Fertility & birth rates in Mauritius and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate in Mauritius vs Zimbabwe by year

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Mauritius

Zimbabwe

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Year	Fertility rate
	Mauritius	Zimbabwe
2023	1.39	3.72
2022	1.32	3.77
2021	1.41	3.77
2020	1.44	3.75
2019	1.4	3.75
2018	1.41	3.74
2017	1.44	3.77
2016	1.4	3.83
2015	1.36	3.91
2014	1.43	4.01
2013	1.44	4.11
2012	1.54	4.13
2011	1.55	4.13
2010	1.57	4.04
2009	1.59	3.95
2008	1.67	3.78
2007	1.74	3.68
2006	1.77	3.64
2005	1.88	3.69
2004	1.92	3.78
2003	1.87	3.86
2002	1.94	3.93
2001	1.91	3.98
2000	1.99	4.01
1999	2.05	4.06
1998	1.97	4.07
1997	2.04	4.08
1996	2.12	4.11
1995	2.14	4.15
1994	2.25	4.28
1993	2.21	4.39
1992	2.37	4.57
1991	2.3	4.72
1990	2.32	4.88
1989	2.23	5.07
1988	2.14	5.28
1987	2.05	5.5
1986	1.99	5.69
1985	2.02	5.87
1984	2.16	6.04
1983	2.4	6.2
1982	2.53	6.33
1981	2.67	6.45
1980	2.8	6.52
1979	2.91	6.59
1978	3.01	6.66
1977	3.07	6.71
1976	3.13	6.77
1975	3.2	6.83
1974	3.45	6.88
1973	3.07	6.94
1972	3.41	6.94
1971	3.51	6.94
1970	3.82	6.98
1969	3.97	7.04
1968	4.6	7.11
1967	4.63	7.16
1966	5.46	7.2
1965	5.51	7.23
1964	5.96	7.23
1963	6.18	7.23
1962	5.88	7.23
1961	5.98	7.21
1960	5.9	7.2

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Mauritius was 1.39 children per woman in 2023, compared to 3.72 in Zimbabwe in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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

Natural population change by year

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Year	Natural population change
	Mauritius	Zimbabwe
2023	999	372,505
2022	-757	371,243
2021	-253	349,908
2020	2,405	354,790
2019	1,773	348,798
2018	2,151	345,883
2017	3,415	344,035
2016	2,906	348,772
2015	3,031	356,203
2014	3,657	366,350
2013	4,281	374,757
2012	5,149	371,135
2011	5,511	359,572
2010	5,877	335,570
2009	6,113	309,316
2008	7,465	280,527
2007	8,429	261,805
2006	8,515	248,963
2005	10,195	248,545
2004	10,745	248,307
2003	10,799	243,057
2002	11,685	244,170
2001	11,723	227,909
2000	12,224	236,343
1999	12,341	232,393
1998	11,489	225,614
1997	11,943	216,288
1996	13,041	205,269
1995	13,020	206,695
1994	14,355	216,343
1993	14,814	228,045
1992	15,833	255,291
1991	15,091	260,943
1990	15,564	265,444
1989	14,718	270,838
1988	14,084	277,498
1987	13,262	286,766
1986	12,340	289,894
1985	12,451	290,756
1984	13,665	290,052
1983	14,525	286,545
1982	15,880	279,934
1981	18,334	271,361
1980	19,321	241,179
1979	19,282	223,657
1978	18,670	222,979
1977	16,769	225,139
1976	16,407	221,419
1975	15,342	216,947
1974	17,561	208,806
1973	13,145	201,885
1972	14,825	193,725
1971	15,441	185,427
1970	16,190	178,979
1969	15,761	172,626
1968	17,884	166,865
1967	17,560	161,205
1966	20,758	156,014
1965	20,482	151,164
1964	22,239	145,848
1963	22,069	140,984
1962	20,660	136,317
1961	20,355	131,531
1960	19,931	126,959

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 +2.28% in Zimbabwe.

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change has been +0.15% in Mauritius and +2.34% in Zimbabwe.

Birth rate in Mauritius vs Zimbabwe by year

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Annual births per 1,000 people

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 people
	Mauritius	Zimbabwe
2023	10.2	30.4
2022	9.6	30.9
2021	10.3	30.9
2020	10.6	31
2019	10.2	31.1
2018	10.2	31.3
2017	10.7	31.8
2016	10.4	32.7
2015	10.1	33.9
2014	10.6	35.4
2013	10.9	37
2012	11.5	37.8
2011	11.7	38.1
2010	12	37.9
2009	12.3	37.5
2008	13.2	36.4
2007	13.7	35.7
2006	14.3	35.2
2005	15.3	35.8
2004	15.7	36.3
2003	15.9	36.6
2002	16.6	36.5
2001	16.5	36.5
2000	17	36.1
1999	17.3	35.6
1998	16.7	34.5
1997	17.4	33.4
1996	18.3	32.4
1995	18.3	31.7
1994	19.6	32
1993	20.3	32.4
1992	21.1	34.3
1991	20.7	34.9
1990	21.3	35.5
1989	20.8	36.4
1988	20.1	37.7
1987	19.3	39.5
1986	18.6	40.9
1985	19	42.3
1984	20.1	43.7
1983	21	45
1982	22.6	45.7
1981	25.5	46.3
1980	27.2	44.8
1979	27.5	46.3
1978	27.1	46.8
1977	26	46.5
1976	25.8	46.5
1975	25.3	46.6
1974	27.3	46.4
1973	23	46.4
1972	25.3	46
1971	26.1	45.6
1970	27.5	45.5
1969	27.7	45.5
1968	31.6	45.7
1967	31	45.8
1966	36	46.1
1965	36	46.4
1964	38.9	46.6
1963	40.4	46.8
1962	38.8	47.1
1961	39.7	47.3
1960	39.4	47.5

The latest reported birth rate per 1,000 people in 2023 was 10.2 in Mauritius and 30.4 in Zimbabwe, compared with 39.4 and 47.5, respectively, in 1960.

Children 0-14 years as share of population

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Factual

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Zimbabwe

Factual

UN forecast

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Year	Young
	Mauritius	Zimbabwe
2100	10.1%	20.3%
2099	10.1%	20.5%
2098	10.1%	20.6%
2097	10.1%	20.8%
2096	10%	20.9%
2095	10%	21.1%
2094	9.99%	21.3%
2093	9.98%	21.4%
2092	9.97%	21.6%
2091	9.97%	21.8%
2090	9.97%	22%
2089	9.98%	22.2%
2088	10%	22.4%
2087	10%	22.6%
2086	10%	22.8%
2085	10.1%	23%
2084	10.1%	23.2%
2083	10.1%	23.4%
2082	10.1%	23.6%
2081	10.2%	23.8%
2080	10.2%	24%
2079	10.2%	24.2%
2078	10.2%	24.4%
2077	10.2%	24.6%
2076	10.2%	24.9%
2075	10.2%	25.1%
2074	10.2%	25.3%
2073	10.2%	25.5%
2072	10.2%	25.7%
2071	10.2%	25.9%
2070	10.2%	26.2%
2069	10.2%	26.4%
2068	10.2%	26.6%
2067	10.2%	26.8%
2066	10.3%	27.1%
2065	10.3%	27.3%
2064	10.3%	27.6%
2063	10.3%	27.8%
2062	10.3%	28.1%
2061	10.4%	28.4%
2060	10.4%	28.7%
2059	10.5%	29%
2058	10.5%	29.3%
2057	10.6%	29.6%
2056	10.7%	30%
2055	10.8%	30.3%
2054	10.9%	30.6%
2053	11.1%	31%
2052	11.2%	31.3%
2051	11.3%	31.7%
2050	11.5%	32%
2049	11.6%	32.4%
2048	11.8%	32.7%
2047	11.9%	33.1%
2046	12%	33.4%
2045	12.1%	33.7%
2044	12.3%	34%
2043	12.4%	34.2%
2042	12.5%	34.5%
2041	12.6%	34.7%
2040	12.7%	34.9%
2039	12.7%	35.2%
2038	12.8%	35.4%
2037	12.9%	35.7%
2036	13.1%	35.9%
2035	13.2%	36.2%
2034	13.3%	36.4%
2033	13.4%	36.6%
2032	13.5%	36.9%
2031	13.6%	37.2%
2030	13.7%	37.6%
2029	13.9%	38.1%
2028	14%	38.7%
2027	14.2%	39.3%
2026	14.4%	40%
2025	14.7%	40.6%
2024	14.8%	40.9%
2023	15.1%	41.3%
2022	15.5%	41.6%
2021	15.9%	41.9%
2020	16.4%	42.2%
2019	16.9%	42.5%
2018	17.4%	42.9%
2017	17.9%	43.3%
2016	18.4%	43.6%
2015	18.9%	43.8%
2014	19.3%	43.9%
2013	19.7%	43.9%
2012	20.1%	43.7%
2011	20.6%	43.4%
2010	21.1%	43%
2009	21.7%	42.7%
2008	22.3%	42.4%
2007	22.9%	42.1%
2006	23.4%	42%
2005	23.9%	41.9%
2004	24.3%	41.7%
2003	24.7%	41.5%
2002	25%	41.4%
2001	25.3%	41.5%
2000	25.6%	41.9%
1999	25.8%	42.4%
1998	26.2%	43.1%
1997	26.6%	44%
1996	27%	45%
1995	27.5%	45.9%
1994	28%	46.6%
1993	28.5%	47.1%
1992	29%	46.8%
1991	29.4%	46.6%
1990	29.8%	47.1%
1989	30.1%	47.6%
1988	30.5%	47.9%
1987	30.8%	47.9%
1986	31.1%	47.9%
1985	31.4%	48%
1984	31.8%	48.1%
1983	32.2%	48.2%
1982	32.6%	48.3%
1981	33.1%	48.4%
1980	33.6%	48.7%
1979	34.2%	48.8%
1978	34.9%	48.5%
1977	35.7%	48.3%
1976	36.5%	48.2%
1975	37.3%	48.1%
1974	38.2%	48.1%
1973	39.1%	48.1%
1972	40.1%	48.2%
1971	40.9%	48.2%
1970	41.6%	48.3%
1969	42.3%	48.4%
1968	42.9%	48.5%
1967	43.4%	48.5%
1966	44%	48.6%
1965	44.4%	48.7%
1964	44.8%	48.8%
1963	45.1%	48.5%
1962	45.1%	48.1%
1961	45%	47.7%
1960	45%	47.3%

Children aged 0-14 make up 14.8% of the population in Mauritius and 40.9% in Zimbabwe in 2024, compared to 29.8% and 47.1% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Mauritius and Zimbabwe compared.

Maternal mortality chart: Mauritius vs Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe

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Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Mauritius	Zimbabwe
2023	66	358
2022	61	368
2021	80	446
2020	58	380
2019	67	388
2018	67	386
2017	66	389
2016	62	411
2015	61	428
2014	60	468
2013	58	525
2012	55	558
2011	55	564
2010	53	567
2009	51	540
2008	48	526
2007	46	519
2006	45	480
2005	43	454
2004	43	451
2003	42	455
2002	42	418
2001	42	467
2000	43	405
1999	46	399
1998	48	368
1997	49	357
1996	52	352
1995	55	332
1994	63	332
1993	70	331
1992	73	333
1991	75	332
1990	77	353
1989	85	382
1988	93	431
1987	103	480
1986	106	525
1985	111	573

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 358 deaths in Zimbabwe.

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	Zimbabwe
2023	1.52%	4.42%
2022	1.55%	4.6%
2021	1.57%	4.76%
2020	1.58%	5.01%
2019	1.57%	5.11%
2018	1.53%	5.23%
2017	1.5%	5.5%
2016	1.47%	5.69%
2015	1.47%	5.98%
2014	1.47%	6.18%
2013	1.49%	6.55%
2012	1.5%	7.14%
2011	1.49%	7.88%
2010	1.48%	8.5%
2009	1.48%	9.03%
2008	1.5%	9.34%
2007	1.52%	9.47%
2006	1.54%	9.4%
2005	1.55%	9.23%
2004	1.57%	9.17%
2003	1.6%	8.85%
2002	1.66%	8.48%
2001	1.76%	9.79%
2000	1.89%	9.83%
1999	2.03%	9.92%
1998	2.16%	10%
1997	2.25%	10.1%
1996	2.26%	10%
1995	2.22%	9.83%
1994	2.16%	9.52%
1993	2.12%	9.16%
1992	2.13%	8.73%
1991	2.19%	8.33%
1990	2.32%	7.97%
1989	2.5%	7.69%
1988	2.7%	7.55%
1987	2.85%	7.61%
1986	2.88%	7.86%
1985	2.85%	8.31%
1984	2.92%	8.87%
1983	3.15%	9.5%
1982	3.47%	10.1%
1981	3.77%	10.7%
1980	4.02%	11.1%
1979	4.28%	11.3%
1978	4.62%	11.5%
1977	5.08%	11.5%
1976	5.74%	11.5%
1975	6.53%	11.4%
1974	7.24%	11.4%
1973	7.71%	11.4%
1972	7.98%	11.5%
1971	8.15%	11.5%
1970	8.35%	11.7%
1969	8.72%	11.8%
1968	9.25%	12.1%
1967	9.55%	12.4%
1966	9.25%	12.7%
1965	8.66%	13.1%
1964	8.4%	13.5%
1963	8.72%	14%
1962	9.31%	14.4%
1961	9.82%	14.8%
1960	10.2%	15.2%

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.52% in Mauritius and 4.42% in Zimbabwe. Above is a chart with historical data on under-five mortality rates.