Population · Africa · 2025 data
Mauritius Population
Mauritius had a population of 1.24 million in 2025, ranking #159 of 216 countries and territories (0.02% of the world). The population fell by 1.5% over the past ten years and peaked in 2021 at 1.27 million.
Population of Mauritius, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,243,741 | -0.16% |
| 2024 | 1,245,779 | -0.23% |
| 2023 | 1,248,647 | -1.10% |
| 2022 | 1,262,523 | -0.30% |
| 2021 | 1,266,334 | +0.03% |
| 2020 | 1,266,014 | +0.00% |
| 2019 | 1,265,985 | +0.03% |
| 2018 | 1,265,577 | +0.05% |
| 2017 | 1,264,887 | +0.09% |
| 2016 | 1,263,747 | +0.07% |
| 2015 | 1,262,879 | +0.13% |
| 2014 | 1,261,208 | +0.18% |
| 2013 | 1,258,927 | +0.24% |
| 2012 | 1,255,882 | +0.28% |
| 2011 | 1,252,404 | +0.16% |
| 2010 | 1,250,400 | +0.24% |
| 2009 | 1,247,429 | +0.27% |
| 2008 | 1,244,121 | +0.36% |
| 2007 | 1,239,630 | +0.46% |
| 2006 | 1,233,996 | +0.47% |
| 2005 | 1,228,254 | +0.59% |
| 2004 | 1,221,003 | +0.63% |
| 2003 | 1,213,370 | +0.73% |
| 2002 | 1,204,621 | +0.70% |
| 2001 | 1,196,287 | +0.79% |
| 2000 | 1,186,873 | +0.99% |
| 1999 | 1,175,267 | +1.28% |
| 1998 | 1,160,421 | +1.06% |
| 1997 | 1,148,284 | +1.26% |
| 1996 | 1,133,996 | +1.03% |
| 1995 | 1,122,457 | +0.86% |
| 1994 | 1,112,846 | +1.41% |
| 1993 | 1,097,374 | +1.19% |
| 1992 | 1,084,441 | +1.32% |
| 1991 | 1,070,266 | +1.09% |
| 1990 | 1,058,775 | +0.71% |
| 1989 | 1,051,260 | +0.77% |
| 1988 | 1,043,239 | +0.69% |
| 1987 | 1,036,082 | +0.75% |
| 1986 | 1,028,360 | +0.77% |
| 1985 | 1,020,528 | +0.82% |
| 1984 | 1,012,221 | +1.05% |
| 1983 | 1,001,691 | +0.92% |
| 1982 | 992,521 | +1.23% |
| 1981 | 980,462 | +1.49% |
| 1980 | 966,039 | +1.70% |
| 1979 | 949,888 | +1.76% |
| 1978 | 933,499 | +1.32% |
| 1977 | 921,379 | +1.64% |
| 1976 | 906,507 | +1.63% |
| 1975 | 892,000 | +1.59% |
| 1974 | 878,042 | +1.53% |
| 1973 | 864,819 | +1.50% |
| 1972 | 852,053 | +1.53% |
| 1971 | 839,230 | +1.60% |
| 1970 | 826,000 | +1.67% |
| 1969 | 812,405 | +1.75% |
| 1968 | 798,413 | +1.85% |
| 1967 | 783,917 | +1.96% |
| 1966 | 768,813 | +2.10% |
| 1965 | 753,000 | +2.26% |
| 1964 | 736,381 | +2.44% |
| 1963 | 718,861 | +2.64% |
| 1962 | 700,349 | +2.88% |
| 1961 | 680,757 | +0.06% |
| 1960 | 680,331 | — |
Demographics of Mauritius
Ethnic groups
Indo-Mauritian (compose approximately two thirds of the total population), Creole, Sino-Mauritian, Franco-Mauritian
Languages
Creole 86.5%, Bhojpuri 5.3%, French 4.1%, two languages 1.4%, other 2.6% (includes English, one of the two official languages of the National Assembly, which is spoken by less than 1% of the population), unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)
Religions
Hindu 48.5%, Roman Catholic 26.3%, Muslim 17.3%, other Christian 6.4%, other 0.6%, none 0.7%, unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 40.9% of total population (2023).
Largest cities
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).