Mauritius Population (LIVE)

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Mauritius Population (1950 - 2024)
Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Mauritius is 1,270,202 as of Thursday, October 31, 2024, based on Worldometer's elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Mauritius 2024 population is estimated at 1,271,169 people at mid year.
  • Mauritius population is equivalent to 0.02% of the total world population.
  • Mauritius ranks number 158 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Mauritius is 626 per Km2 (1,622 people per mi2).
  • The total land area is 2,030 Km2 (784 sq. miles).
  • 41.3 % of the population is urban (524,857 people in 2024).
  • The median age in Mauritius is 37.4 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Mauritius (2024 and historical)

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationMauritius
Global Rank
2024 1,271,169 -0.19 % -2,419 -2,787 37.4 1.23 626 41.3 % 524,857 0.02 % 8,161,972,572 158
2023 1,273,588 -0.20 % -2,542 -2,824 36.9 1.24 627 41.1 % 523,224 0.02 % 8,091,734,930 158
2022 1,276,130 -0.27 % -3,493 -2,824 36.5 1.27 629 40.9 % 521,772 0.02 % 8,021,407,192 158
2020 1,283,223 -0.24 % -3,047 -5,895 35.9 1.39 632 40.5 % 519,330 0.02 % 7,887,001,292 158
2015 1,292,275 0.15 % 1,913 -3,645 34.0 1.32 637 40.0 % 516,377 0.02 % 7,470,491,872 156
2010 1,282,709 0.40 % 5,099 -2,624 31.8 1.50 632 40.4 % 518,584 0.02 % 7,021,732,148 154
2005 1,257,215 0.66 % 8,117 -2,840 29.7 1.82 619 40.9 % 514,605 0.02 % 6,586,970,132 153
2000 1,216,629 0.96 % 11,362-2,326 28.0 1.98 599 41.6 % 505,705 0.02 % 6,171,702,993 153
1995 1,159,821 1.27 % 14,159 -1,144 26.4 2.14 571 42.1 % 488,537 0.02 % 5,758,878,982 151
1990 1,089,024 1.22 % 12,792 -1,938 24.6 2.30 536 42.6 % 463,526 0.02 % 5,327,803,110 150
1985 1,025,063 1.44 % 14,169 615 22.5 2.05 505 41.9 % 429,921 0.02 % 4,868,943,465 150
1980 954,216 1.45 % 13,239 -1,739 20.8 2.80 470 42.9 % 409,127 0.02 % 4,447,606,236 149
1975 888,023 1.42 % 12,065 -3,869 19.2 3.20 437 43.6 % 387,600 0.02 % 4,070,735,277 146
1970 827,696 1.92 % 15,007 -1,281 17.4 3.82 408 42.5 % 351,699 0.02 % 3,694,683,794 145
1965 752,660 2.04 % 14,466 -3,597 16.4 5.51 371 38.8 % 292,028 0.02 % 3,334,533,703 145
1960 680,331 2.56 % 16,149 -7,083 16.1 5.90 335 34.1 % 231,739 0.02 % 3,015,470,894 145
1955 599,588 2.67 % 14,806 -1,272 16.7 5.83 295 30.1 % 180,433 0.02 % 2,740,213,792 145
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).
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Mauritius Population Forecast

YearPopulationYearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants (net)Median AgeFertility RateDensity (P/Km²)Urban
Pop %
Urban PopulationCountry's Share of
World Pop
World PopulationMauritius
Global Rank
2025 1,268,280 -0.23 % -2,989 -2,784 37.8 1.21 625 41.5 % 526,689 0.02 % 8,231,613,070 158
2030 1,250,432 -0.28 % -3,570 -1,773 40.2 1.21 616 43.1 % 538,588 0.01 % 8,569,124,911 160
2035 1,226,955 -0.38 % -4,695 -1,732 42.6 1.24 604 45.2 % 554,003 0.01 % 8,885,210,181 160
2040 1,195,223 -0.52 % -6,346 -1,665 44.9 1.27 589 47.9 % 572,012 0.01 % 9,177,190,203 160
2045 1,154,659 -0.69 % -8,113 -1,500 47.1 1.29 569 51.1 % 589,818 0.01 % 9,439,639,668 162
2050 1,107,197 -0.84 % -9,492   49.1 1.31 545 54.6 % 604,348 0.01 % 9,664,378,587 162
Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)
Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Mauritius Demographics

Main Page: Demographics of Mauritius
Life Expectancy
75.10 years
(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)
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Infant Mortality
11.7
(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)
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Deaths under age 5
13.4
(per 1,000 live births)
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Main Cities by Population in Mauritius

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Port Louis 155,226
2 Vacoas 115,289
3 Beau Bassin-Rose Hill 111,355
4 Curepipe 78,618
5 Quatre Bornes 77,308
6 Triolet 24,361
7 Goodlands 21,063
8 Bel Air Riviere Seche 18,036
9 Bambous 17,818
10 Centre de Flacq 17,710
11 Mahebourg 17,042
12 Saint Pierre 16,704
13 Le Hochet 15,662
14 Baie du Tombeau 15,301

See also

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Notes

The Mauritius Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Mauritius delivered by Worldometer's RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Mauritius (1950 - 2023) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2023.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2023. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the country as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.


Yearly % Change: For 2023: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2023: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2022 to June 30 2023). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Country's Share of World Pop: Total population in the country as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Mauritius in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.