Age dependency ratio in Mauritius
Mauritius: Age dependency ratio was 40.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Age dependency ratio in Mauritius, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio in Mauritius is 40.2%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio in Mauritius peaked at 93.6% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 2015.
That places Mauritius 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.6% | 84.6% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.9% | 62.5% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.3% | 54.6% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.5% | 46.8% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 40.1% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 38.4% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 38.4% | 40.2% | 6 |
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More health data for Mauritius
- Population ages 15-64, male 451,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 7,850 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 7,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 7,463 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 887,388 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 72.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 6,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 6,419 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 6,826 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 7,532 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio in Mauritius?
- Age dependency ratio in Mauritius was 40.2% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 1963.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2015.
- How does Mauritius rank for age dependency ratio?
- Mauritius ranks 198th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio is the ratio of dependents--people younger than 15 or older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.