Fertility & birth rates in Mauritius and Montenegro

Fertility rate in Mauritius vs Montenegro by year

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Montenegro

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Year	Fertility rate
	Mauritius	Montenegro
2023	1.39	1.74
2022	1.32	1.8
2021	1.41	1.75
2020	1.44	1.75
2019	1.4	1.8
2018	1.41	1.8
2017	1.44	1.8
2016	1.4	1.8
2015	1.36	1.7
2014	1.43	1.75
2013	1.44	1.73
2012	1.54	1.72
2011	1.55	1.65
2010	1.57	1.7
2009	1.59	1.98
2008	1.67	1.89
2007	1.74	1.8
2006	1.77	1.73
2005	1.88	1.69
2004	1.92	1.73
2003	1.87	1.8
2002	1.94	1.81
2001	1.91	1.86
2000	1.99	1.9
1999	2.05	1.88
1998	1.97	1.89
1997	2.04	1.89
1996	2.12	1.92
1995	2.14	1.96
1994	2.25	1.94
1993	2.21	1.96
1992	2.37	2.01
1991	2.3	2.02
1990	2.32	1.95
1989	2.23	1.94
1988	2.14	2.01
1987	2.05	2.07
1986	1.99	2.09
1985	2.02	2.13
1984	2.16	2.14
1983	2.4	2.17
1982	2.53	2.19
1981	2.67	2.19
1980	2.8	2.22
1979	2.91	2.2
1978	3.01	2.25
1977	3.07	2.31
1976	3.13	2.35
1975	3.2	2.38
1974	3.45	2.43
1973	3.07	2.51
1972	3.41	2.61
1971	3.51	2.67
1970	3.82	2.69
1969	3.97	2.79
1968	4.6	2.8
1967	4.63	2.91
1966	5.46	3.09
1965	5.51	3.19
1964	5.96	3.28
1963	6.18	3.38
1962	5.88	3.44
1961	5.98	3.49
1960	5.9	3.53

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Mauritius was 1.39 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.74 in Montenegro in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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Natural population change by year

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Year	Natural population change
	Mauritius	Montenegro
2023	999	686
2022	-757	0
2021	-253	-2,062
2020	2,405	-188
2019	1,773	627
2018	2,151	752
2017	3,415	939
2016	2,906	1,125
2015	3,031	1,062
2014	3,657	1,560
2013	4,281	1,557
2012	5,149	1,554
2011	5,511	1,365
2010	5,877	1,797
2009	6,113	2,783
2008	7,465	2,530
2007	8,429	1,848
2006	8,515	1,599
2005	10,195	1,536
2004	10,745	2,146
2003	10,799	2,632
2002	11,685	2,988
2001	11,723	3,462
2000	12,224	3,751
1999	12,341	3,454
1998	11,489	3,889
1997	11,943	3,597
1996	13,041	4,155
1995	13,020	4,527
1994	14,355	4,381
1993	14,814	4,638
1992	15,833	5,015
1991	15,091	5,191
1990	15,564	5,010
1989	14,718	5,129
1988	14,084	5,529
1987	13,262	5,958
1986	12,340	6,097
1985	12,451	6,283
1984	13,665	6,337
1983	14,525	6,482
1982	15,880	6,419
1981	18,334	6,275
1980	19,321	6,383
1979	19,282	6,139
1978	18,670	6,408
1977	16,769	6,650
1976	16,407	6,845
1975	15,342	6,878
1974	17,561	6,919
1973	13,145	7,096
1972	14,825	7,252
1971	15,441	7,168
1970	16,190	7,069
1969	15,761	7,449
1968	17,884	7,497
1967	17,560	7,961
1966	20,758	8,661
1965	20,482	9,010
1964	22,239	9,227
1963	22,069	9,449
1962	20,660	9,402
1961	20,355	9,278
1960	19,931	9,144

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 +0.08% in Mauritius and +0.11% in Montenegro.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.15% in Mauritius and +0.07% in Montenegro.

Birth rate in Mauritius vs Montenegro by year

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Mauritius	Montenegro
2023	10.2	11.2
2022	9.6	11.3
2021	10.3	11.3
2020	10.6	11.3
2019	10.2	11.5
2018	10.2	11.6
2017	10.7	11.9
2016	10.4	12.1
2015	10.1	11.8
2014	10.6	12.1
2013	10.9	12
2012	11.5	12
2011	11.7	11.6
2010	12	12
2009	12.3	14
2008	13.2	13.4
2007	13.7	12.7
2006	14.3	12.3
2005	15.3	12
2004	15.7	12.8
2003	15.9	13.6
2002	16.6	13.9
2001	16.5	14.6
2000	17	15.2
1999	17.3	14.6
1998	16.7	15.1
1997	17.4	14.4
1996	18.3	15
1995	18.3	15.4
1994	19.6	15
1993	20.3	15.2
1992	21.1	15.8
1991	20.7	15.9
1990	21.3	15.5
1989	20.8	15.7
1988	20.1	16.4
1987	19.3	17.2
1986	18.6	17.5
1985	19	17.9
1984	20.1	18.1
1983	21	18.3
1982	22.6	18.3
1981	25.5	18.2
1980	27.2	18.3
1979	27.5	18.2
1978	27.1	18.6
1977	26	19.1
1976	25.8	19.4
1975	25.3	19.5
1974	27.3	19.8
1973	23	20.3
1972	25.3	20.9
1971	26.1	21.1
1970	27.5	21.1
1969	27.7	21.9
1968	31.6	21.9
1967	31	22.9
1966	36	24.4
1965	36	25.4
1964	38.9	26.3
1963	40.4	27.3
1962	38.8	27.9
1961	39.7	28.2
1960	39.4	28.6

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 10.2 in Mauritius and 11.2 in Montenegro, compared with 39.4 and 28.6, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Mauritius

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UN forecast

Montenegro

Factual

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Year	Young
	Mauritius	Montenegro
2100	10.1%	11.9%
2099	10.1%	11.9%
2098	10.1%	12%
2097	10.1%	12%
2096	10%	12.1%
2095	10%	12.2%
2094	9.99%	12.2%
2093	9.98%	12.3%
2092	9.97%	12.4%
2091	9.97%	12.4%
2090	9.97%	12.5%
2089	9.98%	12.6%
2088	10%	12.6%
2087	10%	12.7%
2086	10%	12.8%
2085	10.1%	12.8%
2084	10.1%	12.8%
2083	10.1%	12.9%
2082	10.1%	12.9%
2081	10.2%	12.9%
2080	10.2%	12.9%
2079	10.2%	12.9%
2078	10.2%	12.9%
2077	10.2%	12.9%
2076	10.2%	13%
2075	10.2%	13%
2074	10.2%	13%
2073	10.2%	13%
2072	10.2%	13%
2071	10.2%	13.1%
2070	10.2%	13.1%
2069	10.2%	13.2%
2068	10.2%	13.2%
2067	10.2%	13.3%
2066	10.3%	13.4%
2065	10.3%	13.5%
2064	10.3%	13.6%
2063	10.3%	13.7%
2062	10.3%	13.8%
2061	10.4%	13.9%
2060	10.4%	14%
2059	10.5%	14.2%
2058	10.5%	14.3%
2057	10.6%	14.4%
2056	10.7%	14.5%
2055	10.8%	14.6%
2054	10.9%	14.6%
2053	11.1%	14.7%
2052	11.2%	14.8%
2051	11.3%	14.8%
2050	11.5%	14.8%
2049	11.6%	14.9%
2048	11.8%	14.9%
2047	11.9%	14.9%
2046	12%	15%
2045	12.1%	15%
2044	12.3%	15%
2043	12.4%	15.1%
2042	12.5%	15.1%
2041	12.6%	15.2%
2040	12.7%	15.2%
2039	12.7%	15.3%
2038	12.8%	15.4%
2037	12.9%	15.6%
2036	13.1%	15.7%
2035	13.2%	15.9%
2034	13.3%	16.1%
2033	13.4%	16.2%
2032	13.5%	16.4%
2031	13.6%	16.7%
2030	13.7%	16.9%
2029	13.9%	17.1%
2028	14%	17.3%
2027	14.2%	17.6%
2026	14.4%	17.7%
2025	14.7%	18%
2024	14.8%	18.1%
2023	15.1%	18.3%
2022	15.5%	18.5%
2021	15.9%	18.5%
2020	16.4%	18.4%
2019	16.9%	18.4%
2018	17.4%	18.4%
2017	17.9%	18.5%
2016	18.4%	18.6%
2015	18.9%	18.6%
2014	19.3%	18.6%
2013	19.7%	18.7%
2012	20.1%	18.8%
2011	20.6%	19%
2010	21.1%	19.2%
2009	21.7%	19.4%
2008	22.3%	19.6%
2007	22.9%	19.9%
2006	23.4%	20.1%
2005	23.9%	20.4%
2004	24.3%	20.6%
2003	24.7%	20.9%
2002	25%	21.2%
2001	25.3%	21.5%
2000	25.6%	21.9%
1999	25.8%	22.4%
1998	26.2%	22.8%
1997	26.6%	23.2%
1996	27%	23.6%
1995	27.5%	24%
1994	28%	24.4%
1993	28.5%	24.7%
1992	29%	25.1%
1991	29.4%	25.4%
1990	29.8%	25.6%
1989	30.1%	25.7%
1988	30.5%	25.9%
1987	30.8%	26%
1986	31.1%	26.2%
1985	31.4%	26.4%
1984	31.8%	26.6%
1983	32.2%	26.9%
1982	32.6%	27.1%
1981	33.1%	27.5%
1980	33.6%	27.8%
1979	34.2%	28.1%
1978	34.9%	28.5%
1977	35.7%	29%
1976	36.5%	29.5%
1975	37.3%	29.9%
1974	38.2%	30.4%
1973	39.1%	30.9%
1972	40.1%	31.4%
1971	40.9%	32%
1970	41.6%	32.6%
1969	42.3%	33.3%
1968	42.9%	33.9%
1967	43.4%	34.5%
1966	44%	35.1%
1965	44.4%	35.5%
1964	44.8%	35.9%
1963	45.1%	36.2%
1962	45.1%	36.4%
1961	45%	36.3%
1960	45%	36.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.8% of the population in Mauritius and 18.1% in Montenegro in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 25.6% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mauritius and Montenegro compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Mauritius vs Montenegro

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mauritius	Montenegro
2023	66	6
2022	61	13
2021	80	15
2020	58	15
2019	67	6
2018	67	7
2017	66	7
2016	62	6
2015	61	7
2014	60	7
2013	58	7
2012	55	7
2011	55	7
2010	53	7
2009	51	8
2008	48	8
2007	46	8
2006	45	8
2005	43	8
2004	43	9
2003	42	10
2002	42	10
2001	42	11
2000	43	11
1999	46	12
1998	48	12
1997	49	12
1996	52	12
1995	55	11
1994	63	11
1993	70	11
1992	73	11
1991	75	11
1990	77	10
1989	85	10
1988	93	10
1987	103	10
1986	106	11
1985	111	11

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

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
	Mauritius	Montenegro
2023	1.52%	0.26%
2022	1.55%	0.27%
2021	1.57%	0.28%
2020	1.58%	0.3%
2019	1.57%	0.32%
2018	1.53%	0.33%
2017	1.5%	0.36%
2016	1.47%	0.38%
2015	1.47%	0.41%
2014	1.47%	0.45%
2013	1.49%	0.49%
2012	1.5%	0.54%
2011	1.49%	0.59%
2010	1.48%	0.66%
2009	1.48%	0.73%
2008	1.5%	0.8%
2007	1.52%	0.89%
2006	1.54%	0.97%
2005	1.55%	1.06%
2004	1.57%	1.14%
2003	1.6%	1.22%
2002	1.66%	1.3%
2001	1.76%	1.37%
2000	1.89%	1.42%
1999	2.03%	1.46%
1998	2.16%	1.49%
1997	2.25%	1.51%
1996	2.26%	1.51%
1995	2.22%	1.51%
1994	2.16%	1.51%
1993	2.12%	1.52%
1992	2.13%	1.54%
1991	2.19%	1.58%
1990	2.32%	1.65%
1989	2.5%	1.75%
1988	2.7%	1.89%
1987	2.85%	2.05%
1986	2.88%	2.25%
1985	2.85%	2.48%
1984	2.92%	2.72%
1983	3.15%	-
1982	3.47%	-
1981	3.77%	-
1980	4.02%	-
1979	4.28%	-
1978	4.62%	-
1977	5.08%	-
1976	5.74%	-
1975	6.53%	-
1974	7.24%	-
1973	7.71%	-
1972	7.98%	-
1971	8.15%	-
1970	8.35%	-
1969	8.72%	-
1968	9.25%	-
1967	9.55%	-
1966	9.25%	-
1965	8.66%	-
1964	8.4%	-
1963	8.72%	-
1962	9.31%	-
1961	9.82%	-
1960	10.2%	-

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.52% in Mauritius and 0.26% in Montenegro. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.