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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 232,679,478 people in Nigeria in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,121 people compared to 243,824,469 in Nigeria.

Population statistics:

  • Nigeria's population is 196.6 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 2.94% for Nigeria.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.09% per year vs +2.31% in Nigeria.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.5% growth), while Nigeria has grown from 149M to 244M (63.6% growth).

Mauritius vs Nigeria: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Nigeria
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Nigeria
2100 573,538 481,678,166
2099 581,815 481,494,914
2098 590,276 481,219,866
2097 598,961 480,876,108
2096 607,840 480,460,381
2095 616,931 479,976,454
2094 626,226 479,432,855
2093 635,745 478,807,152
2092 645,427 478,097,591
2091 655,300 477,274,569
2090 665,341 476,367,086
2089 675,562 475,363,859
2088 685,908 474,268,867
2087 696,380 473,072,894
2086 707,018 471,769,229
2085 717,757 470,365,292
2084 728,558 468,843,169
2083 739,420 467,224,322
2082 750,402 465,509,151
2081 761,382 463,679,779
2080 772,374 461,741,930
2079 783,407 459,680,797
2078 794,452 457,513,367
2077 805,529 455,254,796
2076 816,547 452,885,729
2075 827,526 450,402,898
2074 838,506 447,825,224
2073 849,462 445,152,156
2072 860,405 442,375,349
2071 871,223 439,499,004
2070 882,091 436,539,777
2069 892,850 433,472,204
2068 903,547 430,320,190
2067 914,226 427,066,199
2066 924,869 423,736,078
2065 935,546 420,318,527
2064 946,145 416,811,285
2063 956,652 413,231,409
2062 967,159 409,583,480
2061 977,603 405,859,509
2060 988,022 402,073,494
2059 998,355 398,228,736
2058 1,008,603 394,315,883
2057 1,018,853 390,341,867
2056 1,029,103 386,298,064
2055 1,039,228 382,193,151
2054 1,049,313 378,030,342
2053 1,059,364 373,799,276
2052 1,069,276 369,501,634
2051 1,079,090 365,149,555
2050 1,088,773 360,734,783
2049 1,098,370 356,271,401
2048 1,107,805 351,752,501
2047 1,117,049 347,169,674
2046 1,126,022 342,532,578
2045 1,134,772 337,834,528
2044 1,143,155 333,076,416
2043 1,151,325 328,256,555
2042 1,159,078 323,388,886
2041 1,166,543 318,469,120
2040 1,173,673 313,492,800
2039 1,180,437 308,474,350
2038 1,186,773 303,423,786
2037 1,192,770 298,351,344
2036 1,198,476 293,250,795
2035 1,203,871 288,138,368
2034 1,208,936 283,018,151
2033 1,213,705 277,897,810
2032 1,218,138 272,769,123
2031 1,222,267 267,666,779
2030 1,226,049 262,583,487
2029 1,229,806 257,504,936
2028 1,233,411 252,465,743
2027 1,236,833 247,457,208
2026 1,240,121 242,477,499
2025 1,243,139 237,546,527
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 (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 Nigeria gained 46,366,366 people (a 31.1% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline), while Nigeria's population increased by 48,380,769 people (a 24.8% 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 1,088,773 people with a rank change from 157th to 160th. The population of Nigeria will increase by 47.9% to 360,734,783 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 -0.21% 2.09%
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 (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 Nigeria's population grew by 2.1%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Nigeria
Current population
1240121
243824469
Population rank 157/197 6/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 2.94%
One net population change
3.05 hours
6.58 seconds
One birth every
41.3 minutes
4.2 seconds
One death every
44.8 minutes
11.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline -8 +13,141
Annual growth/decline -2,868 +4,796,533
Annual growth/decline rate -0.23% +2.1%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 48/197
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 - -2,787 - -35,202
2023 999 -2,824 4,834,309 -57,936
2022 -757 -2,824 4,739,502 -51,680
2021 -253 -4,324 4,641,562 -86,115
2020 2,405 -5,895 4,525,164 -14,497
2019 1,773 -5,202 4,609,941 -99,722
2018 2,151 -5,084 4,659,898 -76,565
2017 3,415 -5,322 4,706,183 78,685
2016 2,906 -4,483 4,761,594 75,265
2015 3,031 -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 5,149 -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Nigeria 99.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 47,163,517 people) and 0.77% is from migration (a loss of 368,103 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 2.55M
Benin 1.78M
Abuja 1.69M
Onitsha 1.48M
Maiduguri 1.2M
Aba 1.16M
Enugu 1.03M

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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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