Demographics of Mauritius
| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
| Date | 24 Jul 2024 |
There are 635k males and 637k females in Mauritius. The percentage of the male population is 49.92%, compared to 50.08% of the female population. Mauritius has 2,141 more females than males. The sex ratio in Mauritius in 2024 will be 99.664 males per 100 females. Mauritius is in the 154th position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 525,558 | 2.90 |
| 1955 | 599,588 | 2.42 |
| 1960 | 680,331 | 1.89 |
| 1965 | 752,660 | 2.14 |
| 1970 | 827,696 | 1.66 |
| 1975 | 888,023 | 1.32 |
| 1980 | 954,216 | 1.58 |
| 1985 | 1,025,063 | 1.32 |
| 1990 | 1,089,024 | 1.26 |
| 1995 | 1,159,821 | 1.10 |
| 2000 | 1,216,629 | 0.83 |
| 2005 | 1,257,215 | 0.57 |
| 2010 | 1,282,709 | 0.28 |
| 2015 | 1,292,275 | -0.01 |
| 2020 | 1,283,223 | -0.25 |
| 2021 | 1,279,623 | -0.32 |
| 2024 | 1,271,169 | -0.21 |
- Population
- Growth
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 7,744 | 22,211 | 14.734 | 42.261 |
| 1955 | 7,883 | 23,691 | 13.148 | 39.512 |
| 1960 | 6,879 | 26,810 | 10.111 | 39.407 |
| 1965 | 6,420 | 26,110 | 8.529 | 34.691 |
| 1970 | 6,202 | 21,197 | 7.493 | 25.610 |
| 1975 | 6,707 | 22,258 | 7.553 | 25.065 |
| 1980 | 6,649 | 23,469 | 6.968 | 24.595 |
| 1985 | 6,503 | 19,451 | 6.344 | 18.975 |
| 1990 | 6,950 | 22,622 | 6.382 | 20.773 |
| 1995 | 7,432 | 21,306 | 6.408 | 18.370 |
| 2000 | 7,757 | 20,154 | 6.376 | 16.565 |
| 2005 | 8,431 | 18,421 | 6.706 | 14.653 |
| 2010 | 8,789 | 14,941 | 6.852 | 11.648 |
| 2015 | 9,402 | 12,939 | 7.275 | 10.013 |
| 2020 | 10,589 | 13,324 | 8.252 | 10.384 |
| 2021 | 12,668 | 12,954 | 9.900 | 10.123 |
| 2022 | 12,247 | 12,128 | 9.597 | 9.504 |
| 2023 | 11,124 | 11,804 | 8.734 | 9.268 |
| 2024 | 11,502 | 11,600 | 9.049 | 9.125 |
- Total
- Crude
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 144,658 | 348,597 | 29.327 |
| 1955 | 180,433 | 390,215 | 31.619 |
| 1960 | 231,739 | 428,284 | 35.111 |
| 1965 | 292,028 | 461,257 | 38.767 |
| 1970 | 351,699 | 474,742 | 42.556 |
| 1975 | 387,600 | 504,611 | 43.443 |
| 1980 | 409,127 | 556,904 | 42.351 |
| 1985 | 429,921 | 585,841 | 42.325 |
| 1990 | 463,526 | 592,342 | 43.900 |
| 1995 | 488,537 | 640,136 | 43.284 |
| 2000 | 505,705 | 679,440 | 42.670 |
| 2005 | 514,605 | 707,398 | 42.112 |
| 2010 | 518,584 | 729,371 | 41.555 |
| 2015 | 516,377 | 743,079 | 41.000 |
| 2020 | 519,330 | 754,784 | 40.760 |
| 2021 | 520,480 | 755,995 | 40.775 |
| 2022 | 521,772 | 756,756 | 40.810 |
| 2023 | 523,224 | 757,089 | 40.867 |
| 2024 | 524,857 | 757,025 | 40.944 |
- Population
- Urbanization
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 29,636 | 30,210 | 59,846 | 4.71 | 98.100 |
| 05-09 | 30,075 | 30,614 | 60,690 | 4.77 | 98.239 |
| 10-14 | 33,316 | 34,419 | 67,735 | 5.33 | 96.795 |
| 15-19 | 42,260 | 43,204 | 85,464 | 6.72 | 97.815 |
| 20-24 | 47,258 | 46,131 | 93,389 | 7.35 | 102.443 |
| 25-29 | 50,870 | 47,109 | 97,980 | 7.71 | 107.984 |
| 30-34 | 55,520 | 50,100 | 105,620 | 8.31 | 110.818 |
| 35-39 | 49,186 | 44,294 | 93,480 | 7.35 | 111.044 |
| 40-44 | 50,006 | 46,805 | 96,811 | 7.62 | 106.839 |
| 45-49 | 47,778 | 46,531 | 94,308 | 7.42 | 102.680 |
| 50-54 | 40,102 | 39,806 | 79,907 | 6.29 | 100.744 |
| 55-59 | 41,480 | 42,060 | 83,541 | 6.57 | 98.621 |
| 60-64 | 39,081 | 41,380 | 80,462 | 6.33 | 94.444 |
| 65-69 | 31,146 | 33,977 | 65,123 | 5.12 | 91.668 |
| 70-74 | 22,971 | 26,646 | 49,617 | 3.90 | 86.208 |
| 75-79 | 13,044 | 16,871 | 29,915 | 2.35 | 77.316 |
| 80-84 | 6,308 | 8,762 | 15,070 | 1.19 | 71.993 |
| 85-89 | 3,075 | 4,982 | 8,057 | 0.63 | 61.722 |
| 90-94 | 1,081 | 2,134 | 3,216 | 0.25 | 50.656 |
| 95-99 | 278 | 530 | 808 | 0.06 | 52.453 |
| 100+ | 42 | 90 | 132 | 0.01 | 46.667 |
| Total | 634,513 | 636,655 | 1,271,171 | 99.664 | |
- Population pyramid
- Gender ratio