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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 130,861,007 people in Mexico in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,121 people compared to 133,323,134 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 107.5 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.62% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.09% per year vs +0.92% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.5% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 133M (24.3% growth).

Mauritius vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Mexico
2100 573,538 131,182,639
2099 581,815 131,943,283
2098 590,276 132,700,369
2097 598,961 133,455,010
2096 607,840 134,204,227
2095 616,931 134,949,218
2094 626,226 135,687,085
2093 635,745 136,415,232
2092 645,427 137,127,644
2091 655,300 137,833,985
2090 665,341 138,527,198
2089 675,562 139,208,862
2088 685,908 139,874,924
2087 696,380 140,530,483
2086 707,018 141,174,372
2085 717,757 141,805,496
2084 728,558 142,415,948
2083 739,420 143,009,187
2082 750,402 143,579,768
2081 761,382 144,138,842
2080 772,374 144,677,451
2079 783,407 145,195,172
2078 794,452 145,691,242
2077 805,529 146,165,064
2076 816,547 146,616,674
2075 827,526 147,046,928
2074 838,506 147,455,761
2073 849,462 147,841,295
2072 860,405 148,201,143
2071 871,223 148,534,057
2070 882,091 148,848,168
2069 892,850 149,134,711
2068 903,547 149,395,717
2067 914,226 149,630,386
2066 924,869 149,842,125
2065 935,546 150,029,268
2064 946,145 150,187,992
2063 956,652 150,319,846
2062 967,159 150,424,224
2061 977,603 150,502,250
2060 988,022 150,555,648
2059 998,355 150,577,220
2058 1,008,603 150,569,044
2057 1,018,853 150,535,337
2056 1,029,103 150,475,242
2055 1,039,228 150,384,336
2054 1,049,313 150,263,237
2053 1,059,364 150,110,615
2052 1,069,276 149,923,918
2051 1,079,090 149,705,066
2050 1,088,773 149,450,774
2049 1,098,370 149,166,038
2048 1,107,805 148,836,849
2047 1,117,049 148,478,965
2046 1,126,022 148,081,688
2045 1,134,772 147,647,318
2044 1,143,155 147,173,101
2043 1,151,325 146,667,761
2042 1,159,078 146,123,566
2041 1,166,543 145,543,650
2040 1,173,673 144,931,633
2039 1,180,437 144,286,278
2038 1,186,773 143,601,872
2037 1,192,770 142,883,005
2036 1,198,476 142,138,929
2035 1,203,871 141,359,885
2034 1,208,936 140,554,653
2033 1,213,705 139,713,048
2032 1,218,138 138,843,644
2031 1,222,267 137,947,334
2030 1,226,049 137,023,304
2029 1,229,806 136,071,720
2028 1,233,411 135,090,755
2027 1,236,833 134,081,337
2026 1,240,121 133,042,003
2025 1,243,139 131,970,909
2024 1,245,779 130,861,007
2023 1,248,647 129,739,759
2022 1,262,523 128,613,117
2021 1,266,334 127,648,148
2020 1,266,014 126,799,054
2019 1,265,985 125,762,982
2018 1,265,577 124,573,711
2017 1,264,887 123,400,057
2016 1,263,747 122,251,351
2015 1,262,879 121,072,306
2014 1,261,208 119,784,261
2013 1,258,927 118,343,573
2012 1,255,882 116,818,208
2011 1,252,404 115,243,504
2010 1,250,400 113,623,895
2009 1,247,429 111,999,721
2008 1,244,121 110,374,288
2007 1,239,630 108,774,360
2006 1,233,996 107,253,666
2005 1,228,254 105,811,504
2004 1,221,003 104,394,131
2003 1,213,370 102,978,515
2002 1,204,621 101,548,624
2001 1,196,287 100,099,099
2000 1,186,873 98,625,552
1999 1,175,267 97,115,707
1998 1,160,421 95,575,245
1997 1,148,284 94,021,207
1996 1,133,996 92,452,702
1995 1,122,457 90,862,455
1994 1,112,846 89,259,205
1993 1,097,374 87,653,807
1992 1,084,441 86,044,809
1991 1,070,266 84,430,572
1990 1,058,775 82,820,170
1989 1,051,260 81,247,182
1988 1,043,239 79,695,531
1987 1,036,082 78,136,651
1986 1,028,360 76,585,637
1985 1,020,528 75,043,414
1984 1,012,221 73,506,846
1983 1,001,691 71,971,240
1982 992,521 70,433,260
1981 980,462 68,892,108
1980 966,039 67,300,334
1979 949,888 65,648,865
1978 933,499 63,979,046
1977 921,379 62,308,493
1976 906,507 60,645,512
1975 892,000 58,982,400
1974 878,042 57,320,149
1973 864,819 55,667,284
1972 852,053 54,030,168
1971 839,230 52,412,558
1970 826,000 50,814,953
1969 812,405 49,233,194
1968 798,413 47,668,303
1967 783,917 46,129,608
1966 768,813 44,629,106
1965 753,000 43,174,477
1964 736,381 41,772,049
1963 718,861 40,424,065
1962 700,349 39,129,200
1961 680,757 37,890,118
1960 680,331 36,724,615

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/mauritius/mexico | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritius increased by 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline), while Mexico's population increased by 11,071,783 people (a 9.06% growth).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Mauritius' population will shrink by 12.2% to 1,088,773 people with a rank change from 157th to 160th. The population of Mexico will increase by 12.1% to 149,450,774 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Mexico is projected to reach its peak in 2059 at 151M 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

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Mexico
2100 -1.42% -0.58%
2099 -1.43% -0.57%
2098 -1.45% -0.57%
2097 -1.46% -0.56%
2096 -1.47% -0.55%
2095 -1.48% -0.54%
2094 -1.5% -0.53%
2093 -1.5% -0.52%
2092 -1.51% -0.51%
2091 -1.51% -0.5%
2090 -1.51% -0.49%
2089 -1.51% -0.48%
2088 -1.5% -0.47%
2087 -1.5% -0.46%
2086 -1.5% -0.45%
2085 -1.48% -0.43%
2084 -1.47% -0.41%
2083 -1.46% -0.4%
2082 -1.44% -0.39%
2081 -1.42% -0.37%
2080 -1.41% -0.36%
2079 -1.39% -0.34%
2078 -1.38% -0.32%
2077 -1.35% -0.31%
2076 -1.33% -0.29%
2075 -1.31% -0.28%
2074 -1.29% -0.26%
2073 -1.27% -0.24%
2072 -1.24% -0.22%
2071 -1.23% -0.21%
2070 -1.21% -0.19%
2069 -1.18% -0.17%
2068 -1.17% -0.16%
2067 -1.15% -0.14%
2066 -1.14% -0.12%
2065 -1.12% -0.11%
2064 -1.1% -0.09%
2063 -1.09% -0.07%
2062 -1.07% -0.05%
2061 -1.05% -0.04%
2060 -1.04% -0.01%
2059 -1.02% 0.005%
2058 -1.01% 0.02%
2057 -1% 0.04%
2056 -0.97% 0.06%
2055 -0.96% 0.08%
2054 -0.95% 0.1%
2053 -0.93% 0.12%
2052 -0.91% 0.15%
2051 -0.89% 0.17%
2050 -0.87% 0.19%
2049 -0.85% 0.22%
2048 -0.83% 0.24%
2047 -0.8% 0.27%
2046 -0.77% 0.29%
2045 -0.73% 0.32%
2044 -0.71% 0.34%
2043 -0.67% 0.37%
2042 -0.64% 0.4%
2041 -0.61% 0.42%
2040 -0.57% 0.45%
2039 -0.53% 0.48%
2038 -0.5% 0.5%
2037 -0.48% 0.52%
2036 -0.45% 0.55%
2035 -0.42% 0.57%
2034 -0.39% 0.6%
2033 -0.36% 0.63%
2032 -0.34% 0.65%
2031 -0.31% 0.67%
2030 -0.31% 0.7%
2029 -0.29% 0.73%
2028 -0.28% 0.75%
2027 -0.27% 0.78%
2026 -0.24% 0.81%
2025 -0.21% 0.85%
2024 -0.23% 0.86%
2023 -1.1% 0.88%
2022 -0.3% 0.76%
2021 0.03% 0.67%
2020 0.002% 0.82%
2019 0.03% 0.95%
2018 0.05% 0.95%
2017 0.09% 0.94%
2016 0.07% 0.97%
2015 0.13% 1.08%
2014 0.18% 1.22%
2013 0.24% 1.31%
2012 0.28% 1.37%
2011 0.16% 1.43%
2010 0.24% 1.45%
2009 0.27% 1.47%
2008 0.36% 1.47%
2007 0.46% 1.42%
2006 0.47% 1.36%
2005 0.59% 1.36%
2004 0.63% 1.37%
2003 0.73% 1.41%
2002 0.7% 1.45%
2001 0.79% 1.49%
2000 0.99% 1.55%
1999 1.28% 1.61%
1998 1.06% 1.65%
1997 1.26% 1.7%
1996 1.03% 1.75%
1995 0.86% 1.8%
1994 1.41% 1.83%
1993 1.19% 1.87%
1992 1.32% 1.91%
1991 1.09% 1.94%
1990 0.71% 1.94%
1989 0.77% 1.95%
1988 0.69% 2%
1987 0.75% 2.03%
1986 0.77% 2.06%
1985 0.82% 2.09%
1984 1.05% 2.13%
1983 0.92% 2.18%
1982 1.23% 2.24%
1981 1.49% 2.37%
1980 1.7% 2.52%
1979 1.76% 2.61%
1978 1.32% 2.68%
1977 1.64% 2.74%
1976 1.63% 2.82%
1975 1.59% 2.9%
1974 1.53% 2.97%
1973 1.5% 3.03%
1972 1.53% 3.09%
1971 1.6% 3.14%
1970 1.67% 3.21%
1969 1.75% 3.28%
1968 1.85% 3.34%
1967 1.96% 3.36%
1966 2.1% 3.37%
1965 2.26% 3.36%
1964 2.44% 3.33%
1963 2.64% 3.31%
1962 2.88% 3.27%
1961 0.06% 3.17%

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/mauritius/mexico | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Mauritius declined by 0.23%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.86%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Mexico
Current population
1240121
133323134
Population rank 157/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 1.61%
One net population change
3.05 hours
28.1 seconds
One birth every
41.3 minutes
15.5 seconds
One death every
44.8 minutes
39.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline -8 +3,072
Annual growth/decline -2,868 +1,121,248
Annual growth/decline rate -0.23% +0.86%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 110/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -2,784 -108,037
Net migration rank 103/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - -108,037
2024 - -2,787 - -104,581
2023 999 -2,824 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 -757 -2,824 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 -253 -4,324 936,682 -122,791
2020 2,405 -5,895 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 1,773 -5,202 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 2,151 -5,084 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 3,415 -5,322 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 2,906 -4,483 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 3,031 -3,645 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 3,657 -3,691 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 4,281 -3,617 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 5,149 -3,663 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 5,511 -2,465 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 5,877 -2,624 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 6,113 -2,467 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 7,465 -2,589 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 8,429 -2,642 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 8,515 -2,757 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 10,195 -2,840 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 10,745 -3,001 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 10,799 -3,141 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 11,685 -3,150 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 11,723 -3,225 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 12,224 -2,326 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 12,341 -1,463 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 11,489 -1,292 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 11,943 -1,199 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 13,041 -1,092 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 13,020 -1,144 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 14,355 -1,112 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 14,814 -1,189 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 15,833 -1,254 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 15,091 -1,333 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 15,564 -1,938 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 14,718 -2,463 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 14,084 -1,399 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 13,262 -300 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 12,340 852 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 12,451 615 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 13,665 -258 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 14,525 -1,756 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 15,880 -2,226 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 18,334 -1,559 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 19,321 -1,739 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 19,282 -2,363 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 18,670 -3,129 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 16,769 -3,749 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 16,407 -3,807 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 15,342 -3,869 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 17,561 -4,908 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 13,145 -2,144 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 14,825 -2,408 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 15,441 -960 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 16,190 -1,281 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 15,761 -674 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 17,884 -2,445 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 17,560 -1,257 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 20,758 -4,123 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 20,482 -3,597 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 22,239 -4,850 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 22,069 -5,236 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 20,660 -6,107 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 20,355 -8,984 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 19,931 -7,083 1,206,955 -85,591

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

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

Over the last 10 years, 30.9% of the population change in Mauritius is from natural causes (a gain of 19,327 people) and 69.1% is from migration (a loss of 43,294 people). In Mexico 87.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,080,136 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a loss of 1,876,544 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

Biggest cities by population

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
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Tijuana 1.96M
Ecatepec de Morelos 1.93M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M
Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl 1.07M

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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)
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