Fertility & birth rates in Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago

Fertility rate in Mauritius vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

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Year	Fertility rate
	Mauritius	Trinidad
2023	1.39	1.53
2022	1.32	1.54
2021	1.41	1.56
2020	1.44	1.57
2019	1.4	1.58
2018	1.41	1.59
2017	1.44	1.59
2016	1.4	1.6
2015	1.36	1.6
2014	1.43	1.6
2013	1.44	1.6
2012	1.54	1.61
2011	1.55	1.61
2010	1.57	1.61
2009	1.59	1.62
2008	1.67	1.62
2007	1.74	1.62
2006	1.77	1.62
2005	1.88	1.63
2004	1.92	1.63
2003	1.87	1.65
2002	1.94	1.67
2001	1.91	1.71
2000	1.99	1.73
1999	2.05	1.76
1998	1.97	1.78
1997	2.04	1.83
1996	2.12	1.89
1995	2.14	1.97
1994	2.25	2.06
1993	2.21	2.13
1992	2.37	2.21
1991	2.3	2.29
1990	2.32	2.39
1989	2.23	2.53
1988	2.14	2.65
1987	2.05	2.78
1986	1.99	2.9
1985	2.02	2.99
1984	2.16	3.02
1983	2.4	3.07
1982	2.53	3.11
1981	2.67	3.13
1980	2.8	3.15
1979	2.91	3.13
1978	3.01	3.13
1977	3.07	3.12
1976	3.13	3.14
1975	3.2	3.21
1974	3.45	3.32
1973	3.07	3.47
1972	3.41	3.55
1971	3.51	3.61
1970	3.82	3.71
1969	3.97	3.86
1968	4.6	4.11
1967	4.63	4.35
1966	5.46	4.62
1965	5.51	4.88
1964	5.96	5.08
1963	6.18	5.24
1962	5.88	5.36
1961	5.98	5.41
1960	5.9	5.41

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Mauritius was 1.39 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.53 in Trinidad and Tobago 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	Trinidad
2023	999	3,200
2022	-757	3,773
2021	-253	2,091
2020	2,405	4,558
2019	1,773	5,647
2018	2,151	5,869
2017	3,415	6,779
2016	2,906	7,436
2015	3,031	7,963
2014	3,657	8,571
2013	4,281	9,020
2012	5,149	9,376
2011	5,511	9,601
2010	5,877	9,698
2009	6,113	9,769
2008	7,465	9,872
2007	8,429	9,939
2006	8,515	9,889
2005	10,195	9,822
2004	10,745	10,149
2003	10,799	10,169
2002	11,685	10,316
2001	11,723	10,438
2000	12,224	10,588
1999	12,341	10,821
1998	11,489	10,964
1997	11,943	11,405
1996	13,041	12,101
1995	13,020	12,971
1994	14,355	14,032
1993	14,814	14,878
1992	15,833	15,910
1991	15,091	16,903
1990	15,564	18,052
1989	14,718	19,636
1988	14,084	21,028
1987	13,262	22,398
1986	12,340	23,705
1985	12,451	24,487
1984	13,665	24,738
1983	14,525	25,118
1982	15,880	25,181
1981	18,334	25,015
1980	19,321	24,557
1979	19,282	23,475
1978	18,670	22,538
1977	16,769	21,660
1976	16,407	20,875
1975	15,342	20,468
1974	17,561	20,412
1973	13,145	20,617
1972	14,825	20,116
1971	15,441	19,400
1970	16,190	19,074
1969	15,761	19,652
1968	17,884	20,849
1967	17,560	21,992
1966	20,758	23,228
1965	20,482	24,349
1964	22,239	25,065
1963	22,069	25,507
1962	20,660	25,763
1961	20,355	25,518
1960	19,931	24,766

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 +0.23% in Trinidad and Tobago.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.15% in Mauritius and +0.41% in Trinidad and Tobago.

Birth rate in Mauritius vs Trinidad and Tobago by year

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Mauritius	Trinidad
2023	10.2	10.7
2022	9.6	11
2021	10.3	11.3
2020	10.6	11.6
2019	10.2	12.1
2018	10.2	12.1
2017	10.7	12.5
2016	10.4	12.8
2015	10.1	13
2014	10.6	13.3
2013	10.9	13.5
2012	11.5	13.7
2011	11.7	13.9
2010	12	14.1
2009	12.3	14.2
2008	13.2	14.3
2007	13.7	14.4
2006	14.3	14.4
2005	15.3	14.3
2004	15.7	14.3
2003	15.9	14.4
2002	16.6	14.5
2001	16.5	14.7
2000	17	14.9
1999	17.3	15
1998	16.7	15.1
1997	17.4	15.5
1996	18.3	16.1
1995	18.3	16.7
1994	19.6	17.6
1993	20.3	18.3
1992	21.1	19.2
1991	20.7	20
1990	21.3	21.1
1989	20.8	22.5
1988	20.1	23.9
1987	19.3	25.3
1986	18.6	26.7
1985	19	27.7
1984	20.1	28.3
1983	21	28.9
1982	22.6	29.2
1981	25.5	29.3
1980	27.2	29.1
1979	27.5	28.4
1978	27.1	27.8
1977	26	27.3
1976	25.8	26.8
1975	25.3	26.8
1974	27.3	27.1
1973	23	27.7
1972	25.3	27.5
1971	26.1	27.2
1970	27.5	27.2
1969	27.7	27.9
1968	31.6	29.3
1967	31	30.8
1966	36	32.5
1965	36	34.1
1964	38.9	35.3
1963	40.4	36.5
1962	38.8	37.4
1961	39.7	37.8
1960	39.4	37.8

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 10.2 in Mauritius and 10.7 in Trinidad and Tobago, compared with 39.4 and 37.8, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Trinidad and Tobago

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Mauritius	Trinidad
2100	10.1%	12.2%
2099	10.1%	12.2%
2098	10.1%	12.2%
2097	10.1%	12.2%
2096	10%	12.2%
2095	10%	12.3%
2094	9.99%	12.3%
2093	9.98%	12.3%
2092	9.97%	12.3%
2091	9.97%	12.4%
2090	9.97%	12.4%
2089	9.98%	12.4%
2088	10%	12.4%
2087	10%	12.5%
2086	10%	12.5%
2085	10.1%	12.5%
2084	10.1%	12.5%
2083	10.1%	12.5%
2082	10.1%	12.5%
2081	10.2%	12.5%
2080	10.2%	12.5%
2079	10.2%	12.5%
2078	10.2%	12.5%
2077	10.2%	12.5%
2076	10.2%	12.5%
2075	10.2%	12.5%
2074	10.2%	12.5%
2073	10.2%	12.5%
2072	10.2%	12.5%
2071	10.2%	12.5%
2070	10.2%	12.5%
2069	10.2%	12.5%
2068	10.2%	12.5%
2067	10.2%	12.5%
2066	10.3%	12.6%
2065	10.3%	12.6%
2064	10.3%	12.7%
2063	10.3%	12.7%
2062	10.3%	12.8%
2061	10.4%	12.8%
2060	10.4%	12.9%
2059	10.5%	13%
2058	10.5%	13.1%
2057	10.6%	13.1%
2056	10.7%	13.2%
2055	10.8%	13.3%
2054	10.9%	13.3%
2053	11.1%	13.4%
2052	11.2%	13.5%
2051	11.3%	13.5%
2050	11.5%	13.6%
2049	11.6%	13.6%
2048	11.8%	13.7%
2047	11.9%	13.7%
2046	12%	13.8%
2045	12.1%	13.8%
2044	12.3%	13.9%
2043	12.4%	13.9%
2042	12.5%	14%
2041	12.6%	14.1%
2040	12.7%	14.2%
2039	12.7%	14.3%
2038	12.8%	14.4%
2037	12.9%	14.6%
2036	13.1%	14.8%
2035	13.2%	15%
2034	13.3%	15.2%
2033	13.4%	15.4%
2032	13.5%	15.7%
2031	13.6%	15.9%
2030	13.7%	16.2%
2029	13.9%	16.5%
2028	14%	16.8%
2027	14.2%	17.1%
2026	14.4%	17.4%
2025	14.7%	17.6%
2024	14.8%	17.8%
2023	15.1%	18%
2022	15.5%	18.3%
2021	15.9%	18.5%
2020	16.4%	18.7%
2019	16.9%	18.8%
2018	17.4%	19%
2017	17.9%	19.3%
2016	18.4%	19.5%
2015	18.9%	19.6%
2014	19.3%	19.7%
2013	19.7%	19.9%
2012	20.1%	20%
2011	20.6%	20.1%
2010	21.1%	20.3%
2009	21.7%	20.5%
2008	22.3%	20.8%
2007	22.9%	21.2%
2006	23.4%	21.6%
2005	23.9%	22.1%
2004	24.3%	22.7%
2003	24.7%	23.4%
2002	25%	24.2%
2001	25.3%	25%
2000	25.6%	26%
1999	25.8%	27%
1998	26.2%	27.9%
1997	26.6%	28.9%
1996	27%	29.9%
1995	27.5%	30.8%
1994	28%	31.6%
1993	28.5%	32.2%
1992	29%	32.8%
1991	29.4%	33.3%
1990	29.8%	33.7%
1989	30.1%	34%
1988	30.5%	34.2%
1987	30.8%	34.4%
1986	31.1%	34.4%
1985	31.4%	34.4%
1984	31.8%	34.3%
1983	32.2%	34.2%
1982	32.6%	34.2%
1981	33.1%	34.2%
1980	33.6%	34.4%
1979	34.2%	34.8%
1978	34.9%	35.3%
1977	35.7%	36%
1976	36.5%	36.8%
1975	37.3%	37.6%
1974	38.2%	38.4%
1973	39.1%	39.1%
1972	40.1%	39.7%
1971	40.9%	40.4%
1970	41.6%	41.2%
1969	42.3%	41.9%
1968	42.9%	42.3%
1967	43.4%	42.7%
1966	44%	42.9%
1965	44.4%	43.1%
1964	44.8%	43.2%
1963	45.1%	43.3%
1962	45.1%	43.2%
1961	45%	43.2%
1960	45%	43.1%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.8% of the population in Mauritius and 17.8% in Trinidad and Tobago in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 33.7% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Mauritius vs Trinidad and Tobago

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mauritius	Trinidad
2023	66	54
2022	61	30
2021	80	54
2020	58	35
2019	67	53
2018	67	53
2017	66	51
2016	62	51
2015	61	50
2014	60	50
2013	58	50
2012	55	51
2011	55	53
2010	53	54
2009	51	54
2008	48	55
2007	46	57
2006	45	58
2005	43	60
2004	43	63
2003	42	67
2002	42	69
2001	42	72
2000	43	76
1999	46	78
1998	48	79
1997	49	82
1996	52	84
1995	55	85
1994	63	84
1993	70	85
1992	73	85
1991	75	82
1990	77	84
1989	85	86
1988	93	87
1987	103	86
1986	106	89
1985	111	87

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 54 deaths in Trinidad and Tobago.

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	Trinidad
2023	1.52%	1.91%
2022	1.55%	1.96%
2021	1.57%	2.01%
2020	1.58%	2.06%
2019	1.57%	2.1%
2018	1.53%	2.14%
2017	1.5%	2.18%
2016	1.47%	2.22%
2015	1.47%	2.26%
2014	1.47%	2.3%
2013	1.49%	2.35%
2012	1.5%	2.38%
2011	1.49%	2.43%
2010	1.48%	2.47%
2009	1.48%	2.51%
2008	1.5%	2.55%
2007	1.52%	2.59%
2006	1.54%	2.64%
2005	1.55%	2.68%
2004	1.57%	2.72%
2003	1.6%	2.76%
2002	1.66%	2.81%
2001	1.76%	2.84%
2000	1.89%	2.88%
1999	2.03%	2.92%
1998	2.16%	2.96%
1997	2.25%	2.99%
1996	2.26%	3.02%
1995	2.22%	3.06%
1994	2.16%	3.09%
1993	2.12%	3.13%
1992	2.13%	3.16%
1991	2.19%	3.21%
1990	2.32%	3.25%
1989	2.5%	3.3%
1988	2.7%	3.36%
1987	2.85%	3.42%
1986	2.88%	3.49%
1985	2.85%	3.56%
1984	2.92%	3.64%
1983	3.15%	3.73%
1982	3.47%	3.83%
1981	3.77%	3.92%
1980	4.02%	4.03%
1979	4.28%	4.14%
1978	4.62%	4.25%
1977	5.08%	4.37%
1976	5.74%	4.48%
1975	6.53%	4.6%
1974	7.24%	4.72%
1973	7.71%	4.84%
1972	7.98%	4.95%
1971	8.15%	5.06%
1970	8.35%	5.17%
1969	8.72%	5.28%
1968	9.25%	5.4%
1967	9.55%	5.53%
1966	9.25%	5.66%
1965	8.66%	5.8%
1964	8.4%	5.96%
1963	8.72%	6.14%
1962	9.31%	6.33%
1961	9.82%	6.53%
1960	10.2%	6.74%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.52% in Mauritius and 1.91% in Trinidad and Tobago. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.