Mauritius Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age in Mauritius, 1960–2100

In 1960, the median age in Mauritius was 17.4 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 38.5 years, compared with the average of 31.6 years in other countries. Ranked 162nd for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Mauritius ranks 57th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Mauritius is expected to increase to 57.3 years by 2100. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

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Mauritius

Male

Female

Age range	Share of population
	Mauritius
	Male	Female
80+	0.85%	1.3%
75-79	1.03%	1.33%
70-74	1.81%	2.1%
65-69	2.45%	2.67%
60-64	3.07%	3.26%
55-59	3.26%	3.31%
50-54	3.15%	3.13%
45-49	3.76%	3.66%
40-44	3.93%	3.68%
35-39	3.87%	3.48%
30-34	4.37%	3.94%
25-29	4%	3.71%
20-24	3.72%	3.63%
15-19	3.32%	3.4%
10-14	2.62%	2.71%
5-9	2.37%	2.41%
0-4	2.33%	2.38%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Mauritius has low demographic potential with 44.9% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 140/196).

Working-age demographic by year

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Year	Working age share
	Mauritius	World
2100	50.2%	59.6%
2099	50.4%	59.6%
2098	50.4%	59.7%
2097	50.5%	59.7%
2096	50.6%	59.7%
2095	50.6%	59.7%
2094	50.7%	59.7%
2093	50.7%	59.8%
2092	50.7%	59.8%
2091	50.7%	59.8%
2090	50.6%	59.8%
2089	50.6%	59.8%
2088	50.6%	59.8%
2087	50.6%	59.8%
2086	50.6%	59.8%
2085	50.6%	59.9%
2084	50.6%	59.9%
2083	50.6%	60%
2082	50.5%	60.1%
2081	50.5%	60.3%
2080	50.4%	60.4%
2079	50.4%	60.6%
2078	50.4%	60.7%
2077	50.5%	60.9%
2076	50.6%	61%
2075	50.8%	61.1%
2074	51%	61.3%
2073	51.3%	61.4%
2072	51.6%	61.5%
2071	52.1%	61.6%
2070	52.6%	61.7%
2069	53.2%	61.8%
2068	53.7%	61.9%
2067	54.2%	62%
2066	54.7%	62%
2065	55.2%	62.1%
2064	55.7%	62.1%
2063	56.2%	62.1%
2062	56.8%	62.2%
2061	57.3%	62.2%
2060	57.9%	62.3%
2059	58.5%	62.3%
2058	59.1%	62.4%
2057	59.7%	62.4%
2056	60.3%	62.5%
2055	60.8%	62.7%
2054	61.3%	62.8%
2053	61.8%	62.9%
2052	62.1%	63.1%
2051	62.3%	63.2%
2050	62.6%	63.4%
2049	62.8%	63.5%
2048	63%	63.6%
2047	63.4%	63.8%
2046	63.8%	63.9%
2045	64.3%	64%
2044	64.8%	64.1%
2043	65.2%	64.2%
2042	65.7%	64.3%
2041	66%	64.4%
2040	66.3%	64.5%
2039	66.6%	64.7%
2038	66.9%	64.8%
2037	67.1%	64.9%
2036	67.3%	65.1%
2035	67.5%	65.2%
2034	67.8%	65.3%
2033	68.1%	65.4%
2032	68.5%	65.4%
2031	68.9%	65.4%
2030	69.4%	65.4%
2029	69.9%	65.4%
2028	70.3%	65.4%
2027	70.8%	65.4%
2026	71.2%	65.2%
2025	71.5%	65.1%
2024	71.7%	65.1%
2023	71.9%	65%
2022	72.1%	64.9%
2021	72.2%	64.9%
2020	72.2%	64.8%
2019	72.2%	64.9%
2018	72.2%	64.9%
2017	72.2%	65%
2016	72.2%	65.1%
2015	72.3%	65.1%
2014	72.3%	65.2%
2013	72.2%	65.2%
2012	72.2%	65.2%
2011	72%	65.2%
2010	71.7%	65.1%
2009	71.4%	65%
2008	71%	64.9%
2007	70.5%	64.7%
2006	70%	64.5%
2005	69.6%	64.3%
2004	69.2%	64%
2003	68.9%	63.7%
2002	68.7%	63.4%
2001	68.5%	63.1%
2000	68.3%	62.8%
1999	68.1%	62.5%
1998	67.9%	62.2%
1997	67.5%	61.9%
1996	67.1%	61.7%
1995	66.6%	61.5%
1994	66.2%	61.3%
1993	65.8%	61.2%
1992	65.4%	61.1%
1991	65.1%	61%
1990	64.9%	60.9%
1989	64.7%	60.8%
1988	64.5%	60.7%
1987	64.3%	60.5%
1986	64.1%	60.4%
1985	63.9%	60.1%
1984	63.6%	59.9%
1983	63.3%	59.6%
1982	62.9%	59.3%
1981	62.5%	59%
1980	62.1%	58.7%
1979	61.5%	58.4%
1978	60.9%	58%
1977	60.2%	57.7%
1976	59.5%	57.5%
1975	58.8%	57.4%
1974	58%	57.3%
1973	57.1%	57.3%
1972	56.2%	57.2%
1971	55.5%	57.1%
1970	54.8%	57%
1969	54.2%	56.9%
1968	53.6%	56.9%
1967	53.1%	56.9%
1966	52.6%	56.8%
1965	52.2%	56.9%
1964	51.9%	57%
1963	51.7%	57.2%
1962	51.7%	57.4%
1961	51.9%	57.5%
1960	52%	57.6%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Mauritius changed from 69.2% to 71.7% between 2004 and 2024.

Age dependency by year

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Mauritius decreased from 44.4% to 39.5% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Share of young demographic (0-14 years) by year

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Year	Share of 0-14
	Mauritius	World
2100	10.1%	16.5%
2099	10.1%	16.6%
2098	10.1%	16.6%
2097	10.1%	16.7%
2096	10%	16.8%
2095	10%	16.8%
2094	9.99%	16.9%
2093	9.98%	17%
2092	9.97%	17%
2091	9.97%	17.1%
2090	9.97%	17.2%
2089	9.98%	17.2%
2088	10%	17.3%
2087	10%	17.4%
2086	10%	17.4%
2085	10.1%	17.5%
2084	10.1%	17.5%
2083	10.1%	17.6%
2082	10.1%	17.7%
2081	10.2%	17.7%
2080	10.2%	17.8%
2079	10.2%	17.8%
2078	10.2%	17.9%
2077	10.2%	17.9%
2076	10.2%	18%
2075	10.2%	18%
2074	10.2%	18.1%
2073	10.2%	18.2%
2072	10.2%	18.2%
2071	10.2%	18.3%
2070	10.2%	18.3%
2069	10.2%	18.4%
2068	10.2%	18.5%
2067	10.2%	18.6%
2066	10.3%	18.6%
2065	10.3%	18.7%
2064	10.3%	18.8%
2063	10.3%	18.9%
2062	10.3%	19.1%
2061	10.4%	19.2%
2060	10.4%	19.3%
2059	10.5%	19.4%
2058	10.5%	19.5%
2057	10.6%	19.6%
2056	10.7%	19.8%
2055	10.8%	19.9%
2054	10.9%	20%
2053	11.1%	20.1%
2052	11.2%	20.2%
2051	11.3%	20.3%
2050	11.5%	20.4%
2049	11.6%	20.5%
2048	11.8%	20.6%
2047	11.9%	20.7%
2046	12%	20.8%
2045	12.1%	20.9%
2044	12.3%	20.9%
2043	12.4%	21%
2042	12.5%	21.1%
2041	12.6%	21.2%
2040	12.7%	21.2%
2039	12.7%	21.3%
2038	12.8%	21.4%
2037	12.9%	21.5%
2036	13.1%	21.6%
2035	13.2%	21.8%
2034	13.3%	22%
2033	13.4%	22.2%
2032	13.5%	22.4%
2031	13.6%	22.7%
2030	13.7%	23%
2029	13.9%	23.3%
2028	14%	23.6%
2027	14.2%	23.9%
2026	14.4%	24.2%
2025	14.7%	24.6%
2024	14.8%	24.7%
2023	15.1%	25%
2022	15.5%	25.3%
2021	15.9%	25.6%
2020	16.4%	25.8%
2019	16.9%	26%
2018	17.4%	26.2%
2017	17.9%	26.4%
2016	18.4%	26.5%
2015	18.9%	26.6%
2014	19.3%	26.8%
2013	19.7%	26.9%
2012	20.1%	27%
2011	20.6%	27.1%
2010	21.1%	27.3%
2009	21.7%	27.5%
2008	22.3%	27.6%
2007	22.9%	27.9%
2006	23.4%	28.1%
2005	23.9%	28.5%
2004	24.3%	28.8%
2003	24.7%	29.2%
2002	25%	29.6%
2001	25.3%	30%
2000	25.6%	30.4%
1999	25.8%	30.8%
1998	26.2%	31.1%
1997	26.6%	31.5%
1996	27%	31.8%
1995	27.5%	32.1%
1994	28%	32.3%
1993	28.5%	32.5%
1992	29%	32.7%
1991	29.4%	32.9%
1990	29.8%	33%
1989	30.1%	33.2%
1988	30.5%	33.4%
1987	30.8%	33.6%
1986	31.1%	33.8%
1985	31.4%	34%
1984	31.8%	34.3%
1983	32.2%	34.6%
1982	32.6%	34.9%
1981	33.1%	35.2%
1980	33.6%	35.5%
1979	34.2%	35.9%
1978	34.9%	36.3%
1977	35.7%	36.7%
1976	36.5%	36.9%
1975	37.3%	37.1%
1974	38.2%	37.2%
1973	39.1%	37.3%
1972	40.1%	37.5%
1971	40.9%	37.6%
1970	41.6%	37.7%
1969	42.3%	37.8%
1968	42.9%	37.9%
1967	43.4%	38%
1966	44%	38%
1965	44.4%	38%
1964	44.8%	38%
1963	45.1%	37.8%
1962	45.1%	37.6%
1961	45%	37.5%
1960	45%	37.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Mauritius decreased from 24.3% to 14.8% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+) by year

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Year	Share of 65+ years old
	Mauritius	World
2100	39.6%	23.9%
2099	39.5%	23.8%
2098	39.5%	23.7%
2097	39.4%	23.6%
2096	39.4%	23.5%
2095	39.4%	23.4%
2094	39.4%	23.4%
2093	39.4%	23.3%
2092	39.4%	23.2%
2091	39.4%	23.1%
2090	39.4%	23.1%
2089	39.4%	23%
2088	39.4%	22.9%
2087	39.4%	22.8%
2086	39.3%	22.7%
2085	39.3%	22.6%
2084	39.3%	22.5%
2083	39.3%	22.4%
2082	39.3%	22.2%
2081	39.4%	22%
2080	39.4%	21.8%
2079	39.4%	21.6%
2078	39.3%	21.4%
2077	39.3%	21.2%
2076	39.2%	21%
2075	39%	20.8%
2074	38.8%	20.6%
2073	38.5%	20.4%
2072	38.1%	20.3%
2071	37.7%	20.1%
2070	37.1%	19.9%
2069	36.6%	19.8%
2068	36.1%	19.6%
2067	35.5%	19.5%
2066	35%	19.3%
2065	34.5%	19.2%
2064	34%	19.1%
2063	33.5%	18.9%
2062	32.9%	18.8%
2061	32.3%	18.6%
2060	31.7%	18.5%
2059	31.1%	18.3%
2058	30.4%	18.1%
2057	29.7%	17.9%
2056	29%	17.7%
2055	28.3%	17.5%
2054	27.7%	17.2%
2053	27.2%	17%
2052	26.7%	16.7%
2051	26.3%	16.4%
2050	26%	16.2%
2049	25.6%	16%
2048	25.2%	15.8%
2047	24.7%	15.5%
2046	24.2%	15.3%
2045	23.6%	15.1%
2044	23%	14.9%
2043	22.4%	14.8%
2042	21.9%	14.6%
2041	21.4%	14.4%
2040	21%	14.2%
2039	20.6%	14%
2038	20.3%	13.8%
2037	20%	13.5%
2036	19.6%	13.3%
2035	19.3%	13%
2034	18.9%	12.7%
2033	18.5%	12.4%
2032	18%	12.2%
2031	17.5%	11.9%
2030	16.9%	11.6%
2029	16.3%	11.3%
2028	15.6%	11%
2027	15%	10.7%
2026	14.4%	10.5%
2025	13.8%	10.3%
2024	13.5%	10.2%
2023	12.9%	9.98%
2022	12.4%	9.74%
2021	11.9%	9.53%
2020	11.4%	9.33%
2019	10.9%	9.1%
2018	10.4%	8.88%
2017	9.89%	8.65%
2016	9.38%	8.45%
2015	8.88%	8.26%
2014	8.42%	8.08%
2013	8.03%	7.92%
2012	7.7%	7.78%
2011	7.42%	7.66%
2010	7.19%	7.58%
2009	6.97%	7.52%
2008	6.78%	7.47%
2007	6.66%	7.41%
2006	6.58%	7.34%
2005	6.5%	7.26%
2004	6.43%	7.18%
2003	6.36%	7.1%
2002	6.29%	7.01%
2001	6.21%	6.92%
2000	6.12%	6.84%
1999	6.03%	6.76%
1998	5.95%	6.68%
1997	5.9%	6.61%
1996	5.88%	6.53%
1995	5.85%	6.45%
1994	5.79%	6.37%
1993	5.72%	6.29%
1992	5.62%	6.21%
1991	5.48%	6.14%
1990	5.32%	6.07%
1989	5.16%	6.01%
1988	5%	5.95%
1987	4.86%	5.91%
1986	4.75%	5.86%
1985	4.66%	5.82%
1984	4.59%	5.8%
1983	4.53%	5.79%
1982	4.47%	5.8%
1981	4.4%	5.81%
1980	4.34%	5.81%
1979	4.26%	5.77%
1978	4.17%	5.71%
1977	4.09%	5.65%
1976	4.02%	5.59%
1975	3.95%	5.53%
1974	3.87%	5.47%
1973	3.77%	5.42%
1972	3.7%	5.37%
1971	3.65%	5.32%
1970	3.61%	5.28%
1969	3.56%	5.24%
1968	3.52%	5.2%
1967	3.47%	5.16%
1966	3.42%	5.12%
1965	3.36%	5.08%
1964	3.31%	5.04%
1963	3.27%	5.02%
1962	3.2%	5.01%
1961	3.1%	4.99%
1960	3%	4.97%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Mauritius increased from 6.43% to 13.5% between 2004 and 2024.

Median age map

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