| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 03 Mar 2024 |
The current population of Mauritius is 1,301,736 as of April 26, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Mauritius is projected at 1,301,978 or 1.302 million as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Mauritius is projected at 1,300,557 or 1.301 million people for the year 2023.
Mauritius ranks number 158th in the world by population in the list of 237 countries/territories. Mauritius is ranked 48th among 58 countries/territories in Africa.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 2022 | 1,299,134 | 1,299,469 | 670 | 0.052 | 0.02 |
| 2023 | 1,299,804 | 1,300,557 | 1,506 | 0.116 | 0.02 |
| 2024 | 1,301,310 | 1,301,978 | 1,336 | 0.103 | 0.02 |
| 2025 | 1,302,646 | 1,303,210 | 1,128 | 0.087 | 0.02 |
| 2026 | 1,303,774 | 1,304,199 | 851 | 0.065 | 0.02 |
| 2027 | 1,304,625 | 1,304,905 | 560 | 0.043 | 0.02 |
| 2028 | 1,305,185 | 1,305,373 | 376 | 0.029 | 0.02 |
| 2029 | 1,305,561 | 1,305,569 | 15 | 0.001 | 0.02 |
| 2030 | 1,305,576 | 1,305,425 | -303 | -0.023 | 0.02 |
| 2031 | 1,305,273 | 1,304,935 | -677 | -0.052 | 0.02 |
| 2032 | 1,304,596 | 1,304,094 | -1,003 | -0.077 | 0.02 |
| 2033 | 1,303,593 | 1,302,906 | -1,375 | -0.106 | 0.01 |
| 2034 | 1,302,218 | 1,301,364 | -1,708 | -0.131 | 0.01 |
| 2035 | 1,300,510 | 1,299,451 | -2,117 | -0.163 | 0.01 |
| 2036 | 1,298,393 | 1,297,139 | -2,508 | -0.193 | 0.01 |
| 2037 | 1,295,885 | 1,294,443 | -2,885 | -0.223 | 0.01 |
| 2038 | 1,293,000 | 1,291,363 | -3,273 | -0.253 | 0.01 |
| 2039 | 1,289,727 | 1,287,886 | -3,682 | -0.286 | 0.01 |
| 2040 | 1,286,045 | 1,284,007 | -4,076 | -0.317 | 0.01 |
| 2041 | 1,281,969 | 1,279,715 | -4,508 | -0.352 | 0.01 |
| 2042 | 1,277,461 | 1,275,002 | -4,918 | -0.386 | 0.01 |
| 2043 | 1,272,543 | 1,269,892 | -5,301 | -0.417 | 0.01 |
| 2044 | 1,267,242 | 1,264,437 | -5,610 | -0.444 | 0.01 |
| 2045 | 1,261,632 | 1,258,664 | -5,936 | -0.472 | 0.01 |
| 2046 | 1,255,696 | 1,252,597 | -6,199 | -0.495 | 0.01 |
| 2047 | 1,249,497 | 1,246,298 | -6,398 | -0.513 | 0.01 |
| 2048 | 1,243,099 | 1,239,794 | -6,609 | -0.533 | 0.01 |
| 2049 | 1,236,490 | 1,233,085 | -6,809 | -0.552 | 0.01 |
| 2050 | 1,229,681 | 1,226,235 | -6,892 | -0.562 | 0.01 |
| 2051 | 1,222,789 | 1,219,284 | -7,010 | -0.575 | 0.01 |
| 2052 | 1,215,779 | 1,212,268 | -7,021 | -0.579 | 0.01 |
| 2053 | 1,208,758 | 1,205,227 | -7,061 | -0.586 | 0.01 |
| 2054 | 1,201,697 | 1,198,160 | -7,073 | -0.590 | 0.01 |
| 2055 | 1,194,624 | 1,191,085 | -7,077 | -0.594 | 0.01 |
| 2056 | 1,187,547 | 1,184,002 | -7,091 | -0.599 | 0.01 |
| 2057 | 1,180,456 | 1,176,908 | -7,096 | -0.603 | 0.01 |
| 2058 | 1,173,360 | 1,169,803 | -7,114 | -0.608 | 0.01 |
| 2059 | 1,166,246 | 1,162,693 | -7,107 | -0.611 | 0.01 |
| 2060 | 1,159,139 | 1,155,585 | -7,107 | -0.615 | 0.01 |
| 2061 | 1,152,032 | 1,148,471 | -7,122 | -0.620 | 0.01 |
| 2062 | 1,144,910 | 1,141,348 | -7,125 | -0.624 | 0.01 |
| 2063 | 1,137,785 | 1,134,227 | -7,115 | -0.627 | 0.01 |
| 2064 | 1,130,670 | 1,127,095 | -7,149 | -0.634 | 0.01 |
| 2065 | 1,123,521 | 1,119,914 | -7,215 | -0.644 | 0.01 |
| 2066 | 1,116,306 | 1,112,670 | -7,271 | -0.653 | 0.01 |
| 2067 | 1,109,035 | 1,105,351 | -7,369 | -0.667 | 0.01 |
| 2068 | 1,101,666 | 1,097,943 | -7,447 | -0.678 | 0.01 |
| 2069 | 1,094,219 | 1,090,477 | -7,483 | -0.686 | 0.01 |
| 2070 | 1,086,736 | 1,082,932 | -7,608 | -0.703 | 0.01 |
| 2071 | 1,079,128 | 1,075,284 | -7,689 | -0.715 | 0.01 |
| 2072 | 1,071,439 | 1,067,544 | -7,789 | -0.730 | 0.01 |
| 2073 | 1,063,650 | 1,059,716 | -7,867 | -0.742 | 0.01 |
| 2074 | 1,055,783 | 1,051,816 | -7,933 | -0.754 | 0.01 |
| 2075 | 1,047,850 | 1,043,858 | -7,985 | -0.765 | 0.01 |
| 2076 | 1,039,865 | 1,035,829 | -8,073 | -0.779 | 0.01 |
| 2077 | 1,031,792 | 1,027,717 | -8,149 | -0.793 | 0.01 |
| 2078 | 1,023,643 | 1,019,533 | -8,220 | -0.806 | 0.01 |
| 2079 | 1,015,423 | 1,011,307 | -8,233 | -0.814 | 0.01 |
| 2080 | 1,007,190 | 1,003,054 | -8,271 | -0.825 | 0.01 |
| 2081 | 998,919 | 994,760 | -8,318 | -0.836 | 0.01 |
| 2082 | 990,601 | 986,442 | -8,319 | -0.843 | 0.01 |
| 2083 | 982,282 | 978,122 | -8,320 | -0.851 | 0.01 |
| 2084 | 973,962 | 969,803 | -8,319 | -0.858 | 0.01 |
| 2085 | 965,643 | 961,480 | -8,326 | -0.866 | 0.01 |
| 2086 | 957,317 | 953,183 | -8,267 | -0.867 | 0.01 |
| 2087 | 949,050 | 944,946 | -8,209 | -0.869 | 0.01 |
| 2088 | 940,841 | 936,770 | -8,141 | -0.869 | 0.01 |
| 2089 | 932,700 | 928,654 | -8,092 | -0.871 | 0.01 |
| 2090 | 924,608 | 920,616 | -7,984 | -0.867 | 0.01 |
| 2091 | 916,624 | 912,682 | -7,885 | -0.864 | 0.01 |
| 2092 | 908,739 | 904,869 | -7,740 | -0.855 | 0.01 |
| 2093 | 900,999 | 897,180 | -7,638 | -0.851 | 0.01 |
| 2094 | 893,361 | 889,625 | -7,473 | -0.840 | 0.01 |
| 2095 | 885,888 | 882,208 | -7,360 | -0.834 | 0.01 |
| 2096 | 878,528 | 874,889 | -7,278 | -0.832 | 0.01 |
| 2097 | 871,250 | 867,688 | -7,125 | -0.821 | 0.01 |
| 2098 | 864,125 | 860,622 | -7,005 | -0.814 | 0.01 |
| 2099 | 857,120 | 853,689 | -6,862 | -0.804 | 0.01 |
| 2100 | 850,258 | 846,900 | -6,716 | -0.793 | 0.01 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
| 1950 | 517,924 | 525,443 | 15,038 | 2.862 | 0.02 |
| 1951 | 532,962 | 540,608 | 15,292 | 2.829 | 0.02 |
| 1952 | 548,254 | 555,889 | 15,270 | 2.747 | 0.02 |
| 1953 | 563,524 | 569,936 | 12,823 | 2.250 | 0.02 |
| 1954 | 576,347 | 583,040 | 13,387 | 2.296 | 0.02 |
| 1955 | 589,734 | 596,866 | 14,265 | 2.390 | 0.02 |
| 1956 | 603,999 | 611,531 | 15,064 | 2.463 | 0.02 |
| 1957 | 619,063 | 626,896 | 15,666 | 2.499 | 0.02 |
| 1958 | 634,729 | 642,896 | 16,335 | 2.541 | 0.02 |
| 1959 | 651,064 | 659,729 | 17,330 | 2.627 | 0.02 |
| 1960 | 668,394 | 676,683 | 16,578 | 2.450 | 0.02 |
| 1961 | 684,972 | 693,243 | 16,542 | 2.386 | 0.02 |
| 1962 | 701,514 | 709,822 | 16,616 | 2.341 | 0.02 |
| 1963 | 718,130 | 726,250 | 16,239 | 2.236 | 0.02 |
| 1964 | 734,369 | 742,480 | 16,221 | 2.185 | 0.02 |
| 1965 | 750,590 | 758,628 | 16,076 | 2.119 | 0.02 |
| 1966 | 766,666 | 774,462 | 15,591 | 2.013 | 0.02 |
| 1967 | 782,257 | 789,577 | 14,641 | 1.854 | 0.02 |
| 1968 | 796,898 | 803,759 | 13,722 | 1.707 | 0.02 |
| 1969 | 810,620 | 817,197 | 13,153 | 1.610 | 0.02 |
| 1970 | 823,773 | 830,115 | 12,685 | 1.528 | 0.02 |
| 1971 | 836,458 | 842,412 | 11,908 | 1.414 | 0.02 |
| 1972 | 848,366 | 854,036 | 11,340 | 1.328 | 0.02 |
| 1973 | 859,706 | 865,368 | 11,324 | 1.309 | 0.02 |
| 1974 | 871,030 | 876,740 | 11,420 | 1.303 | 0.02 |
| 1975 | 882,450 | 888,292 | 11,684 | 1.315 | 0.02 |
| 1976 | 894,134 | 900,166 | 12,064 | 1.340 | 0.02 |
| 1977 | 906,198 | 912,574 | 12,753 | 1.397 | 0.02 |
| 1978 | 918,951 | 925,835 | 13,768 | 1.487 | 0.02 |
| 1979 | 932,719 | 940,034 | 14,631 | 1.556 | 0.02 |
| 1980 | 947,350 | 954,865 | 15,030 | 1.574 | 0.02 |
| 1981 | 962,380 | 969,807 | 14,853 | 1.532 | 0.02 |
| 1982 | 977,233 | 984,176 | 13,885 | 1.411 | 0.02 |
| 1983 | 991,118 | 998,000 | 13,763 | 1.379 | 0.02 |
| 1984 | 1,004,881 | 1,011,941 | 14,120 | 1.395 | 0.02 |
| 1985 | 1,019,001 | 1,025,769 | 13,536 | 1.320 | 0.02 |
| 1986 | 1,032,537 | 1,039,028 | 12,983 | 1.250 | 0.02 |
| 1987 | 1,045,520 | 1,051,809 | 12,578 | 1.196 | 0.02 |
| 1988 | 1,058,098 | 1,064,330 | 12,463 | 1.171 | 0.02 |
| 1989 | 1,070,561 | 1,076,961 | 12,800 | 1.189 | 0.02 |
| 1990 | 1,083,361 | 1,090,290 | 13,858 | 1.271 | 0.02 |
| 1991 | 1,097,219 | 1,104,259 | 14,081 | 1.275 | 0.02 |
| 1992 | 1,111,300 | 1,118,714 | 14,828 | 1.325 | 0.02 |
| 1993 | 1,126,128 | 1,133,252 | 14,248 | 1.257 | 0.02 |
| 1994 | 1,140,376 | 1,147,161 | 13,570 | 1.183 | 0.02 |
| 1995 | 1,153,946 | 1,160,207 | 12,523 | 1.079 | 0.02 |
| 1996 | 1,166,469 | 1,172,542 | 12,146 | 1.036 | 0.02 |
| 1997 | 1,178,615 | 1,184,257 | 11,284 | 0.953 | 0.02 |
| 1998 | 1,189,899 | 1,194,880 | 9,962 | 0.834 | 0.02 |
| 1999 | 1,199,861 | 1,205,413 | 11,104 | 0.921 | 0.02 |
| 2000 | 1,210,965 | 1,215,930 | 9,931 | 0.817 | 0.02 |
| 2001 | 1,220,896 | 1,225,272 | 8,752 | 0.714 | 0.02 |
| 2002 | 1,229,648 | 1,233,972 | 8,648 | 0.701 | 0.02 |
| 2003 | 1,238,296 | 1,242,340 | 8,088 | 0.651 | 0.02 |
| 2004 | 1,246,384 | 1,250,380 | 7,992 | 0.639 | 0.02 |
| 2005 | 1,254,376 | 1,258,048 | 7,344 | 0.584 | 0.02 |
| 2006 | 1,261,720 | 1,264,767 | 6,094 | 0.482 | 0.02 |
| 2007 | 1,267,814 | 1,270,584 | 5,540 | 0.436 | 0.02 |
| 2008 | 1,273,354 | 1,275,684 | 4,659 | 0.365 | 0.02 |
| 2009 | 1,278,013 | 1,279,868 | 3,709 | 0.290 | 0.02 |
| 2010 | 1,281,722 | 1,283,330 | 3,216 | 0.251 | 0.02 |
| 2011 | 1,284,938 | 1,286,236 | 2,595 | 0.202 | 0.02 |
| 2012 | 1,287,533 | 1,288,745 | 2,423 | 0.188 | 0.02 |
| 2013 | 1,289,956 | 1,290,691 | 1,471 | 0.114 | 0.02 |
| 2014 | 1,291,427 | 1,292,113 | 1,373 | 0.106 | 0.02 |
| 2015 | 1,292,800 | 1,293,153 | 706 | 0.055 | 0.02 |
| 2016 | 1,293,506 | 1,293,911 | 810 | 0.063 | 0.02 |
| 2017 | 1,294,316 | 1,294,741 | 849 | 0.066 | 0.02 |
| 2018 | 1,295,165 | 1,295,381 | 433 | 0.033 | 0.02 |
| 2019 | 1,295,598 | 1,296,279 | 1,362 | 0.105 | 0.02 |
| 2020 | 1,296,960 | 1,297,828 | 1,735 | 0.134 | 0.02 |
| 2021 | 1,298,695 | 1,298,915 | 439 | 0.034 | 0.02 |