The population of Mauritius is expected to grow by 2,000 in 2025 and reach 1,286,000 in 2026. On average there are 13,471 births and 12,151 deaths in Mauritius per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 0.10 percent per year. The population density of Mauritius has changed from 475.9 in 1980 to 630.7 in 2023.
| Current population | 1,285,526 people at present (Friday 11th of July 2025) | |
| Median Age | 39.6 years |
| Life expectancy | 76.0 years | |
| Population density | 632.2 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,285,000 | 2,000 (0.2%) | 39.6 | 1.45 | 632 | 506,000 (39.4%) | |
| 2024 | 1,283,000 | 2,000 (0.2%) | 39.3 | 632 | 505,000 (39.3%) | ||
| 2023 | 1,281,000 | 2,000 (0.2%) | 39.0 | 631 | 503,000 (39.3%) | ||
| 2022 | 1,279,000 | 2,000 (0.2%) | 38.7 | 630 | 502,000 (39.3%) | ||
| 2021 | 1,277,000 | 2,000 (0.2%) | 38.4 | 629 | 501,000 (39.3%) | ||
| 2020 | 1,275,000 | 3,000 (0.2%) | 38.1 | 1.42 | 628 | 501,000 (39.3%) | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 37.7 | 1.41 | 626 | 500,000 (39.3%) | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 37.4 | 1.40 | 625 | 500,000 (39.4%) | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 37.0 | 1.39 | 623 | 500,000 (39.4%) | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 36.6 | 1.37 | 622 | 499,678 (39.5%) | |
| 2015 | 1,262,605 | 1,671 (0.1%) | 36.3 | 1.36 | 622 | 500,888 (39.7%) | |
| 2010 | 1,250,400 | 2,971 (0.2%) | -2,416 | 34.1 | 1.57 | 616 | 507,400 (40.6%) |
| 2005 | 1,228,254 | 7,251 (0.6%) | -2,416 | 32.2 | 1.88 | 605 | 511,212 (41.6%) |
| 2000 | 1,186,873 | 11,606 (1.0%) | -3,874 | 30.7 | 1.99 | 585 | 506,439 (42.7%) |
| 1995 | 1,122,457 | 9,611 (0.9%) | -1,772 | 29.1 | 2.14 | 553 | 485,844 (43.3%) |
| 1990 | 1,058,775 | 7,515 (0.7%) | -1,122 | 28.0 | 2.32 | 522 | 464,802 (43.9%) |
| 1985 | 1,020,528 | 8,307 (0.8%) | -7,195 | 26.6 | 2.02 | 503 | 431,938 (42.3%) |
| 1980 | 966,039 | 16,151 (1.7%) | -4,326 | 25.3 | 2.67 | 476 | 409,127 (42.4%) |
| 1975 | 892,000 | 13,958 (1.6%) | -4,123 | 23.9 | 3.26 | 439 | 387,512 (43.4%) |
| 1970 | 826,000 | 13,595 (1.7%) | -4,093 | 22.4 | 3.95 | 407 | 347,184 (42.0%) |
| 1965 | 753,000 | 16,619 (2.2%) | -5,831 | 21.5 | 5.51 | 371 | 278,602 (37.0%) |
| 1960 | 659,351 | 21,406 (3.1%) | -6,174 | 21.4 | 6.17 | 325 | 218,753 (33.2%) |
In 2024 the population of Mauritius was 1,283,000 and the average age increased from 21.4 in 1960 to 39.3. Urban population has increased from 506,439 (42.7%) in 2000 to 506,000 (39.4%) in the current year. The population density of Mauritius has changed from 475.9 in 1980 to 630.7 in 2023.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | 38.1 | 1.42 | 628 | 501,000 (39.3%) | |
| 2025 | 1,285,000 | 2,000 (0.2%) | 39.6 | 1.45 | 632 | 506,000 (39.4%) | |
| 2030 | 1,289,000 | 0 (0.0%) | 41.0 | 1.49 | 634 | 516,000 (40.0%) | |
| 2035 | 1,284,000 | -2,000 (-0.2%) | 42.2 | 1.53 | 632 | 529,000 (41.2%) | |
| 2040 | 1,270,000 | -3,000 (-0.2%) | 43.3 | 1.57 | 625 | 544,000 (42.8%) | |
| 2045 | 1,248,000 | -5,000 (-0.4%) | 44.2 | 1.60 | 615 | 556,000 (44.6%) | |
| 2050 | 1,222,000 | -5,000 (-0.4%) | 45.1 | 602 | 566,000 (46.3%) |
The life expectancy at birth should reach 79.8 (77.2 years for male and 82.6 years for females). Population density will go down to 601.5 people per square kilometer.
The demographics of Mauritius constitutes of 653,000 women and 631,000 men, which means there are 966 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 22.0% of population (283,086) is 19 or younger, 63.0% of population (809,936) is between age 20 and 64 and 14.9% of population (191,979) is over 65.