Fertility & birth rates in Mauritius and North Korea

Fertility rate in Mauritius vs North Korea chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Mauritius was 1.39 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.78 in North Korea in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Mauritius	North Korea
1960	5.9	3.57
1961	5.98	3.26
1962	5.88	3.41
1963	6.18	3.63
1964	5.96	3.55
1965	5.51	3.56
1966	5.46	3.71
1967	4.63	4.05
1968	4.6	3.87
1969	3.97	3.86
1970	3.82	3.85
1971	3.51	3.74
1972	3.41	3.89
1973	3.07	3.35
1974	3.45	3.14
1975	3.2	3.05
1976	3.13	2.84
1977	3.07	2.77
1978	3.01	2.79
1979	2.91	2.85
1980	2.8	2.84
1981	2.67	2.92
1982	2.53	2.85
1983	2.4	2.78
1984	2.16	2.71
1985	2.02	2.65
1986	1.99	2.59
1987	2.05	2.53
1988	2.14	2.47
1989	2.23	2.41
1990	2.32	2.39
1991	2.3	2.35
1992	2.37	2.29
1993	2.21	2.22
1994	2.25	2.18
1995	2.14	2.15
1996	2.12	2.09
1997	2.04	2.03
1998	1.97	1.99
1999	2.05	1.97
2000	1.99	1.94
2001	1.91	1.94
2002	1.94	1.92
2003	1.87	1.91
2004	1.92	1.9
2005	1.88	1.87
2006	1.77	1.94
2007	1.74	1.94
2008	1.67	1.97
2009	1.59	1.91
2010	1.57	1.89
2011	1.55	1.88
2012	1.54	1.88
2013	1.44	1.88
2014	1.43	1.87
2015	1.36	1.86
2016	1.4	1.86
2017	1.44	1.85
2018	1.41	1.83
2019	1.4	1.83
2020	1.44	1.82
2021	1.41	1.81
2022	1.32	1.8
2023	1.39	1.78
2024	1.37	1.78
2025	1.36	1.77
2026	1.35	1.75
2027	1.35	1.74
2028	1.35	1.73
2029	1.35	1.73
2030	1.36	1.72
2031	1.36	1.72
2032	1.37	1.71
2033	1.37	1.71
2034	1.38	1.71
2035	1.39	1.7
2036	1.39	1.7
2037	1.4	1.7
2038	1.41	1.69
2039	1.41	1.69
2040	1.42	1.69
2041	1.42	1.69
2042	1.43	1.69
2043	1.43	1.69
2044	1.44	1.68
2045	1.45	1.68
2046	1.45	1.68
2047	1.46	1.68
2048	1.46	1.67
2049	1.47	1.67
2050	1.47	1.67

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mauritius	North Korea
1960	45%	37.5%
1961	45%	37%
1962	45.1%	36.6%
1963	45.1%	36.5%
1964	44.8%	36.6%
1965	44.4%	36.7%
1966	44%	37.3%
1967	43.4%	38.3%
1968	42.9%	39.2%
1969	42.3%	39.8%
1970	41.6%	40.1%
1971	40.9%	40.3%
1972	40.1%	40.2%
1973	39.1%	39.8%
1974	38.2%	39.3%
1975	37.3%	38.8%
1976	36.5%	38.3%
1977	35.7%	37.7%
1978	34.9%	36.9%
1979	34.2%	36%
1980	33.6%	35.1%
1981	33.1%	34.2%
1982	32.6%	33.1%
1983	32.2%	32%
1984	31.8%	30.9%
1985	31.4%	29.9%
1986	31.1%	29%
1987	30.8%	28%
1988	30.5%	27.3%
1989	30.1%	26.8%
1990	29.8%	26.5%
1991	29.4%	26.4%
1992	29%	26.3%
1993	28.5%	26.4%
1994	28%	26.4%
1995	27.5%	26.4%
1996	27%	26.3%
1997	26.6%	26.2%
1998	26.2%	26%
1999	25.8%	25.8%
2000	25.6%	25.6%
2001	25.3%	25.3%
2002	25%	25%
2003	24.7%	24.6%
2004	24.3%	24.3%
2005	23.9%	23.9%
2006	23.4%	23.4%
2007	22.9%	23%
2008	22.3%	22.5%
2009	21.7%	22.1%
2010	21.1%	21.6%
2011	20.6%	21.2%
2012	20.1%	20.8%
2013	19.7%	20.4%
2014	19.3%	20.1%
2015	18.9%	19.8%
2016	18.4%	19.6%
2017	17.9%	19.4%
2018	17.4%	19.2%
2019	16.9%	19.1%
2020	16.4%	19.1%
2021	15.9%	19.1%
2022	15.5%	19%
2023	15.1%	19%
2024	14.8%	18.9%
2025	14.5%	18.9%
2026	14.3%	18.9%
2027	14.1%	18.8%
2028	14%	18.7%
2029	13.8%	18.6%
2030	13.7%	18.5%
2031	13.6%	18.3%
2032	13.5%	18.1%
2033	13.4%	17.9%
2034	13.3%	17.6%
2035	13.2%	17.4%
2036	13%	17.1%
2037	12.9%	16.8%
2038	12.8%	16.6%
2039	12.7%	16.3%
2040	12.6%	16.1%
2041	12.5%	15.9%
2042	12.4%	15.7%
2043	12.3%	15.5%
2044	12.2%	15.4%
2045	12.1%	15.3%
2046	12%	15.2%
2047	11.8%	15.2%
2048	11.7%	15.2%
2049	11.6%	15.2%
2050	11.4%	15.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.8% of the population in Mauritius and 18.9% in North Korea in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 26.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mauritius and North Korea compared.

Natural population change in Mauritius vs North Korea by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.15% in Mauritius and +0.42% in North Korea. 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
	Mauritius	North Korea
1960	19,931	277,717
1961	20,355	257,788
1962	20,660	286,534
1963	22,069	321,805
1964	22,239	323,623
1965	20,482	335,587
1966	20,758	363,882
1967	17,560	414,632
1968	17,884	399,837
1969	15,761	404,189
1970	16,190	406,129
1971	15,441	393,220
1972	14,825	411,997
1973	13,145	338,600
1974	17,561	306,902
1975	15,342	288,966
1976	16,407	255,841
1977	16,769	242,870
1978	18,670	243,533
1979	19,282	251,409
1980	19,321	255,206
1981	18,334	273,800
1982	15,880	276,332
1983	14,525	279,046
1984	13,665	282,987
1985	12,451	287,714
1986	12,340	293,227
1987	13,262	296,030
1988	14,084	299,305
1989	14,718	303,078
1990	15,564	312,460
1991	15,091	320,551
1992	15,833	324,002
1993	14,814	320,880
1994	14,355	320,861
1995	13,020	233,381
1996	13,041	226,095
1997	11,943	211,325
1998	11,489	197,589
1999	12,341	181,613
2000	12,224	161,591
2001	11,723	143,321
2002	11,685	119,504
2003	10,799	178,775
2004	10,745	155,838
2005	10,195	132,765
2006	8,515	129,171
2007	8,429	120,521
2008	7,465	122,015
2009	6,113	111,530
2010	5,877	112,443
2011	5,511	114,798
2012	5,149	118,773
2013	4,281	122,519
2014	3,657	127,078
2015	3,031	127,365
2016	2,906	125,048
2017	3,415	120,181
2018	2,151	113,164
2019	1,773	106,208
2020	2,405	95,920
2021	-253	99,710
2022	-757	96,495
2023	1,009	86,203

Maternal mortality chart: Mauritius vs North Korea

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 67 deaths in North Korea.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mauritius	North Korea
1985	111	76
1986	106	68
1987	103	62
1988	93	55
1989	85	49
1990	77	43
1991	75	38
1992	73	37
1993	70	46
1994	63	57
1995	55	127
1996	52	128
1997	49	128
1998	48	129
1999	46	129
2000	43	129
2001	42	130
2002	42	131
2003	42	76
2004	43	77
2005	43	78
2006	45	80
2007	46	80
2008	48	79
2009	51	78
2010	53	77
2011	55	76
2012	55	76
2013	58	75
2014	60	73
2015	61	72
2016	62	71
2017	66	70
2018	67	69
2019	67	66
2020	58	66
2021	80	72
2022	61	67
2023	66	67

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.52% in Mauritius and 1.8% in North Korea. 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
	Mauritius	North Korea
1960	10.2%	11.6%
1961	9.82%	11.2%
1962	9.31%	10.8%
1963	8.72%	10.4%
1964	8.4%	9.92%
1965	8.66%	9.46%
1966	9.25%	8.96%
1967	9.55%	8.45%
1968	9.25%	7.94%
1969	8.72%	7.45%
1970	8.35%	6.99%
1971	8.15%	6.58%
1972	7.98%	6.2%
1973	7.71%	5.86%
1974	7.24%	5.56%
1975	6.53%	5.28%
1976	5.74%	5.03%
1977	5.08%	4.8%
1978	4.62%	4.59%
1979	4.28%	4.4%
1980	4.02%	4.22%
1981	3.77%	4.05%
1982	3.47%	3.91%
1983	3.15%	3.8%
1984	2.92%	3.71%
1985	2.85%	3.68%
1986	2.88%	3.68%
1987	2.85%	3.78%
1988	2.7%	3.83%
1989	2.5%	3.95%
1990	2.32%	4.07%
1991	2.19%	4.18%
1992	2.13%	4.25%
1993	2.12%	4.27%
1994	2.16%	4.25%
1995	2.22%	10.8%
1996	2.26%	10.6%
1997	2.25%	10.5%
1998	2.16%	10.3%
1999	2.03%	10.2%
2000	1.89%	10%
2001	1.76%	9.9%
2002	1.66%	9.78%
2003	1.6%	3.45%
2004	1.57%	3.38%
2005	1.55%	3.33%
2006	1.54%	3.28%
2007	1.52%	3.24%
2008	1.5%	3.1%
2009	1.48%	3%
2010	1.48%	2.87%
2011	1.49%	2.72%
2012	1.5%	2.57%
2013	1.49%	2.41%
2014	1.47%	2.26%
2015	1.47%	2.14%
2016	1.47%	2.06%
2017	1.5%	1.91%
2018	1.53%	1.84%
2019	1.57%	1.77%
2020	1.58%	1.74%
2021	1.57%	1.74%
2022	1.55%	1.77%
2023	1.52%	1.8%