Fertility & birth rates in Mauritius and Tanzania

Fertility rate in Mauritius vs Tanzania 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 4.61 in Tanzania in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Mauritius	Tanzania
1960	5.9	6.54
1961	5.98	6.56
1962	5.88	6.61
1963	6.18	6.65
1964	5.96	6.68
1965	5.51	6.73
1966	5.46	6.8
1967	4.63	6.86
1968	4.6	6.9
1969	3.97	6.95
1970	3.82	7
1971	3.51	7.04
1972	3.41	7.05
1973	3.07	7.06
1974	3.45	7.12
1975	3.2	7.1
1976	3.13	7.09
1977	3.07	7.07
1978	3.01	7.06
1979	2.91	7.04
1980	2.8	6.99
1981	2.67	6.93
1982	2.53	6.87
1983	2.4	6.81
1984	2.16	6.72
1985	2.02	6.6
1986	1.99	6.49
1987	2.05	6.41
1988	2.14	6.38
1989	2.23	6.3
1990	2.32	6.2
1991	2.3	6.14
1992	2.37	6.08
1993	2.21	6
1994	2.25	5.89
1995	2.14	5.82
1996	2.12	5.83
1997	2.04	5.84
1998	1.97	5.81
1999	2.05	5.75
2000	1.99	5.67
2001	1.91	5.62
2002	1.94	5.57
2003	1.87	5.58
2004	1.92	5.6
2005	1.88	5.58
2006	1.77	5.51
2007	1.74	5.4
2008	1.67	5.32
2009	1.59	5.26
2010	1.57	5.23
2011	1.55	5.14
2012	1.54	5.14
2013	1.44	5.16
2014	1.43	5.12
2015	1.36	5.03
2016	1.4	5.01
2017	1.44	4.99
2018	1.41	4.93
2019	1.4	4.87
2020	1.44	4.8
2021	1.41	4.73
2022	1.32	4.67
2023	1.39	4.61
2024	1.37	4.54
2025	1.36	4.47
2026	1.35	4.41
2027	1.35	4.34
2028	1.35	4.28
2029	1.35	4.22
2030	1.36	4.16
2031	1.36	4.11
2032	1.37	4.04
2033	1.37	3.98
2034	1.38	3.94
2035	1.39	3.88
2036	1.39	3.83
2037	1.4	3.76
2038	1.41	3.72
2039	1.41	3.67
2040	1.42	3.63
2041	1.42	3.57
2042	1.43	3.54
2043	1.43	3.49
2044	1.44	3.46
2045	1.45	3.4
2046	1.45	3.39
2047	1.46	3.35
2048	1.46	3.31
2049	1.47	3.25
2050	1.47	3.23

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Mauritius	Tanzania
1960	45%	44.9%
1961	45%	44.8%
1962	45.1%	44.8%
1963	45.1%	44.8%
1964	44.8%	45%
1965	44.4%	45.2%
1966	44%	45.4%
1967	43.4%	45.6%
1968	42.9%	45.8%
1969	42.3%	45.9%
1970	41.6%	46%
1971	40.9%	46.1%
1972	40.1%	46.1%
1973	39.1%	46.2%
1974	38.2%	46.3%
1975	37.3%	46.4%
1976	36.5%	46.5%
1977	35.7%	46.6%
1978	34.9%	46.7%
1979	34.2%	46.9%
1980	33.6%	47.2%
1981	33.1%	47.4%
1982	32.6%	47.5%
1983	32.2%	47.6%
1984	31.8%	47.5%
1985	31.4%	47.4%
1986	31.1%	47.2%
1987	30.8%	46.9%
1988	30.5%	46.7%
1989	30.1%	46.5%
1990	29.8%	46.3%
1991	29.4%	46.2%
1992	29%	46%
1993	28.5%	45.5%
1994	28%	44.9%
1995	27.5%	44.5%
1996	27%	44.7%
1997	26.6%	44.8%
1998	26.2%	44.7%
1999	25.8%	44.7%
2000	25.6%	44.6%
2001	25.3%	44.5%
2002	25%	44.6%
2003	24.7%	44.6%
2004	24.3%	44.7%
2005	23.9%	44.8%
2006	23.4%	44.9%
2007	22.9%	45%
2008	22.3%	45.1%
2009	21.7%	45.3%
2010	21.1%	45.3%
2011	20.6%	45.2%
2012	20.1%	45.1%
2013	19.7%	44.9%
2014	19.3%	44.8%
2015	18.9%	44.5%
2016	18.4%	44.2%
2017	17.9%	44%
2018	17.4%	43.8%
2019	16.9%	43.6%
2020	16.4%	43.4%
2021	15.9%	43.1%
2022	15.5%	42.9%
2023	15.1%	42.7%
2024	14.8%	42.5%
2025	14.5%	42.3%
2026	14.3%	42.1%
2027	14.1%	41.9%
2028	14%	41.7%
2029	13.8%	41.4%
2030	13.7%	41.1%
2031	13.6%	40.9%
2032	13.5%	40.5%
2033	13.4%	40.2%
2034	13.3%	39.8%
2035	13.2%	39.5%
2036	13%	39.1%
2037	12.9%	38.8%
2038	12.8%	38.4%
2039	12.7%	38.1%
2040	12.6%	37.8%
2041	12.5%	37.5%
2042	12.4%	37.1%
2043	12.3%	36.8%
2044	12.2%	36.5%
2045	12.1%	36.2%
2046	12%	35.9%
2047	11.8%	35.6%
2048	11.7%	35.4%
2049	11.6%	35.1%
2050	11.4%	34.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.8% of the population in Mauritius and 42.5% in Tanzania in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 46.3% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mauritius and Tanzania compared.

Natural population change in Mauritius vs Tanzania by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +0.15% in Mauritius and +3.05% in Tanzania. 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	Tanzania
1960	19,931	275,814
1961	20,355	286,839
1962	20,660	300,663
1963	22,069	314,644
1964	22,239	328,527
1965	20,482	343,456
1966	20,758	360,229
1967	17,560	374,763
1968	17,884	389,467
1969	15,761	408,322
1970	16,190	427,988
1971	15,441	449,014
1972	14,825	467,305
1973	13,145	488,429
1974	17,561	515,152
1975	15,342	533,906
1976	16,407	553,617
1977	16,769	574,938
1978	18,670	595,024
1979	19,282	613,388
1980	19,321	629,444
1981	18,334	645,496
1982	15,880	662,627
1983	14,525	679,720
1984	13,665	687,435
1985	12,451	697,867
1986	12,340	705,677
1987	13,262	718,580
1988	14,084	736,551
1989	14,718	743,854
1990	15,564	750,825
1991	15,091	762,011
1992	15,833	767,961
1993	14,814	778,044
1994	14,355	803,953
1995	13,020	838,980
1996	13,041	868,524
1997	11,943	882,544
1998	11,489	920,806
1999	12,341	948,659
2000	12,224	985,185
2001	11,723	1,026,242
2002	11,685	1,063,195
2003	10,799	1,118,435
2004	10,745	1,175,379
2005	10,195	1,224,165
2006	8,515	1,257,927
2007	8,429	1,278,285
2008	7,465	1,303,728
2009	6,113	1,332,015
2010	5,877	1,363,477
2011	5,511	1,384,886
2012	5,149	1,439,325
2013	4,281	1,509,008
2014	3,657	1,565,630
2015	3,031	1,592,882
2016	2,906	1,659,502
2017	3,415	1,726,909
2018	2,151	1,777,852
2019	1,773	1,816,669
2020	2,405	1,861,377
2021	-253	1,880,137
2022	-757	1,927,960
2023	1,009	1,960,623

Maternal mortality chart: Mauritius vs Tanzania

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 276 deaths in Tanzania.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mauritius	Tanzania
1985	111	980
1986	106	971
1987	103	964
1988	93	949
1989	85	927
1990	77	900
1991	75	873
1992	73	864
1993	70	851
1994	63	816
1995	55	797
1996	52	775
1997	49	777
1998	48	739
1999	46	635
2000	43	568
2001	42	493
2002	42	454
2003	42	397
2004	43	365
2005	43	350
2006	45	366
2007	46	453
2008	48	511
2009	51	502
2010	53	486
2011	55	475
2012	55	448
2013	58	479
2014	60	454
2015	61	433
2016	62	396
2017	66	345
2018	67	319
2019	67	292
2020	58	160
2021	80	162
2022	61	152
2023	66	276

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.52% in Mauritius and 3.89% in Tanzania. 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	Tanzania
1960	10.2%	24.2%
1961	9.82%	24%
1962	9.31%	23.8%
1963	8.72%	23.6%
1964	8.4%	23.4%
1965	8.66%	23.1%
1966	9.25%	22.8%
1967	9.55%	22.5%
1968	9.25%	22.2%
1969	8.72%	21.9%
1970	8.35%	21.6%
1971	8.15%	21.2%
1972	7.98%	20.9%
1973	7.71%	20.5%
1974	7.24%	20.1%
1975	6.53%	19.6%
1976	5.74%	19.2%
1977	5.08%	18.8%
1978	4.62%	18.4%
1979	4.28%	18.1%
1980	4.02%	17.9%
1981	3.77%	17.8%
1982	3.47%	17.8%
1983	3.15%	17.8%
1984	2.92%	17.8%
1985	2.85%	17.7%
1986	2.88%	17.6%
1987	2.85%	17.4%
1988	2.7%	17.2%
1989	2.5%	16.9%
1990	2.32%	16.7%
1991	2.19%	16.5%
1992	2.13%	16.3%
1993	2.12%	16.1%
1994	2.16%	15.9%
1995	2.22%	15.6%
1996	2.26%	15.2%
1997	2.25%	14.8%
1998	2.16%	14.2%
1999	2.03%	13.6%
2000	1.89%	12.8%
2001	1.76%	12.1%
2002	1.66%	11.3%
2003	1.6%	10.5%
2004	1.57%	9.86%
2005	1.55%	9.24%
2006	1.54%	8.69%
2007	1.52%	8.16%
2008	1.5%	7.7%
2009	1.48%	7.24%
2010	1.48%	6.86%
2011	1.49%	6.5%
2012	1.5%	6.21%
2013	1.49%	5.95%
2014	1.47%	5.67%
2015	1.47%	5.48%
2016	1.47%	5.25%
2017	1.5%	5.02%
2018	1.53%	4.8%
2019	1.57%	4.6%
2020	1.58%	4.42%
2021	1.57%	4.22%
2022	1.55%	4.05%
2023	1.52%	3.89%