Mauritius Population (LIVE)

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Mauritius Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)
  • The current population of Mauritius is 1,269,085 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data1.
  • Mauritius 2025 population is estimated at 1,268,280 people at mid-year.
  • Mauritius population is equivalent to 0.015% of the total world population.
  • Mauritius ranks number 158 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population.
  • The population density in Mauritius is 625 per Km² (1,618 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 2,030 Km² (784 sq. miles).
  • 41.53% of the population is urban (526,689 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Mauritius is 37.8 years.
1. U.N. Dept. of Economic and Social Affairs - Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Population of Mauritius (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Mauritius
Global
Rank
2025 1,268,280 −0.23% −2,889 −2,784 37.8 1.21 625 41.5% 526,689 0.015% 8,231,613,070 158
2024 1,271,169 −0.19% −2,419 −2,787 37.4 1.23 626 41.3% 524,857 0.016% 8,161,972,572 158
2023 1,273,588 −0.2% −2,542 −2,824 36.9 1.24 627 41.1% 523,224 0.016% 8,091,734,930 158
2022 1,276,130 −0.28% −3,547 −2,824 36.5 1.27 629 40.9% 521,772 0.016% 8,021,407,192 158
2020 1,283,223 −0.14% −1,810 −5,895 35.9 1.39 632 40.5% 519,330 0.016% 7,887,001,292 158
2015 1,292,275 0.15% 1,913 −3,645 34 1.32 637 40% 516,377 0.017% 7,470,491,872 156
2010 1,282,709 0.4% 5,099 −2,624 31.8 1.5 632 40.4% 518,584 0.018% 7,021,732,148 154
2005 1,257,215 0.66% 8,117 −2,840 29.7 1.82 619 40.9% 514,605 0.019% 6,586,970,132 153
2000 1,216,629 0.96% 11,362 −2,326 28 1.98 599 41.6% 505,705 0.020% 6,171,702,993 153
1995 1,159,821 1.27% 14,159 −1,144 26.4 2.14 571 42.1% 488,537 0.020% 5,758,878,982 151
1990 1,089,024 1.22% 12,792 −1,938 24.6 2.3 536 42.6% 463,526 0.020% 5,327,803,110 150
1985 1,025,063 1.44% 14,169 615 22.5 2.05 505 41.9% 429,921 0.021% 4,868,943,465 150
1980 954,216 1.45% 13,239 −1,739 20.8 2.8 470 42.9% 409,127 0.021% 4,447,606,236 149
1975 888,023 1.42% 12,065 −3,869 19.2 3.2 437 43.6% 387,600 0.022% 4,070,735,277 146
1970 827,696 1.92% 15,007 −1,281 17.4 3.82 408 42.5% 351,699 0.022% 3,694,683,794 145
1965 752,660 2.04% 14,466 −3,597 16.4 5.51 371 38.8% 292,028 0.023% 3,334,533,703 145
1960 680,331 2.56% 16,149 −7,083 16.1 5.9 335 34.1% 231,739 0.023% 3,015,470,894 145
1955 599,588 2.67% 14,806 −1,272 16.7 5.83 295 30.1% 180,433 0.022% 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).

Mauritius Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Country's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Mauritius
Global
Rank
2030 1,250,432 −0.28% −3,570 −1,773 40.2 1.21 616 43.1% 538,588 0.015% 8,569,124,911 160
2035 1,226,955 −0.38% −4,695 −1,732 42.6 1.24 604 45.2% 554,003 0.014% 8,885,210,181 160
2040 1,195,223 −0.52% −6,346 −1,665 44.9 1.27 589 47.9% 572,012 0.013% 9,177,190,203 160
2045 1,154,659 −0.69% −8,113 −1,500 47.1 1.29 569 51.1% 589,818 0.012% 9,439,639,668 162
2050 1,107,197 −0.84% −9,492 −1,352 49.1 1.31 545 54.6% 604,348 0.011% 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

Life Expectancy
75.3 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

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Infant Mortality Rate
11.4

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

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Deaths under age 5
13.0

(per 1,000 live births)

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See also


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 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. 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.