Fertility & birth rates in Mauritius and Switzerland

Fertility rate in Mauritius vs Switzerland by year

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Mauritius

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Year	Fertility rate
	Mauritius	Switzerland
2023	1.39	1.33
2022	1.32	1.39
2021	1.41	1.52
2020	1.44	1.46
2019	1.4	1.48
2018	1.41	1.52
2017	1.44	1.52
2016	1.4	1.54
2015	1.36	1.54
2014	1.43	1.54
2013	1.44	1.52
2012	1.54	1.52
2011	1.55	1.52
2010	1.57	1.52
2009	1.59	1.5
2008	1.67	1.48
2007	1.74	1.46
2006	1.77	1.44
2005	1.88	1.42
2004	1.92	1.42
2003	1.87	1.39
2002	1.94	1.39
2001	1.91	1.38
2000	1.99	1.5
1999	2.05	1.48
1998	1.97	1.47
1997	2.04	1.48
1996	2.12	1.5
1995	2.14	1.48
1994	2.25	1.49
1993	2.21	1.51
1992	2.37	1.58
1991	2.3	1.58
1990	2.32	1.58
1989	2.23	1.56
1988	2.14	1.57
1987	2.05	1.52
1986	1.99	1.53
1985	2.02	1.52
1984	2.16	1.53
1983	2.4	1.52
1982	2.53	1.56
1981	2.67	1.55
1980	2.8	1.55
1979	2.91	1.52
1978	3.01	1.51
1977	3.07	1.53
1976	3.13	1.55
1975	3.2	1.61
1974	3.45	1.73
1973	3.07	1.81
1972	3.41	1.91
1971	3.51	2.04
1970	3.82	2.1
1969	3.97	2.19
1968	4.6	2.29
1967	4.63	2.39
1966	5.46	2.5
1965	5.51	2.59
1964	5.96	2.66
1963	6.18	2.65
1962	5.88	2.58
1961	5.98	2.52
1960	5.9	2.44

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Mauritius was 1.39 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.33 in Switzerland 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	Switzerland
2023	999	8,000
2022	-757	7,899
2021	-253	18,279
2020	2,405	9,502
2019	1,773	18,008
2018	2,151	20,434
2017	3,415	20,284
2016	2,906	22,608
2015	3,031	19,050
2014	3,657	21,290
2013	4,281	17,797
2012	5,149	18,393
2011	5,511	18,990
2010	5,877	17,997
2009	6,113	15,487
2008	7,465	15,295
2007	8,429	13,592
2006	8,515	12,723
2005	10,195	11,899
2004	10,745	13,302
2003	10,799	8,807
2002	11,685	10,199
2001	11,723	10,845
2000	12,224	15,806
1999	12,341	16,431
1998	11,489	16,353
1997	11,943	17,722
1996	13,041	19,801
1995	13,020	19,010
1994	14,355	20,982
1993	14,814	21,509
1992	15,833	24,064
1991	15,091	23,800
1990	15,564	20,146
1989	14,718	19,941
1988	14,084	21,099
1987	13,262	15,708
1986	12,340	16,261
1985	12,451	14,882
1984	13,665	16,105
1983	14,525	12,837
1982	15,880	15,339
1981	18,334	13,979
1980	19,321	14,535
1979	19,282	14,477
1978	18,670	13,820
1977	16,769	16,959
1976	16,407	17,017
1975	15,342	22,820
1974	17,561	27,902
1973	13,145	30,906
1972	14,825	35,061
1971	15,441	38,523
1970	16,190	42,648
1969	15,761	44,182
1968	17,884	47,328
1967	17,560	52,128
1966	20,758	53,854
1965	20,482	56,222
1964	22,239	59,050
1963	22,069	52,956
1962	20,660	49,050
1961	20,355	48,365
1960	19,931	42,090

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 +0.09% in Switzerland.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.15% in Mauritius and +0.2% in Switzerland.

Birth rate in Mauritius vs Switzerland by year

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Mauritius	Switzerland
2023	10.2	9
2022	9.6	9.4
2021	10.3	10.3
2020	10.6	9.9
2019	10.2	10
2018	10.2	10.3
2017	10.7	10.3
2016	10.4	10.5
2015	10.1	10.5
2014	10.6	10.4
2013	10.9	10.2
2012	11.5	10.3
2011	11.7	10.2
2010	12	10.3
2009	12.3	10.1
2008	13.2	10
2007	13.7	9.9
2006	14.3	9.8
2005	15.3	9.8
2004	15.7	9.9
2003	15.9	9.8
2002	16.6	9.9
2001	16.5	10
2000	17	10.9
1999	17.3	11
1998	16.7	11.1
1997	17.4	11.4
1996	18.3	11.7
1995	18.3	11.7
1994	19.6	11.9
1993	20.3	12.1
1992	21.1	12.6
1991	20.7	12.7
1990	21.3	12.5
1989	20.8	12.2
1988	20.1	12.2
1987	19.3	11.7
1986	18.6	11.7
1985	19	11.5
1984	20.1	11.6
1983	21	11.5
1982	22.6	11.7
1981	25.5	11.6
1980	27.2	11.7
1979	27.5	11.4
1978	27.1	11.4
1977	26	11.6
1976	25.8	11.8
1975	25.3	12.4
1974	27.3	13.3
1973	23	13.9
1972	25.3	14.6
1971	26.1	15.5
1970	27.5	16.1
1969	27.7	16.7
1968	31.6	17.3
1967	31	17.9
1966	36	18.5
1965	36	19.1
1964	38.9	19.5
1963	40.4	19.3
1962	38.8	18.7
1961	39.7	18.3
1960	39.4	17.7

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 10.2 in Mauritius and 9 in Switzerland, compared with 39.4 and 17.7, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Year	Young
	Mauritius	Switzerland
2100	10.1%	13.4%
2099	10.1%	13.4%
2098	10.1%	13.5%
2097	10.1%	13.5%
2096	10%	13.5%
2095	10%	13.6%
2094	9.99%	13.6%
2093	9.98%	13.6%
2092	9.97%	13.6%
2091	9.97%	13.7%
2090	9.97%	13.7%
2089	9.98%	13.6%
2088	10%	13.6%
2087	10%	13.6%
2086	10%	13.6%
2085	10.1%	13.5%
2084	10.1%	13.5%
2083	10.1%	13.5%
2082	10.1%	13.4%
2081	10.2%	13.4%
2080	10.2%	13.3%
2079	10.2%	13.3%
2078	10.2%	13.2%
2077	10.2%	13.2%
2076	10.2%	13.2%
2075	10.2%	13.2%
2074	10.2%	13.2%
2073	10.2%	13.2%
2072	10.2%	13.2%
2071	10.2%	13.2%
2070	10.2%	13.3%
2069	10.2%	13.3%
2068	10.2%	13.3%
2067	10.2%	13.4%
2066	10.3%	13.4%
2065	10.3%	13.5%
2064	10.3%	13.5%
2063	10.3%	13.5%
2062	10.3%	13.6%
2061	10.4%	13.6%
2060	10.4%	13.6%
2059	10.5%	13.6%
2058	10.5%	13.6%
2057	10.6%	13.5%
2056	10.7%	13.5%
2055	10.8%	13.4%
2054	10.9%	13.4%
2053	11.1%	13.3%
2052	11.2%	13.2%
2051	11.3%	13.1%
2050	11.5%	13.1%
2049	11.6%	13%
2048	11.8%	12.9%
2047	11.9%	12.8%
2046	12%	12.8%
2045	12.1%	12.8%
2044	12.3%	12.7%
2043	12.4%	12.8%
2042	12.5%	12.8%
2041	12.6%	12.8%
2040	12.7%	12.9%
2039	12.7%	13%
2038	12.8%	13.1%
2037	12.9%	13.2%
2036	13.1%	13.4%
2035	13.2%	13.6%
2034	13.3%	13.7%
2033	13.4%	13.9%
2032	13.5%	14.1%
2031	13.6%	14.2%
2030	13.7%	14.4%
2029	13.9%	14.5%
2028	14%	14.7%
2027	14.2%	14.8%
2026	14.4%	14.8%
2025	14.7%	14.9%
2024	14.8%	15%
2023	15.1%	15%
2022	15.5%	15.1%
2021	15.9%	15.1%
2020	16.4%	15.1%
2019	16.9%	15%
2018	17.4%	15%
2017	17.9%	14.9%
2016	18.4%	14.9%
2015	18.9%	14.9%
2014	19.3%	14.9%
2013	19.7%	14.9%
2012	20.1%	15%
2011	20.6%	15.1%
2010	21.1%	15.2%
2009	21.7%	15.3%
2008	22.3%	15.4%
2007	22.9%	15.6%
2006	23.4%	15.9%
2005	23.9%	16.1%
2004	24.3%	16.4%
2003	24.7%	16.6%
2002	25%	16.8%
2001	25.3%	17.1%
2000	25.6%	17.4%
1999	25.8%	17.5%
1998	26.2%	17.6%
1997	26.6%	17.6%
1996	27%	17.7%
1995	27.5%	17.6%
1994	28%	17.6%
1993	28.5%	17.5%
1992	29%	17.3%
1991	29.4%	17.2%
1990	29.8%	17.1%
1989	30.1%	17%
1988	30.5%	17.1%
1987	30.8%	17.2%
1986	31.1%	17.4%
1985	31.4%	17.6%
1984	31.8%	18%
1983	32.2%	18.3%
1982	32.6%	18.8%
1981	33.1%	19.2%
1980	33.6%	19.7%
1979	34.2%	20.3%
1978	34.9%	20.9%
1977	35.7%	21.4%
1976	36.5%	22%
1975	37.3%	22.4%
1974	38.2%	22.8%
1973	39.1%	23.2%
1972	40.1%	23.5%
1971	40.9%	23.7%
1970	41.6%	23.8%
1969	42.3%	23.8%
1968	42.9%	24%
1967	43.4%	24.1%
1966	44%	24.2%
1965	44.4%	24.1%
1964	44.8%	24.1%
1963	45.1%	24.1%
1962	45.1%	24.1%
1961	45%	24%
1960	45%	24%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.8% of the population in Mauritius and 15% in Switzerland in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 17.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mauritius and Switzerland compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Mauritius vs Switzerland

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mauritius	Switzerland
2023	66	5
2022	61	4
2021	80	4
2020	58	5
2019	67	6
2018	67	6
2017	66	6
2016	62	7
2015	61	6
2014	60	6
2013	58	7
2012	55	7
2011	55	7
2010	53	7
2009	51	7
2008	48	7
2007	46	7
2006	45	8
2005	43	8
2004	43	8
2003	42	8
2002	42	9
2001	42	8
2000	43	9
1999	46	9
1998	48	10
1997	49	10
1996	52	11
1995	55	12
1994	63	12
1993	70	13
1992	73	13
1991	75	14
1990	77	14
1989	85	14
1988	93	15
1987	103	14
1986	106	14
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 5 deaths in Switzerland.

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	Switzerland
2023	1.52%	0.39%
2022	1.55%	0.4%
2021	1.57%	0.4%
2020	1.58%	0.4%
2019	1.57%	0.4%
2018	1.53%	0.41%
2017	1.5%	0.41%
2016	1.47%	0.42%
2015	1.47%	0.43%
2014	1.47%	0.43%
2013	1.49%	0.44%
2012	1.5%	0.44%
2011	1.49%	0.45%
2010	1.48%	0.46%
2009	1.48%	0.46%
2008	1.5%	0.47%
2007	1.52%	0.48%
2006	1.54%	0.49%
2005	1.55%	0.51%
2004	1.57%	0.52%
2003	1.6%	0.53%
2002	1.66%	0.54%
2001	1.76%	0.55%
2000	1.89%	0.56%
1999	2.03%	0.57%
1998	2.16%	0.58%
1997	2.25%	0.6%
1996	2.26%	0.62%
1995	2.22%	0.64%
1994	2.16%	0.67%
1993	2.12%	0.71%
1992	2.13%	0.75%
1991	2.19%	0.78%
1990	2.32%	0.82%
1989	2.5%	0.84%
1988	2.7%	0.86%
1987	2.85%	0.88%
1986	2.88%	0.89%
1985	2.85%	0.9%
1984	2.92%	0.92%
1983	3.15%	0.94%
1982	3.47%	0.97%
1981	3.77%	1%
1980	4.02%	1.04%
1979	4.28%	1.09%
1978	4.62%	1.14%
1977	5.08%	1.21%
1976	5.74%	1.29%
1975	6.53%	1.38%
1974	7.24%	1.48%
1973	7.71%	1.57%
1972	7.98%	1.67%
1971	8.15%	1.76%
1970	8.35%	1.84%
1969	8.72%	1.92%
1968	9.25%	1.99%
1967	9.55%	2.07%
1966	9.25%	2.16%
1965	8.66%	2.26%
1964	8.4%	2.36%
1963	8.72%	2.45%
1962	9.31%	2.53%
1961	9.82%	2.6%
1960	10.2%	2.65%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.52% in Mauritius and 0.39% in Switzerland. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.