🇲🇺 Mauritius Population 2026
As of 2026, the population of Mauritius is 1,265,059, ranking #160 in the world (0.01% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is shrinking at -0.27% per year. The biggest city is Port Louis with 155,226 inhabitants.
Live estimate
1,264,979
Growth rate
-0.27%
Density
623
people / km² (1614 / mi²)
Median age
38.3
Fertility rate
1.21
births per woman
Life expectancy
75.4
years
Mauritius population 1950–2100
By 2050, the population of Mauritius is projected to reach 1,107,197, and 581,716 by 2100.
Mauritius population by year
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,265,059 | -0.27% | 623.2 | 38.3 |
| 2025 | 1,268,280 | -0.24% | 624.8 | 37.8 |
| 2024 | 1,271,169 | -0.21% | 626.2 | 37.4 |
| 2023 | 1,273,588 | -0.17% | 627.4 | 36.9 |
| 2022 | 1,276,130 | -0.23% | 628.6 | 36.5 |
| 2021 | 1,279,623 | -0.32% | 630.4 | 36.2 |
| 2020 | 1,283,223 | -0.25% | 632.1 | 35.9 |
| 2019 | 1,286,270 | -0.23% | 633.6 | 35.6 |
| 2018 | 1,288,833 | -0.17% | 634.9 | 35.2 |
| 2017 | 1,290,655 | -0.11% | 635.8 | 34.9 |
| 2016 | 1,291,803 | -0.07% | 636.4 | 34.4 |
| 2015 | 1,292,275 | -0.01% | 636.6 | 34.0 |
| 2014 | 1,292,004 | 0.05% | 636.5 | 33.6 |
| 2013 | 1,290,984 | 0.11% | 636.0 | 33.2 |
| 2012 | 1,289,170 | 0.17% | 635.1 | 32.8 |
| 2011 | 1,286,267 | 0.28% | 633.6 | 32.3 |
| 2010 | 1,282,709 | 0.28% | 631.9 | 31.8 |
| 2009 | 1,278,972 | 0.31% | 630.0 | 31.4 |
| 2008 | 1,274,635 | 0.37% | 627.9 | 30.9 |
| 2007 | 1,269,518 | 0.43% | 625.4 | 30.5 |
| 2006 | 1,263,781 | 0.47% | 622.6 | 30.1 |
| 2005 | 1,257,215 | 0.57% | 619.3 | 29.7 |
| 2004 | 1,249,800 | 0.61% | 615.7 | 29.3 |
| 2003 | 1,242,099 | 0.62% | 611.9 | 29.0 |
| 2002 | 1,234,085 | 0.67% | 607.9 | 28.7 |
| 2001 | 1,225,801 | 0.67% | 603.8 | 28.3 |
| 2000 | 1,216,629 | 0.83% | 599.3 | 28.0 |
| 1999 | 1,205,891 | 0.94% | 594.0 | 27.7 |
| 1998 | 1,195,105 | 0.85% | 588.7 | 27.4 |
| 1997 | 1,184,299 | 0.96% | 583.4 | 27.0 |
| 1996 | 1,172,383 | 1.06% | 577.5 | 26.7 |
| 1995 | 1,159,821 | 1.10% | 571.3 | 26.4 |
| 1994 | 1,146,548 | 1.21% | 564.8 | 26.0 |
| 1993 | 1,132,393 | 1.28% | 557.8 | 25.7 |
| 1992 | 1,117,670 | 1.34% | 550.6 | 25.3 |
| 1991 | 1,103,041 | 1.30% | 543.4 | 24.9 |
| 1990 | 1,089,024 | 1.26% | 536.5 | 24.6 |
| 1989 | 1,075,982 | 1.15% | 530.0 | 24.2 |
| 1988 | 1,063,593 | 1.17% | 523.9 | 23.7 |
| 1987 | 1,051,111 | 1.19% | 517.8 | 23.3 |
| 1986 | 1,038,344 | 1.25% | 511.5 | 22.9 |
| 1985 | 1,025,063 | 1.32% | 505.0 | 22.5 |
| 1984 | 1,011,238 | 1.39% | 498.1 | 22.0 |
| 1983 | 997,366 | 1.37% | 491.3 | 21.7 |
| 1982 | 983,610 | 1.41% | 484.5 | 21.3 |
| 1981 | 969,218 | 1.54% | 477.4 | 21.1 |
| 1980 | 954,216 | 1.58% | 470.1 | 20.8 |
| 1979 | 939,387 | 1.55% | 462.8 | 20.5 |
| 1978 | 925,277 | 1.48% | 455.8 | 20.2 |
| 1977 | 912,147 | 1.38% | 449.3 | 19.9 |
| 1976 | 899,852 | 1.33% | 443.3 | 19.6 |
| 1975 | 888,023 | 1.32% | 437.4 | 19.2 |
| 1974 | 876,463 | 1.30% | 431.8 | 18.8 |
| 1973 | 865,144 | 1.29% | 426.2 | 18.4 |
| 1972 | 853,604 | 1.39% | 420.5 | 18.0 |
| 1971 | 841,106 | 1.56% | 414.3 | 17.7 |
| 1970 | 827,696 | 1.66% | 407.7 | 17.4 |
| 1969 | 813,741 | 1.75% | 400.9 | 17.2 |
| 1968 | 799,280 | 1.84% | 393.7 | 16.9 |
| 1967 | 784,257 | 1.95% | 386.3 | 16.7 |
| 1966 | 768,650 | 2.07% | 378.6 | 16.5 |
| 1965 | 752,660 | 2.14% | 370.8 | 16.4 |
| 1964 | 736,537 | 2.19% | 362.8 | 16.3 |
| 1963 | 720,350 | 2.25% | 354.9 | 16.3 |
| 1962 | 705,274 | 1.98% | 347.4 | 16.3 |
| 1961 | 692,529 | 1.67% | 341.1 | 16.3 |
| 1960 | 680,331 | 1.89% | 335.1 | 16.1 |
| 1959 | 664,835 | 2.73% | 327.5 | 16.0 |
| 1958 | 647,154 | 2.66% | 318.8 | 16.1 |
| 1957 | 630,404 | 2.58% | 310.5 | 16.2 |
| 1956 | 614,557 | 2.51% | 302.7 | 16.4 |
| 1955 | 599,588 | 2.42% | 295.4 | 16.7 |
| 1954 | 585,479 | 2.34% | 288.4 | 16.9 |
| 1953 | 571,920 | 2.35% | 281.7 | 17.2 |
| 1952 | 557,176 | 2.88% | 274.5 | 17.4 |
| 1951 | 541,170 | 2.95% | 266.6 | 17.7 |
| 1950 | 525,558 | 2.90% | 258.9 | 18.0 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Density /km² | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 1,261,631 | -0.28% | 621.5 | 38.7 |
| 2028 | 1,258,043 | -0.29% | 619.7 | 39.2 |
| 2029 | 1,254,283 | -0.31% | 617.9 | 39.7 |
| 2030 | 1,250,432 | -0.31% | 616.0 | 40.2 |
| 2031 | 1,246,392 | -0.34% | 614.0 | 40.7 |
| 2032 | 1,242,019 | -0.36% | 611.8 | 41.1 |
| 2033 | 1,237,320 | -0.39% | 609.5 | 41.6 |
| 2034 | 1,232,297 | -0.42% | 607.0 | 42.1 |
| 2035 | 1,226,955 | -0.45% | 604.4 | 42.6 |
| 2036 | 1,221,285 | -0.48% | 601.6 | 43.1 |
| 2037 | 1,215,308 | -0.50% | 598.7 | 43.6 |
| 2038 | 1,209,009 | -0.54% | 595.6 | 44.0 |
| 2039 | 1,202,319 | -0.57% | 592.3 | 44.5 |
| 2040 | 1,195,223 | -0.61% | 588.8 | 44.9 |
| 2041 | 1,187,768 | -0.64% | 585.1 | 45.4 |
| 2042 | 1,179,996 | -0.67% | 581.3 | 45.8 |
| 2043 | 1,171,863 | -0.71% | 577.3 | 46.3 |
| 2044 | 1,163,409 | -0.74% | 573.1 | 46.7 |
| 2045 | 1,154,659 | -0.77% | 568.8 | 47.1 |
| 2046 | 1,145,608 | -0.80% | 564.3 | 47.5 |
| 2047 | 1,136,303 | -0.83% | 559.8 | 47.9 |
| 2048 | 1,126,764 | -0.85% | 555.1 | 48.3 |
| 2049 | 1,117,044 | -0.88% | 550.3 | 48.7 |
| 2050 | 1,107,197 | -0.89% | 545.4 | 49.1 |
| 2051 | 1,097,238 | -0.91% | 540.5 | 49.5 |
| 2052 | 1,087,164 | -0.93% | 535.5 | 49.9 |
| 2053 | 1,076,968 | -0.95% | 530.5 | 50.3 |
| 2054 | 1,066,684 | -0.97% | 525.5 | 50.7 |
| 2055 | 1,056,362 | -0.98% | 520.4 | 51.0 |
| 2056 | 1,045,956 | -1.00% | 515.2 | 51.4 |
| 2057 | 1,035,486 | -1.01% | 510.1 | 51.8 |
| 2058 | 1,025,017 | -1.02% | 504.9 | 52.2 |
| 2059 | 1,014,506 | -1.04% | 499.8 | 52.6 |
| 2060 | 1,003,907 | -1.06% | 494.5 | 52.9 |
| 2061 | 993,252 | -1.07% | 489.3 | 53.3 |
| 2062 | 982,552 | -1.09% | 484.0 | 53.6 |
| 2063 | 971,819 | -1.10% | 478.7 | 53.9 |
| 2064 | 961,040 | -1.13% | 473.4 | 54.1 |
| 2065 | 950,173 | -1.15% | 468.1 | 54.3 |
| 2066 | 939,284 | -1.16% | 462.7 | 54.5 |
| 2067 | 928,394 | -1.18% | 457.3 | 54.7 |
| 2068 | 917,477 | -1.19% | 452.0 | 54.8 |
| 2069 | 906,519 | -1.21% | 446.6 | 54.9 |
| 2070 | 895,473 | -1.24% | 441.1 | 55.0 |
| 2071 | 884,397 | -1.25% | 435.7 | 55.1 |
| 2072 | 873,283 | -1.28% | 430.2 | 55.1 |
| 2073 | 862,098 | -1.30% | 424.7 | 55.2 |
| 2074 | 850,896 | -1.32% | 419.2 | 55.2 |
| 2075 | 839,681 | -1.34% | 413.6 | 55.3 |
| 2076 | 828,446 | -1.36% | 408.1 | 55.3 |
| 2077 | 817,161 | -1.39% | 402.5 | 55.4 |
| 2078 | 805,863 | -1.40% | 397.0 | 55.5 |
| 2079 | 794,587 | -1.42% | 391.4 | 55.6 |
| 2080 | 783,338 | -1.43% | 385.9 | 55.6 |
| 2081 | 772,116 | -1.45% | 380.4 | 55.7 |
| 2082 | 760,900 | -1.47% | 374.8 | 55.7 |
| 2083 | 749,743 | -1.48% | 369.3 | 55.7 |
| 2084 | 738,679 | -1.49% | 363.9 | 55.7 |
| 2085 | 727,678 | -1.51% | 358.5 | 55.8 |
| 2086 | 716,760 | -1.52% | 353.1 | 55.8 |
| 2087 | 705,979 | -1.51% | 347.8 | 55.8 |
| 2088 | 695,346 | -1.52% | 342.5 | 55.8 |
| 2089 | 684,842 | -1.52% | 337.4 | 55.9 |
| 2090 | 674,494 | -1.52% | 332.3 | 55.9 |
| 2091 | 664,322 | -1.52% | 327.3 | 55.9 |
| 2092 | 654,335 | -1.51% | 322.3 | 56.0 |
| 2093 | 644,528 | -1.51% | 317.5 | 56.0 |
| 2094 | 634,920 | -1.50% | 312.8 | 56.1 |
| 2095 | 625,530 | -1.49% | 308.1 | 56.1 |
| 2096 | 616,352 | -1.47% | 303.6 | 56.2 |
| 2097 | 607,382 | -1.46% | 299.2 | 56.2 |
| 2098 | 598,624 | -1.44% | 294.9 | 56.2 |
| 2099 | 590,076 | -1.43% | 290.7 | 56.3 |
| 2100 | 581,716 | -1.42% | 286.6 | 56.3 |
States & provinces of Mauritius by population
| # | State / province | Population | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plaines Wilhems | 366,506 | 29.0% |
| 2 | Vacoas-Phoenix | 366,506 | 29.0% |
| 3 | Flacq | 138,447 | 10.9% |
| 4 | Pamplemousses | 133,870 | 10.6% |
| 5 | Port Louis | 118,123 | 9.3% |
| 6 | Grand Port | 115,391 | 9.1% |
| 7 | Rivière du Rempart | 107,250 | 8.5% |
| 8 | Moka | 83,664 | 6.6% |
| 9 | Savanne | 70,158 | 5.5% |
| 10 | Rivière Noire | 70,046 | 5.5% |
| 11 | Rodrigues | 36,403 | 2.9% |
| 12 | Agaléga | 289 | 0.0% |
State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).
Biggest cities in Mauritius
| # | City | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Louis capital | Port Louis | 155,226 |
| 2 | Vacoas | Plaines Wilhems | 115,289 |
| 3 | Beau Bassin-Rose Hill | Plaines Wilhems | 111,355 |
| 4 | Curepipe | Plaines Wilhems | 78,618 |
| 5 | Quatre Bornes | Plaines Wilhems | 77,308 |
| 6 | Triolet | Pamplemousses | 24,361 |
| 7 | Goodlands | Rivière du Rempart | 21,063 |
| 8 | Bel Air Rivière Sèche | Flacq | 18,036 |
| 9 | Bambous | Black River | 17,818 |
| 10 | Centre de Flacq | Flacq | 17,710 |
| 11 | Mahébourg | Grand Port | 17,042 |
| 12 | Saint Pierre | Moka | 16,704 |
| 13 | Le Hochet | Pamplemousses | 15,662 |
| 14 | Baie du Tombeau | Pamplemousses | 15,301 |
FAQ
What is the population of Mauritius in 2026?
The population of Mauritius is 1,265,059 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).
What is the biggest city in Mauritius?
Port Louis is the biggest city in Mauritius with 155,226 inhabitants and it is also the capital.
Is the population of Mauritius growing or shrinking?
The population of Mauritius is shrinking at -0.27% per year.
Sources
- Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
- City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-07.
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