Mauritius
Population 2026
1,265,062
Overview
- Yearly change
- -0.25%
- Density
- 633 per km²
- Land area
- 2,000 km²
- Capital
- Port Louis
- Currency
- Rupee (MUR)
- Official languages
- EN-MU, BHO, FR
- Urban population
- 39.0%
- Continent
- AF
Demographics
- Births
- 11,2542026
- Deaths
- 11,9372026
- Birth rate
- 10.3per 1,000
- Death rate
- 10.0per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 1.44
- Life expectancy
- 73.8At birth, years
- Median age
- 38.3
- Net migration
- -2,784
Age distribution
- 0–1414.5%
- 15–6471.3%
- 65+14.1%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $16.2B
- GDP per capita
- $13.0K
- GDP growth
- +3.2%
- Inflation
- 3.7%
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
- Exports
- $10.5B
- Imports
- $12.1B
- Tourism receipts
- 12.9%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture4.6%
- Industry17.7%
- Manufacturing11.2%
- Services63.9%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture4.7%
- Industry20.6%
- Services74.7%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port LouisPort Louis | 155,2262019 |
| 2 | VacoasPlaines Wilhems | 115,2892026 |
| 3 | Beau Bassin-Rose HillPlaines Wilhems | 111,3552026 |
| 4 | CurepipePlaines Wilhems | 78,6182023 |
| 5 | Quatre BornesPlaines Wilhems | 77,3082023 |
| 6 | TrioletPamplemousses | 24,3612024 |
| 7 | GoodlandsRivière du Rempart | 21,0632026 |
| 8 | Bel Air Rivière SècheFlacq | 18,0362024 |
| 9 | BambousBlack River | 17,8182026 |
| 10 | Centre de FlacqFlacq | 17,7102026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1,265,062 | 11.3K | 11.9K |
| 2020 | 1,283,231 | 13.3K | 10.6K |
| 2010 | 1,282,710 | 14.9K | 8.8K |
| 2000 | 1,216,632 | 20.2K | 7.8K |
| 1990 | 1,089,033 | 22.6K | 6.9K |
| 1980 | 954,221 | 23.5K | 6.7K |
| 1970 | 827,700 | 21.2K | 6.2K |
| 1960 | 680,332 | 26.8K | 6.9K |
| 1950 | 525,560 | 22.2K | 7.7K |