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Population density: Mauritius vs Poland compared

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Mauritius has a population density of 1,608 people per square mile compared to 303 people in Poland. Mauritius has 17,626 sq ft of land per person vs 92,061 sq ft in Poland. Mauritius and Poland rank 11th and 80th by population density, respectively.

Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Mauritius has 0.02% of the world's population and 0.001% of all countries' land area, compared to 0.45% of the population and 0.21% of the land area for Poland, making the population density in Mauritius 431% higher than in Poland.

Population density by year

Mauritius
Poland

people per square mile

1x
Year Population density
Mauritius Poland
2026 1,608 303
2025 1,612 306
2024 1,616 309
2023 1,619 310
2022 1,637 312
2021 1,642 313
2020 1,642 317
2019 1,642 321
2018 1,641 321
2017 1,640 321
2016 1,639 321
2015 1,638 321
2014 1,636 322
2013 1,633 322
2012 1,629 322
2011 1,624 322
2010 1,595 322
2009 1,592 323
2008 1,587 322
2007 1,582 322
2006 1,574 322
2005 1,567 323
2004 1,558 323
2003 1,548 323
2002 1,537 323
2001 1,526 323
2000 1,514 324
1999 1,499 327
1998 1,481 327
1997 1,465 327
1996 1,447 327
1995 1,432 326
1994 1,420 326
1993 1,400 325
1992 1,384 324
1991 1,366 323
1990 1,351 322
1989 1,341 321
1988 1,331 320
1987 1,322 319
1986 1,312 317
1985 1,302 315
1984 1,291 312
1983 1,278 309
1982 1,266 306
1981 1,251 304
1980 1,233 301
1979 1,212 298.1
1978 1,191 295.7
1977 1,176 293.3
1976 1,157 290.5
1975 1,138 287.6
1974 1,120 284.8
1973 1,103 282.1
1972 1,087 279.5
1971 1,071 277.2
1970 1,054 276.2
1969 1,037 275.2
1968 1,019 273.1
1967 1,000 270.5
1966 981 267.9
1965 961 265.9
1964 940 263.3
1963 917 259.7
1962 894 256.3
1961 869 253.4

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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From 2006 to 2026, population density in Mauritius increased by 2.16%, compared to a 6.1% decline in Poland.

In 2006, Mauritius ranked 10th by population density and is 11th now. Poland was 64th in 2006 and ranks 80th out of 197 currently.

Share of urban population by year

Mauritius
Poland
1x
Year Urban population
Mauritius Poland
2024 39% 60%
2023 39% 59.9%
2022 39% 59.8%
2021 39.1% 59.8%
2020 39.2% 59.9%
2019 39.3% 60%
2018 39.3% 60.1%
2017 39.4% 60.1%
2016 39.6% 60.2%
2015 39.7% 60.3%
2014 39.8% 60.4%
2013 39.9% 60.5%
2012 40% 60.6%
2011 40.2% 60.7%
2010 40.3% 60.8%
2009 40.5% 61%
2008 40.6% 61.1%
2007 40.8% 61.3%
2006 41% 61.4%
2005 41.1% 61.5%
2004 41.3% 61.7%
2003 41.5% 61.7%
2002 41.7% 61.8%
2001 41.9% 61.8%
2000 42.1% 61.7%
1999 42.3% 61.7%
1998 42.5% 61.7%
1997 42.7% 61.7%
1996 43% 61.6%
1995 43.2% 61.6%
1994 43.4% 61.5%
1993 43.6% 61.5%
1992 43.8% 61.4%
1991 43.9% 61.4%
1990 43.9% 61.3%
1989 43.8% 61.2%
1988 43.5% 61.1%
1987 43% 61%
1986 42.6% 60.7%
1985 42.1% 60.4%
1984 41.8% 60.1%
1983 41.7% 59.6%
1982 41.8% 59.2%
1981 41.9% 58.7%
1980 42.1% 58.2%
1979 42.4% 57.7%
1978 42.7% 57.2%
1977 43.1% 56.7%
1976 43.4% 56%
1975 43.7% 55.3%
1974 43.9% 54.6%
1973 44% 53.9%
1972 44.1% 53.2%
1971 44.1% 52.6%
1970 44% 52.1%
1969 43.8% 51.6%
1968 43.5% 51.2%
1967 43.2% 50.9%
1966 42.9% 50.6%
1965 42.5% 50.2%
1964 42% 49.9%
1963 41.5% 49.5%
1962 41% 49.1%
1961 40.5% 48.6%
1960 39.9% 48.1%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2004 to 2024, the share of urban population changed from 41.3% to 39% in Mauritius and from 61.7% to 60% in Poland.

Densely populated cities

Mauritius
City Population
Port Louis 149K
Quatre Bornes 81.8K
Curepipe 77.5K
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1961–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2011–2024, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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