Fertility & birth rates in Luxembourg and Mauritius

Fertility rate in Luxembourg vs Mauritius by year

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Year	Fertility rate
	Luxembourg	Mauritius
2023	1.25	1.39
2022	1.31	1.32
2021	1.38	1.41
2020	1.36	1.44
2019	1.34	1.4
2018	1.38	1.41
2017	1.39	1.44
2016	1.41	1.4
2015	1.47	1.36
2014	1.5	1.43
2013	1.55	1.44
2012	1.57	1.54
2011	1.52	1.55
2010	1.63	1.57
2009	1.59	1.59
2008	1.61	1.67
2007	1.61	1.74
2006	1.65	1.77
2005	1.63	1.88
2004	1.66	1.92
2003	1.62	1.87
2002	1.63	1.94
2001	1.66	1.91
2000	1.76	1.99
1999	1.74	2.05
1998	1.68	1.97
1997	1.71	2.04
1996	1.77	2.12
1995	1.7	2.14
1994	1.72	2.25
1993	1.7	2.21
1992	1.64	2.37
1991	1.6	2.3
1990	1.6	2.32
1989	1.52	2.23
1988	1.51	2.14
1987	1.4	2.05
1986	1.43	1.99
1985	1.38	2.02
1984	1.42	2.16
1983	1.43	2.4
1982	1.49	2.53
1981	1.55	2.67
1980	1.5	2.8
1979	1.48	2.91
1978	1.48	3.01
1977	1.5	3.07
1976	1.48	3.13
1975	1.55	3.2
1974	1.58	3.45
1973	1.58	3.07
1972	1.75	3.41
1971	1.95	3.51
1970	1.97	3.82
1969	2.02	3.97
1968	2.12	4.6
1967	2.24	4.63
1966	2.34	5.46
1965	2.42	5.51
1964	2.34	5.96
1963	-	6.18
1962	2.37	5.88
1961	-	5.98
1960	2.29	5.9

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Luxembourg was 1.25 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.

Check Luxembourg vs Mauritius population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

Natural population change by year

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Year	Natural population change
	Luxembourg	Mauritius
2023	1,933	999
2022	2,024	-757
2021	2,240	-253
2020	1,828	2,405
2019	1,922	1,773
2018	1,945	2,151
2017	1,968	3,415
2016	2,095	2,906
2015	2,107	3,031
2014	2,225	3,657
2013	2,336	4,281
2012	2,124	5,149
2011	1,814	5,511
2010	2,129	5,877
2009	1,991	6,113
2008	2,003	7,465
2007	1,584	8,429
2006	1,748	8,515
2005	1,721	10,195
2004	1,878	10,745
2003	1,220	10,799
2002	1,607	11,685
2001	1,766	11,723
2000	1,963	12,224
1999	1,808	12,341
1998	1,486	11,489
1997	1,552	11,943
1996	1,781	13,041
1995	1,634	13,020
1994	1,652	14,355
1993	1,470	14,814
1992	1,098	15,833
1991	1,239	15,091
1990	1,145	15,564
1989	679	14,718
1988	747	14,084
1987	222	13,262
1986	331	12,340
1985	74	12,451
1984	146	13,665
1983	37	14,525
1982	183	15,880
1981	329	18,334
1980	37	19,321
1979	72	19,282
1978	-145	18,670
1977	-36	16,769
1976	-578	16,407
1975	-395	15,342
1974	-390	17,561
1973	-421	13,145
1972	-35	14,825
1971	69	15,441
1970	272	16,190
1969	303	15,761
1968	604	17,884
1967	837	17,560
1966	1,168	20,758
1965	1,260	20,482
1964	1,377	22,239
1963	1,199	22,069
1962	1,091	20,660
1961	1,489	20,355
1960	1,319	19,931

The chart above illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes in population resulting from births and deaths.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was +0.29% in Luxembourg and +0.08% in Mauritius.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.33% in Luxembourg and +0.15% in Mauritius.

Birth rate in Luxembourg vs Mauritius by year

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Luxembourg	Mauritius
2023	9.5	10.2
2022	9.9	9.6
2021	10.5	10.3
2020	10.2	10.6
2019	10	10.2
2018	10.3	10.2
2017	10.4	10.7
2016	10.4	10.4
2015	10.7	10.1
2014	10.9	10.6
2013	11.3	10.9
2012	11.3	11.5
2011	10.9	11.7
2010	11.6	12
2009	11.3	12.3
2008	11.5	13.2
2007	11.4	13.7
2006	11.7	14.3
2005	11.5	15.3
2004	11.9	15.7
2003	11.7	15.9
2002	12	16.6
2001	12.4	16.5
2000	13.1	17
1999	13	17.3
1998	12.7	16.7
1997	13.1	17.4
1996	13.7	18.3
1995	13.3	18.3
1994	13.5	19.6
1993	13.5	20.3
1992	13.1	21.1
1991	12.9	20.7
1990	12.9	21.3
1989	12.4	20.8
1988	12.3	20.1
1987	11.4	19.3
1986	11.7	18.6
1985	11.2	19
1984	11.5	20.1
1983	11.4	21
1982	11.8	22.6
1981	12.1	25.5
1980	11.4	27.2
1979	11.2	27.5
1978	11.2	27.1
1977	11.2	26
1976	10.9	25.8
1975	11.1	25.3
1974	11.1	27.3
1973	10.8	23
1972	11.8	25.3
1971	13	26.1
1970	13	27.5
1969	13.3	27.7
1968	14	31.6
1967	14.8	31
1966	15.6	36
1965	16	36
1964	16	38.9
1963	15.8	40.4
1962	16	38.8
1961	16.1	39.7
1960	16	39.4

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 9.5 in Luxembourg and 10.2 in Mauritius, compared with 16 and 39.4, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Mauritius

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Year	Young
	Luxembourg	Mauritius
2100	12.9%	10.1%
2099	12.9%	10.1%
2098	12.9%	10.1%
2097	12.9%	10.1%
2096	13%	10%
2095	13%	10%
2094	13%	9.99%
2093	13%	9.98%
2092	13%	9.97%
2091	13%	9.97%
2090	13%	9.97%
2089	13%	9.98%
2088	13%	10%
2087	13%	10%
2086	13%	10%
2085	13%	10.1%
2084	12.9%	10.1%
2083	12.9%	10.1%
2082	12.9%	10.1%
2081	12.9%	10.2%
2080	12.9%	10.2%
2079	13%	10.2%
2078	13%	10.2%
2077	13%	10.2%
2076	13%	10.2%
2075	13.1%	10.2%
2074	13.1%	10.2%
2073	13.1%	10.2%
2072	13.2%	10.2%
2071	13.2%	10.2%
2070	13.3%	10.2%
2069	13.3%	10.2%
2068	13.3%	10.2%
2067	13.4%	10.2%
2066	13.4%	10.3%
2065	13.4%	10.3%
2064	13.5%	10.3%
2063	13.5%	10.3%
2062	13.5%	10.3%
2061	13.5%	10.4%
2060	13.5%	10.4%
2059	13.5%	10.5%
2058	13.5%	10.5%
2057	13.5%	10.6%
2056	13.5%	10.7%
2055	13.5%	10.8%
2054	13.5%	10.9%
2053	13.5%	11.1%
2052	13.5%	11.2%
2051	13.5%	11.3%
2050	13.5%	11.5%
2049	13.5%	11.6%
2048	13.5%	11.8%
2047	13.5%	11.9%
2046	13.6%	12%
2045	13.6%	12.1%
2044	13.7%	12.3%
2043	13.8%	12.4%
2042	14%	12.5%
2041	14.1%	12.6%
2040	14.3%	12.7%
2039	14.4%	12.7%
2038	14.6%	12.8%
2037	14.7%	12.9%
2036	14.8%	13.1%
2035	14.9%	13.2%
2034	15%	13.3%
2033	15.2%	13.4%
2032	15.3%	13.5%
2031	15.4%	13.6%
2030	15.4%	13.7%
2029	15.6%	13.9%
2028	15.6%	14%
2027	15.7%	14.2%
2026	15.7%	14.4%
2025	15.8%	14.7%
2024	15.8%	14.8%
2023	15.8%	15.1%
2022	15.9%	15.5%
2021	15.9%	15.9%
2020	16%	16.4%
2019	16%	16.9%
2018	16.1%	17.4%
2017	16.2%	17.9%
2016	16.4%	18.4%
2015	16.6%	18.9%
2014	16.7%	19.3%
2013	16.9%	19.7%
2012	17.1%	20.1%
2011	17.4%	20.6%
2010	17.7%	21.1%
2009	17.8%	21.7%
2008	18%	22.3%
2007	18.2%	22.9%
2006	18.4%	23.4%
2005	18.5%	23.9%
2004	18.7%	24.3%
2003	18.8%	24.7%
2002	18.9%	25%
2001	18.9%	25.3%
2000	18.9%	25.6%
1999	18.9%	25.8%
1998	18.8%	26.2%
1997	18.7%	26.6%
1996	18.6%	27%
1995	18.4%	27.5%
1994	18.3%	28%
1993	18%	28.5%
1992	17.8%	29%
1991	17.6%	29.4%
1990	17.4%	29.8%
1989	17.2%	30.1%
1988	17%	30.5%
1987	16.9%	30.8%
1986	17%	31.1%
1985	17.2%	31.4%
1984	17.5%	31.8%
1983	17.8%	32.2%
1982	18.1%	32.6%
1981	18.4%	33.1%
1980	18.8%	33.6%
1979	19.2%	34.2%
1978	19.5%	34.9%
1977	19.9%	35.7%
1976	20.2%	36.5%
1975	20.5%	37.3%
1974	20.9%	38.2%
1973	21.2%	39.1%
1972	21.6%	40.1%
1971	22%	40.9%
1970	22.2%	41.6%
1969	22.4%	42.3%
1968	22.5%	42.9%
1967	22.6%	43.4%
1966	22.5%	44%
1965	22.3%	44.4%
1964	22.1%	44.8%
1963	21.9%	45.1%
1962	21.7%	45.1%
1961	21.5%	45%
1960	21.2%	45%

Children aged 0-14 make up 15.8% of the population in Luxembourg and 14.8% in Mauritius in 2024, compared to 17.4% and 29.8% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Luxembourg and Mauritius compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Luxembourg vs Mauritius

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Luxembourg	Mauritius
2023	11	66
2022	6	61
2021	6	80
2020	6	58
2019	12	67
2018	9	67
2017	15	66
2016	13	62
2015	13	61
2014	13	60
2013	15	58
2012	13	55
2011	13	55
2010	17	53
2009	15	51
2008	13	48
2007	14	46
2006	16	45
2005	17	43
2004	17	43
2003	15	42
2002	17	42
2001	19	42
2000	18	43
1999	21	46
1998	18	48
1997	22	49
1996	23	52
1995	22	55
1994	20	63
1993	20	70
1992	26	73
1991	25	75
1990	24	77
1989	21	85
1988	24	93
1987	23	103
1986	24	106
1985	24	111

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 11 deaths per 100,000 live births in Luxembourg, compared to 66 deaths in Mauritius.

Under-five mortality rates

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Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Luxembourg	Mauritius
2023	0.23%	1.52%
2022	0.24%	1.55%
2021	0.24%	1.57%
2020	0.25%	1.58%
2019	0.25%	1.57%
2018	0.25%	1.53%
2017	0.25%	1.5%
2016	0.25%	1.47%
2015	0.26%	1.47%
2014	0.26%	1.47%
2013	0.26%	1.49%
2012	0.27%	1.5%
2011	0.27%	1.49%
2010	0.28%	1.48%
2009	0.29%	1.48%
2008	0.3%	1.5%
2007	0.31%	1.52%
2006	0.33%	1.54%
2005	0.35%	1.55%
2004	0.37%	1.57%
2003	0.39%	1.6%
2002	0.42%	1.66%
2001	0.44%	1.76%
2000	0.47%	1.89%
1999	0.5%	2.03%
1998	0.53%	2.16%
1997	0.56%	2.25%
1996	0.6%	2.26%
1995	0.64%	2.22%
1994	0.68%	2.16%
1993	0.73%	2.12%
1992	0.78%	2.13%
1991	0.83%	2.19%
1990	0.88%	2.32%
1989	0.93%	2.5%
1988	0.97%	2.7%
1987	1.02%	2.85%
1986	1.07%	2.88%
1985	1.12%	2.85%
1984	1.16%	2.92%
1983	1.21%	3.15%
1982	1.25%	3.47%
1981	1.29%	3.77%
1980	1.34%	4.02%
1979	1.39%	4.28%
1978	1.44%	4.62%
1977	1.51%	5.08%
1976	1.58%	5.74%
1975	1.67%	6.53%
1974	1.77%	7.24%
1973	1.88%	7.71%
1972	1.99%	7.98%
1971	2.11%	8.15%
1970	2.24%	8.35%
1969	2.36%	8.72%
1968	2.48%	9.25%
1967	2.61%	9.55%
1966	2.75%	9.25%
1965	2.89%	8.66%
1964	3.04%	8.4%
1963	3.2%	8.72%
1962	3.36%	9.31%
1961	3.54%	9.82%
1960	3.72%	10.2%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 0.23% in Luxembourg and 1.52% in Mauritius. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.