Median age vs births per woman in Mauritius

Mauritius: Median age vs births per woman was 36.93 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
36.93
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
81st
of 229 countries
All-time high
36.93
in 2023
All-time low
16.04
in 1959
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Median age vs births per woman in Mauritius, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2023, median age vs births per woman in Mauritius stood at 36.93. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age vs births per woman in Mauritius peaked at 36.93 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.04, in 1959.

That places Mauritius 81st out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 16.87 16.04 17.98 10
1960s 16.51 16.13 17.15 10
1970s 18.99 17.41 20.52 10
1980s 22.34 20.79 24.16 10
1990s 26.18 24.56 27.71 10
2000s 29.58 28.02 31.37 10
2010s 33.79 31.84 35.59 10
2020s 36.39 35.92 36.93 4

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 78 New Zealand 37.28 compare
  2. 79 Faroe Islands 37.26 compare
  3. 80 Wallis and Futuna 37.17 compare
  4. 82 Georgia 36.8 compare
  5. 83 Trinidad and Tobago 36.72 compare
  6. 84 Albania 36.28 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age vs births per woman in Mauritius?
Median age vs births per woman in Mauritius was 36.93 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age vs births per woman recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 36.93 in 2023.
What is the lowest median age vs births per woman recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 16.04 in 1959.
How does Mauritius rank for median age vs births per woman?
Mauritius ranks 81st out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age vs births per woman rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Median age vs births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age vs births per woman
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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