Fertility & birth rates in Mauritius and Serbia

Fertility rate in Mauritius vs Serbia by year

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Year	Fertility rate
	Mauritius	Serbia
2023	1.39	1.61
2022	1.32	1.59
2021	1.41	1.52
2020	1.44	1.48
2019	1.4	1.52
2018	1.41	1.49
2017	1.44	1.49
2016	1.4	1.46
2015	1.36	1.46
2014	1.43	1.46
2013	1.44	1.43
2012	1.54	1.45
2011	1.55	1.4
2010	1.57	1.4
2009	1.59	1.44
2008	1.67	1.4
2007	1.74	1.38
2006	1.77	1.43
2005	1.88	1.45
2004	1.92	1.57
2003	1.87	1.59
2002	1.94	1.57
2001	1.91	1.58
2000	1.99	1.48
1999	2.05	1.35
1998	1.97	1.37
1997	2.04	1.4
1996	2.12	1.44
1995	2.14	1.47
1994	2.25	1.51
1993	2.21	1.54
1992	2.37	1.57
1991	2.3	1.61
1990	2.32	1.65
1989	2.23	1.69
1988	2.14	1.72
1987	2.05	1.75
1986	1.99	1.78
1985	2.02	1.8
1984	2.16	1.81
1983	2.4	1.83
1982	2.53	1.84
1981	2.67	1.85
1980	2.8	1.86
1979	2.91	1.88
1978	3.01	1.89
1977	3.07	1.9
1976	3.13	1.91
1975	3.2	1.92
1974	3.45	1.93
1973	3.07	1.94
1972	3.41	1.95
1971	3.51	1.96
1970	3.82	1.97
1969	3.97	1.99
1968	4.6	2.01
1967	4.63	2.02
1966	5.46	2.04
1965	5.51	2.06
1964	5.96	2.07
1963	6.18	2.08
1962	5.88	2.11
1961	5.98	2.13
1960	5.9	2.15

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Mauritius was 1.39 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.61 in Serbia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Year	Natural population change
	Mauritius	Serbia
2023	999	-36,427
2022	-757	-46,651
2021	-253	-74,494
2020	2,405	-55,193
2019	1,773	-36,810
2018	2,151	-37,707
2017	3,415	-39,317
2016	2,906	-35,998
2015	3,031	-37,605
2014	3,657	-34,946
2013	4,281	-34,399
2012	5,149	-35,288
2011	5,511	-36,906
2010	5,877	-34,999
2009	6,113	-33,676
2008	7,465	-33,590
2007	8,429	-34,693
2006	8,515	-31,870
2005	10,195	-34,227
2004	10,745	-26,121
2003	10,799	-24,686
2002	11,685	-24,750
2001	11,723	-20,259
2000	12,224	-30,065
1999	12,341	-29,408
1998	11,489	-23,006
1997	11,943	-18,389
1996	13,041	-16,007
1995	13,020	-7,628
1994	14,355	-7,157
1993	14,814	-5,703
1992	15,833	-3,779
1991	15,091	2,210
1990	15,564	7,416
1989	14,718	11,872
1988	14,084	13,852
1987	13,262	16,711
1986	12,340	19,407
1985	12,451	22,090
1984	13,665	23,815
1983	14,525	27,515
1982	15,880	30,603
1981	18,334	34,304
1980	19,321	36,273
1979	19,282	39,022
1978	18,670	43,636
1977	16,769	48,105
1976	16,407	51,399
1975	15,342	52,502
1974	17,561	51,583
1973	13,145	49,596
1972	14,825	48,248
1971	15,441	47,424
1970	16,190	48,343
1969	15,761	50,304
1968	17,884	51,653
1967	17,560	53,120
1966	20,758	53,338
1965	20,482	53,383
1964	22,239	54,185
1963	22,069	55,580
1962	20,660	59,307
1961	20,355	61,065
1960	19,931	63,642

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 -0.55% in Serbia.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.15% in Mauritius and -0.63% in Serbia.

Birth rate in Mauritius vs Serbia by year

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Mauritius	Serbia
2023	10.2	9.2
2022	9.6	9.3
2021	10.3	9.1
2020	10.6	8.9
2019	10.2	9.3
2018	10.2	9.2
2017	10.7	9.2
2016	10.4	9.2
2015	10.1	9.3
2014	10.6	9.3
2013	10.9	9.2
2012	11.5	9.3
2011	11.7	9.1
2010	12	9.4
2009	12.3	9.6
2008	13.2	9.4
2007	13.7	9.22
2006	14.3	9.58
2005	15.3	9.7
2004	15.7	10.5
2003	15.9	10.6
2002	16.6	10.4
2001	16.5	10.5
2000	17	9.8
1999	17.3	9.6
1998	16.7	10.1
1997	17.4	10.5
1996	18.3	10.8
1995	18.3	11.3
1994	19.6	10.3
1993	20.3	10.6
1992	21.1	10.8
1991	20.7	11.2
1990	21.3	11.5
1989	20.8	11.8
1988	20.1	12.2
1987	19.3	12.5
1986	18.6	12.9
1985	19	13.3
1984	20.1	13.6
1983	21	13.9
1982	22.6	14.2
1981	25.5	14.4
1980	27.2	14.6
1979	27.5	14.9
1978	27.1	15.1
1977	26	15.3
1976	25.8	15.4
1975	25.3	15.6
1974	27.3	15.6
1973	23	15.6
1972	25.3	15.6
1971	26.1	15.5
1970	27.5	15.5
1969	27.7	15.5
1968	31.6	15.5
1967	31	15.6
1966	36	15.8
1965	36	16.1
1964	38.9	16.4
1963	40.4	16.9
1962	38.8	17.4
1961	39.7	18
1960	39.4	18.5

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 10.2 in Mauritius and 9.2 in Serbia, compared with 39.4 and 18.5, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Factual

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Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Mauritius	Serbia
2100	10.1%	12%
2099	10.1%	12.1%
2098	10.1%	12.1%
2097	10.1%	12.1%
2096	10%	12.2%
2095	10%	12.2%
2094	9.99%	12.3%
2093	9.98%	12.3%
2092	9.97%	12.3%
2091	9.97%	12.3%
2090	9.97%	12.4%
2089	9.98%	12.4%
2088	10%	12.4%
2087	10%	12.4%
2086	10%	12.4%
2085	10.1%	12.4%
2084	10.1%	12.4%
2083	10.1%	12.4%
2082	10.1%	12.4%
2081	10.2%	12.4%
2080	10.2%	12.4%
2079	10.2%	12.4%
2078	10.2%	12.4%
2077	10.2%	12.4%
2076	10.2%	12.4%
2075	10.2%	12.4%
2074	10.2%	12.4%
2073	10.2%	12.5%
2072	10.2%	12.5%
2071	10.2%	12.5%
2070	10.2%	12.5%
2069	10.2%	12.6%
2068	10.2%	12.6%
2067	10.2%	12.7%
2066	10.3%	12.7%
2065	10.3%	12.7%
2064	10.3%	12.8%
2063	10.3%	12.8%
2062	10.3%	12.9%
2061	10.4%	12.9%
2060	10.4%	13%
2059	10.5%	13%
2058	10.5%	13%
2057	10.6%	13.1%
2056	10.7%	13.1%
2055	10.8%	13.1%
2054	10.9%	13.1%
2053	11.1%	13.1%
2052	11.2%	13.1%
2051	11.3%	13.1%
2050	11.5%	13.1%
2049	11.6%	13.1%
2048	11.8%	13.1%
2047	11.9%	13.1%
2046	12%	13.1%
2045	12.1%	13.1%
2044	12.3%	13.1%
2043	12.4%	13.1%
2042	12.5%	13.1%
2041	12.6%	13.1%
2040	12.7%	13.1%
2039	12.7%	13.2%
2038	12.8%	13.2%
2037	12.9%	13.3%
2036	13.1%	13.4%
2035	13.2%	13.5%
2034	13.3%	13.6%
2033	13.4%	13.7%
2032	13.5%	13.8%
2031	13.6%	13.9%
2030	13.7%	14%
2029	13.9%	14%
2028	14%	14.1%
2027	14.2%	14.2%
2026	14.4%	14.2%
2025	14.7%	14.3%
2024	14.8%	14.3%
2023	15.1%	14.4%
2022	15.5%	14.4%
2021	15.9%	14.3%
2020	16.4%	14.3%
2019	16.9%	14.3%
2018	17.4%	14.3%
2017	17.9%	14.3%
2016	18.4%	14.3%
2015	18.9%	14.3%
2014	19.3%	14.3%
2013	19.7%	14.3%
2012	20.1%	14.3%
2011	20.6%	14.4%
2010	21.1%	14.5%
2009	21.7%	14.6%
2008	22.3%	14.7%
2007	22.9%	14.9%
2006	23.4%	15%
2005	23.9%	15.2%
2004	24.3%	15.4%
2003	24.7%	15.6%
2002	25%	15.8%
2001	25.3%	16.1%
2000	25.6%	16.4%
1999	25.8%	16.7%
1998	26.2%	17.1%
1997	26.6%	17.4%
1996	27%	17.7%
1995	27.5%	18%
1994	28%	18.3%
1993	28.5%	18.6%
1992	29%	18.8%
1991	29.4%	19.1%
1990	29.8%	19.3%
1989	30.1%	19.6%
1988	30.5%	19.8%
1987	30.8%	20%
1986	31.1%	20.2%
1985	31.4%	20.3%
1984	31.8%	20.5%
1983	32.2%	20.5%
1982	32.6%	20.6%
1981	33.1%	20.6%
1980	33.6%	20.6%
1979	34.2%	20.7%
1978	34.9%	20.9%
1977	35.7%	21%
1976	36.5%	21.3%
1975	37.3%	21.5%
1974	38.2%	21.7%
1973	39.1%	22%
1972	40.1%	22.2%
1971	40.9%	22.5%
1970	41.6%	23%
1969	42.3%	23.5%
1968	42.9%	24.1%
1967	43.4%	24.7%
1966	44%	25.3%
1965	44.4%	25.8%
1964	44.8%	26.3%
1963	45.1%	26.7%
1962	45.1%	27%
1961	45%	27.1%
1960	45%	27.2%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.8% of the population in Mauritius and 14.3% in Serbia in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 19.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mauritius and Serbia compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Mauritius vs Serbia

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

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 11 deaths in Serbia.

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	Serbia
2023	1.52%	0.52%
2022	1.55%	0.53%
2021	1.57%	0.54%
2020	1.58%	0.55%
2019	1.57%	0.57%
2018	1.53%	0.58%
2017	1.5%	0.59%
2016	1.47%	0.61%
2015	1.47%	0.63%
2014	1.47%	0.66%
2013	1.49%	0.68%
2012	1.5%	0.71%
2011	1.49%	0.73%
2010	1.48%	0.76%
2009	1.48%	0.78%
2008	1.5%	0.79%
2007	1.52%	0.82%
2006	1.54%	0.85%
2005	1.55%	0.9%
2004	1.57%	0.97%
2003	1.6%	1.05%
2002	1.66%	1.14%
2001	1.76%	1.2%
2000	1.89%	1.26%
1999	2.03%	1.32%
1998	2.16%	1.42%
1997	2.25%	1.56%
1996	2.26%	1.74%
1995	2.22%	1.95%
1994	2.16%	2.14%
1993	2.12%	2.29%
1992	2.13%	2.43%
1991	2.19%	2.61%
1990	2.32%	2.85%
1989	2.5%	3.1%
1988	2.7%	3.36%
1987	2.85%	3.59%
1986	2.88%	3.78%
1985	2.85%	3.93%
1984	2.92%	4.07%
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 0.52% in Serbia. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.