Population of Mauritius

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2019)
Date23 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.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Net change

Mauritius population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
Net Changerate (%)to World
20201,271,7682,1000.170.016
20211,273,4331,6650.130.016
20221,274,7271,2940.100.016
20231,275,6649370.070.016
20241,276,2796150.050.016
20251,276,6433640.030.016
20261,276,714710.010.015
20271,276,491-223-0.020.015
20281,275,971-520-0.040.015
20291,275,150-821-0.060.015
20301,274,041-1,109-0.090.015
20311,272,630-1,411-0.110.015
20321,270,926-1,704-0.130.015
20331,268,901-2,025-0.160.014
20341,266,536-2,365-0.190.014
20351,263,821-2,715-0.210.014
20361,260,729-3,092-0.240.014
20371,257,292-3,437-0.270.014
20381,253,501-3,791-0.300.014
20391,249,360-4,141-0.330.014
20401,244,869-4,491-0.360.014
20411,240,049-4,820-0.390.013
20421,234,911-5,138-0.410.013
20431,229,475-5,436-0.440.013
20441,223,780-5,695-0.460.013
20451,217,855-5,925-0.480.013
20461,211,716-6,139-0.500.013
20471,205,379-6,337-0.520.013
20481,198,882-6,497-0.540.012
20491,192,253-6,629-0.550.012
20501,185,529-6,724-0.560.012
20511,178,719-6,810-0.570.012
20521,171,847-6,872-0.580.012
20531,164,928-6,919-0.590.012
20541,157,970-6,958-0.600.012
20551,151,009-6,961-0.600.012
20561,144,041-6,968-0.610.011
20571,137,094-6,947-0.610.011
20581,130,136-6,958-0.610.011
20591,123,182-6,954-0.620.011
20601,116,227-6,955-0.620.011
20611,109,258-6,969-0.620.011
20621,102,293-6,965-0.630.011
20631,095,312-6,981-0.630.011
20641,088,315-6,997-0.640.011
20651,081,283-7,032-0.650.010
20661,074,215-7,068-0.650.010
20671,067,122-7,093-0.660.010
20681,059,989-7,133-0.670.010
20691,052,802-7,187-0.680.010
20701,045,565-7,237-0.690.010
20711,038,282-7,283-0.700.010
20721,030,945-7,337-0.710.010
20731,023,548-7,397-0.720.010
20741,016,093-7,455-0.730.010
20751,008,572-7,521-0.740.010
20761,000,991-7,581-0.750.009
2077993,350-7,641-0.760.009
2078985,662-7,688-0.770.009
2079977,944-7,718-0.780.009
2080970,209-7,735-0.790.009
2081962,452-7,757-0.800.009
2082954,695-7,757-0.810.009
2083946,941-7,754-0.810.009
2084939,198-7,743-0.820.009
2085931,497-7,701-0.820.009
2086923,828-7,669-0.820.009
2087916,202-7,626-0.830.009
2088908,643-7,559-0.830.008
2089901,167-7,476-0.820.008
2090893,775-7,392-0.820.008
2091886,500-7,275-0.810.008
2092879,334-7,166-0.810.008
2093872,295-7,039-0.800.008
2094865,387-6,908-0.790.008
2095858,618-6,769-0.780.008
2096852,011-6,607-0.770.008
2097845,563-6,448-0.760.008
2098839,287-6,276-0.740.008
2099833,191-6,096-0.730.008
2100827,308-5,883-0.710.008

Mauritius population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
Net Changerate (%)to World
1950493,255--0.019
1951506,43313,1782.670.020
1952521,18814,7552.910.020
1953537,04715,8593.040.020
1954553,62616,5793.090.020
1955570,64817,0223.070.021
1956587,95217,3043.030.021
1957605,48717,5352.980.021
1958623,27617,7892.940.021
1959641,42818,1522.910.022
1960660,02318,5952.900.022
1961679,04519,0222.880.022
1962698,30319,2582.840.022
1963717,41519,1122.740.022
1964735,86018,4452.570.022
1965753,28517,4252.370.023
1966769,55316,2682.160.023
1967784,78015,2271.980.023
1968799,13614,3561.830.023
1969812,94613,8101.730.022
1970826,44113,4951.660.022
1971839,59813,1571.590.022
1972852,40012,8021.520.022
1973865,16912,7691.500.022
1974878,35513,1861.520.022
1975892,21113,8561.580.022
1976906,92914,7181.650.022
1977922,32015,3911.700.022
1978937,82115,5011.680.022
1979952,58814,7671.570.022
1980966,03113,4431.410.022
1981978,06912,0381.250.022
1982988,89210,8231.110.021
1983998,6319,7390.980.021
19841,007,5018,8700.890.021
19851,015,7628,2610.820.021
19861,023,2797,5170.740.021
19871,030,1786,8990.670.020
19881,037,2607,0820.690.020
19891,045,5928,3320.800.020
19901,055,86810,2760.980.020
19911,068,43912,5711.190.020
19921,082,95614,5171.360.020
19931,098,59215,6361.440.020
19941,114,13715,5451.410.020
19951,128,67314,5361.300.020
19961,141,94813,2751.180.020
19971,154,14012,1921.070.020
19981,165,28311,1430.970.019
19991,175,57410,2910.880.019
20001,185,1459,5710.810.019
20011,193,9178,7720.740.019
20021,201,8127,8950.660.019
20031,208,9947,1820.600.019
20041,215,6776,6830.550.019
20051,222,0036,3260.520.019
20061,228,0896,0860.500.019
20071,233,8895,8000.470.018
20081,239,2625,3730.440.018
20091,243,9914,7290.380.018
20101,247,9553,9640.320.018
20111,251,0803,1250.250.018
20121,253,4882,4080.190.018
20131,255,4521,9640.160.017
20141,257,3551,9030.150.017
20151,259,4562,1010.170.017
20161,261,8652,4090.190.017
20171,264,4992,6340.210.017
20181,267,1852,6860.210.017
20191,269,6682,4830.200.016