Mauritius's population is estimated by the United Nations to be 1.3 million in 2021.
The population of Mauritius grew at 0.1% in the last year and is ranked the 44th most populated country in Africa, ahead of Eswatini.
Mauritius last conducted a national census in 2022 and 100% of births in Mauritius are recorded. Read more from the World Econcomics Population Data Quality Ratings and see how Mauritius compares to other countries around the world and in the Africa region.
Mauritius's data is highlighted in the table below, use the filter and sort order options to allow easy comparison with other countries.
Data source: United Nations, Washington D.C., Eurostat, Luxembourg and World Economics Research, London