Mauritius vs Norway: Birth rate
Mauritius
9.27 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Norway
9.34 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mauritius rank
184th
Norway rank
181st
Birth rate over time
- Mauritius
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 9.34 births per 1,000 people against 9.27 births per 1,000 people in Mauritius, a difference of 0.07 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 184th and Norway ranks 181st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 7 and Norway in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.14 births per 1,000 people | 18.34 births per 1,000 people | 21.8 births per 1,000 people | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 34.79 births per 1,000 people | 17.42 births per 1,000 people | 17.37 births per 1,000 people | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 24.94 births per 1,000 people | 14.57 births per 1,000 people | 10.38 births per 1,000 people | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 20.84 births per 1,000 people | 12.68 births per 1,000 people | 8.16 births per 1,000 people | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 18.87 births per 1,000 people | 13.81 births per 1,000 people | 5.07 births per 1,000 people | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 14.48 births per 1,000 people | 12.47 births per 1,000 people | 2.01 births per 1,000 people | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 10.71 births per 1,000 people | 11.28 births per 1,000 people | 0.569 births per 1,000 people | Norway |
| 2020s | 9.82 births per 1,000 people | 9.73 births per 1,000 people | 0.0902 births per 1,000 people | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Mauritius or Norway?
- Norway, at 9.34 births per 1,000 people against 9.27 births per 1,000 people in Mauritius as of 2023.
- What is the difference in birth rate between Mauritius and Norway?
- 0.07 births per 1,000 people, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Norway?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritius and Norway rank globally for birth rate?
- Mauritius ranks 184th and Norway ranks 181st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Birth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of live births in a year per 1,000 people in the population.