Fertility & birth rates in Indonesia and Mauritius

Fertility rate in Indonesia vs Mauritius chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Indonesia was 2.13 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
	Indonesia	Mauritius
1960	5.51	5.9
1961	5.52	5.98
1962	5.53	5.88
1963	5.55	6.18
1964	5.57	5.96
1965	5.59	5.51
1966	5.59	5.46
1967	5.58	4.63
1968	5.57	4.6
1969	5.55	3.97
1970	5.49	3.82
1971	5.4	3.51
1972	5.32	3.41
1973	5.25	3.07
1974	5.09	3.45
1975	5.03	3.2
1976	4.92	3.13
1977	4.81	3.07
1978	4.73	3.01
1979	4.63	2.91
1980	4.5	2.8
1981	4.36	2.67
1982	4.25	2.53
1983	4.11	2.4
1984	3.96	2.16
1985	3.73	2.02
1986	3.53	1.99
1987	3.42	2.05
1988	3.35	2.14
1989	3.25	2.23
1990	3.11	2.32
1991	3.06	2.3
1992	2.95	2.37
1993	2.9	2.21
1994	2.85	2.25
1995	2.81	2.14
1996	2.78	2.12
1997	2.74	2.04
1998	2.66	1.97
1999	2.57	2.05
2000	2.5	1.99
2001	2.47	1.91
2002	2.44	1.94
2003	2.41	1.87
2004	2.42	1.92
2005	2.45	1.88
2006	2.46	1.77
2007	2.48	1.74
2008	2.44	1.67
2009	2.44	1.59
2010	2.46	1.57
2011	2.52	1.55
2012	2.51	1.54
2013	2.44	1.44
2014	2.39	1.43
2015	2.35	1.36
2016	2.31	1.4
2017	2.25	1.44
2018	2.22	1.41
2019	2.21	1.4
2020	2.19	1.44
2021	2.17	1.41
2022	2.15	1.32
2023	2.13	1.39
2024	2.11	1.37
2025	2.1	1.36
2026	2.08	1.35
2027	2.06	1.35
2028	2.04	1.35
2029	2.03	1.35
2030	2.01	1.36
2031	2	1.36
2032	1.99	1.37
2033	1.98	1.37
2034	1.97	1.38
2035	1.95	1.39
2036	1.94	1.39
2037	1.94	1.4
2038	1.93	1.41
2039	1.92	1.41
2040	1.91	1.42
2041	1.9	1.42
2042	1.89	1.43
2043	1.89	1.43
2044	1.88	1.44
2045	1.87	1.45
2046	1.87	1.45
2047	1.86	1.46
2048	1.86	1.46
2049	1.85	1.47
2050	1.85	1.47

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Indonesia	Mauritius
1960	39.8%	45%
1961	40%	45%
1962	40.3%	45.1%
1963	40.7%	45.1%
1964	41.1%	44.8%
1965	41.5%	44.4%
1966	41.9%	44%
1967	42.2%	43.4%
1968	42.5%	42.9%
1969	42.6%	42.3%
1970	42.6%	41.6%
1971	42.6%	40.9%
1972	42.5%	40.1%
1973	42.4%	39.1%
1974	42.3%	38.2%
1975	42%	37.3%
1976	41.8%	36.5%
1977	41.5%	35.7%
1978	41.2%	34.9%
1979	40.9%	34.2%
1980	40.6%	33.6%
1981	40.2%	33.1%
1982	39.8%	32.6%
1983	39.4%	32.2%
1984	39%	31.8%
1985	38.5%	31.4%
1986	38%	31.1%
1987	37.4%	30.8%
1988	36.9%	30.5%
1989	36.4%	30.1%
1990	35.9%	29.8%
1991	35.4%	29.4%
1992	34.8%	29%
1993	34.3%	28.5%
1994	33.7%	28%
1995	33.2%	27.5%
1996	32.7%	27%
1997	32.2%	26.6%
1998	31.7%	26.2%
1999	31.3%	25.8%
2000	30.8%	25.6%
2001	30.4%	25.3%
2002	30%	25%
2003	29.7%	24.7%
2004	29.3%	24.3%
2005	29.1%	23.9%
2006	28.8%	23.4%
2007	28.6%	22.9%
2008	28.4%	22.3%
2009	28.1%	21.7%
2010	27.9%	21.1%
2011	27.7%	20.6%
2012	27.5%	20.1%
2013	27.3%	19.7%
2014	27.2%	19.3%
2015	27%	18.9%
2016	26.8%	18.4%
2017	26.6%	17.9%
2018	26.3%	17.4%
2019	26.1%	16.9%
2020	25.8%	16.4%
2021	25.6%	15.9%
2022	25.3%	15.5%
2023	24.9%	15.1%
2024	24.6%	14.8%
2025	24.2%	14.5%
2026	23.9%	14.3%
2027	23.5%	14.1%
2028	23.1%	14%
2029	22.7%	13.8%
2030	22.4%	13.7%
2031	22.1%	13.6%
2032	21.9%	13.5%
2033	21.7%	13.4%
2034	21.5%	13.3%
2035	21.3%	13.2%
2036	21.1%	13%
2037	20.9%	12.9%
2038	20.8%	12.8%
2039	20.6%	12.7%
2040	20.5%	12.6%
2041	20.4%	12.5%
2042	20.2%	12.4%
2043	20.1%	12.3%
2044	20%	12.2%
2045	19.9%	12.1%
2046	19.7%	12%
2047	19.6%	11.8%
2048	19.5%	11.7%
2049	19.3%	11.6%
2050	19.2%	11.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 24.6% of the population in Indonesia and 14.8% in Mauritius in 2024, compared to 35.9% and 29.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Indonesia and Mauritius compared.

Natural population change in Indonesia vs Mauritius by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.94% in Indonesia 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
	Indonesia	Mauritius
1960	2,350,971	19,931
1961	2,434,113	20,355
1962	2,525,163	20,660
1963	2,609,526	22,069
1964	2,700,138	22,239
1965	2,278,891	20,482
1966	2,715,011	20,758
1967	2,909,981	17,560
1968	2,961,608	17,884
1969	3,034,825	15,761
1970	3,080,421	16,190
1971	3,111,304	15,441
1972	3,149,726	14,825
1973	3,210,643	13,145
1974	3,196,136	17,561
1975	3,263,794	15,342
1976	3,291,479	16,407
1977	3,334,779	16,769
1978	3,412,980	18,670
1979	3,460,621	19,282
1980	3,484,846	19,321
1981	3,497,244	18,334
1982	3,545,504	15,880
1983	3,558,949	14,525
1984	3,549,570	13,665
1985	3,419,412	12,451
1986	3,309,905	12,340
1987	3,304,520	13,262
1988	3,331,242	14,084
1989	3,316,792	14,718
1990	3,250,906	15,564
1991	3,288,791	15,091
1992	3,241,576	15,833
1993	3,287,348	14,814
1994	3,292,127	14,355
1995	3,304,550	13,020
1996	3,331,535	13,041
1997	3,338,243	11,943
1998	3,258,820	11,489
1999	3,137,133	12,341
2000	3,080,621	12,224
2001	3,066,275	11,723
2002	3,063,044	11,685
2003	3,037,698	10,799
2004	2,894,440	10,745
2005	3,149,551	10,195
2006	3,163,026	8,515
2007	3,211,484	8,429
2008	3,138,143	7,465
2009	3,140,944	6,113
2010	3,161,082	5,877
2011	3,266,560	5,511
2012	3,259,811	5,149
2013	3,104,258	4,281
2014	3,000,907	3,657
2015	2,899,165	3,031
2016	2,814,578	2,906
2017	2,682,556	3,415
2018	2,587,219	2,151
2019	2,548,048	1,773
2020	2,152,076	2,405
2021	1,764,332	-253
2022	2,429,171	-757
2023	2,364,808	1,009

Maternal mortality chart: Indonesia vs Mauritius

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 140 deaths per 100,000 live births in Indonesia, compared to 66 deaths in Mauritius.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Indonesia	Mauritius
1985	474	111
1986	455	106
1987	437	103
1988	431	93
1989	402	85
1990	392	77
1991	378	75
1992	359	73
1993	327	70
1994	333	63
1995	334	55
1996	331	52
1997	323	49
1998	317	48
1999	321	46
2000	311	43
2001	300	42
2002	283	42
2003	279	42
2004	283	43
2005	268	43
2006	264	45
2007	257	46
2008	251	48
2009	246	51
2010	242	53
2011	230	55
2012	220	55
2013	208	58
2014	198	60
2015	190	61
2016	182	62
2017	173	66
2018	168	67
2019	161	67
2020	184	58
2021	226	80
2022	148	61
2023	140	66

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.06% in Indonesia 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
	Indonesia	Mauritius
1960	22.4%	10.2%
1961	21.8%	9.82%
1962	21.2%	9.31%
1963	20.6%	8.72%
1964	20%	8.4%
1965	22.9%	8.66%
1966	18.9%	9.25%
1967	18.3%	9.55%
1968	17.7%	9.25%
1969	17.2%	8.72%
1970	16.6%	8.35%
1971	16.1%	8.15%
1972	15.5%	7.98%
1973	15%	7.71%
1974	14.6%	7.24%
1975	14.1%	6.53%
1976	13.7%	5.74%
1977	13.2%	5.08%
1978	12.8%	4.62%
1979	12.5%	4.28%
1980	12.1%	4.02%
1981	11.7%	3.77%
1982	11.3%	3.47%
1983	11%	3.15%
1984	10.6%	2.92%
1985	10.2%	2.85%
1986	9.88%	2.88%
1987	9.51%	2.85%
1988	9.14%	2.7%
1989	8.76%	2.5%
1990	8.39%	2.32%
1991	8.01%	2.19%
1992	7.64%	2.13%
1993	7.28%	2.12%
1994	6.94%	2.16%
1995	6.61%	2.22%
1996	6.29%	2.26%
1997	5.99%	2.25%
1998	5.71%	2.16%
1999	5.44%	2.03%
2000	5.19%	1.89%
2001	4.96%	1.76%
2002	4.73%	1.66%
2003	4.52%	1.6%
2004	4.91%	1.57%
2005	4.14%	1.55%
2006	3.96%	1.54%
2007	3.8%	1.52%
2008	3.64%	1.5%
2009	3.5%	1.48%
2010	3.36%	1.48%
2011	3.22%	1.49%
2012	3.1%	1.5%
2013	2.97%	1.49%
2014	2.86%	1.47%
2015	2.74%	1.47%
2016	2.64%	1.47%
2017	2.54%	1.5%
2018	2.45%	1.53%
2019	2.36%	1.57%
2020	2.28%	1.58%
2021	2.2%	1.57%
2022	2.13%	1.55%
2023	2.06%	1.52%