Mauritius Population 2024 (Live)

1,301,576

Mauritius is a popular tourist destination and its population remains fairly stable as the island nation has limited room for growth. The population growth rate is currently 0.4% per year.

Population Rank
Growth Rate
2024 World Percentage
Land Area
2,030
The current population of Mauritius is 1,301,576 based on projections of the latest United Nations data. The UN estimates the July 1, 2024 population at 1,301,978.

Mauritius Growth Rate

Mauritius Population 2024 (Live)

Mauritius Population Clock

Mauritius Population (as of 3/11/2024)1,301,576
Next UN Estimate (July 1, 2024)1,301,978
Births per Day36
Deaths per Day33
Migrations per Day
Net Change per Day4
Population Change Since Jan. 1284

Components of Population Change

One birth every 40 minutes
One death every 43.63 minutes
One immigrant every Infinity minutes
Net gain of one person every 360 minutes

Mauritius Population Clock

City
2024 Population
Port Louis155,226
Beau Bassin-Rose Hill111,355
Vacoas110,000
Curepipe84,200
Quatre Bornes80,961
Triolet23,269
Goodlands20,910
Centre de Flacq17,710
Bel Air Riviere Seche17,671
Mahebourg17,042

Mauritius Population Density Map

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Year
Population
Growth Rate
Density (/km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
20241,301,9780.09%64115817
20231,300,5570.08%64115816
20201,297,8280.12%63915816
20191,296,2790.07%63915716
20181,295,3810.05%63815717
20171,294,7410.06%63815717
20151,293,1530.15%63715717
20101,283,3300.4%63215516
20051,258,0480.68%62015415
20001,215,9300.94%59915414
19951,160,2071.25%57215214
19901,090,2901.23%53715114
19851,025,7691.44%50515114
1980954,8651.46%47015013
1975888,2921.36%43814712
1970830,1151.82%40914612
1965758,6282.31%37414610
1960676,6832.54%33314611
1955596,8662.58%29414611

Mauritius Population by Year (Historical)

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Year
Population
Growth Rate
Density (/km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
20241,301,9780.09%64115817
20251,303,2100.08%64215817
20301,305,4250.03%64315918
20351,299,451-0.09%64016020
20401,284,007-0.24%63316020
20451,258,664-0.4%62016021
20501,226,235-0.52%60416121
20551,191,085-0.58%58716222
20601,155,585-0.6%56916224
20651,119,914-0.63%55216425
20701,082,932-0.67%53316428
20751,043,858-0.73%51416430
20801,003,054-0.79%49416632
2085961,480-0.84%47416734
2090920,616-0.86%45416836
2095882,208-0.85%43516938

Mauritius Population by Year (Projections)

Mauritius Population Pyramid 2024

Mauritius Median Age

36.3

Total

35

Male

37.6

Female

Mauritius Population by Age

There are people over age 18 in Mauritius.

Census Years

Year
Date
20202020
201114 July 2011
20002 July 2000

Mauritius Population Pyramid

Mauritius Demographics

There is no information available about the ethnicity of Mauritius as questions related to ethnicity were removed from the census. The country is multi-ethnic and multi-cultural, however. Most Mauritians are multilingual, speaking English, French, Creole and Asian languages.

Mauritius was discovered by Portuguese explorers in 1507, who found no native inhabitants. The Dutch settled the island in the mid-17th century and abandoned it later at the beginning of the 18th century. The island then became a French colony and was renamed Isle de France before the British took control in the early 19th century. It remained under British rule until 1968. Some inhabitants of Mauritius today are descendants of French and British inhabitants. There are also populations of Indian descent (Indo-Mauritian), Creoles, Sino-Mauritians, Franco-Mauritians and Chinese.

Mauritius is religiously diverse with no majority religion. 49% of the population are Hindus, followed by Christians (32%), Muslims (17%), and Buddhists (0.4%).

Mauritius Population Rank 2024
Area (km²)
2,040
2024 Growth Rate
Capital
GDP (IMF '23)
$14.82
GDP (UN '22)
$12.90 Bn

Mauritius - General Info

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