Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Mauritius
Mauritius: Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty was 1.24 in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Mauritius, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 1.24 for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Mauritius peaked at 6.18 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1.24, in 2023.
That places Mauritius 206th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.9 | 5.81 | 6.03 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.4 | 3.96 | 6.18 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.26 | 2.91 | 3.82 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.29 | 1.95 | 2.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.17 | 1.91 | 2.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.79 | 1.53 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4 | 1.32 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 | 1.24 | 1.39 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Mauritius
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 11,643 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 25.91 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.14 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 21.14 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.352 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 20.49 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Mauritius?
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty in Mauritius was 1.24 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 6.18 in 1963.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.24 in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty?
- Mauritius ranks 206th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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