| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Mauritius is 1,276,289 as of September 29, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Mauritius is projected at 1,273,433 or 1.273 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Mauritius is projected at 1,271,768 or 1.272 million people for the year 2020. Mauritius ranks number 157th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Mauritius is ranked 48th among 58 countries in Africa.
Mauritius's population peak will be 2026 with 1.27 mn people after Mauritius's population will be decreased year by year. The Mauritius population is projected to reach 1.27 million in 2030 and increase further to 1.18 million in 2050, and it will decrease by 827.3 thousands by 2100. Mauritius accounts for 0.016 percent of the world population. However, its global share declined by 0.021% in 1982 and is projected to decline at 0.008% by 2100.
Mauritius was at 147th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to increase at 169th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 1,271,768 | 2,100 | 0.17 | 0.016 |
| 2021 | 1,273,433 | 1,665 | 0.13 | 0.016 |
| 2022 | 1,274,727 | 1,294 | 0.10 | 0.016 |
| 2023 | 1,275,664 | 937 | 0.07 | 0.016 |
| 2024 | 1,276,279 | 615 | 0.05 | 0.016 |
| 2025 | 1,276,643 | 364 | 0.03 | 0.016 |
| 2026 | 1,276,714 | 71 | 0.01 | 0.015 |
| 2027 | 1,276,491 | -223 | -0.02 | 0.015 |
| 2028 | 1,275,971 | -520 | -0.04 | 0.015 |
| 2029 | 1,275,150 | -821 | -0.06 | 0.015 |
| 2030 | 1,274,041 | -1,109 | -0.09 | 0.015 |
| 2031 | 1,272,630 | -1,411 | -0.11 | 0.015 |
| 2032 | 1,270,926 | -1,704 | -0.13 | 0.015 |
| 2033 | 1,268,901 | -2,025 | -0.16 | 0.014 |
| 2034 | 1,266,536 | -2,365 | -0.19 | 0.014 |
| 2035 | 1,263,821 | -2,715 | -0.21 | 0.014 |
| 2036 | 1,260,729 | -3,092 | -0.24 | 0.014 |
| 2037 | 1,257,292 | -3,437 | -0.27 | 0.014 |
| 2038 | 1,253,501 | -3,791 | -0.30 | 0.014 |
| 2039 | 1,249,360 | -4,141 | -0.33 | 0.014 |
| 2040 | 1,244,869 | -4,491 | -0.36 | 0.014 |
| 2041 | 1,240,049 | -4,820 | -0.39 | 0.013 |
| 2042 | 1,234,911 | -5,138 | -0.41 | 0.013 |
| 2043 | 1,229,475 | -5,436 | -0.44 | 0.013 |
| 2044 | 1,223,780 | -5,695 | -0.46 | 0.013 |
| 2045 | 1,217,855 | -5,925 | -0.48 | 0.013 |
| 2046 | 1,211,716 | -6,139 | -0.50 | 0.013 |
| 2047 | 1,205,379 | -6,337 | -0.52 | 0.013 |
| 2048 | 1,198,882 | -6,497 | -0.54 | 0.012 |
| 2049 | 1,192,253 | -6,629 | -0.55 | 0.012 |
| 2050 | 1,185,529 | -6,724 | -0.56 | 0.012 |
| 2051 | 1,178,719 | -6,810 | -0.57 | 0.012 |
| 2052 | 1,171,847 | -6,872 | -0.58 | 0.012 |
| 2053 | 1,164,928 | -6,919 | -0.59 | 0.012 |
| 2054 | 1,157,970 | -6,958 | -0.60 | 0.012 |
| 2055 | 1,151,009 | -6,961 | -0.60 | 0.012 |
| 2056 | 1,144,041 | -6,968 | -0.61 | 0.011 |
| 2057 | 1,137,094 | -6,947 | -0.61 | 0.011 |
| 2058 | 1,130,136 | -6,958 | -0.61 | 0.011 |
| 2059 | 1,123,182 | -6,954 | -0.62 | 0.011 |
| 2060 | 1,116,227 | -6,955 | -0.62 | 0.011 |
| 2061 | 1,109,258 | -6,969 | -0.62 | 0.011 |
| 2062 | 1,102,293 | -6,965 | -0.63 | 0.011 |
| 2063 | 1,095,312 | -6,981 | -0.63 | 0.011 |
| 2064 | 1,088,315 | -6,997 | -0.64 | 0.011 |
| 2065 | 1,081,283 | -7,032 | -0.65 | 0.010 |
| 2066 | 1,074,215 | -7,068 | -0.65 | 0.010 |
| 2067 | 1,067,122 | -7,093 | -0.66 | 0.010 |
| 2068 | 1,059,989 | -7,133 | -0.67 | 0.010 |
| 2069 | 1,052,802 | -7,187 | -0.68 | 0.010 |
| 2070 | 1,045,565 | -7,237 | -0.69 | 0.010 |
| 2071 | 1,038,282 | -7,283 | -0.70 | 0.010 |
| 2072 | 1,030,945 | -7,337 | -0.71 | 0.010 |
| 2073 | 1,023,548 | -7,397 | -0.72 | 0.010 |
| 2074 | 1,016,093 | -7,455 | -0.73 | 0.010 |
| 2075 | 1,008,572 | -7,521 | -0.74 | 0.010 |
| 2076 | 1,000,991 | -7,581 | -0.75 | 0.009 |
| 2077 | 993,350 | -7,641 | -0.76 | 0.009 |
| 2078 | 985,662 | -7,688 | -0.77 | 0.009 |
| 2079 | 977,944 | -7,718 | -0.78 | 0.009 |
| 2080 | 970,209 | -7,735 | -0.79 | 0.009 |
| 2081 | 962,452 | -7,757 | -0.80 | 0.009 |
| 2082 | 954,695 | -7,757 | -0.81 | 0.009 |
| 2083 | 946,941 | -7,754 | -0.81 | 0.009 |
| 2084 | 939,198 | -7,743 | -0.82 | 0.009 |
| 2085 | 931,497 | -7,701 | -0.82 | 0.009 |
| 2086 | 923,828 | -7,669 | -0.82 | 0.009 |
| 2087 | 916,202 | -7,626 | -0.83 | 0.009 |
| 2088 | 908,643 | -7,559 | -0.83 | 0.008 |
| 2089 | 901,167 | -7,476 | -0.82 | 0.008 |
| 2090 | 893,775 | -7,392 | -0.82 | 0.008 |
| 2091 | 886,500 | -7,275 | -0.81 | 0.008 |
| 2092 | 879,334 | -7,166 | -0.81 | 0.008 |
| 2093 | 872,295 | -7,039 | -0.80 | 0.008 |
| 2094 | 865,387 | -6,908 | -0.79 | 0.008 |
| 2095 | 858,618 | -6,769 | -0.78 | 0.008 |
| 2096 | 852,011 | -6,607 | -0.77 | 0.008 |
| 2097 | 845,563 | -6,448 | -0.76 | 0.008 |
| 2098 | 839,287 | -6,276 | -0.74 | 0.008 |
| 2099 | 833,191 | -6,096 | -0.73 | 0.008 |
| 2100 | 827,308 | -5,883 | -0.71 | 0.008 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 493,255 | - | - | 0.019 |
| 1951 | 506,433 | 13,178 | 2.67 | 0.020 |
| 1952 | 521,188 | 14,755 | 2.91 | 0.020 |
| 1953 | 537,047 | 15,859 | 3.04 | 0.020 |
| 1954 | 553,626 | 16,579 | 3.09 | 0.020 |
| 1955 | 570,648 | 17,022 | 3.07 | 0.021 |
| 1956 | 587,952 | 17,304 | 3.03 | 0.021 |
| 1957 | 605,487 | 17,535 | 2.98 | 0.021 |
| 1958 | 623,276 | 17,789 | 2.94 | 0.021 |
| 1959 | 641,428 | 18,152 | 2.91 | 0.022 |
| 1960 | 660,023 | 18,595 | 2.90 | 0.022 |
| 1961 | 679,045 | 19,022 | 2.88 | 0.022 |
| 1962 | 698,303 | 19,258 | 2.84 | 0.022 |
| 1963 | 717,415 | 19,112 | 2.74 | 0.022 |
| 1964 | 735,860 | 18,445 | 2.57 | 0.022 |
| 1965 | 753,285 | 17,425 | 2.37 | 0.023 |
| 1966 | 769,553 | 16,268 | 2.16 | 0.023 |
| 1967 | 784,780 | 15,227 | 1.98 | 0.023 |
| 1968 | 799,136 | 14,356 | 1.83 | 0.023 |
| 1969 | 812,946 | 13,810 | 1.73 | 0.022 |
| 1970 | 826,441 | 13,495 | 1.66 | 0.022 |
| 1971 | 839,598 | 13,157 | 1.59 | 0.022 |
| 1972 | 852,400 | 12,802 | 1.52 | 0.022 |
| 1973 | 865,169 | 12,769 | 1.50 | 0.022 |
| 1974 | 878,355 | 13,186 | 1.52 | 0.022 |
| 1975 | 892,211 | 13,856 | 1.58 | 0.022 |
| 1976 | 906,929 | 14,718 | 1.65 | 0.022 |
| 1977 | 922,320 | 15,391 | 1.70 | 0.022 |
| 1978 | 937,821 | 15,501 | 1.68 | 0.022 |
| 1979 | 952,588 | 14,767 | 1.57 | 0.022 |
| 1980 | 966,031 | 13,443 | 1.41 | 0.022 |
| 1981 | 978,069 | 12,038 | 1.25 | 0.022 |
| 1982 | 988,892 | 10,823 | 1.11 | 0.021 |
| 1983 | 998,631 | 9,739 | 0.98 | 0.021 |
| 1984 | 1,007,501 | 8,870 | 0.89 | 0.021 |
| 1985 | 1,015,762 | 8,261 | 0.82 | 0.021 |
| 1986 | 1,023,279 | 7,517 | 0.74 | 0.021 |
| 1987 | 1,030,178 | 6,899 | 0.67 | 0.020 |
| 1988 | 1,037,260 | 7,082 | 0.69 | 0.020 |
| 1989 | 1,045,592 | 8,332 | 0.80 | 0.020 |
| 1990 | 1,055,868 | 10,276 | 0.98 | 0.020 |
| 1991 | 1,068,439 | 12,571 | 1.19 | 0.020 |
| 1992 | 1,082,956 | 14,517 | 1.36 | 0.020 |
| 1993 | 1,098,592 | 15,636 | 1.44 | 0.020 |
| 1994 | 1,114,137 | 15,545 | 1.41 | 0.020 |
| 1995 | 1,128,673 | 14,536 | 1.30 | 0.020 |
| 1996 | 1,141,948 | 13,275 | 1.18 | 0.020 |
| 1997 | 1,154,140 | 12,192 | 1.07 | 0.020 |
| 1998 | 1,165,283 | 11,143 | 0.97 | 0.019 |
| 1999 | 1,175,574 | 10,291 | 0.88 | 0.019 |
| 2000 | 1,185,145 | 9,571 | 0.81 | 0.019 |
| 2001 | 1,193,917 | 8,772 | 0.74 | 0.019 |
| 2002 | 1,201,812 | 7,895 | 0.66 | 0.019 |
| 2003 | 1,208,994 | 7,182 | 0.60 | 0.019 |
| 2004 | 1,215,677 | 6,683 | 0.55 | 0.019 |
| 2005 | 1,222,003 | 6,326 | 0.52 | 0.019 |
| 2006 | 1,228,089 | 6,086 | 0.50 | 0.019 |
| 2007 | 1,233,889 | 5,800 | 0.47 | 0.018 |
| 2008 | 1,239,262 | 5,373 | 0.44 | 0.018 |
| 2009 | 1,243,991 | 4,729 | 0.38 | 0.018 |
| 2010 | 1,247,955 | 3,964 | 0.32 | 0.018 |
| 2011 | 1,251,080 | 3,125 | 0.25 | 0.018 |
| 2012 | 1,253,488 | 2,408 | 0.19 | 0.018 |
| 2013 | 1,255,452 | 1,964 | 0.16 | 0.017 |
| 2014 | 1,257,355 | 1,903 | 0.15 | 0.017 |
| 2015 | 1,259,456 | 2,101 | 0.17 | 0.017 |
| 2016 | 1,261,865 | 2,409 | 0.19 | 0.017 |
| 2017 | 1,264,499 | 2,634 | 0.21 | 0.017 |
| 2018 | 1,267,185 | 2,686 | 0.21 | 0.017 |
| 2019 | 1,269,668 | 2,483 | 0.20 | 0.016 |