Population ages 0-14, total in Mauritius
Mauritius: Population ages 0-14, total was 180,804 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Population ages 0-14, total in Mauritius, 1960–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population ages 0-14, total in Mauritius is 180,804, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population ages 0-14, total in Mauritius peaked at 343,728 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 180,804, in 2025.
That places Mauritius 163rd 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 | 328,116 | 306,178 | 343,428 | 10 |
| 1970s | 334,483 | 325,046 | 343,728 | 10 |
| 1980s | 321,196 | 316,882 | 324,626 | 10 |
| 1990s | 309,604 | 303,722 | 315,147 | 10 |
| 2000s | 291,752 | 270,157 | 303,632 | 10 |
| 2010s | 239,721 | 213,601 | 263,767 | 10 |
| 2020s | 192,953 | 180,804 | 207,052 | 6 |
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More health data for Mauritius
- Population ages 15-64, male 72.7% (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)
- Age dependency ratio, old 19.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total 887,388 (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 population ages 0-14, total in Mauritius?
- Population ages 0-14, total in Mauritius was 180,804 in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi.
- What is the highest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 343,728 in 1970.
- What is the lowest population ages 0-14, total recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 180,804 in 2025.
- How does Mauritius rank for population ages 0-14, total?
- Mauritius ranks 163rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population ages 0-14, total rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Staff estimates using the World Bank's total population and age/sex distributions of the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects., publi, published as part of Population ages 0-14, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total population between the ages 0 to 14. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.