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Population in France compared to Mauritius: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of France was 68,551,653 in 2024 vs 1,245,779 people in Mauritius in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current France's population is 68,788,006 people compared to 1,240,121 in Mauritius.

Population statistics:

  • France's population is 55.5 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • France is ranked the 23rd most populous country in the world, while Mauritius is the 157th.
  • The countries together account for 0.84% of the world: 0.83% for France vs 0.01% for Mauritius.
  • For the last 10 years, France has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs -0.09% in Mauritius.
  • Since 2006, the population of France has increased from 63.6M people to 68.8M (8.12% growth), while Mauritius has grown from 1.23M to 1.24M (0.5% growth).

France vs Mauritius: population by year and forecast

France
Factual

Projection
Mauritius
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
France Mauritius
2100 70,613,012 573,538
2099 70,629,584 581,815
2098 70,639,488 590,276
2097 70,644,570 598,961
2096 70,651,179 607,840
2095 70,644,818 616,931
2094 70,628,949 626,226
2093 70,603,242 635,745
2092 70,580,656 645,427
2091 70,553,277 655,300
2090 70,520,528 665,341
2089 70,486,909 675,562
2088 70,447,851 685,908
2087 70,408,245 696,380
2086 70,365,710 707,018
2085 70,328,248 717,757
2084 70,285,895 728,558
2083 70,234,175 739,420
2082 70,193,367 750,402
2081 70,148,354 761,382
2080 70,107,021 772,374
2079 70,065,621 783,407
2078 70,025,358 794,452
2077 69,983,383 805,529
2076 69,940,036 816,547
2075 69,897,457 827,526
2074 69,862,353 838,506
2073 69,830,973 849,462
2072 69,804,981 860,405
2071 69,777,127 871,223
2070 69,764,791 882,091
2069 69,754,867 892,850
2068 69,756,896 903,547
2067 69,764,705 914,226
2066 69,773,902 924,869
2065 69,794,612 935,546
2064 69,818,938 946,145
2063 69,848,255 956,652
2062 69,886,879 967,159
2061 69,926,483 977,603
2060 69,968,809 988,022
2059 70,014,435 998,355
2058 70,057,256 1,008,603
2057 70,102,722 1,018,853
2056 70,146,920 1,029,103
2055 70,196,482 1,039,228
2054 70,236,369 1,049,313
2053 70,270,537 1,059,364
2052 70,295,830 1,069,276
2051 70,321,018 1,079,090
2050 70,335,872 1,088,773
2049 70,345,142 1,098,370
2048 70,343,943 1,107,805
2047 70,332,332 1,117,049
2046 70,314,243 1,126,022
2045 70,283,430 1,134,772
2044 70,244,405 1,143,155
2043 70,198,284 1,151,325
2042 70,137,343 1,159,078
2041 70,071,925 1,166,543
2040 70,006,064 1,173,673
2039 69,936,874 1,180,437
2038 69,858,693 1,186,773
2037 69,770,244 1,192,770
2036 69,681,800 1,198,476
2035 69,590,103 1,203,871
2034 69,496,656 1,208,936
2033 69,406,955 1,213,705
2032 69,316,572 1,218,138
2031 69,227,320 1,222,267
2030 69,136,856 1,226,049
2029 69,043,072 1,229,806
2028 68,951,924 1,233,411
2027 68,856,735 1,236,833
2026 68,762,523 1,240,121
2025 68,659,633 1,243,139
2024 68,551,653 1,245,779
2023 68,372,286 1,248,647
2022 68,184,457 1,262,523
2021 67,842,811 1,266,334
2020 67,601,110 1,266,014
2019 67,382,061 1,265,985
2018 67,158,348 1,265,577
2017 66,918,020 1,264,887
2016 66,724,104 1,263,747
2015 66,548,272 1,262,879
2014 66,312,067 1,261,208
2013 65,997,932 1,258,927
2012 65,657,659 1,255,882
2011 65,340,830 1,252,404
2010 65,026,211 1,250,400
2009 64,706,436 1,247,429
2008 64,375,116 1,244,121
2007 64,016,890 1,239,630
2006 63,622,342 1,233,996
2005 63,180,854 1,228,254
2004 62,707,588 1,221,003
2003 62,249,855 1,213,370
2002 61,812,142 1,204,621
2001 61,364,377 1,196,287
2000 60,918,661 1,186,873
1999 60,501,986 1,175,267
1998 60,190,684 1,160,421
1997 59,968,066 1,148,284
1996 59,754,504 1,133,996
1995 59,541,294 1,122,457
1994 59,324,863 1,112,846
1993 59,103,094 1,097,374
1992 58,846,584 1,084,441
1991 58,554,242 1,070,266
1990 58,261,012 1,058,775
1989 57,943,062 1,051,260
1988 57,598,186 1,043,239
1987 57,266,167 1,036,082
1986 56,956,002 1,028,360
1985 56,665,619 1,020,528
1984 56,383,085 1,012,221
1983 56,108,330 1,001,691
1982 55,806,789 992,521
1981 55,603,353 980,462
1980 55,274,184 966,039
1979 54,979,851 949,888
1978 54,734,030 933,499
1977 54,486,467 921,379
1976 54,232,383 906,507
1975 54,002,853 892,000
1974 53,746,571 878,042
1973 53,392,161 864,819
1972 52,962,356 852,053
1971 52,499,553 839,230
1970 52,007,169 826,000
1969 51,536,014 812,405
1968 51,112,980 798,413
1967 50,722,791 783,917
1966 50,311,637 768,813
1965 49,877,725 753,000
1964 49,401,492 736,381
1963 48,877,567 718,861
1962 48,389,516 700,349
1961 47,905,982 680,757
1960 47,412,964 680,331

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/france/mauritius | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of France increased by 3,101,762 people (a 4.88% growth), while Mauritius gained 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, France gained 2,063,902 people (a 3.09% growth), while Mauritius' population decreased by 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline).

France was ranked 20th most populous country in 2006 and is 23rd in 2026. Mauritius was ranked 151st in 2006 and ranked 157th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) France's population will grow by 2.25% to 70,335,872 people with a rank change from 23rd to 30th. The population of Mauritius will decrease by 12.2% to 1,088,773 people and rank change from 157th to 160th.

France is projected to reach its peak in 2096 at 70.7M people, while Mauritius' population already peaked in 2021 at 1.27M people and is projected to decrease to 574K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

France
Factual

Projection
Mauritius
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
France Mauritius
2100 -0.02% -1.42%
2099 -0.01% -1.43%
2098 -0.007% -1.45%
2097 -0.009% -1.46%
2096 0.009% -1.47%
2095 0.02% -1.48%
2094 0.04% -1.5%
2093 0.03% -1.5%
2092 0.04% -1.51%
2091 0.05% -1.51%
2090 0.05% -1.51%
2089 0.06% -1.51%
2088 0.06% -1.5%
2087 0.06% -1.5%
2086 0.05% -1.5%
2085 0.06% -1.48%
2084 0.07% -1.47%
2083 0.06% -1.46%
2082 0.06% -1.44%
2081 0.06% -1.42%
2080 0.06% -1.41%
2079 0.06% -1.39%
2078 0.06% -1.38%
2077 0.06% -1.35%
2076 0.06% -1.33%
2075 0.05% -1.31%
2074 0.04% -1.29%
2073 0.04% -1.27%
2072 0.04% -1.24%
2071 0.02% -1.23%
2070 0.01% -1.21%
2069 -0.003% -1.18%
2068 -0.01% -1.17%
2067 -0.01% -1.15%
2066 -0.03% -1.14%
2065 -0.03% -1.12%
2064 -0.04% -1.1%
2063 -0.06% -1.09%
2062 -0.06% -1.07%
2061 -0.06% -1.05%
2060 -0.07% -1.04%
2059 -0.06% -1.02%
2058 -0.06% -1.01%
2057 -0.06% -1%
2056 -0.07% -0.97%
2055 -0.06% -0.96%
2054 -0.05% -0.95%
2053 -0.04% -0.93%
2052 -0.04% -0.91%
2051 -0.02% -0.89%
2050 -0.01% -0.87%
2049 0.002% -0.85%
2048 0.02% -0.83%
2047 0.03% -0.8%
2046 0.04% -0.77%
2045 0.06% -0.73%
2044 0.07% -0.71%
2043 0.09% -0.67%
2042 0.09% -0.64%
2041 0.09% -0.61%
2040 0.1% -0.57%
2039 0.11% -0.53%
2038 0.13% -0.5%
2037 0.13% -0.48%
2036 0.13% -0.45%
2035 0.13% -0.42%
2034 0.13% -0.39%
2033 0.13% -0.36%
2032 0.13% -0.34%
2031 0.13% -0.31%
2030 0.14% -0.31%
2029 0.13% -0.29%
2028 0.14% -0.28%
2027 0.14% -0.27%
2026 0.15% -0.24%
2025 0.16% -0.21%
2024 0.26% -0.23%
2023 0.28% -1.1%
2022 0.5% -0.3%
2021 0.36% 0.03%
2020 0.33% 0.002%
2019 0.33% 0.03%
2018 0.36% 0.05%
2017 0.29% 0.09%
2016 0.26% 0.07%
2015 0.36% 0.13%
2014 0.48% 0.18%
2013 0.52% 0.24%
2012 0.48% 0.28%
2011 0.48% 0.16%
2010 0.49% 0.24%
2009 0.51% 0.27%
2008 0.56% 0.36%
2007 0.62% 0.46%
2006 0.7% 0.47%
2005 0.75% 0.59%
2004 0.74% 0.63%
2003 0.71% 0.73%
2002 0.73% 0.7%
2001 0.73% 0.79%
2000 0.69% 0.99%
1999 0.52% 1.28%
1998 0.37% 1.06%
1997 0.36% 1.26%
1996 0.36% 1.03%
1995 0.36% 0.86%
1994 0.38% 1.41%
1993 0.44% 1.19%
1992 0.5% 1.32%
1991 0.5% 1.09%
1990 0.55% 0.71%
1989 0.6% 0.77%
1988 0.58% 0.69%
1987 0.54% 0.75%
1986 0.51% 0.77%
1985 0.5% 0.82%
1984 0.49% 1.05%
1983 0.54% 0.92%
1982 0.37% 1.23%
1981 0.6% 1.49%
1980 0.54% 1.7%
1979 0.45% 1.76%
1978 0.45% 1.32%
1977 0.47% 1.64%
1976 0.43% 1.63%
1975 0.48% 1.59%
1974 0.66% 1.53%
1973 0.81% 1.5%
1972 0.88% 1.53%
1971 0.95% 1.6%
1970 0.91% 1.67%
1969 0.83% 1.75%
1968 0.77% 1.85%
1967 0.82% 1.96%
1966 0.87% 2.1%
1965 0.96% 2.26%
1964 1.07% 2.44%
1963 1.01% 2.64%
1962 1.01% 2.88%
1961 1.04% 0.06%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/france/mauritius | CC BY

In 2024, the population of France grew by 0.26%, while Mauritius' population declined by 0.23%.

Live population counters

France Mauritius
Current population
68788006
1240121
Population rank 23/197 157/197
Percent of world population 0.83% 0.01%
One net population change
2.93 minutes
3.05 hours
One birth every
46.6 seconds
41.3 minutes
One death every
50.1 seconds
44.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline +491 -8
Annual growth/decline +179,367 -2,868
Annual growth/decline rate +0.26% -0.23%
Population growth rate rank 152/197 178/197
One migration net change every
5.75 minutes
3.16 hours
Annual migration change +91,737 -2,784
Net migration rank 18/196 103/196
Foreign-born residents 9,186,757 29,142
Foreign-born residents rank 5/195 165/195
Foreign-born share of population 13.8% 2.3%
Foreign-born share rank 49/195 129/195

Natural population change vs migration

France
Natural

Migration
Mauritius
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
France Mauritius
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 91,737 - -2,784
2024 - 90,527 - -2,787
2023 47,860 91,862 999 -2,824
2022 54,547 179,377 -757 -2,824
2021 74,627 131,465 -253 -4,324
2020 67,602 145,593 2,405 -5,895
2019 141,503 71,972 1,773 -5,202
2018 147,749 132,925 2,151 -5,084
2017 160,604 102,984 3,415 -5,322
2016 193,500 15,548 2,906 -4,483
2015 206,300 -345 3,031 -3,645
2014 265,248 52,342 3,657 -3,691
2013 244,192 116,297 4,281 -3,617
2012 256,065 103,287 5,149 -3,663
2011 280,966 70,178 5,511 -2,465
2010 286,116 52,644 5,877 -2,624
2009 278,238 58,032 6,113 -2,467
2008 283,250 79,528 7,465 -2,589
2007 288,076 91,973 8,429 -2,642
2006 305,387 132,512 8,515 -2,757
2005 271,677 191,417 10,195 -2,840
2004 282,185 200,629 10,745 -3,001
2003 230,325 195,616 10,799 -3,141
2002 253,430 191,373 11,685 -3,150
2001 263,867 179,476 11,723 -3,225
2000 268,042 171,637 12,224 -2,326
1999 229,907 169,448 12,341 -1,463
1998 222,705 20,216 11,489 -1,292
1997 215,885 -15,255 11,943 -1,199
1996 221,092 -21,463 13,041 -1,092
1995 220,303 -17,128 13,020 -1,144
1994 201,704 -4,232 14,355 -1,112
1993 224,592 16,892 14,814 -1,189
1992 229,502 61,964 15,833 -1,254
1991 234,216 35,201 15,091 -1,333
1990 238,870 43,323 15,564 -1,938
1989 243,361 82,052 14,718 -2,463
1988 247,672 69,935 14,084 -1,399
1987 251,971 59,890 13,262 -300
1986 250,606 51,642 12,340 852
1985 249,328 66,149 12,451 615
1984 248,086 76,175 13,665 -258
1983 235,655 88,166 14,525 -1,756
1982 234,389 81,084 15,880 -2,226
1981 222,414 69,365 18,334 -1,559
1980 210,042 54,718 19,321 -1,739
1979 208,923 34,295 19,282 -2,363
1978 213,462 18,692 18,670 -3,129
1977 217,946 44,918 16,769 -3,749
1976 227,776 59,515 16,407 -3,807
1975 248,413 16,139 15,342 -3,869
1974 268,733 26,203 17,561 -4,908
1973 282,979 103,910 13,145 -2,144
1972 296,589 101,223 14,825 -2,408
1971 309,747 144,321 15,441 -960
1970 322,444 182,941 16,190 -1,281
1969 329,831 160,403 15,761 -674
1968 337,346 113,115 17,884 -2,445
1967 339,843 63,018 17,560 -1,257
1966 352,181 96,097 20,758 -4,123
1965 354,132 82,879 20,482 -3,597
1964 360,631 163,039 22,239 -4,850
1963 361,694 190,925 22,069 -5,236
1962 358,082 141,634 20,660 -6,107
1961 354,504 128,618 20,355 -8,984
1960 346,115 143,032 19,931 -7,083

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/france/mauritius | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 59.5% of the population change in France is from natural causes (a gain of 1,359,540 people) and 40.5% is from migration (a gain of 923,723 people). In Mauritius 30.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 19,327 people) and 69.1% is from migration (a loss of 43,294 people).

As of 2024, 9,186,757 residents or 13.8% of the population were not native-born in France, compared to 29,142 people or 2.3% in Mauritius.

Biggest cities by population

France
City Population
Paris 2.11M
Marseille 886K
Lyon 519K
Toulouse 515K
Nice 358K
Nantes 328K
Montpellier 310K
Strasbourg 294K
Bordeaux 268K
Lille 238K
Mauritius
City Population
Port Louis 149K
Quatre Bornes 81.8K
Curepipe 77.5K
Triolet 23.4K
Goodlands 20.7K
Centre de Flacq 15.8K
Mahebourg 15.8K
Bambous 15.3K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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