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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 2,402,306 people in Moldova in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,121 people compared to 2,341,166 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • Moldova's population is 1.89 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 0.04% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.09% per year vs -1.57% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.5% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.34M (18.7% decline).

Mauritius vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Moldova
2100 573,538 1,175,882
2099 581,815 1,186,641
2098 590,276 1,197,541
2097 598,961 1,208,458
2096 607,840 1,219,478
2095 616,931 1,230,573
2094 626,226 1,241,540
2093 635,745 1,252,531
2092 645,427 1,263,471
2091 655,300 1,274,372
2090 665,341 1,285,020
2089 675,562 1,295,696
2088 685,908 1,306,424
2087 696,380 1,317,064
2086 707,018 1,327,799
2085 717,757 1,338,702
2084 728,558 1,349,432
2083 739,420 1,360,333
2082 750,402 1,371,322
2081 761,382 1,382,447
2080 772,374 1,393,733
2079 783,407 1,405,298
2078 794,452 1,417,062
2077 805,529 1,429,240
2076 816,547 1,441,240
2075 827,526 1,453,677
2074 838,506 1,466,568
2073 849,462 1,479,672
2072 860,405 1,493,311
2071 871,223 1,507,315
2070 882,091 1,522,149
2069 892,850 1,537,091
2068 903,547 1,552,724
2067 914,226 1,568,676
2066 924,869 1,584,782
2065 935,546 1,601,356
2064 946,145 1,618,317
2063 956,652 1,635,288
2062 967,159 1,652,720
2061 977,603 1,670,255
2060 988,022 1,688,120
2059 998,355 1,705,595
2058 1,008,603 1,722,942
2057 1,018,853 1,740,252
2056 1,029,103 1,757,829
2055 1,039,228 1,775,082
2054 1,049,313 1,792,262
2053 1,059,364 1,809,221
2052 1,069,276 1,825,831
2051 1,079,090 1,842,337
2050 1,088,773 1,858,281
2049 1,098,370 1,874,666
2048 1,107,805 1,890,586
2047 1,117,049 1,906,615
2046 1,126,022 1,922,962
2045 1,134,772 1,939,938
2044 1,143,155 1,956,858
2043 1,151,325 1,974,616
2042 1,159,078 1,992,765
2041 1,166,543 2,011,342
2040 1,173,673 2,030,732
2039 1,180,437 2,051,163
2038 1,186,773 2,071,871
2037 1,192,770 2,093,068
2036 1,198,476 2,114,669
2035 1,203,871 2,136,998
2034 1,208,936 2,159,450
2033 1,213,705 2,182,023
2032 1,218,138 2,204,431
2031 1,222,267 2,227,006
2030 1,226,049 2,250,038
2029 1,229,806 2,272,963
2028 1,233,411 2,295,739
2027 1,236,833 2,318,425
2026 1,240,121 2,341,166
2025 1,243,139 2,373,265
2024 1,245,779 2,402,306
2023 1,248,647 2,457,783
2022 1,262,523 2,528,654
2021 1,266,334 2,595,809
2020 1,266,014 2,635,130
2019 1,265,985 2,664,224
2018 1,265,577 2,707,203
2017 1,264,887 2,755,189
2016 1,263,747 2,803,186
2015 1,262,879 2,835,978
2014 1,261,208 2,857,815
2013 1,258,927 2,859,558
2012 1,255,882 2,860,324
2011 1,252,404 2,860,699
2010 1,250,400 2,862,354
2009 1,247,429 2,865,213
2008 1,244,121 2,868,833
2007 1,239,630 2,874,299
2006 1,233,996 2,880,967
2005 1,228,254 2,888,985
2004 1,221,003 2,896,023
2003 1,213,370 2,903,198
2002 1,204,621 2,911,385
2001 1,196,287 2,918,135
2000 1,186,873 2,924,668
1999 1,175,267 2,930,622
1998 1,160,421 2,935,227
1997 1,148,284 2,936,413
1996 1,133,996 2,947,293
1995 1,122,457 2,953,200
1994 1,112,846 2,966,745
1993 1,097,374 2,975,966
1992 1,084,441 2,980,965
1991 1,070,266 2,981,566
1990 1,058,775 2,977,912
1989 1,051,260 2,970,039
1988 1,043,239 2,948,891
1987 1,036,082 2,916,306
1986 1,028,360 2,883,057
1985 1,020,528 2,850,787
1984 1,012,221 2,820,518
1983 1,001,691 2,791,207
1982 992,521 2,763,101
1981 980,462 2,735,987
1980 966,039 2,708,675
1979 949,888 2,683,035
1978 933,499 2,656,211
1977 921,379 2,626,298
1976 906,507 2,596,491
1975 892,000 2,566,998
1974 878,042 2,538,164
1973 864,819 2,510,584
1972 852,053 2,484,742
1971 839,230 2,460,611
1970 826,000 2,437,590
1969 812,405 2,408,469
1968 798,413 2,373,073
1967 783,917 2,337,695
1966 768,813 2,301,871
1965 753,000 2,265,287
1964 736,381 2,228,000
1963 718,861 2,188,895
1962 700,349 2,147,227
1961 680,757 2,103,327
1960 680,331 2,058,020

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritius increased by 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth), while Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline), while Moldova's population decreased by 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2006 and ranked 145th 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 Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,858,281 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 34.2% of the population in Mauritius and 38.4% in Moldova.

Population growth rate by year

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Moldova
2100 -1.42% -0.91%
2099 -1.43% -0.91%
2098 -1.45% -0.9%
2097 -1.46% -0.9%
2096 -1.47% -0.9%
2095 -1.48% -0.88%
2094 -1.5% -0.88%
2093 -1.5% -0.87%
2092 -1.51% -0.86%
2091 -1.51% -0.83%
2090 -1.51% -0.82%
2089 -1.51% -0.82%
2088 -1.5% -0.81%
2087 -1.5% -0.81%
2086 -1.5% -0.81%
2085 -1.48% -0.8%
2084 -1.47% -0.8%
2083 -1.46% -0.8%
2082 -1.44% -0.8%
2081 -1.42% -0.81%
2080 -1.41% -0.82%
2079 -1.39% -0.83%
2078 -1.38% -0.85%
2077 -1.35% -0.83%
2076 -1.33% -0.86%
2075 -1.31% -0.88%
2074 -1.29% -0.89%
2073 -1.27% -0.91%
2072 -1.24% -0.93%
2071 -1.23% -0.97%
2070 -1.21% -0.97%
2069 -1.18% -1.01%
2068 -1.17% -1.02%
2067 -1.15% -1.02%
2066 -1.14% -1.03%
2065 -1.12% -1.05%
2064 -1.1% -1.04%
2063 -1.09% -1.05%
2062 -1.07% -1.05%
2061 -1.05% -1.06%
2060 -1.04% -1.02%
2059 -1.02% -1.01%
2058 -1.01% -0.99%
2057 -1% -1%
2056 -0.97% -0.97%
2055 -0.96% -0.96%
2054 -0.95% -0.94%
2053 -0.93% -0.91%
2052 -0.91% -0.9%
2051 -0.89% -0.86%
2050 -0.87% -0.87%
2049 -0.85% -0.84%
2048 -0.83% -0.84%
2047 -0.8% -0.85%
2046 -0.77% -0.88%
2045 -0.73% -0.86%
2044 -0.71% -0.9%
2043 -0.67% -0.91%
2042 -0.64% -0.92%
2041 -0.61% -0.95%
2040 -0.57% -1%
2039 -0.53% -1%
2038 -0.5% -1.01%
2037 -0.48% -1.02%
2036 -0.45% -1.04%
2035 -0.42% -1.04%
2034 -0.39% -1.03%
2033 -0.36% -1.02%
2032 -0.34% -1.01%
2031 -0.31% -1.02%
2030 -0.31% -1.01%
2029 -0.29% -0.99%
2028 -0.28% -0.98%
2027 -0.27% -0.97%
2026 -0.24% -1.35%
2025 -0.21% -1.21%
2024 -0.23% -2.26%
2023 -1.1% -2.8%
2022 -0.3% -2.59%
2021 0.03% -1.49%
2020 0.002% -1.09%
2019 0.03% -1.59%
2018 0.05% -1.74%
2017 0.09% -1.71%
2016 0.07% -1.16%
2015 0.13% -0.76%
2014 0.18% -0.06%
2013 0.24% -0.03%
2012 0.28% -0.01%
2011 0.16% -0.06%
2010 0.24% -0.1%
2009 0.27% -0.13%
2008 0.36% -0.19%
2007 0.46% -0.23%
2006 0.47% -0.28%
2005 0.59% -0.24%
2004 0.63% -0.25%
2003 0.73% -0.28%
2002 0.7% -0.23%
2001 0.79% -0.22%
2000 0.99% -0.2%
1999 1.28% -0.16%
1998 1.06% -0.04%
1997 1.26% -0.37%
1996 1.03% -0.2%
1995 0.86% -0.46%
1994 1.41% -0.31%
1993 1.19% -0.17%
1992 1.32% -0.02%
1991 1.09% 0.12%
1990 0.71% 0.27%
1989 0.77% 0.72%
1988 0.69% 1.12%
1987 0.75% 1.15%
1986 0.77% 1.13%
1985 0.82% 1.07%
1984 1.05% 1.05%
1983 0.92% 1.02%
1982 1.23% 0.99%
1981 1.49% 1.01%
1980 1.7% 0.96%
1979 1.76% 1.01%
1978 1.32% 1.14%
1977 1.64% 1.15%
1976 1.63% 1.15%
1975 1.59% 1.14%
1974 1.53% 1.1%
1973 1.5% 1.04%
1972 1.53% 0.98%
1971 1.6% 0.94%
1970 1.67% 1.21%
1969 1.75% 1.49%
1968 1.85% 1.51%
1967 1.96% 1.56%
1966 2.1% 1.61%
1965 2.26% 1.67%
1964 2.44% 1.79%
1963 2.64% 1.94%
1962 2.88% 2.09%
1961 0.06% 2.2%

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

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In 2024, the population of Mauritius declined by 0.23%, while Moldova's population declined by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Moldova
Current population
1240121
2341166
Population rank 157/197 145/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.03%
One net population change
3.05 hours
9.47 minutes
One birth every
41.3 minutes
19.9 minutes
One death every
44.8 minutes
15.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline -8 -152
Annual growth/decline -2,868 -55,477
Annual growth/decline rate -0.23% -2.26%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 196/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -2,784 -29,766
Net migration rank 103/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - -29,766
2024 - -2,787 - -27,088
2023 999 -2,824 -7,007 -18,570
2022 -757 -2,824 -6,385 89,154
2021 -253 -4,324 -13,444 -33,405
2020 2,405 -5,895 -7,067 -33,405
2019 1,773 -5,202 -3,416 -41,233
2018 2,151 -5,084 -961 -36,085
2017 3,415 -5,322 1,402 -43,871
2016 2,906 -4,483 4,580 -51,642
2015 3,031 -3,645 6,049 -59,399
2014 3,657 -3,691 7,248 -67,175
2013 4,281 -3,617 3,537 -77,571
2012 5,149 -3,663 5,581 -81,215
2011 5,511 -2,465 5,948 -82,271
2010 5,877 -2,624 7,456 -84,039
2009 6,113 -2,467 7,492 -83,546
2008 7,465 -2,589 5,210 -79,593
2007 8,429 -2,642 3,490 -75,734
2006 8,515 -2,757 2,406 -72,061
2005 10,195 -2,840 2,005 -68,681
2004 10,745 -3,001 1,714 -52,491
2003 10,799 -3,141 -322 -46,947
2002 11,685 -3,150 -1,249 -45,833
2001 11,723 -3,225 -718 -45,043
2000 12,224 -2,326 -324 -43,854
1999 12,341 -1,463 642 -43,111
1998 11,489 -1,292 2,140 -41,975
1997 11,943 -1,199 4,669 -41,743
1996 13,041 -1,092 2,655 -33,369
1995 13,020 -1,144 5,534 -31,975
1994 14,355 -1,112 9,921 -31,616
1993 14,814 -1,189 13,886 -31,526
1992 15,833 -1,254 17,373 -30,136
1991 15,091 -1,333 21,127 -29,204
1990 15,564 -1,938 25,824 -30,053
1989 14,718 -2,463 29,638 -29,307
1988 14,084 -1,399 35,608 -4,989
1987 13,262 -300 40,122 -10,796
1986 12,340 852 39,463 -8,769
1985 12,451 615 38,060 -10,627
1984 13,665 -258 38,108 -12,732
1983 14,525 -1,756 36,076 -10,543
1982 15,880 -2,226 32,814 -8,412
1981 18,334 -1,559 31,360 -6,452
1980 19,321 -1,739 30,053 -3,693
1979 19,282 -2,363 28,322 -6,912
1978 18,670 -3,129 27,622 3,483
1977 16,769 -3,749 27,707 3,245
1976 16,407 -3,807 27,801 2,885
1975 15,342 -3,869 27,677 2,355
1974 17,561 -4,908 27,219 1,785
1973 13,145 -2,144 25,967 1,156
1972 14,825 -2,408 24,626 481
1971 15,441 -960 23,359 -61
1970 16,190 -1,281 22,314 606
1969 15,761 -674 21,768 20,561
1968 17,884 -2,445 22,005 19,830
1967 17,560 -1,257 22,654 19,175
1966 20,758 -4,123 23,720 18,601
1965 20,482 -3,597 24,916 18,066
1964 22,239 -4,850 25,860 17,509
1963 22,069 -5,236 29,382 16,816
1962 20,660 -6,107 32,082 15,884
1961 20,355 -8,984 35,180 14,818
1960 19,931 -7,083 36,352 13,697

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

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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 Moldova 6.04% is from natural causes (a loss of 19,001 people) and 94% is from migration (a loss of 295,631 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

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
Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Dubasari 28.5K
Ungheni 26.5K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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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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