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

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The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,243,741 in 2025 vs 54,850,648 people in Myanmar in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,721 people compared to 55,361,818 in Myanmar.

Population statistics:

  • Myanmar's population is 44.6 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Myanmar is the 27th.
  • The countries together account for 0.68% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 0.67% for Myanmar.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.13% per year vs +0.72% in Myanmar.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.54% growth), while Myanmar has grown from 47.8M to 55.4M (15.9% growth).

Mauritius vs Myanmar: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Myanmar
2100 573,815 49,940,111
2099 582,097 50,189,329
2098 590,562 50,438,094
2097 599,251 50,686,307
2096 608,134 50,935,768
2095 617,230 51,187,086
2094 626,529 51,437,370
2093 636,052 51,684,263
2092 645,739 51,929,856
2091 655,617 52,177,533
2090 665,663 52,421,308
2089 675,889 52,660,538
2088 686,240 52,897,777
2087 696,717 53,134,297
2086 707,360 53,369,096
2085 718,105 53,601,340
2084 728,910 53,828,989
2083 739,778 54,053,017
2082 750,765 54,275,644
2081 761,750 54,495,268
2080 772,748 54,712,302
2079 783,786 54,927,789
2078 794,837 55,140,889
2077 805,918 55,347,343
2076 816,942 55,552,868
2075 827,927 55,755,739
2074 838,911 55,954,725
2073 849,873 56,150,331
2072 860,821 56,339,615
2071 871,644 56,523,628
2070 882,518 56,703,747
2069 893,282 56,877,191
2068 903,984 57,045,573
2067 914,668 57,207,013
2066 925,317 57,363,486
2065 935,999 57,515,336
2064 946,603 57,661,327
2063 957,115 57,798,588
2062 967,627 57,928,360
2061 978,076 58,056,757
2060 988,500 58,176,117
2059 998,838 58,284,778
2058 1,009,091 58,381,839
2057 1,019,346 58,471,358
2056 1,029,601 58,555,436
2055 1,039,730 58,625,894
2054 1,049,821 58,687,073
2053 1,059,876 58,734,842
2052 1,069,793 58,772,617
2051 1,079,612 58,799,283
2050 1,089,300 58,813,731
2049 1,098,902 58,819,125
2048 1,108,341 58,812,936
2047 1,117,590 58,795,137
2046 1,126,567 58,764,783
2045 1,135,321 58,717,705
2044 1,143,708 58,660,923
2043 1,151,882 58,591,067
2042 1,159,639 58,505,720
2041 1,167,107 58,407,189
2040 1,174,241 58,296,243
2039 1,181,008 58,171,090
2038 1,187,347 58,030,790
2037 1,193,347 57,878,267
2036 1,199,055 57,714,284
2035 1,204,453 57,533,824
2034 1,209,521 57,338,544
2033 1,214,292 57,127,286
2032 1,218,727 56,900,181
2031 1,222,858 56,656,985
2030 1,226,642 56,397,420
2029 1,230,401 56,123,541
2028 1,234,008 55,830,923
2027 1,237,431 55,521,079
2026 1,240,721 55,193,610
2025 1,243,741 54,850,648
2024 1,245,779 54,500,091
2023 1,248,647 54,133,798
2022 1,262,523 53,756,787
2021 1,266,334 53,387,102
2020 1,266,014 53,016,522
2019 1,265,985 52,640,713
2018 1,265,577 52,272,247
2017 1,264,887 51,894,938
2016 1,263,747 51,495,696
2015 1,262,879 51,089,056
2014 1,261,208 50,681,634
2013 1,258,927 50,262,658
2012 1,255,882 49,837,446
2011 1,252,404 49,419,820
2010 1,250,400 49,024,382
2009 1,247,429 48,660,459
2008 1,244,121 48,390,793
2007 1,239,630 48,125,043
2006 1,233,996 47,785,135
2005 1,228,254 47,438,365
2004 1,221,003 47,068,772
2003 1,213,370 46,667,192
2002 1,204,621 46,232,653
2001 1,196,287 45,771,139
2000 1,186,873 45,290,841
1999 1,175,267 44,787,724
1998 1,160,421 44,257,793
1997 1,148,284 43,708,798
1996 1,133,996 43,154,860
1995 1,122,457 42,605,338
1994 1,112,846 42,055,143
1993 1,097,374 41,502,429
1992 1,084,441 40,950,342
1991 1,070,266 40,394,154
1990 1,058,775 39,817,251
1989 1,051,260 39,214,618
1988 1,043,239 38,600,927
1987 1,036,082 37,971,594
1986 1,028,360 37,314,878
1985 1,020,528 36,622,827
1984 1,012,221 35,899,313
1983 1,001,691 35,162,715
1982 992,521 34,482,965
1981 980,462 33,858,783
1980 966,039 33,227,204
1979 949,888 32,596,550
1978 933,499 31,972,976
1977 921,379 31,355,966
1976 906,507 30,758,811
1975 892,000 30,176,565
1974 878,042 29,598,167
1973 864,819 29,026,388
1972 852,053 28,428,324
1971 839,230 27,807,219
1970 826,000 27,193,016
1969 812,405 26,585,112
1968 798,413 25,989,662
1967 783,917 25,406,429
1966 768,813 24,836,496
1965 753,000 24,279,431
1964 736,381 23,737,315
1963 718,861 23,213,408
1962 700,349 22,704,719
1961 680,757 22,210,581
1960 680,331 21,730,250

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritius increased by 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth), while Myanmar gained 3,710,561 people (a 7.77% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,026 people (a 1.82% decline), while Myanmar's population increased by 3,866,122 people (a 7.51% growth).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Myanmar was ranked 26th in 2006 and ranked 27th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Mauritius' population will shrink by 12.2% to 1,089,300 people with a rank change from 157th to 160th. The population of Myanmar will increase by 6.24% to 58,813,731 people and rank change from 27th to 35th.

Myanmar is projected to reach its peak in 2049 at 58.8M 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
Myanmar
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Myanmar
2100 -1.42% -0.5%
2099 -1.43% -0.49%
2098 -1.45% -0.49%
2097 -1.46% -0.49%
2096 -1.47% -0.49%
2095 -1.48% -0.49%
2094 -1.5% -0.48%
2093 -1.5% -0.47%
2092 -1.51% -0.47%
2091 -1.51% -0.47%
2090 -1.51% -0.45%
2089 -1.51% -0.45%
2088 -1.5% -0.45%
2087 -1.5% -0.44%
2086 -1.5% -0.43%
2085 -1.48% -0.42%
2084 -1.47% -0.41%
2083 -1.46% -0.41%
2082 -1.44% -0.4%
2081 -1.42% -0.4%
2080 -1.41% -0.39%
2079 -1.39% -0.39%
2078 -1.38% -0.37%
2077 -1.35% -0.37%
2076 -1.33% -0.36%
2075 -1.31% -0.36%
2074 -1.29% -0.35%
2073 -1.27% -0.34%
2072 -1.24% -0.33%
2071 -1.23% -0.32%
2070 -1.21% -0.3%
2069 -1.18% -0.3%
2068 -1.17% -0.28%
2067 -1.15% -0.27%
2066 -1.14% -0.26%
2065 -1.12% -0.25%
2064 -1.1% -0.24%
2063 -1.09% -0.22%
2062 -1.07% -0.22%
2061 -1.05% -0.21%
2060 -1.04% -0.19%
2059 -1.02% -0.17%
2058 -1.01% -0.15%
2057 -1% -0.14%
2056 -0.97% -0.12%
2055 -0.96% -0.1%
2054 -0.95% -0.08%
2053 -0.93% -0.06%
2052 -0.91% -0.05%
2051 -0.89% -0.02%
2050 -0.87% -0.009%
2049 -0.85% 0.01%
2048 -0.83% 0.03%
2047 -0.8% 0.05%
2046 -0.77% 0.08%
2045 -0.73% 0.1%
2044 -0.71% 0.12%
2043 -0.67% 0.15%
2042 -0.64% 0.17%
2041 -0.61% 0.19%
2040 -0.57% 0.22%
2039 -0.53% 0.24%
2038 -0.5% 0.26%
2037 -0.48% 0.28%
2036 -0.45% 0.31%
2035 -0.42% 0.34%
2034 -0.39% 0.37%
2033 -0.36% 0.4%
2032 -0.34% 0.43%
2031 -0.31% 0.46%
2030 -0.31% 0.49%
2029 -0.29% 0.52%
2028 -0.28% 0.56%
2027 -0.27% 0.59%
2026 -0.24% 0.63%
2025 -0.16% 0.64%
2024 -0.23% 0.68%
2023 -1.1% 0.7%
2022 -0.3% 0.69%
2021 0.03% 0.7%
2020 0.002% 0.71%
2019 0.03% 0.7%
2018 0.05% 0.73%
2017 0.09% 0.78%
2016 0.07% 0.8%
2015 0.13% 0.8%
2014 0.18% 0.83%
2013 0.24% 0.85%
2012 0.28% 0.85%
2011 0.16% 0.81%
2010 0.24% 0.75%
2009 0.27% 0.56%
2008 0.36% 0.55%
2007 0.46% 0.71%
2006 0.47% 0.73%
2005 0.59% 0.79%
2004 0.63% 0.86%
2003 0.73% 0.94%
2002 0.7% 1.01%
2001 0.79% 1.06%
2000 0.99% 1.12%
1999 1.28% 1.2%
1998 1.06% 1.26%
1997 1.26% 1.28%
1996 1.03% 1.29%
1995 0.86% 1.31%
1994 1.41% 1.33%
1993 1.19% 1.35%
1992 1.32% 1.38%
1991 1.09% 1.45%
1990 0.71% 1.54%
1989 0.77% 1.59%
1988 0.69% 1.66%
1987 0.75% 1.76%
1986 0.77% 1.89%
1985 0.82% 2.02%
1984 1.05% 2.09%
1983 0.92% 1.97%
1982 1.23% 1.84%
1981 1.49% 1.9%
1980 1.7% 1.93%
1979 1.76% 1.95%
1978 1.32% 1.97%
1977 1.64% 1.94%
1976 1.63% 1.93%
1975 1.59% 1.95%
1974 1.53% 1.97%
1973 1.5% 2.1%
1972 1.53% 2.23%
1971 1.6% 2.26%
1970 1.67% 2.29%
1969 1.75% 2.29%
1968 1.85% 2.3%
1967 1.96% 2.29%
1966 2.1% 2.29%
1965 2.26% 2.28%
1964 2.44% 2.26%
1963 2.64% 2.24%
1962 2.88% 2.22%
1961 0.06% 2.21%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Mauritius declined by 0.16%, while Myanmar's population grew by 0.64%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Myanmar
Current population
1240721
55361818
Population rank 157/197 27/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.67%
One net population change
4.31 hours
1.5 minutes
One birth every
41 minutes
35.1 seconds
One death every
42.2 minutes
1.05 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +960
Annual growth/decline -2,038 +350,557
Annual growth/decline rate -0.16% +0.64%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 121/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
13.3 minutes
Annual migration change -2,784 -39,661
Net migration rank 103/196 172/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 79,052
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 139/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 0.1%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 194/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Myanmar
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Myanmar
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - -39,661
2024 374 -2,787 397,197 -37,979
2023 999 -2,824 408,331 -34,989
2022 -757 -2,824 415,647 -34,988
2021 -380 -4,324 394,104 -35,370
2020 2,406 -5,895 448,626 -66,213
2019 1,646 -5,202 469,924 -100,783
2018 2,152 -5,084 482,316 -114,598
2017 3,289 -5,322 492,276 -105,415
2016 2,906 -4,483 499,508 -87,907
2015 2,905 -3,645 495,769 -94,108
2014 3,657 -3,691 488,114 -74,901
2013 4,281 -3,617 487,648 -62,863
2012 5,023 -3,663 487,210 -61,536
2011 5,511 -2,465 492,271 -82,713
2010 5,877 -2,624 497,745 -116,481
2009 6,113 -2,467 505,144 -158,542
2008 7,465 -2,589 373,287 -180,533
2007 8,429 -2,642 523,745 -184,989
2006 8,515 -2,757 527,165 -186,098
2005 10,195 -2,840 537,429 -185,009
2004 10,745 -3,001 556,494 -169,736
2003 10,799 -3,141 582,173 -165,739
2002 11,685 -3,150 602,873 -150,232
2001 11,723 -3,225 601,524 -131,124
2000 12,224 -2,326 596,979 -106,772
1999 12,341 -1,463 597,916 -81,874
1998 11,489 -1,292 606,110 -62,281
1997 11,943 -1,199 613,103 -58,954
1996 13,041 -1,092 619,488 -65,766
1995 13,020 -1,144 620,376 -75,097
1994 14,355 -1,112 626,411 -71,359
1993 14,814 -1,189 633,576 -83,214
1992 15,833 -1,254 634,484 -80,661
1991 15,091 -1,333 637,622 -79,059
1990 15,564 -1,938 636,081 -40,859
1989 14,718 -2,463 636,610 -26,585
1988 14,084 -1,399 630,392 -13,046
1987 13,262 -300 652,960 -11,642
1986 12,340 852 679,467 -7,351
1985 12,451 615 705,905 6,074
1984 13,665 -258 723,623 11,433
1983 14,525 -1,756 719,710 18,427
1982 15,880 -2,226 701,212 -79,856
1981 18,334 -1,559 679,851 -52,839
1980 19,321 -1,739 673,815 -37,679
1979 19,282 -2,363 669,338 -44,174
1978 18,670 -3,129 658,068 -36,055
1977 16,769 -3,749 649,915 -37,879
1976 16,407 -3,807 642,829 -60,561
1975 15,342 -3,869 635,005 -52,763
1974 17,561 -4,908 628,458 -53,875
1973 13,145 -2,144 624,619 -55,659
1972 14,825 -2,408 616,411 10,735
1971 15,441 -960 608,784 6,306
1970 16,190 -1,281 595,337 17,997
1969 15,761 -674 584,979 17,491
1968 17,884 -2,445 571,123 17,293
1967 17,560 -1,257 559,577 18,470
1966 20,758 -4,123 546,378 15,453
1965 20,482 -3,597 533,443 18,847
1964 22,239 -4,850 516,334 15,600
1963 22,069 -5,236 501,548 14,350
1962 20,660 -6,107 487,925 13,546
1961 20,355 -8,984 474,818 11,972
1960 19,931 -7,083 465,049 8,807

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 26.8% of the population change in Mauritius is from natural causes (a gain of 15,540 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a loss of 42,390 people). In Myanmar 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,503,698 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 712,350 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 79,052 people or 0.1% in Myanmar.

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
Myanmar
City Population
Yangon 6.87M
Mandalay 1.23M
Naypyidaw 1.16M
Hpa-an 422K
Mawlamyine 289K
Pathein 287K
Bago 284K
Taunggyi 265K
Myitkyina 243K
Myeik 222K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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