The population of Mauritius is expected to grow by 2,000 in 2022 and reach 1,281,000 in 2023. The population density of Mauritius has changed from 475.9 in 1980 to 627.6 in 2020.
| Current population | 1,279,975 people at present (Monday 27th of June 2022) | |
| Median Age | 38.7 years |
| Population density | 629.8 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2021 the population of Mauritius was 1,277,000 and the average age increased from 21.4 in 1960 to 38.4. Urban population has increased from 506,439 (42.7%) in 2000 to 502,000 (39.3%) in the current year. The population density of Mauritius has changed from 475.9 in 1980 to 627.6 in 2020.
| 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 up to 601.5 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 0.16% (2,000 residents, including 11,024 deaths). The demographics of Mauritius constitutes of 649,000 women and 630,000 men, which means there are 971 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 23.4% of population (299,030) is 19 or younger, 63.1% of population (806,921) is between age 20 and 64 and 13.5% of population (172,153) is over 65.