Fertility & birth rates in Italy and Mauritius

Fertility rate in Italy vs Mauritius chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Italy was 1.2 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
	Italy	Mauritius
1960	2.4	5.9
1961	2.44	5.98
1962	2.46	5.88
1963	2.51	6.18
1964	2.66	5.96
1965	2.6	5.51
1966	2.58	5.46
1967	2.5	4.63
1968	2.46	4.6
1969	2.47	3.97
1970	2.38	3.82
1971	2.4	3.51
1972	2.35	3.41
1973	2.3	3.07
1974	2.28	3.45
1975	2.17	3.2
1976	2.04	3.13
1977	1.93	3.07
1978	1.84	3.01
1979	1.73	2.91
1980	1.64	2.8
1981	1.58	2.67
1982	1.56	2.53
1983	1.51	2.4
1984	1.46	2.16
1985	1.42	2.02
1986	1.35	1.99
1987	1.33	2.05
1988	1.36	2.14
1989	1.33	2.23
1990	1.33	2.32
1991	1.3	2.3
1992	1.3	2.37
1993	1.25	2.21
1994	1.21	2.25
1995	1.19	2.14
1996	1.2	2.12
1997	1.22	2.04
1998	1.22	1.97
1999	1.23	2.05
2000	1.26	1.99
2001	1.25	1.91
2002	1.27	1.94
2003	1.29	1.87
2004	1.34	1.92
2005	1.33	1.88
2006	1.37	1.77
2007	1.39	1.74
2008	1.44	1.67
2009	1.44	1.59
2010	1.44	1.57
2011	1.42	1.55
2012	1.42	1.54
2013	1.39	1.44
2014	1.38	1.43
2015	1.36	1.36
2016	1.36	1.4
2017	1.34	1.44
2018	1.31	1.41
2019	1.27	1.4
2020	1.24	1.44
2021	1.25	1.41
2022	1.24	1.32
2023	1.2	1.39
2024	1.21	1.37
2025	1.22	1.36
2026	1.22	1.35
2027	1.23	1.35
2028	1.24	1.35
2029	1.24	1.35
2030	1.25	1.36
2031	1.26	1.36
2032	1.26	1.37
2033	1.27	1.37
2034	1.28	1.38
2035	1.28	1.39
2036	1.29	1.39
2037	1.29	1.4
2038	1.3	1.41
2039	1.3	1.41
2040	1.31	1.42
2041	1.31	1.42
2042	1.31	1.43
2043	1.32	1.43
2044	1.32	1.44
2045	1.33	1.45
2046	1.33	1.45
2047	1.34	1.46
2048	1.34	1.46
2049	1.35	1.47
2050	1.35	1.47

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Italy	Mauritius
1960	25%	45%
1961	25%	45%
1962	24.7%	45.1%
1963	24.5%	45.1%
1964	24.5%	44.8%
1965	24.5%	44.4%
1966	24.5%	44%
1967	24.6%	43.4%
1968	24.6%	42.9%
1969	24.7%	42.3%
1970	24.7%	41.6%
1971	24.6%	40.9%
1972	24.6%	40.1%
1973	24.6%	39.1%
1974	24.5%	38.2%
1975	24.3%	37.3%
1976	24.1%	36.5%
1977	23.7%	35.7%
1978	23.4%	34.9%
1979	22.8%	34.2%
1980	22.3%	33.6%
1981	21.6%	33.1%
1982	21.1%	32.6%
1983	20.5%	32.2%
1984	19.9%	31.8%
1985	19.3%	31.4%
1986	18.7%	31.1%
1987	18.1%	30.8%
1988	17.5%	30.5%
1989	17%	30.1%
1990	16.5%	29.8%
1991	15.8%	29.4%
1992	15.2%	29%
1993	15%	28.5%
1994	14.8%	28%
1995	14.6%	27.5%
1996	14.5%	27%
1997	14.4%	26.6%
1998	14.3%	26.2%
1999	14.3%	25.8%
2000	14.3%	25.6%
2001	14.2%	25.3%
2002	14.2%	25%
2003	14.2%	24.7%
2004	14.2%	24.3%
2005	14.1%	23.9%
2006	14.1%	23.4%
2007	14%	22.9%
2008	14%	22.3%
2009	14%	21.7%
2010	14%	21.1%
2011	14%	20.6%
2012	14%	20.1%
2013	13.9%	19.7%
2014	13.8%	19.3%
2015	13.7%	18.9%
2016	13.6%	18.4%
2017	13.4%	17.9%
2018	13.2%	17.4%
2019	13%	16.9%
2020	12.8%	16.4%
2021	12.6%	15.9%
2022	12.4%	15.5%
2023	12.1%	15.1%
2024	11.9%	14.8%
2025	11.7%	14.5%
2026	11.4%	14.3%
2027	11.2%	14.1%
2028	11%	14%
2029	10.9%	13.8%
2030	10.7%	13.7%
2031	10.6%	13.6%
2032	10.5%	13.5%
2033	10.4%	13.4%
2034	10.3%	13.3%
2035	10.3%	13.2%
2036	10.3%	13%
2037	10.3%	12.9%
2038	10.3%	12.8%
2039	10.4%	12.7%
2040	10.4%	12.6%
2041	10.5%	12.5%
2042	10.5%	12.4%
2043	10.6%	12.3%
2044	10.7%	12.2%
2045	10.7%	12.1%
2046	10.8%	12%
2047	10.8%	11.8%
2048	10.9%	11.7%
2049	10.9%	11.6%
2050	10.9%	11.4%

Children aged 0-14 make up 11.9% of the population in Italy and 14.8% in Mauritius in 2024, compared to 16.5% and 29.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Italy and Mauritius compared.

Natural population change in Italy vs Mauritius by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been -0.38% in Italy 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
	Italy	Mauritius
1960	426,697	19,931
1961	459,880	20,355
1962	427,387	20,660
1963	440,767	22,069
1964	527,089	22,239
1965	474,222	20,482
1966	488,427	20,758
1967	439,074	17,560
1968	399,268	17,884
1969	390,827	15,761
1970	376,753	16,190
1971	383,922	15,441
1972	364,355	14,825
1973	328,508	13,145
1974	336,176	17,561
1975	271,660	15,342
1976	228,445	16,407
1977	190,248	16,769
1978	168,465	18,670
1979	129,531	19,282
1980	84,650	19,321
1981	73,452	18,334
1982	79,161	15,880
1983	33,939	14,525
1984	50,919	13,665
1985	28,297	12,451
1986	11,319	12,340
1987	16,980	13,262
1988	33,977	14,084
1989	28,336	14,718
1990	22,688	15,564
1991	11,352	15,091
1992	22,718	15,833
1993	0	14,814
1994	-17,053	14,355
1995	-34,107	13,020
1996	-22,744	13,041
1997	-22,756	11,943
1998	-39,835	11,489
1999	-22,766	12,341
2000	-17,082	12,224
2001	-11,396	11,723
2002	-22,836	11,685
2003	-40,179	10,799
2004	11,566	10,745
2005	-17,450	10,195
2006	0	8,515
2007	-5,876	8,429
2008	-11,842	7,465
2009	-17,866	6,113
2010	-23,928	5,877
2011	-48,021	5,511
2012	-78,248	5,149
2013	-90,468	4,281
2014	-96,513	3,657
2015	-162,620	3,031
2016	-138,265	2,906
2017	-192,007	3,415
2018	-192,475	2,151
2019	-215,025	1,773
2020	-338,801	2,405
2021	-301,579	-253
2022	-318,674	-757
2023	-283,168	1,009

Maternal mortality chart: Italy vs Mauritius

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 6 deaths per 100,000 live births in Italy, compared to 66 deaths in Mauritius.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Italy	Mauritius
1985	22	111
1986	22	106
1987	21	103
1988	20	93
1989	19	85
1990	18	77
1991	18	75
1992	17	73
1993	16	70
1994	15	63
1995	15	55
1996	14	52
1997	13	49
1998	12	48
1999	11	46
2000	11	43
2001	10	42
2002	10	42
2003	8	42
2004	8	43
2005	8	43
2006	7	45
2007	7	46
2008	7	48
2009	8	51
2010	8	53
2011	8	55
2012	8	55
2013	8	58
2014	8	60
2015	8	61
2016	8	62
2017	8	66
2018	7	67
2019	7	67
2020	8	58
2021	7	80
2022	10	61
2023	6	66

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.28% in Italy 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
	Italy	Mauritius
1960	5.19%	10.2%
1961	4.98%	9.82%
1962	4.76%	9.31%
1963	4.53%	8.72%
1964	4.31%	8.4%
1965	4.11%	8.66%
1966	3.93%	9.25%
1967	3.78%	9.55%
1968	3.64%	9.25%
1969	3.51%	8.72%
1970	3.36%	8.35%
1971	3.18%	8.15%
1972	2.98%	7.98%
1973	2.76%	7.71%
1974	2.53%	7.24%
1975	2.31%	6.53%
1976	2.11%	5.74%
1977	1.95%	5.08%
1978	1.82%	4.62%
1979	1.7%	4.28%
1980	1.61%	4.02%
1981	1.52%	3.77%
1982	1.43%	3.47%
1983	1.35%	3.15%
1984	1.27%	2.92%
1985	1.2%	2.85%
1986	1.14%	2.88%
1987	1.08%	2.85%
1988	1.04%	2.7%
1989	1%	2.5%
1990	0.97%	2.32%
1991	0.93%	2.19%
1992	0.89%	2.13%
1993	0.85%	2.12%
1994	0.8%	2.16%
1995	0.75%	2.22%
1996	0.7%	2.26%
1997	0.66%	2.25%
1998	0.62%	2.16%
1999	0.59%	2.03%
2000	0.56%	1.89%
2001	0.53%	1.76%
2002	0.51%	1.66%
2003	0.48%	1.6%
2004	0.46%	1.57%
2005	0.45%	1.55%
2006	0.43%	1.54%
2007	0.42%	1.52%
2008	0.41%	1.5%
2009	0.41%	1.48%
2010	0.4%	1.48%
2011	0.39%	1.49%
2012	0.38%	1.5%
2013	0.37%	1.49%
2014	0.36%	1.47%
2015	0.35%	1.47%
2016	0.34%	1.47%
2017	0.33%	1.5%
2018	0.32%	1.53%
2019	0.31%	1.57%
2020	0.3%	1.58%
2021	0.29%	1.57%
2022	0.28%	1.55%
2023	0.28%	1.52%