
1979	41.1%	34.2%
1980	41.2%	33.6%
1981	41.2%	33.1%
1982	41.3%	32.6%
1983	41.4%	32.2%
1984	41.4%	31.8%
1985	41.5%	31.4%
1986	41.6%	31.1%
1987	41.7%	30.8%
1988	41.8%	30.5%
1989	41.8%	30.1%
1990	41.9%	29.8%
1991	41.9%	29.4%
1992	41.9%	29%
1993	41.8%	28.5%
1994	41.7%	28%
1995	41.6%	27.5%
1996	41.4%	27%
1997	41.2%	26.6%
1998	41%	26.2%
1999	40.7%	25.8%
2000	40.4%	25.6%
2001	40.1%	25.3%
2002	39.7%	25%
2003	39.3%	24.7%
2004	38.9%	24.3%
2005	38.4%	23.9%
2006	37.9%	23.4%
2007	37.5%	22.9%
2008	37.1%	22.3%
2009	36.6%	21.7%
2010	36.2%	21.1%
2011	35.9%	20.6%
2012	35.5%	20.1%
2013	35.1%	19.7%
2014	34.7%	19.3%
2015	34.3%	18.9%
2016	33.9%	18.4%
2017	33.6%	17.9%
2018	33.3%	17.4%
2019	32.9%	16.9%
2020	32.6%	16.4%
2021	32.3%	15.9%
2022	31.9%	15.5%
2023	31.6%	15.1%
2024	31.2%	14.8%
2025	30.8%	14.5%
2026	30.4%	14.3%
2027	30%	14.1%
2028	29.6%	14%
2029	29.2%	13.8%
2030	28.8%	13.7%
2031	28.5%	13.6%
2032	28.1%	13.5%
2033	27.8%	13.4%
2034	27.4%	13.3%
2035	27.1%	13.2%
2036	26.8%	13%
2037	26.5%	12.9%
2038	26.3%	12.8%
2039	26%	12.7%
2040	25.7%	12.6%
2041	25.5%	12.5%
2042	25.2%	12.4%
2043	25%	12.3%
2044	24.8%	12.2%
2045	24.5%	12.1%
2046	24.3%	12%
2047	24.1%	11.8%
2048	23.8%	11.7%
2049	23.6%	11.6%
2050	23.4%	11.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 31.2% of the population in Haiti and 14.8% in Mauritius in 2024, compared to 41.9% and 29.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Haiti and Mauritius compared.

Natural population change in Haiti vs Mauritius by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.58% in Haiti 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
	Haiti	Mauritius
1960	85,368	19,931
1961	87,563	20,355
1962	89,683	20,660
1963	86,394	22,069
1964	93,987	22,239
1965	95,754	20,482
1966	96,973	20,758
1967	99,266	17,560
1968	101,300	17,884
1969	103,133	15,761
1970	105,208	16,190
1971	107,968	15,441
1972	110,709	14,825
1973	113,223	13,145
1974	115,941	17,561
1975	118,508	15,342
1976	120,992	16,407
1977	123,520	16,769
1978	125,885	18,670
1979	128,206	19,282
1980	130,773	19,321
1981	133,695	18,334
1982	137,214	15,880
1983	140,422	14,525
1984	144,211	13,665
1985	148,364	12,451
1986	152,288	12,340
1987	156,468	13,262
1988	160,750	14,084
1989	163,947	14,718
1990	167,420	15,564
1991	167,919	15,091
1992	168,980	15,833
1993	169,240	14,814
1994	169,260	14,355
1995	171,852	13,020
1996	173,351	13,041
1997	174,962	11,943
1998	175,687	11,489
1999	177,421	12,341
2000	180,677	12,224
2001	178,741	11,723
2002	178,126	11,685
2003	179,543	10,799
2004	174,071	10,745
2005	180,618	10,195
2006	182,866	8,515
2007	184,223	8,429
2008	185,364	7,465
2009	187,804	6,113
2010	95,965	5,877
2011	184,695	5,511
2012	183,702	5,149
2013	181,457	4,281
2014	182,009	3,657
2015	182,063	3,031
2016	180,902	2,906
2017	180,310	3,415
2018	178,632	2,151
2019	176,550	1,773
2020	169,264	2,405
2021	158,994	-253
2022	164,214	-757
2023	167,381	1,009

Maternal mortality chart: Haiti vs Mauritius

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 328 deaths per 100,000 live births in Haiti, compared to 66 deaths in Mauritius.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Haiti	Mauritius
1985	991	111
1986	975	106
1987	952	103
1988	929	93
1989	900	85
1990	874	77
1991	831	75
1992	793	73
1993	747	70
1994	710	63
1995	638	55
1996	588	52
1997	551	49
1998	511	48
1999	464	46
2000	440	43
2001	428	42
2002	410	42
2003	385	42
2004	427	43
2005	355	43
2006	368	45
2007	383	46
2008	394	48
2009	397	51
2010	398	53
2011	409	55
2012	385	55
2013	380	58
2014	373	60
2015	364	61
2016	356	62
2017	351	66
2018	358	67
2019	351	67
2020	346	58
2021	385	80
2022	331	61
2023	328	66

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 5.51% in Haiti 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
	Haiti	Mauritius
1960	29.2%	10.2%
1961	28.8%	9.82%
1962	28.3%	9.31%
1963	27.9%	8.72%
1964	27.4%	8.4%
1965	27%	8.66%
1966	26.5%	9.25%
1967	26%	9.55%
1968	25.5%	9.25%
1969	25%	8.72%
1970	24.5%	8.35%
1971	23.9%	8.15%
1972	23.4%	7.98%
1973	22.8%	7.71%
1974	22.3%	7.24%
1975	21.7%	6.53%
1976	21.2%	5.74%
1977	20.6%	5.08%
1978	20.1%	4.62%
1979	19.6%	4.28%
1980	19.1%	4.02%
1981	18.6%	3.77%
1982	18.1%	3.47%
1983	17.6%	3.15%
1984	17.1%	2.92%
1985	16.6%	2.85%
1986	16.2%	2.88%
1987	15.8%	2.85%
1988	15.3%	2.7%
1989	14.9%	2.5%
1990	14.5%	2.32%
1991	14.1%	2.19%
1992	13.7%	2.13%
1993	13.2%	2.12%
1994	12.8%	2.16%
1995	12.4%	2.22%
1996	12%	2.26%
1997	11.5%	2.25%
1998	11.1%	2.16%
1999	10.7%	2.03%
2000	10.4%	1.89%
2001	10%	1.76%
2002	9.68%	1.66%
2003	9.4%	1.6%
2004	9.14%	1.57%
2005	8.91%	1.55%
2006	8.69%	1.54%
2007	8.49%	1.52%
2008	8.29%	1.5%
2009	8.11%	1.48%
2010	13.7%	1.48%
2011	7.74%	1.49%
2012	7.56%	1.5%
2013	7.38%	1.49%
2014	7.19%	1.47%
2015	6.99%	1.47%
2016	6.79%	1.47%
2017	6.61%	1.5%
2018	6.42%	1.53%
2019	6.23%	1.57%
2020	6.04%	1.58%
2021	5.85%	1.57%
2022	5.69%	1.55%
2023	5.51%	1.52%