Population, total in Mauritius
Mauritius: Population, total was 1.24 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population, total in Mauritius, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
Analysis
In 2025, population, total in Mauritius stood at 1.24 million.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total in Mauritius peaked at 1.27 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 680,331, in 1960.
Mauritius ranks 158th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 743,323 | 680,331 | 812,405 | 10 |
| 1970s | 886,342 | 826,000 | 949,888 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 million | 966,039 | 1.05 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.12 million | 1.06 million | 1.18 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.22 million | 1.19 million | 1.25 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.26 million | 1.25 million | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 million | 1.24 million | 1.27 million | 6 |
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More climate change data for Mauritius
- Population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Urban population 485,519 (2025)
- Urban population 39.0% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 0.632 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, total 23.0% (2022)
- Terrestrial protected areas 5.0% (2025)
- Terrestrial and marine protected areas 0.0% (2025)
- Marine protected areas 0.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total in Mauritius?
- Population, total in Mauritius was 1.24 million in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population, total recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest population, total recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 680,331 in 1960.
- How does Mauritius rank for population, total?
- Mauritius ranks 158th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.