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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 3,030,131 people in Namibia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,121 people compared to 3,173,089 in Namibia.

Population statistics:

  • Namibia's population is 2.56 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Namibia is the 134th.
  • The countries together account for 0.05% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 0.04% for Namibia.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.09% per year vs +2.73% in Namibia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.5% growth), while Namibia has grown from 1.99M to 3.17M (59.3% growth).

Mauritius vs Namibia: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Namibia
2100 573,538 5,958,153
2099 581,815 5,952,623
2098 590,276 5,947,142
2097 598,961 5,942,285
2096 607,840 5,938,162
2095 616,931 5,930,395
2094 626,226 5,922,248
2093 635,745 5,911,235
2092 645,427 5,899,026
2091 655,300 5,886,490
2090 665,341 5,871,938
2089 675,562 5,858,234
2088 685,908 5,842,720
2087 696,380 5,825,856
2086 707,018 5,806,643
2085 717,757 5,789,246
2084 728,558 5,771,050
2083 739,420 5,751,610
2082 750,402 5,730,648
2081 761,382 5,707,476
2080 772,374 5,682,842
2079 783,407 5,659,698
2078 794,452 5,634,313
2077 805,529 5,608,096
2076 816,547 5,580,829
2075 827,526 5,551,107
2074 838,506 5,522,025
2073 849,462 5,494,180
2072 860,405 5,464,749
2071 871,223 5,434,461
2070 882,091 5,403,822
2069 892,850 5,371,517
2068 903,547 5,336,950
2067 914,226 5,300,707
2066 924,869 5,263,191
2065 935,546 5,227,346
2064 946,145 5,190,323
2063 956,652 5,150,579
2062 967,159 5,109,760
2061 977,603 5,068,478
2060 988,022 5,023,587
2059 998,355 4,979,591
2058 1,008,603 4,933,964
2057 1,018,853 4,887,985
2056 1,029,103 4,840,537
2055 1,039,228 4,790,848
2054 1,049,313 4,741,942
2053 1,059,364 4,691,180
2052 1,069,276 4,639,835
2051 1,079,090 4,587,353
2050 1,088,773 4,533,502
2049 1,098,370 4,482,650
2048 1,107,805 4,430,309
2047 1,117,049 4,373,597
2046 1,126,022 4,318,050
2045 1,134,772 4,259,166
2044 1,143,155 4,202,338
2043 1,151,325 4,144,892
2042 1,159,078 4,088,713
2041 1,166,543 4,032,347
2040 1,173,673 3,976,987
2039 1,180,437 3,920,720
2038 1,186,773 3,862,015
2037 1,192,770 3,804,482
2036 1,198,476 3,747,072
2035 1,203,871 3,689,163
2034 1,208,936 3,631,737
2033 1,213,705 3,575,000
2032 1,218,138 3,516,310
2031 1,222,267 3,456,265
2030 1,226,049 3,395,964
2029 1,229,806 3,336,698
2028 1,233,411 3,277,428
2027 1,236,833 3,216,917
2026 1,240,121 3,156,839
2025 1,243,139 3,094,769
2024 1,245,779 3,030,131
2023 1,248,647 2,963,095
2022 1,262,523 2,889,662
2021 1,266,334 2,810,548
2020 1,266,014 2,728,762
2019 1,265,985 2,650,494
2018 1,265,577 2,577,327
2017 1,264,887 2,506,853
2016 1,263,747 2,439,213
2015 1,262,879 2,374,300
2014 1,261,208 2,312,139
2013 1,258,927 2,252,508
2012 1,255,882 2,194,654
2011 1,252,404 2,146,325
2010 1,250,400 2,109,811
2009 1,247,429 2,077,394
2008 1,244,121 2,047,056
2007 1,239,630 2,018,600
2006 1,233,996 1,991,888
2005 1,228,254 1,966,582
2004 1,221,003 1,942,082
2003 1,213,370 1,917,464
2002 1,204,621 1,889,970
2001 1,196,287 1,857,048
2000 1,186,873 1,818,647
1999 1,175,267 1,776,368
1998 1,160,421 1,732,745
1997 1,148,284 1,689,264
1996 1,133,996 1,646,103
1995 1,122,457 1,602,170
1994 1,112,846 1,556,304
1993 1,097,374 1,508,697
1992 1,084,441 1,461,322
1991 1,070,266 1,415,684
1990 1,058,775 1,369,303
1989 1,051,260 1,288,947
1988 1,043,239 1,209,696
1987 1,036,082 1,167,889
1986 1,028,360 1,131,081
1985 1,020,528 1,096,890
1984 1,012,221 1,065,989
1983 1,001,691 1,037,511
1982 992,521 1,010,308
1981 980,462 992,500
1980 966,039 981,434
1979 949,888 962,825
1978 933,499 947,269
1977 921,379 931,104
1976 906,507 906,566
1975 892,000 881,032
1974 878,042 854,320
1973 864,819 828,928
1972 852,053 804,399
1971 839,230 780,584
1970 826,000 757,868
1969 812,405 736,120
1968 798,413 715,542
1967 783,917 696,045
1966 768,813 677,655
1965 753,000 660,558
1964 736,381 644,530
1963 718,861 629,589
1962 700,349 615,759
1961 680,757 603,067
1960 680,331 591,465

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/namibia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritius increased by 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth), while Namibia gained 447,325 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline), while Namibia's population increased by 733,876 people (a 30.1% growth).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Namibia was ranked 143rd in 2006 and ranked 134th 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 Namibia will increase by 42.9% to 4,533,502 people and rank change from 134th to 131st.

Namibia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 5.96M 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
Namibia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Namibia
2100 -1.42% 0.09%
2099 -1.43% 0.09%
2098 -1.45% 0.08%
2097 -1.46% 0.07%
2096 -1.47% 0.13%
2095 -1.48% 0.14%
2094 -1.5% 0.19%
2093 -1.5% 0.21%
2092 -1.51% 0.21%
2091 -1.51% 0.25%
2090 -1.51% 0.23%
2089 -1.51% 0.27%
2088 -1.5% 0.29%
2087 -1.5% 0.33%
2086 -1.5% 0.3%
2085 -1.48% 0.32%
2084 -1.47% 0.34%
2083 -1.46% 0.37%
2082 -1.44% 0.41%
2081 -1.42% 0.43%
2080 -1.41% 0.41%
2079 -1.39% 0.45%
2078 -1.38% 0.47%
2077 -1.35% 0.49%
2076 -1.33% 0.54%
2075 -1.31% 0.53%
2074 -1.29% 0.51%
2073 -1.27% 0.54%
2072 -1.24% 0.56%
2071 -1.23% 0.57%
2070 -1.21% 0.6%
2069 -1.18% 0.65%
2068 -1.17% 0.68%
2067 -1.15% 0.71%
2066 -1.14% 0.69%
2065 -1.12% 0.71%
2064 -1.1% 0.77%
2063 -1.09% 0.8%
2062 -1.07% 0.81%
2061 -1.05% 0.89%
2060 -1.04% 0.88%
2059 -1.02% 0.92%
2058 -1.01% 0.94%
2057 -1% 0.98%
2056 -0.97% 1.04%
2055 -0.96% 1.03%
2054 -0.95% 1.08%
2053 -0.93% 1.11%
2052 -0.91% 1.14%
2051 -0.89% 1.19%
2050 -0.87% 1.13%
2049 -0.85% 1.18%
2048 -0.83% 1.3%
2047 -0.8% 1.29%
2046 -0.77% 1.38%
2045 -0.73% 1.35%
2044 -0.71% 1.39%
2043 -0.67% 1.37%
2042 -0.64% 1.4%
2041 -0.61% 1.39%
2040 -0.57% 1.44%
2039 -0.53% 1.52%
2038 -0.5% 1.51%
2037 -0.48% 1.53%
2036 -0.45% 1.57%
2035 -0.42% 1.58%
2034 -0.39% 1.59%
2033 -0.36% 1.67%
2032 -0.34% 1.74%
2031 -0.31% 1.78%
2030 -0.31% 1.78%
2029 -0.29% 1.81%
2028 -0.28% 1.88%
2027 -0.27% 1.9%
2026 -0.24% 2.01%
2025 -0.21% 2.13%
2024 -0.23% 2.26%
2023 -1.1% 2.54%
2022 -0.3% 2.81%
2021 0.03% 3%
2020 0.002% 2.95%
2019 0.03% 2.84%
2018 0.05% 2.81%
2017 0.09% 2.77%
2016 0.07% 2.73%
2015 0.13% 2.69%
2014 0.18% 2.65%
2013 0.24% 2.64%
2012 0.28% 2.25%
2011 0.16% 1.73%
2010 0.24% 1.56%
2009 0.27% 1.48%
2008 0.36% 1.41%
2007 0.46% 1.34%
2006 0.47% 1.29%
2005 0.59% 1.26%
2004 0.63% 1.28%
2003 0.73% 1.45%
2002 0.7% 1.77%
2001 0.79% 2.11%
2000 0.99% 2.38%
1999 1.28% 2.52%
1998 1.06% 2.57%
1997 1.26% 2.62%
1996 1.03% 2.74%
1995 0.86% 2.95%
1994 1.41% 3.16%
1993 1.19% 3.24%
1992 1.32% 3.22%
1991 1.09% 3.39%
1990 0.71% 6.23%
1989 0.77% 6.55%
1988 0.69% 3.58%
1987 0.75% 3.25%
1986 0.77% 3.12%
1985 0.82% 2.9%
1984 1.05% 2.74%
1983 0.92% 2.69%
1982 1.23% 1.79%
1981 1.49% 1.13%
1980 1.7% 1.93%
1979 1.76% 1.64%
1978 1.32% 1.74%
1977 1.64% 2.71%
1976 1.63% 2.9%
1975 1.59% 3.13%
1974 1.53% 3.06%
1973 1.5% 3.05%
1972 1.53% 3.05%
1971 1.6% 3%
1970 1.67% 2.95%
1969 1.75% 2.88%
1968 1.85% 2.8%
1967 1.96% 2.71%
1966 2.1% 2.59%
1965 2.26% 2.49%
1964 2.44% 2.37%
1963 2.64% 2.25%
1962 2.88% 2.1%
1961 0.06% 1.96%

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/namibia | CC BY

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

Live population counters

Mauritius Namibia
Current population
1240121
3173089
Population rank 157/197 134/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.04%
One net population change
3.05 hours
7.84 minutes
One birth every
41.3 minutes
6.85 minutes
One death every
44.8 minutes
28.8 minutes
Daily growth/decline -8 +184
Annual growth/decline -2,868 +67,036
Annual growth/decline rate -0.23% +2.26%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 41/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
4.71 hours
Annual migration change -2,784 +1,866
Net migration rank 103/196 57/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 116,035
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 127/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 108/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Namibia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Namibia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - 1,866
2024 - -2,787 - 4,211
2023 999 -2,824 58,435 11,675
2022 -757 -2,824 54,534 22,212
2021 -253 -4,324 50,160 31,327
2020 2,405 -5,895 55,034 27,056
2019 1,773 -5,202 54,769 19,676
2018 2,151 -5,084 53,970 17,920
2017 3,415 -5,322 52,975 16,080
2016 2,906 -4,483 52,228 14,002
2015 3,031 -3,645 50,846 12,755
2014 3,657 -3,691 49,581 11,134
2013 4,281 -3,617 47,801 10,748
2012 5,149 -3,663 46,204 10,957
2011 5,511 -2,465 43,557 -4,067
2010 5,877 -2,624 42,046 -8,518
2009 6,113 -2,467 39,942 -8,626
2008 7,465 -2,589 38,147 -8,775
2007 8,429 -2,642 36,430 -8,905
2006 8,515 -2,757 34,690 -8,792
2005 10,195 -2,840 32,909 -8,195
2004 10,745 -3,001 31,478 -7,192
2003 10,799 -3,141 31,115 -6,153
2002 11,685 -3,150 31,947 -1,913
2001 11,723 -3,225 32,942 2,869
2000 12,224 -2,326 35,280 5,709
1999 12,341 -1,463 37,233 6,333
1998 11,489 -1,292 37,500 6,180
1997 11,943 -1,199 37,256 6,023
1996 13,041 -1,092 37,177 5,866
1995 13,020 -1,144 39,119 5,712
1994 14,355 -1,112 41,316 5,578
1993 14,814 -1,189 42,861 5,464
1992 15,833 -1,254 43,945 2,487
1991 15,091 -1,333 44,523 309
1990 15,564 -1,938 43,956 3,969
1989 14,718 -2,463 37,715 75,072
1988 14,084 -1,399 34,798 10,916
1987 13,262 -300 33,340 4,559
1986 12,340 852 31,764 3,953
1985 12,451 615 30,575 2,090
1984 13,665 -258 29,395 -267
1983 14,525 -1,756 28,307 -481
1982 15,880 -2,226 27,474 -889
1981 18,334 -1,559 27,938 -18,901
1980 19,321 -1,739 28,142 -15,041
1979 19,282 -2,363 28,930 -4,818
1978 18,670 -3,129 29,821 -22,827
1977 16,769 -3,749 29,241 -3,907
1976 16,407 -3,807 28,785 -5,048
1975 15,342 -3,869 27,882 -553
1974 17,561 -4,908 26,844 -744
1973 13,145 -2,144 25,754 -1,066
1972 14,825 -2,408 24,606 -236
1971 15,441 -960 23,467 -208
1970 16,190 -1,281 22,414 -244
1969 15,761 -674 21,387 -57
1968 17,884 -2,445 20,470 -636
1967 17,560 -1,257 19,498 -339
1966 20,758 -4,123 18,635 -1,023
1965 20,482 -3,597 17,902 -1,327
1964 22,239 -4,850 17,134 -1,660
1963 22,069 -5,236 16,430 -2,016
1962 20,660 -6,107 15,656 -2,403
1961 20,355 -8,984 14,936 -2,807
1960 19,931 -7,083 14,307 -3,227

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

GeoRank.org/population/mauritius/namibia | 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 Namibia 74.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 532,532 people) and 25.7% is from migration (a gain of 183,837 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 116,035 people or 3.8% in Namibia.

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
Namibia
City Population
Windhoek 431K
Walvis Bay 103K
Swakopmund 75.9K
Otjiwarongo 49K
Rehoboth 40.8K
Tsumeb 35K
Gobabis 33.4K
Mariental 18.5K
Oshikango 12.4K
Omaruru 10.8K

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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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