The population of Mauritius is expected to grow by 3,000 in 2019 and reach 1,275,000 in 2020. On average there are 13,226 births and 10,757 deaths in Mauritius per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 0.19 percent per year. The population density of Mauritius has changed from 475.9 in 1980 to 623.2 in 2017.
| Current population | 1,272,395 people at present (Sunday 17th of February 2019) | |
| Median Age | 37.7 years |
| Life expectancy | 75.1 years | |
| Population density | 626.3 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1,272,000 | 3,000 (0.2%) | 37.7 | 1.41 | 626 | 500,000 (39.3%) | |
| 2018 | 1,269,000 | 2,000 (0.2%) | 37.4 | 1.40 | 625 | 500,000 (39.4%) | |
| 2017 | 1,267,000 | 3,527 (0.3%) | 37.0 | 1.39 | 623 | 500,000 (39.4%) | |
| 2016 | 1,263,473 | 868 (0.1%) | 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 2018 the population of Mauritius was 1,269,000 and the average age increased from 21.4 in 1960 to 37.4. Urban population has increased from 506,439 (42.7%) in 2000 to 500,000 (39.3%) in the current year. The population density of Mauritius has changed from 475.9 in 1980 to 623.2 in 2017.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1,275,000 | 3,000 (0.2%) | 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%) |
Total Mauritius population should reach 1,275,000 by 2020 and should decrease to 1,222,000 people by year 2050. 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 0.24% (2,000 residents, including 10,235 deaths). The demographics of Mauritius constitutes of 644,000 women and 628,000 men, which means there are 975 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 25.0% of population (317,746) is 19 or younger, 63.1% of population (802,886) is between age 20 and 64 and 11.9% of population (151,877) is over 65.