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

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The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,243,741 in 2025 vs 237,527,782 people in Nigeria in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,721 people compared to 245,016,045 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 197.5 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Nigeria is the 6th.
  • The countries together account for 2.96% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 2.95% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.13% per year vs +2.25% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.54% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 245M (64.4% growth).

Mauritius vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Nigeria
2100 573,815 481,640,156
2099 582,097 481,456,918
2098 590,562 481,181,892
2097 599,251 480,838,161
2096 608,134 480,422,467
2095 617,230 479,938,579
2094 626,529 479,395,022
2093 636,052 478,769,369
2092 645,739 478,059,864
2091 655,617 477,236,907
2090 665,663 476,329,495
2089 675,889 475,326,347
2088 686,240 474,231,442
2087 696,717 473,035,563
2086 707,360 471,732,001
2085 718,105 470,328,175
2084 728,910 468,806,172
2083 739,778 467,187,453
2082 750,765 465,472,417
2081 761,750 463,643,190
2080 772,748 461,705,493
2079 783,786 459,644,523
2078 794,837 457,477,264
2077 805,918 455,218,871
2076 816,942 452,849,991
2075 827,927 450,367,356
2074 838,911 447,789,885
2073 849,873 445,117,028
2072 860,821 442,340,440
2071 871,644 439,464,323
2070 882,518 436,505,329
2069 893,282 433,437,998
2068 903,984 430,286,232
2067 914,668 427,032,499
2066 925,317 423,702,640
2065 935,999 420,285,359
2064 946,603 416,778,394
2063 957,115 413,198,800
2062 967,627 409,551,159
2061 978,076 405,827,482
2060 988,500 402,041,765
2059 998,838 398,197,311
2058 1,009,091 394,284,767
2057 1,019,346 390,311,065
2056 1,029,601 386,267,580
2055 1,039,730 382,162,992
2054 1,049,821 378,000,511
2053 1,059,876 373,769,779
2052 1,069,793 369,472,476
2051 1,079,612 365,120,741
2050 1,089,300 360,706,317
2049 1,098,902 356,243,287
2048 1,108,341 351,724,743
2047 1,117,590 347,142,279
2046 1,126,567 342,505,549
2045 1,135,321 337,807,869
2044 1,143,708 333,050,132
2043 1,151,882 328,230,652
2042 1,159,639 323,363,366
2041 1,167,107 318,443,989
2040 1,174,241 313,468,061
2039 1,181,008 308,450,008
2038 1,187,347 303,399,842
2037 1,193,347 298,327,800
2036 1,199,055 293,227,654
2035 1,204,453 288,115,630
2034 1,209,521 282,995,818
2033 1,214,292 277,875,880
2032 1,218,727 272,747,599
2031 1,222,858 267,645,657
2030 1,226,642 262,562,767
2029 1,230,401 257,484,616
2028 1,234,008 252,445,821
2027 1,237,431 247,437,680
2026 1,240,721 242,458,365
2025 1,243,741 237,527,782
2024 1,245,779 232,679,478
2023 1,248,647 227,882,945
2022 1,262,523 223,150,896
2021 1,266,334 218,529,286
2020 1,266,014 213,996,181
2019 1,265,985 209,485,641
2018 1,265,577 204,938,755
2017 1,264,887 200,254,579
2016 1,263,747 195,443,700
2015 1,262,879 190,671,878
2014 1,261,208 185,896,915
2013 1,258,927 181,049,443
2012 1,255,882 176,200,625
2011 1,252,404 171,379,598
2010 1,250,400 166,642,886
2009 1,247,429 162,049,464
2008 1,244,121 157,595,014
2007 1,239,630 153,267,261
2006 1,233,996 149,077,334
2005 1,228,254 145,017,253
2004 1,221,003 141,057,045
2003 1,213,370 137,202,644
2002 1,204,621 133,471,989
2001 1,196,287 129,862,595
2000 1,186,873 126,382,494
1999 1,175,267 123,047,320
1998 1,160,421 119,846,254
1997 1,148,284 116,754,792
1996 1,133,996 113,754,779
1995 1,122,457 110,819,428
1994 1,112,846 107,935,714
1993 1,097,374 105,122,069
1992 1,084,441 102,372,770
1991 1,070,266 99,720,162
1990 1,058,775 97,120,925
1989 1,051,260 94,531,014
1988 1,043,239 92,020,090
1987 1,036,082 89,591,716
1986 1,028,360 87,235,953
1985 1,020,528 84,897,973
1984 1,012,221 82,526,443
1983 1,001,691 80,438,260
1982 992,521 78,378,701
1981 980,462 76,068,103
1980 966,039 73,764,641
1979 949,888 71,498,242
1978 933,499 69,326,532
1977 921,379 67,234,590
1976 906,507 65,258,009
1975 892,000 63,410,815
1974 878,042 61,679,144
1973 864,819 60,082,139
1972 852,053 58,601,748
1971 839,230 57,214,684
1970 826,000 55,893,838
1969 812,405 54,631,914
1968 798,413 53,432,783
1967 783,917 52,293,065
1966 768,813 51,188,234
1965 753,000 50,086,764
1964 736,381 49,012,016
1963 718,861 47,973,575
1962 700,349 46,965,292
1961 680,757 45,989,310
1960 680,331 45,053,782

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritius increased by 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth), while Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,026 people (a 1.82% decline), while Nigeria's population increased by 49,572,345 people (a 25.4% growth).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Nigeria was ranked 7th in 2006 and ranked 6th 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 Nigeria will increase by 47.2% to 360,706,317 people and rank change from 6th to 5th.

Nigeria is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 482M 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
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Nigeria
2100 -1.42% 0.04%
2099 -1.43% 0.06%
2098 -1.45% 0.07%
2097 -1.46% 0.09%
2096 -1.47% 0.1%
2095 -1.48% 0.11%
2094 -1.5% 0.13%
2093 -1.5% 0.15%
2092 -1.51% 0.17%
2091 -1.51% 0.19%
2090 -1.51% 0.21%
2089 -1.51% 0.23%
2088 -1.5% 0.25%
2087 -1.5% 0.28%
2086 -1.5% 0.3%
2085 -1.48% 0.32%
2084 -1.47% 0.35%
2083 -1.46% 0.37%
2082 -1.44% 0.39%
2081 -1.42% 0.42%
2080 -1.41% 0.45%
2079 -1.39% 0.47%
2078 -1.38% 0.5%
2077 -1.35% 0.52%
2076 -1.33% 0.55%
2075 -1.31% 0.58%
2074 -1.29% 0.6%
2073 -1.27% 0.63%
2072 -1.24% 0.65%
2071 -1.23% 0.68%
2070 -1.21% 0.71%
2069 -1.18% 0.73%
2068 -1.17% 0.76%
2067 -1.15% 0.79%
2066 -1.14% 0.81%
2065 -1.12% 0.84%
2064 -1.1% 0.87%
2063 -1.09% 0.89%
2062 -1.07% 0.92%
2061 -1.05% 0.94%
2060 -1.04% 0.97%
2059 -1.02% 0.99%
2058 -1.01% 1.02%
2057 -1% 1.05%
2056 -0.97% 1.07%
2055 -0.96% 1.1%
2054 -0.95% 1.13%
2053 -0.93% 1.16%
2052 -0.91% 1.19%
2051 -0.89% 1.22%
2050 -0.87% 1.25%
2049 -0.85% 1.28%
2048 -0.83% 1.32%
2047 -0.8% 1.35%
2046 -0.77% 1.39%
2045 -0.73% 1.43%
2044 -0.71% 1.47%
2043 -0.67% 1.51%
2042 -0.64% 1.54%
2041 -0.61% 1.59%
2040 -0.57% 1.63%
2039 -0.53% 1.66%
2038 -0.5% 1.7%
2037 -0.48% 1.74%
2036 -0.45% 1.77%
2035 -0.42% 1.81%
2034 -0.39% 1.84%
2033 -0.36% 1.88%
2032 -0.34% 1.91%
2031 -0.31% 1.94%
2030 -0.31% 1.97%
2029 -0.29% 2%
2028 -0.28% 2.02%
2027 -0.27% 2.05%
2026 -0.24% 2.08%
2025 -0.16% 2.08%
2024 -0.23% 2.1%
2023 -1.1% 2.12%
2022 -0.3% 2.11%
2021 0.03% 2.12%
2020 0.002% 2.15%
2019 0.03% 2.22%
2018 0.05% 2.34%
2017 0.09% 2.46%
2016 0.07% 2.5%
2015 0.13% 2.57%
2014 0.18% 2.68%
2013 0.24% 2.75%
2012 0.28% 2.81%
2011 0.16% 2.84%
2010 0.24% 2.83%
2009 0.27% 2.83%
2008 0.36% 2.82%
2007 0.46% 2.81%
2006 0.47% 2.8%
2005 0.59% 2.81%
2004 0.63% 2.81%
2003 0.73% 2.8%
2002 0.7% 2.78%
2001 0.79% 2.75%
2000 0.99% 2.71%
1999 1.28% 2.67%
1998 1.06% 2.65%
1997 1.26% 2.64%
1996 1.03% 2.65%
1995 0.86% 2.67%
1994 1.41% 2.68%
1993 1.19% 2.69%
1992 1.32% 2.66%
1991 1.09% 2.68%
1990 0.71% 2.74%
1989 0.77% 2.73%
1988 0.69% 2.71%
1987 0.75% 2.7%
1986 0.77% 2.75%
1985 0.82% 2.87%
1984 1.05% 2.6%
1983 0.92% 2.63%
1982 1.23% 3.04%
1981 1.49% 3.12%
1980 1.7% 3.17%
1979 1.76% 3.13%
1978 1.32% 3.11%
1977 1.64% 3.03%
1976 1.63% 2.91%
1975 1.59% 2.81%
1974 1.53% 2.66%
1973 1.5% 2.53%
1972 1.53% 2.42%
1971 1.6% 2.36%
1970 1.67% 2.31%
1969 1.75% 2.24%
1968 1.85% 2.18%
1967 1.96% 2.16%
1966 2.1% 2.2%
1965 2.26% 2.19%
1964 2.44% 2.16%
1963 2.64% 2.15%
1962 2.88% 2.12%
1961 0.06% 2.08%

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

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In 2025, the population of Mauritius declined by 0.16%, while Nigeria's population grew by 2.08%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Nigeria
Current population
1240721
245016045
Population rank 157/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 2.95%
One net population change
4.31 hours
6.52 seconds
One birth every
41 minutes
4.17 seconds
One death every
42.2 minutes
11.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline -6 +13,283
Annual growth/decline -2,038 +4,848,304
Annual growth/decline rate -0.16% +2.08%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 45/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
34.5 minutes
Annual migration change -2,784 -15,258
Net migration rank 103/196 145/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 1,403,281
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 49/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 0.6%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 173/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Nigeria
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Nigeria
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - -15,258
2024 374 -2,787 4,851,833 -35,202
2023 999 -2,824 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 -757 -2,824 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 -380 -4,324 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 2,406 -5,895 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 1,646 -5,202 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 2,152 -5,084 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 3,289 -5,322 4,706,183 78,685
2016 2,906 -4,483 4,761,594 75,265
2015 2,905 -3,645 4,823,045 -116,162
2014 3,657 -3,691 4,862,319 -19,376
2013 4,281 -3,617 4,811,751 40,201
2012 5,023 -3,663 4,774,508 71,138
2011 5,511 -2,465 4,728,363 67,808
2010 5,877 -2,624 4,629,173 47,966
2009 6,113 -2,467 4,528,149 -18,422
2008 7,465 -2,589 4,412,976 -13,646
2007 8,429 -2,642 4,265,428 -9,162
2006 8,515 -2,757 4,135,703 -12,093
2005 10,195 -2,840 4,013,788 -17,146
2004 10,745 -3,001 3,877,376 46,370
2003 10,799 -3,141 3,751,120 33,857
2002 11,685 -3,150 3,606,814 69,594
2001 11,723 -3,225 3,478,370 64,163
2000 12,224 -2,326 3,343,196 74,535
1999 12,341 -1,463 3,155,425 97,195
1998 11,489 -1,292 3,003,946 145,575
1997 11,943 -1,199 2,936,500 96,885
1996 13,041 -1,092 2,882,205 84,448
1995 13,020 -1,144 2,830,771 73,243
1994 14,355 -1,112 2,735,198 128,134
1993 14,814 -1,189 2,673,675 90,200
1992 15,833 -1,254 2,596,173 138,412
1991 15,091 -1,333 2,527,807 42,760
1990 15,564 -1,938 2,491,928 135,959
1989 14,718 -2,463 2,452,324 99,588
1988 14,084 -1,399 2,376,419 93,510
1987 13,262 -300 2,322,397 64,418
1986 12,340 852 2,295,003 29,682
1985 12,451 615 2,289,784 61,514
1984 13,665 -258 2,278,060 113,758
1983 14,525 -1,756 2,292,089 -507,539
1982 15,880 -2,226 2,233,401 101,116
1981 18,334 -1,559 2,179,884 106,723
1980 19,321 -1,739 2,121,618 198,672
1979 19,282 -2,363 2,074,807 137,721
1978 18,670 -3,129 2,019,621 111,258
1977 16,769 -3,749 1,923,917 129,075
1976 16,407 -3,807 1,827,289 72,889
1975 15,342 -3,869 1,718,623 75,603
1974 17,561 -4,908 1,624,813 44,281
1973 13,145 -2,144 1,525,485 -618
1972 14,825 -2,408 1,448,928 -12,962
1971 15,441 -960 1,373,896 -35,639
1970 16,190 -1,281 1,295,507 7,953
1969 15,761 -674 1,213,484 6,912
1968 17,884 -2,445 1,168,254 9,615
1967 17,560 -1,257 1,082,884 18,683
1966 20,758 -4,123 1,095,582 12,513
1965 20,482 -3,597 1,061,840 32,988
1964 22,239 -4,850 1,028,272 26,411
1963 22,069 -5,236 995,116 27,115
1962 20,660 -6,107 966,452 27,906
1961 20,355 -8,984 932,111 25,515
1960 19,931 -7,083 901,301 12,131

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

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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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,153,031 people) and 0.81% is from migration (a loss of 383,929 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 1,403,281 people or 0.6% in Nigeria.

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
Nigeria
City Population
Lagos 15.1M
Kano 4.35M
Port Harcourt 3.32M
Ibadan 2.56M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M
Owerri 908K

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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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