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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 34,631,766 people in Mozambique in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,121 people compared to 36,941,128 in Mozambique.

Population statistics:

  • Mozambique's population is 29.8 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Mozambique is the 43rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.46% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 0.45% for Mozambique.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.09% per year vs +2.99% in Mozambique.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.5% growth), while Mozambique has grown from 20.8M to 36.9M (77.7% growth).

Mauritius vs Mozambique: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Mozambique
2100 573,538 105,684,658
2099 581,815 105,291,198
2098 590,276 104,859,475
2097 598,961 104,428,679
2096 607,840 103,962,668
2095 616,931 103,480,514
2094 626,226 102,989,197
2093 635,745 102,464,565
2092 645,427 101,929,545
2091 655,300 101,410,418
2090 665,341 100,829,728
2089 675,562 100,211,758
2088 685,908 99,594,130
2087 696,380 98,943,096
2086 707,018 98,288,529
2085 717,757 97,609,760
2084 728,558 96,926,143
2083 739,420 96,193,441
2082 750,402 95,449,095
2081 761,382 94,708,064
2080 772,374 93,957,824
2079 783,407 93,171,561
2078 794,452 92,350,666
2077 805,529 91,530,198
2076 816,547 90,699,125
2075 827,526 89,848,943
2074 838,506 88,999,187
2073 849,462 88,113,398
2072 860,405 87,210,961
2071 871,223 86,283,286
2070 882,091 85,349,704
2069 892,850 84,361,565
2068 903,547 83,400,997
2067 914,226 82,437,397
2066 924,869 81,437,030
2065 935,546 80,446,244
2064 946,145 79,433,801
2063 956,652 78,430,632
2062 967,159 77,376,597
2061 977,603 76,274,806
2060 988,022 75,197,384
2059 998,355 74,082,771
2058 1,008,603 72,958,774
2057 1,018,853 71,828,186
2056 1,029,103 70,677,889
2055 1,039,228 69,542,373
2054 1,049,313 68,419,331
2053 1,059,364 67,306,817
2052 1,069,276 66,163,407
2051 1,079,090 65,032,770
2050 1,088,773 63,898,302
2049 1,098,370 62,731,532
2048 1,107,805 61,579,833
2047 1,117,049 60,424,101
2046 1,126,022 59,273,421
2045 1,134,772 58,132,244
2044 1,143,155 56,969,604
2043 1,151,325 55,814,906
2042 1,159,078 54,633,120
2041 1,166,543 53,476,191
2040 1,173,673 52,305,805
2039 1,180,437 51,136,087
2038 1,186,773 49,973,820
2037 1,192,770 48,827,661
2036 1,198,476 47,668,628
2035 1,203,871 46,520,419
2034 1,208,936 45,358,645
2033 1,213,705 44,229,218
2032 1,218,138 43,102,655
2031 1,222,267 41,993,535
2030 1,226,049 40,901,742
2029 1,229,806 39,818,379
2028 1,233,411 38,748,841
2027 1,236,833 37,696,739
2026 1,240,121 36,660,958
2025 1,243,139 35,650,681
2024 1,245,779 34,631,766
2023 1,248,647 33,635,160
2022 1,262,523 32,656,246
2021 1,266,334 31,707,800
2020 1,266,014 30,783,688
2019 1,265,985 29,884,380
2018 1,265,577 29,018,644
2017 1,264,887 28,166,393
2016 1,263,747 27,337,105
2015 1,262,879 26,547,572
2014 1,261,208 25,788,475
2013 1,258,927 25,051,611
2012 1,255,882 24,337,846
2011 1,252,404 23,649,039
2010 1,250,400 22,999,235
2009 1,247,429 22,391,745
2008 1,244,121 21,819,036
2007 1,239,630 21,287,635
2006 1,233,996 20,787,087
2005 1,228,254 20,304,569
2004 1,221,003 19,840,313
2003 1,213,370 19,392,475
2002 1,204,621 18,958,338
2001 1,196,287 18,537,729
2000 1,186,873 18,129,653
1999 1,175,267 17,734,506
1998 1,160,421 17,340,464
1997 1,148,284 16,949,982
1996 1,133,996 16,492,480
1995 1,122,457 15,960,530
1994 1,112,846 15,033,853
1993 1,097,374 14,051,192
1992 1,084,441 13,613,316
1991 1,070,266 13,352,090
1990 1,058,775 13,094,537
1989 1,051,260 12,906,842
1988 1,043,239 12,800,558
1987 1,036,082 12,822,574
1986 1,028,360 12,770,578
1985 1,020,528 12,548,949
1984 1,012,221 12,315,954
1983 1,001,691 12,073,822
1982 992,521 11,824,370
1981 980,462 11,568,127
1980 966,039 11,336,221
1979 949,888 11,028,809
1978 933,499 10,618,250
1977 921,379 10,224,975
1976 906,507 9,867,209
1975 892,000 9,540,817
1974 878,042 9,236,093
1973 864,819 8,954,242
1972 852,053 8,692,935
1971 839,230 8,456,317
1970 826,000 8,250,506
1969 812,405 8,066,951
1968 798,413 7,892,613
1967 783,917 7,724,550
1966 768,813 7,562,990
1965 753,000 7,406,421
1964 736,381 7,255,061
1963 718,861 7,109,828
1962 700,349 6,969,364
1961 680,757 6,834,936
1960 680,331 6,713,695

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/mozambique | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritius increased by 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth), while Mozambique gained 6,550,018 people (a 31.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline), while Mozambique's population increased by 9,604,023 people (a 35.1% growth).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Mozambique was ranked 52nd in 2006 and ranked 43rd 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 Mozambique will increase by 73% to 63,898,302 people and rank change from 43rd to 32nd.

Mozambique is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 106M 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
Mozambique
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Mozambique
2100 -1.42% 0.37%
2099 -1.43% 0.41%
2098 -1.45% 0.41%
2097 -1.46% 0.45%
2096 -1.47% 0.47%
2095 -1.48% 0.48%
2094 -1.5% 0.51%
2093 -1.5% 0.52%
2092 -1.51% 0.51%
2091 -1.51% 0.58%
2090 -1.51% 0.62%
2089 -1.51% 0.62%
2088 -1.5% 0.66%
2087 -1.5% 0.67%
2086 -1.5% 0.7%
2085 -1.48% 0.71%
2084 -1.47% 0.76%
2083 -1.46% 0.78%
2082 -1.44% 0.78%
2081 -1.42% 0.8%
2080 -1.41% 0.84%
2079 -1.39% 0.89%
2078 -1.38% 0.9%
2077 -1.35% 0.92%
2076 -1.33% 0.95%
2075 -1.31% 0.95%
2074 -1.29% 1.01%
2073 -1.27% 1.03%
2072 -1.24% 1.08%
2071 -1.23% 1.09%
2070 -1.21% 1.17%
2069 -1.18% 1.15%
2068 -1.17% 1.17%
2067 -1.15% 1.23%
2066 -1.14% 1.23%
2065 -1.12% 1.27%
2064 -1.1% 1.28%
2063 -1.09% 1.36%
2062 -1.07% 1.44%
2061 -1.05% 1.43%
2060 -1.04% 1.5%
2059 -1.02% 1.54%
2058 -1.01% 1.57%
2057 -1% 1.63%
2056 -0.97% 1.63%
2055 -0.96% 1.64%
2054 -0.95% 1.65%
2053 -0.93% 1.73%
2052 -0.91% 1.74%
2051 -0.89% 1.78%
2050 -0.87% 1.86%
2049 -0.85% 1.87%
2048 -0.83% 1.91%
2047 -0.8% 1.94%
2046 -0.77% 1.96%
2045 -0.73% 2.04%
2044 -0.71% 2.07%
2043 -0.67% 2.16%
2042 -0.64% 2.16%
2041 -0.61% 2.24%
2040 -0.57% 2.29%
2039 -0.53% 2.33%
2038 -0.5% 2.35%
2037 -0.48% 2.43%
2036 -0.45% 2.47%
2035 -0.42% 2.56%
2034 -0.39% 2.55%
2033 -0.36% 2.61%
2032 -0.34% 2.64%
2031 -0.31% 2.67%
2030 -0.31% 2.72%
2029 -0.29% 2.76%
2028 -0.28% 2.79%
2027 -0.27% 2.83%
2026 -0.24% 2.83%
2025 -0.21% 2.94%
2024 -0.23% 2.96%
2023 -1.1% 3%
2022 -0.3% 2.99%
2021 0.03% 3%
2020 0.002% 3.01%
2019 0.03% 2.98%
2018 0.05% 3.03%
2017 0.09% 3.03%
2016 0.07% 2.97%
2015 0.13% 2.94%
2014 0.18% 2.94%
2013 0.24% 2.93%
2012 0.28% 2.91%
2011 0.16% 2.83%
2010 0.24% 2.71%
2009 0.27% 2.62%
2008 0.36% 2.5%
2007 0.46% 2.41%
2006 0.47% 2.38%
2005 0.59% 2.34%
2004 0.63% 2.31%
2003 0.73% 2.29%
2002 0.7% 2.27%
2001 0.79% 2.25%
2000 0.99% 2.23%
1999 1.28% 2.27%
1998 1.06% 2.3%
1997 1.26% 2.77%
1996 1.03% 3.33%
1995 0.86% 6.16%
1994 1.41% 6.99%
1993 1.19% 3.22%
1992 1.32% 1.96%
1991 1.09% 1.97%
1990 0.71% 1.45%
1989 0.77% 0.83%
1988 0.69% -0.17%
1987 0.75% 0.41%
1986 0.77% 1.77%
1985 0.82% 1.89%
1984 1.05% 2.01%
1983 0.92% 2.11%
1982 1.23% 2.22%
1981 1.49% 2.05%
1980 1.7% 2.79%
1979 1.76% 3.87%
1978 1.32% 3.85%
1977 1.64% 3.63%
1976 1.63% 3.42%
1975 1.59% 3.3%
1974 1.53% 3.15%
1973 1.5% 3.01%
1972 1.53% 2.8%
1971 1.6% 2.49%
1970 1.67% 2.28%
1969 1.75% 2.21%
1968 1.85% 2.18%
1967 1.96% 2.14%
1966 2.1% 2.11%
1965 2.26% 2.09%
1964 2.44% 2.04%
1963 2.64% 2.02%
1962 2.88% 1.97%
1961 0.06% 1.81%

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 Mozambique's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Mozambique
Current population
1240121
36941128
Population rank 157/197 43/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.45%
One net population change
3.05 hours
31.6 seconds
One birth every
41.3 minutes
25 seconds
One death every
44.8 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline -8 +2,730
Annual growth/decline -2,868 +996,606
Annual growth/decline rate -0.23% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 16/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
8.04 minutes
Annual migration change -2,784 -65,573
Net migration rank 103/196 178/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 353,143
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 93/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 154/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Mozambique
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Mozambique
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - -65,573
2024 - -2,787 - -38,940
2023 999 -2,824 1,025,334 -36,276
2022 -757 -2,824 1,003,689 -34,936
2021 -253 -4,324 951,234 -23,103
2020 2,405 -5,895 945,952 -25,864
2019 1,773 -5,202 927,581 -49,080
2018 2,151 -5,084 903,176 -50,224
2017 3,415 -5,322 876,594 -25,043
2016 2,906 -4,483 850,430 -43,398
2015 3,031 -3,645 824,435 -52,374
2014 3,657 -3,691 799,778 -53,625
2013 4,281 -3,617 784,641 -57,067
2012 5,149 -3,663 763,088 -63,131
2011 5,511 -2,465 741,303 -63,638
2010 5,877 -2,624 719,025 -97,079
2009 6,113 -2,467 693,673 -100,625
2008 7,465 -2,589 654,920 -102,534
2007 8,429 -2,642 610,913 -100,490
2006 8,515 -2,757 586,009 -95,333
2005 10,195 -2,840 570,132 -95,770
2004 10,745 -3,001 554,973 -100,824
2003 10,799 -3,141 540,992 -99,484
2002 11,685 -3,150 529,867 -103,102
2001 11,723 -3,225 519,594 -105,130
2000 12,224 -2,326 506,162 -104,476
1999 12,341 -1,463 491,814 -103,223
1998 11,489 -1,292 474,453 -74,952
1997 11,943 -1,199 461,209 -79,732
1996 13,041 -1,092 442,559 90,975
1995 13,020 -1,144 421,630 108,751
1994 14,355 -1,112 384,821 938,163
1993 14,814 -1,189 369,518 272,829
1992 15,833 -1,254 362,373 -128,960
1991 15,091 -1,333 357,676 -68,644
1990 15,564 -1,938 353,290 -127,215
1989 14,718 -2,463 348,833 -199,509
1988 14,084 -1,399 349,480 -286,247
1987 13,262 -300 334,438 -441,710
1986 12,340 852 332,609 -121,350
1985 12,451 615 307,625 -75,642
1984 13,665 -258 304,524 -70,532
1983 14,525 -1,756 324,158 -73,899
1982 15,880 -2,226 321,493 -72,852
1981 18,334 -1,559 322,207 -58,347
1980 19,321 -1,739 349,586 -149,650
1979 19,282 -2,363 331,162 83,699
1978 18,670 -3,129 310,403 95,859
1977 16,769 -3,749 289,193 91,082
1976 16,407 -3,807 273,924 61,326
1975 15,342 -3,869 257,984 59,562
1974 17,561 -4,908 240,665 51,238
1973 13,145 -2,144 226,847 44,951
1972 14,825 -2,408 215,793 35,023
1971 15,441 -960 211,137 11,297
1970 16,190 -1,281 207,385 -18,197
1969 15,761 -674 202,174 -24,251
1968 17,884 -2,445 197,623 -26,872
1967 17,560 -1,257 193,044 -27,672
1966 20,758 -4,123 189,218 -31,462
1965 20,482 -3,597 185,931 -30,538
1964 22,239 -4,850 182,334 -35,005
1963 22,069 -5,236 180,867 -37,738
1962 20,660 -6,107 176,297 -38,504
1961 20,355 -8,984 171,236 -40,181
1960 19,931 -7,083 165,774 -54,351

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 Mozambique 95.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 9,108,203 people) and 4.15% is from migration (a loss of 393,923 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 353,143 people or 1% in Mozambique.

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
Mozambique
City Population
Maputo 1.13M
Matola 1.03M
Nampula 743K
Beira 531K
Quelimane 350K
Chimoio 239K
Nacala 225K
Tete 153K
Pemba 141K
Xai-Xai 116K

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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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