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The number of marriages registered in the Republic of Mauritius decreased by 9.5%, from 9,558 in
2022 to 8,654 in 2023. The crude marriage rate, i.e., the number of persons married in a year per
1,000 mid-year population, decreased from 15.1 to 13.7 for the same period.
For the Island of Mauritius, the number of marriages decreased from 9,386 in 2022 to 8,471 in 2023,
resulting in a fall in the marriage rate from 15.4 to 13.9. The Island of Rodrigues registered an
increase in the number of marriages from 172 in 2022 to 183 in 2023, showing an increase in the
marriage rate from 7.9 to 8.1.

7. International Comparison
Population and demographic estimates for many countries of the world are published in the United
Nations Demographic Yearbook. A zero population growth was registered for the Republic of
Mauritius during the period 2015 to 2022. The other countries shown in Table 7.1 had a positive
population growth namely South Africa (1.3%), Canada (1.2%), China (0.3%), Germany (0.3%) with
the exception of Japan (-0.2%).

Table 7.1 – Demographic indicators for selected countries, 2022


Average annual
Mid year Population Crude Infant
rate of population Crude
Estimates Density Death Mortality
change 2 Birth Rate
(in thousands) (km ) Rate Rate
(2015-2022)
World 1 7,975,100 n/a 61 17.0 8.0 n/a
Mauritius 1,262 0.0 628 9.6 10.2 14.2
1
Reunion 870 0.3 347 15.7 6.7 6.6
South Africa 60,605 1.3 50 n/a n/a n/a
1
Canada 38,930 1.2 4 9.6 n/a n/a
China 1,411,750 0.3 147 6.8 7.4 n/a
1
Japan 125,125 -0.2 331 6.5 11.5 1.7
1
Singapore 5,637 0.3 7,688 9.7 6.1 2.0
Germany 83,237 0.3 233 8.8 12.7 n/a
1
United Kingdom 64,875 n/a n/a 10.3 10.0 4.0
1
Australia 25,979 1.2 3 12.1 6.7 3.3

Source: UN Demographic Yearbook, 2022 (except for the Republic of Mauritius)

1 Figures in italics refer to year 2021

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