Fertility & birth rates in Mauritius and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate in Mauritius vs Sri Lanka by year

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Mauritius

Sri Lanka

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Year	Fertility rate
	Mauritius	Sri Lanka
2023	1.39	1.97
2022	1.32	1.98
2021	1.41	2
2020	1.44	2.01
2019	1.4	2.02
2018	1.41	2.03
2017	1.44	2.04
2016	1.4	2.06
2015	1.36	2.09
2014	1.43	2.13
2013	1.44	2.18
2012	1.54	2.17
2011	1.55	2.14
2010	1.57	2.13
2009	1.59	2.18
2008	1.67	2.23
2007	1.74	2.3
2006	1.77	2.29
2005	1.88	2.26
2004	1.92	2.27
2003	1.87	2.3
2002	1.94	2.31
2001	1.91	2.28
2000	1.99	2.21
1999	2.05	2.14
1998	1.97	2.14
1997	2.04	2.22
1996	2.12	2.29
1995	2.14	2.35
1994	2.25	2.4
1993	2.21	2.44
1992	2.37	2.49
1991	2.3	2.51
1990	2.32	2.54
1989	2.23	2.58
1988	2.14	2.57
1987	2.05	2.64
1986	1.99	2.74
1985	2.02	2.9
1984	2.16	3.01
1983	2.4	3.11
1982	2.53	3.32
1981	2.67	3.65
1980	2.8	3.73
1979	2.91	3.82
1978	3.01	3.81
1977	3.07	3.74
1976	3.13	3.78
1975	3.2	3.82
1974	3.45	3.86
1973	3.07	4
1972	3.41	4.16
1971	3.51	4.27
1970	3.82	4.39
1969	3.97	4.5
1968	4.6	4.66
1967	4.63	4.79
1966	5.46	4.83
1965	5.51	4.93
1964	5.96	5.06
1963	6.18	5.12
1962	5.88	5.18
1961	5.98	5.24
1960	5.9	5.35

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Mauritius was 1.39 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.97 in Sri Lanka in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Year	Natural population change
	Mauritius	Sri Lanka
2023	999	66,111
2022	-757	95,378
2021	-253	121,858
2020	2,405	170,968
2019	1,773	172,243
2018	2,151	183,610
2017	3,415	187,993
2016	2,906	194,232
2015	3,031	201,815
2014	3,657	211,541
2013	4,281	221,021
2012	5,149	229,138
2011	5,511	224,461
2010	5,877	224,325
2009	6,113	200,175
2008	7,465	232,225
2007	8,429	248,287
2006	8,515	248,706
2005	10,195	248,683
2004	10,745	212,527
2003	10,799	252,008
2002	11,685	252,840
2001	11,723	244,377
2000	12,224	227,060
1999	12,341	206,876
1998	11,489	201,059
1997	11,943	208,193
1996	13,041	215,290
1995	13,020	221,957
1994	14,355	228,904
1993	14,814	226,257
1992	15,833	222,230
1991	15,091	218,117
1990	15,564	224,454
1989	14,718	212,401
1988	14,084	219,184
1987	13,262	226,414
1986	12,340	233,782
1985	12,451	247,836
1984	13,665	263,175
1983	14,525	277,768
1982	15,880	300,030
1981	18,334	328,096
1980	19,321	328,155
1979	19,282	329,791
1978	18,670	317,055
1977	16,769	300,038
1976	16,407	291,816
1975	15,342	282,496
1974	17,561	275,521
1973	13,145	278,577
1972	14,825	282,494
1971	15,441	281,200
1970	16,190	286,719
1969	15,761	286,218
1968	17,884	286,642
1967	17,560	284,738
1966	20,758	275,549
1965	20,482	272,422
1964	22,239	269,584
1963	22,069	262,880
1962	20,660	256,719
1961	20,355	251,087
1960	19,931	247,631

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 +0.3% in Sri Lanka.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.15% in Mauritius and +0.75% in Sri Lanka.

Birth rate in Mauritius vs Sri Lanka by year

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Mauritius

Sri Lanka

Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Mauritius	Sri Lanka
2023	10.2	11.2
2022	9.6	12.4
2021	10.3	12.9
2020	10.6	13.8
2019	10.2	14.6
2018	10.2	15.2
2017	10.7	15.4
2016	10.4	15.7
2015	10.1	16
2014	10.6	16.5
2013	10.9	17
2012	11.5	17.1
2011	11.7	17.1
2010	12	17.1
2009	12.3	17.6
2008	13.2	18.2
2007	13.7	18.8
2006	14.3	18.9
2005	15.3	18.7
2004	15.7	18.8
2003	15.9	19.1
2002	16.6	19.2
2001	16.5	19
2000	17	18.4
1999	17.3	17.9
1998	16.7	17.8
1997	17.4	18.5
1996	18.3	19
1995	18.3	19.6
1994	19.6	20
1993	20.3	20
1992	21.1	20.1
1991	20.7	20.2
1990	21.3	20.5
1989	20.8	20.6
1988	20.1	20.3
1987	19.3	20.8
1986	18.6	21.4
1985	19	22.4
1984	20.1	23.5
1983	21	24.4
1982	22.6	26
1981	25.5	28.1
1980	27.2	28.6
1979	27.5	29.3
1978	27.1	29
1977	26	28.3
1976	25.8	28.3
1975	25.3	28.2
1974	27.3	28.2
1973	23	28.9
1972	25.3	29.7
1971	26.1	30.2
1970	27.5	31.2
1969	27.7	31.8
1968	31.6	32.6
1967	31	33.2
1966	36	33.2
1965	36	33.8
1964	38.9	34.5
1963	40.4	34.7
1962	38.8	35.1
1961	39.7	35.6
1960	39.4	36.3

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 10.2 in Mauritius and 11.2 in Sri Lanka, compared with 39.4 and 36.3, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Mauritius

Factual

UN forecast

Sri Lanka

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Mauritius	Sri Lanka
2100	10.1%	13.1%
2099	10.1%	13.1%
2098	10.1%	13.2%
2097	10.1%	13.2%
2096	10%	13.2%
2095	10%	13.3%
2094	9.99%	13.3%
2093	9.98%	13.4%
2092	9.97%	13.4%
2091	9.97%	13.5%
2090	9.97%	13.6%
2089	9.98%	13.7%
2088	10%	13.7%
2087	10%	13.8%
2086	10%	13.9%
2085	10.1%	14%
2084	10.1%	14%
2083	10.1%	14.1%
2082	10.1%	14.2%
2081	10.2%	14.3%
2080	10.2%	14.3%
2079	10.2%	14.4%
2078	10.2%	14.5%
2077	10.2%	14.5%
2076	10.2%	14.6%
2075	10.2%	14.6%
2074	10.2%	14.7%
2073	10.2%	14.7%
2072	10.2%	14.8%
2071	10.2%	14.9%
2070	10.2%	14.9%
2069	10.2%	15%
2068	10.2%	15%
2067	10.2%	15.1%
2066	10.3%	15.2%
2065	10.3%	15.3%
2064	10.3%	15.4%
2063	10.3%	15.5%
2062	10.3%	15.6%
2061	10.4%	15.7%
2060	10.4%	15.8%
2059	10.5%	16%
2058	10.5%	16.1%
2057	10.6%	16.3%
2056	10.7%	16.4%
2055	10.8%	16.6%
2054	10.9%	16.8%
2053	11.1%	16.9%
2052	11.2%	17.1%
2051	11.3%	17.2%
2050	11.5%	17.4%
2049	11.6%	17.5%
2048	11.8%	17.7%
2047	11.9%	17.8%
2046	12%	17.9%
2045	12.1%	18%
2044	12.3%	18.2%
2043	12.4%	18.3%
2042	12.5%	18.4%
2041	12.6%	18.5%
2040	12.7%	18.6%
2039	12.7%	18.7%
2038	12.8%	18.9%
2037	12.9%	19%
2036	13.1%	19.1%
2035	13.2%	19.3%
2034	13.3%	19.5%
2033	13.4%	19.7%
2032	13.5%	19.9%
2031	13.6%	20.1%
2030	13.7%	20.3%
2029	13.9%	20.6%
2028	14%	20.9%
2027	14.2%	21.2%
2026	14.4%	21.5%
2025	14.7%	21.9%
2024	14.8%	22%
2023	15.1%	22.4%
2022	15.5%	22.7%
2021	15.9%	23%
2020	16.4%	23.3%
2019	16.9%	23.7%
2018	17.4%	24%
2017	17.9%	24.2%
2016	18.4%	24.5%
2015	18.9%	24.7%
2014	19.3%	24.9%
2013	19.7%	25%
2012	20.1%	25.2%
2011	20.6%	25.3%
2010	21.1%	25.4%
2009	21.7%	25.5%
2008	22.3%	25.6%
2007	22.9%	25.7%
2006	23.4%	25.7%
2005	23.9%	25.8%
2004	24.3%	26%
2003	24.7%	26.1%
2002	25%	26.3%
2001	25.3%	26.6%
2000	25.6%	27%
1999	25.8%	27.4%
1998	26.2%	27.8%
1997	26.6%	28.2%
1996	27%	28.6%
1995	27.5%	29.2%
1994	28%	29.9%
1993	28.5%	30.6%
1992	29%	31.4%
1991	29.4%	32.1%
1990	29.8%	32.5%
1989	30.1%	33%
1988	30.5%	33.5%
1987	30.8%	34%
1986	31.1%	34.6%
1985	31.4%	35.2%
1984	31.8%	35.5%
1983	32.2%	35.8%
1982	32.6%	36%
1981	33.1%	36.2%
1980	33.6%	36.4%
1979	34.2%	36.7%
1978	34.9%	36.9%
1977	35.7%	37.2%
1976	36.5%	37.6%
1975	37.3%	38%
1974	38.2%	38.4%
1973	39.1%	38.8%
1972	40.1%	39.2%
1971	40.9%	39.5%
1970	41.6%	39.7%
1969	42.3%	39.9%
1968	42.9%	40.1%
1967	43.4%	40.3%
1966	44%	40.4%
1965	44.4%	40.5%
1964	44.8%	40.6%
1963	45.1%	40.7%
1962	45.1%	40.8%
1961	45%	40.9%
1960	45%	41%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.8% of the population in Mauritius and 22% in Sri Lanka in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 32.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mauritius and Sri Lanka compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Mauritius vs Sri Lanka

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Mauritius

Sri Lanka

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mauritius	Sri Lanka
2023	66	18
2022	61	22
2021	80	34
2020	58	23
2019	67	20
2018	67	21
2017	66	21
2016	62	22
2015	61	22
2014	60	23
2013	58	23
2012	55	24
2011	55	25
2010	53	26
2009	51	28
2008	48	30
2007	46	31
2006	45	32
2005	43	32
2004	43	37
2003	42	35
2002	42	36
2001	42	37
2000	43	39
1999	46	41
1998	48	43
1997	49	45
1996	52	47
1995	55	48
1994	63	49
1993	70	51
1992	73	54
1991	75	57
1990	77	59
1989	85	61
1988	93	62
1987	103	64
1986	106	66
1985	111	68

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 18 deaths in Sri Lanka.

Under-five mortality rates

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Mauritius

Sri Lanka

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

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Year	Under 5 mortality rate
	Mauritius	Sri Lanka
2023	1.52%	0.61%
2022	1.55%	0.64%
2021	1.57%	0.66%
2020	1.58%	0.69%
2019	1.57%	0.72%
2018	1.53%	0.76%
2017	1.5%	0.79%
2016	1.47%	0.83%
2015	1.47%	0.87%
2014	1.47%	0.92%
2013	1.49%	0.98%
2012	1.5%	1.03%
2011	1.49%	1.08%
2010	1.48%	1.12%
2009	1.48%	2.08%
2008	1.5%	1.2%
2007	1.52%	1.26%
2006	1.54%	1.33%
2005	1.55%	1.4%
2004	1.57%	2.88%
2003	1.6%	1.52%
2002	1.66%	1.55%
2001	1.76%	1.58%
2000	1.89%	1.63%
1999	2.03%	1.69%
1998	2.16%	1.76%
1997	2.25%	1.86%
1996	2.26%	1.95%
1995	2.22%	2.05%
1994	2.16%	2.14%
1993	2.12%	2.22%
1992	2.13%	2.29%
1991	2.19%	2.32%
1990	2.32%	2.33%
1989	2.5%	2.74%
1988	2.7%	2.41%
1987	2.85%	2.54%
1986	2.88%	2.74%
1985	2.85%	3.02%
1984	2.92%	3.35%
1983	3.15%	3.67%
1982	3.47%	3.98%
1981	3.77%	4.29%
1980	4.02%	4.63%
1979	4.28%	4.99%
1978	4.62%	5.38%
1977	5.08%	5.77%
1976	5.74%	6.12%
1975	6.53%	6.41%
1974	7.24%	6.62%
1973	7.71%	6.77%
1972	7.98%	6.86%
1971	8.15%	6.94%
1970	8.35%	7.02%
1969	8.72%	7.14%
1968	9.25%	7.32%
1967	9.55%	7.55%
1966	9.25%	7.81%
1965	8.66%	8.07%
1964	8.4%	8.3%
1963	8.72%	8.48%
1962	9.31%	8.66%
1961	9.82%	8.95%
1960	10.2%	9.41%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.52% in Mauritius and 0.61% in Sri Lanka. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.