Mauritius vs Sweden: Birth rate
Mauritius
9.27 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Sweden
9.28 births per 1,000 people
in 2023
Mauritius rank
184th
Sweden rank
182nd
Birth rate over time
- Mauritius
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 9.28 births per 1,000 people against 9.27 births per 1,000 people in Mauritius, a difference of 0.01 births per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritius ahead.
Mauritius ranks 184th and Sweden ranks 182nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.14 births per 1,000 people | 14.94 births per 1,000 people | 25.2 births per 1,000 people | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 34.79 births per 1,000 people | 14.63 births per 1,000 people | 20.16 births per 1,000 people | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 24.94 births per 1,000 people | 12.74 births per 1,000 people | 12.21 births per 1,000 people | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 20.84 births per 1,000 people | 11.94 births per 1,000 people | 8.9 births per 1,000 people | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 18.87 births per 1,000 people | 12.16 births per 1,000 people | 6.72 births per 1,000 people | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 14.48 births per 1,000 people | 11.14 births per 1,000 people | 3.34 births per 1,000 people | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 10.71 births per 1,000 people | 11.62 births per 1,000 people | 0.9125 births per 1,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 9.82 births per 1,000 people | 10.26 births per 1,000 people | 0.4388 births per 1,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher birth rate, Mauritius or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 9.28 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 Sweden?
- 0.01 births per 1,000 people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Sweden?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritius and Sweden rank globally for birth rate?
- Mauritius ranks 184th and Sweden ranks 182nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); 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
Total number of births per 1,000 people in a given year.