| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 07 Dec 2024 |
The current population of Mauritius is 1,268,762 as of May 22, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Mauritius is projected at 1,271,169, or 1.27 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Mauritius is projected at 1,273,588, or 1.27 million people for the year 2023.
Mauritius ranks 159th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Mauritius is ranked 48th among 58 countries and territories in Africa.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2024 | 1,272,517 | 1,271,169 | -2,696 | -0.212 | 0.0156 |
| 2025 | 1,269,821 | 1,268,280 | -3,083 | -0.243 | 0.0154 |
| 2026 | 1,266,738 | 1,265,059 | -3,359 | -0.266 | 0.0152 |
| 2027 | 1,263,379 | 1,261,631 | -3,495 | -0.277 | 0.0151 |
| 2028 | 1,259,884 | 1,258,043 | -3,682 | -0.293 | 0.0149 |
| 2029 | 1,256,202 | 1,254,283 | -3,838 | -0.306 | 0.0148 |
| 2030 | 1,252,364 | 1,250,432 | -3,863 | -0.309 | 0.0146 |
| 2031 | 1,248,501 | 1,246,392 | -4,218 | -0.338 | 0.0144 |
| 2032 | 1,244,283 | 1,242,019 | -4,528 | -0.365 | 0.0143 |
| 2033 | 1,239,755 | 1,237,320 | -4,871 | -0.394 | 0.0141 |
| 2034 | 1,234,884 | 1,232,297 | -5,174 | -0.420 | 0.0140 |
| 2035 | 1,229,710 | 1,226,955 | -5,511 | -0.449 | 0.0138 |
| 2036 | 1,224,199 | 1,221,285 | -5,828 | -0.477 | 0.0137 |
| 2037 | 1,218,371 | 1,215,308 | -6,126 | -0.504 | 0.0135 |
| 2038 | 1,212,245 | 1,209,009 | -6,472 | -0.535 | 0.0133 |
| 2039 | 1,205,773 | 1,202,319 | -6,909 | -0.575 | 0.0132 |
| 2040 | 1,198,864 | 1,195,223 | -7,283 | -0.609 | 0.0130 |
| 2041 | 1,191,581 | 1,187,768 | -7,625 | -0.642 | 0.0129 |
| 2042 | 1,183,956 | 1,179,996 | -7,920 | -0.671 | 0.0127 |
| 2043 | 1,176,036 | 1,171,863 | -8,345 | -0.712 | 0.0125 |
| 2044 | 1,167,691 | 1,163,409 | -8,563 | -0.736 | 0.0124 |
| 2045 | 1,159,128 | 1,154,659 | -8,938 | -0.774 | 0.0122 |
| 2046 | 1,150,190 | 1,145,608 | -9,165 | -0.800 | 0.0121 |
| 2047 | 1,141,025 | 1,136,303 | -9,443 | -0.831 | 0.0119 |
| 2048 | 1,131,582 | 1,126,764 | -9,637 | -0.855 | 0.0118 |
| 2049 | 1,121,945 | 1,117,043 | -9,803 | -0.878 | 0.0116 |
| 2050 | 1,112,142 | 1,107,197 | -9,891 | -0.893 | 0.0115 |
| 2051 | 1,102,251 | 1,097,238 | -10,025 | -0.914 | 0.0113 |
| 2052 | 1,092,226 | 1,087,164 | -10,125 | -0.931 | 0.0112 |
| 2053 | 1,082,101 | 1,076,968 | -10,266 | -0.953 | 0.0110 |
| 2054 | 1,071,835 | 1,066,684 | -10,302 | -0.966 | 0.0109 |
| 2055 | 1,061,533 | 1,056,362 | -10,342 | -0.979 | 0.0107 |
| 2056 | 1,051,191 | 1,045,956 | -10,470 | -1.001 | 0.0106 |
| 2057 | 1,040,721 | 1,035,486 | -10,470 | -1.011 | 0.0105 |
| 2058 | 1,030,251 | 1,025,017 | -10,468 | -1.021 | 0.0103 |
| 2059 | 1,019,783 | 1,014,505 | -10,555 | -1.040 | 0.0102 |
| 2060 | 1,009,228 | 1,003,907 | -10,642 | -1.060 | 0.0100 |
| 2061 | 998,586 | 993,252 | -10,668 | -1.074 | 0.0099 |
| 2062 | 987,918 | 982,552 | -10,733 | -1.092 | 0.0098 |
| 2063 | 977,185 | 971,819 | -10,732 | -1.104 | 0.0097 |
| 2064 | 966,453 | 961,039 | -10,827 | -1.127 | 0.0095 |
| 2065 | 955,626 | 950,173 | -10,906 | -1.148 | 0.0094 |
| 2066 | 944,720 | 939,284 | -10,872 | -1.157 | 0.0093 |
| 2067 | 933,848 | 928,394 | -10,908 | -1.175 | 0.0092 |
| 2068 | 922,940 | 917,477 | -10,926 | -1.191 | 0.0090 |
| 2069 | 912,014 | 906,519 | -10,990 | -1.212 | 0.0089 |
| 2070 | 901,024 | 895,473 | -11,102 | -1.240 | 0.0088 |
| 2071 | 889,922 | 884,397 | -11,050 | -1.249 | 0.0087 |
| 2072 | 878,872 | 873,283 | -11,178 | -1.280 | 0.0085 |
| 2073 | 867,694 | 862,098 | -11,191 | -1.298 | 0.0084 |
| 2074 | 856,503 | 850,895 | -11,215 | -1.318 | 0.0083 |
| 2075 | 845,288 | 839,681 | -11,215 | -1.336 | 0.0082 |
| 2076 | 834,073 | 828,446 | -11,255 | -1.359 | 0.0081 |
| 2077 | 822,818 | 817,161 | -11,314 | -1.385 | 0.0080 |
| 2078 | 811,504 | 805,863 | -11,282 | -1.400 | 0.0078 |
| 2079 | 800,222 | 794,587 | -11,270 | -1.418 | 0.0077 |
| 2080 | 788,952 | 783,338 | -11,228 | -1.433 | 0.0076 |
| 2081 | 777,724 | 772,116 | -11,216 | -1.453 | 0.0075 |
| 2082 | 766,508 | 760,899 | -11,217 | -1.474 | 0.0074 |
| 2083 | 755,291 | 749,743 | -11,096 | -1.480 | 0.0073 |
| 2084 | 744,195 | 738,679 | -11,032 | -1.494 | 0.0072 |
| 2085 | 733,163 | 727,678 | -10,970 | -1.508 | 0.0071 |
| 2086 | 722,193 | 716,760 | -10,866 | -1.516 | 0.0070 |
| 2087 | 711,327 | 705,979 | -10,697 | -1.515 | 0.0069 |
| 2088 | 700,630 | 695,346 | -10,568 | -1.520 | 0.0068 |
| 2089 | 690,062 | 684,842 | -10,440 | -1.524 | 0.0067 |
| 2090 | 679,622 | 674,494 | -10,257 | -1.521 | 0.0066 |
| 2091 | 669,365 | 664,322 | -10,085 | -1.518 | 0.0065 |
| 2092 | 659,280 | 654,335 | -9,890 | -1.511 | 0.0064 |
| 2093 | 649,390 | 644,529 | -9,723 | -1.509 | 0.0063 |
| 2094 | 639,667 | 634,920 | -9,494 | -1.495 | 0.0062 |
| 2095 | 630,173 | 625,529 | -9,287 | -1.485 | 0.0061 |
| 2096 | 620,886 | 616,351 | -9,069 | -1.471 | 0.0060 |
| 2097 | 611,817 | 607,381 | -8,871 | -1.461 | 0.0059 |
| 2098 | 602,946 | 598,625 | -8,643 | -1.444 | 0.0059 |
| 2099 | 594,303 | 590,076 | -8,455 | -1.433 | 0.0058 |
| 2100 | 585,848 | 581,716 | -8,264 | -1.421 | 0.0057 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 517,924 | 525,558 | 15,269 | 2.905 | 0.0211 |
| 1951 | 533,193 | 541,169 | 15,953 | 2.948 | 0.0213 |
| 1952 | 549,146 | 557,176 | 16,059 | 2.882 | 0.0216 |
| 1953 | 565,205 | 571,920 | 13,431 | 2.349 | 0.0217 |
| 1954 | 578,636 | 585,479 | 13,686 | 2.338 | 0.0218 |
| 1955 | 592,322 | 599,588 | 14,533 | 2.424 | 0.0219 |
| 1956 | 606,855 | 614,557 | 15,404 | 2.507 | 0.0220 |
| 1957 | 622,259 | 630,404 | 16,289 | 2.584 | 0.0221 |
| 1958 | 638,548 | 647,154 | 17,211 | 2.660 | 0.0222 |
| 1959 | 655,759 | 664,835 | 18,151 | 2.730 | 0.0224 |
| 1960 | 673,910 | 680,331 | 12,842 | 1.888 | 0.0226 |
| 1961 | 686,752 | 692,529 | 11,554 | 1.668 | 0.0226 |
| 1962 | 698,306 | 705,274 | 13,937 | 1.976 | 0.0226 |
| 1963 | 712,243 | 720,351 | 16,215 | 2.251 | 0.0226 |
| 1964 | 728,458 | 736,537 | 16,157 | 2.194 | 0.0226 |
| 1965 | 744,615 | 752,660 | 16,091 | 2.138 | 0.0226 |
| 1966 | 760,706 | 768,650 | 15,888 | 2.067 | 0.0226 |
| 1967 | 776,594 | 784,257 | 15,326 | 1.954 | 0.0226 |
| 1968 | 791,920 | 799,280 | 14,721 | 1.842 | 0.0225 |
| 1969 | 806,641 | 813,741 | 14,200 | 1.745 | 0.0225 |
| 1970 | 820,841 | 827,696 | 13,709 | 1.656 | 0.0224 |
| 1971 | 834,550 | 841,106 | 13,113 | 1.559 | 0.0223 |
| 1972 | 847,663 | 853,604 | 11,881 | 1.392 | 0.0222 |
| 1973 | 859,544 | 865,144 | 11,201 | 1.295 | 0.0221 |
| 1974 | 870,745 | 876,463 | 11,436 | 1.305 | 0.0219 |
| 1975 | 882,181 | 888,023 | 11,684 | 1.316 | 0.0218 |
| 1976 | 893,865 | 899,852 | 11,974 | 1.331 | 0.0217 |
| 1977 | 905,839 | 912,147 | 12,616 | 1.383 | 0.0216 |
| 1978 | 918,455 | 925,277 | 13,643 | 1.475 | 0.0216 |
| 1979 | 932,098 | 939,387 | 14,578 | 1.552 | 0.0215 |
| 1980 | 946,676 | 954,216 | 15,080 | 1.580 | 0.0215 |
| 1981 | 961,756 | 969,218 | 14,924 | 1.540 | 0.0214 |
| 1982 | 976,680 | 983,610 | 13,859 | 1.409 | 0.0213 |
| 1983 | 990,539 | 997,366 | 13,655 | 1.369 | 0.0212 |
| 1984 | 1,004,194 | 1,011,238 | 14,088 | 1.393 | 0.0211 |
| 1985 | 1,018,282 | 1,025,063 | 13,563 | 1.323 | 0.0211 |
| 1986 | 1,031,845 | 1,038,344 | 12,998 | 1.252 | 0.0209 |
| 1987 | 1,044,843 | 1,051,111 | 12,537 | 1.193 | 0.0208 |
| 1988 | 1,057,380 | 1,063,593 | 12,427 | 1.168 | 0.0207 |
| 1989 | 1,069,807 | 1,075,982 | 12,350 | 1.148 | 0.0206 |
| 1990 | 1,082,157 | 1,089,024 | 13,733 | 1.261 | 0.0204 |
| 1991 | 1,095,890 | 1,103,041 | 14,302 | 1.297 | 0.0204 |
| 1992 | 1,110,192 | 1,117,670 | 14,956 | 1.338 | 0.0203 |
| 1993 | 1,125,148 | 1,132,393 | 14,491 | 1.280 | 0.0203 |
| 1994 | 1,139,639 | 1,146,548 | 13,818 | 1.205 | 0.0202 |
| 1995 | 1,153,457 | 1,159,821 | 12,727 | 1.097 | 0.0201 |
| 1996 | 1,166,184 | 1,172,383 | 12,398 | 1.058 | 0.0201 |
| 1997 | 1,178,582 | 1,184,299 | 11,433 | 0.965 | 0.0200 |
| 1998 | 1,190,015 | 1,195,105 | 10,181 | 0.852 | 0.0199 |
| 1999 | 1,200,196 | 1,205,891 | 11,391 | 0.945 | 0.0198 |
| 2000 | 1,211,587 | 1,216,629 | 10,083 | 0.829 | 0.0197 |
| 2001 | 1,221,670 | 1,225,801 | 8,262 | 0.674 | 0.0196 |
| 2002 | 1,229,932 | 1,234,085 | 8,307 | 0.673 | 0.0195 |
| 2003 | 1,238,239 | 1,242,099 | 7,719 | 0.621 | 0.0193 |
| 2004 | 1,245,958 | 1,249,800 | 7,683 | 0.615 | 0.0192 |
| 2005 | 1,253,641 | 1,257,215 | 7,148 | 0.569 | 0.0191 |
| 2006 | 1,260,789 | 1,263,781 | 5,983 | 0.473 | 0.0189 |
| 2007 | 1,266,772 | 1,269,518 | 5,493 | 0.433 | 0.0188 |
| 2008 | 1,272,265 | 1,274,635 | 4,740 | 0.372 | 0.0186 |
| 2009 | 1,277,005 | 1,278,972 | 3,934 | 0.308 | 0.0184 |
| 2010 | 1,280,939 | 1,282,709 | 3,541 | 0.276 | 0.0183 |
| 2011 | 1,284,480 | 1,286,267 | 3,574 | 0.278 | 0.0181 |
| 2012 | 1,288,054 | 1,289,170 | 2,232 | 0.173 | 0.0179 |
| 2013 | 1,290,286 | 1,290,984 | 1,395 | 0.108 | 0.0177 |
| 2014 | 1,291,681 | 1,292,005 | 647 | 0.050 | 0.0175 |
| 2015 | 1,292,328 | 1,292,275 | -105 | -0.008 | 0.0173 |
| 2016 | 1,292,223 | 1,291,803 | -839 | -0.065 | 0.0171 |
| 2017 | 1,291,384 | 1,290,655 | -1,458 | -0.113 | 0.0169 |
| 2018 | 1,289,926 | 1,288,833 | -2,185 | -0.170 | 0.0167 |
| 2019 | 1,287,741 | 1,286,270 | -2,942 | -0.229 | 0.0165 |
| 2020 | 1,284,799 | 1,283,223 | -3,152 | -0.246 | 0.0163 |
| 2021 | 1,281,647 | 1,279,623 | -4,047 | -0.316 | 0.0161 |
| 2022 | 1,277,600 | 1,276,130 | -2,941 | -0.230 | 0.0159 |
| 2023 | 1,274,659 | 1,273,588 | -2,142 | -0.168 | 0.0157 |