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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 5,572,279 people in Norway in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,121 people compared to 5,671,119 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Norway's population is 4.57 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
  • The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 0.07% for Norway.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.09% per year vs +0.85% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.5% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.67M (21.7% growth).

Mauritius vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Norway
2100 573,538 5,441,855
2099 581,815 5,454,583
2098 590,276 5,466,669
2097 598,961 5,478,174
2096 607,840 5,490,010
2095 616,931 5,502,418
2094 626,226 5,514,598
2093 635,745 5,527,174
2092 645,427 5,539,172
2091 655,300 5,551,172
2090 665,341 5,564,044
2089 675,562 5,576,715
2088 685,908 5,590,047
2087 696,380 5,604,159
2086 707,018 5,617,935
2085 717,757 5,631,413
2084 728,558 5,645,116
2083 739,420 5,658,044
2082 750,402 5,670,485
2081 761,382 5,682,427
2080 772,374 5,694,199
2079 783,407 5,705,317
2078 794,452 5,715,984
2077 805,529 5,726,145
2076 816,547 5,735,898
2075 827,526 5,745,619
2074 838,506 5,755,683
2073 849,462 5,765,642
2072 860,405 5,775,295
2071 871,223 5,784,119
2070 882,091 5,793,594
2069 892,850 5,802,341
2068 903,547 5,811,630
2067 914,226 5,821,550
2066 924,869 5,831,535
2065 935,546 5,841,333
2064 946,145 5,851,085
2063 956,652 5,860,548
2062 967,159 5,869,700
2061 977,603 5,877,754
2060 988,022 5,885,488
2059 998,355 5,892,036
2058 1,008,603 5,897,922
2057 1,018,853 5,904,330
2056 1,029,103 5,910,291
2055 1,039,228 5,915,286
2054 1,049,313 5,919,312
2053 1,059,364 5,922,325
2052 1,069,276 5,923,483
2051 1,079,090 5,923,938
2050 1,088,773 5,923,557
2049 1,098,370 5,922,138
2048 1,107,805 5,919,215
2047 1,117,049 5,916,146
2046 1,126,022 5,912,426
2045 1,134,772 5,907,334
2044 1,143,155 5,902,175
2043 1,151,325 5,896,614
2042 1,159,078 5,889,741
2041 1,166,543 5,881,692
2040 1,173,673 5,873,512
2039 1,180,437 5,864,063
2038 1,186,773 5,853,639
2037 1,192,770 5,842,734
2036 1,198,476 5,830,991
2035 1,203,871 5,818,882
2034 1,208,936 5,805,966
2033 1,213,705 5,792,030
2032 1,218,138 5,777,062
2031 1,222,267 5,760,828
2030 1,226,049 5,743,814
2029 1,229,806 5,725,891
2028 1,233,411 5,706,765
2027 1,236,833 5,686,336
2026 1,240,121 5,665,477
2025 1,243,139 5,626,258
2024 1,245,779 5,572,279
2023 1,248,647 5,519,601
2022 1,262,523 5,457,127
2021 1,266,334 5,408,320
2020 1,266,014 5,379,475
2019 1,265,985 5,347,896
2018 1,265,577 5,311,916
2017 1,264,887 5,276,968
2016 1,263,747 5,234,519
2015 1,262,879 5,188,607
2014 1,261,208 5,137,232
2013 1,258,927 5,079,623
2012 1,255,882 5,018,573
2011 1,252,404 4,953,088
2010 1,250,400 4,889,252
2009 1,247,429 4,828,726
2008 1,244,121 4,768,212
2007 1,239,630 4,709,153
2006 1,233,996 4,660,677
2005 1,228,254 4,623,291
2004 1,221,003 4,591,910
2003 1,213,370 4,564,855
2002 1,204,621 4,538,159
2001 1,196,287 4,513,751
2000 1,186,873 4,490,967
1999 1,175,267 4,461,913
1998 1,160,421 4,431,464
1997 1,148,284 4,405,157
1996 1,133,996 4,381,336
1995 1,122,457 4,359,184
1994 1,112,846 4,336,613
1993 1,097,374 4,311,991
1992 1,084,441 4,286,401
1991 1,070,266 4,261,732
1990 1,058,775 4,241,473
1989 1,051,260 4,226,901
1988 1,043,239 4,209,488
1987 1,036,082 4,186,905
1986 1,028,360 4,167,354
1985 1,020,528 4,152,516
1984 1,012,221 4,140,099
1983 1,001,691 4,128,432
1982 992,521 4,114,787
1981 980,462 4,099,702
1980 966,039 4,085,620
1979 949,888 4,072,517
1978 933,499 4,058,671
1977 921,379 4,043,205
1976 906,507 4,026,152
1975 892,000 4,007,313
1974 878,042 3,985,258
1973 864,819 3,960,612
1972 852,053 3,933,004
1971 839,230 3,903,039
1970 826,000 3,875,763
1969 812,405 3,847,707
1968 798,413 3,816,486
1967 783,917 3,784,539
1966 768,813 3,753,012
1965 753,000 3,723,168
1964 736,381 3,694,339
1963 718,861 3,666,537
1962 700,349 3,638,918
1961 680,757 3,609,800
1960 680,331 3,581,239

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/norway | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritius increased by 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline), while Norway's population increased by 436,600 people (a 8.34% growth).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th 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 Norway will increase by 4.45% to 5,923,557 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Norway is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 5.92M 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
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Norway
2100 -1.42% -0.23%
2099 -1.43% -0.22%
2098 -1.45% -0.21%
2097 -1.46% -0.22%
2096 -1.47% -0.23%
2095 -1.48% -0.22%
2094 -1.5% -0.23%
2093 -1.5% -0.22%
2092 -1.51% -0.22%
2091 -1.51% -0.23%
2090 -1.51% -0.23%
2089 -1.51% -0.24%
2088 -1.5% -0.25%
2087 -1.5% -0.25%
2086 -1.5% -0.24%
2085 -1.48% -0.24%
2084 -1.47% -0.23%
2083 -1.46% -0.22%
2082 -1.44% -0.21%
2081 -1.42% -0.21%
2080 -1.41% -0.19%
2079 -1.39% -0.19%
2078 -1.38% -0.18%
2077 -1.35% -0.17%
2076 -1.33% -0.17%
2075 -1.31% -0.17%
2074 -1.29% -0.17%
2073 -1.27% -0.17%
2072 -1.24% -0.15%
2071 -1.23% -0.16%
2070 -1.21% -0.15%
2069 -1.18% -0.16%
2068 -1.17% -0.17%
2067 -1.15% -0.17%
2066 -1.14% -0.17%
2065 -1.12% -0.17%
2064 -1.1% -0.16%
2063 -1.09% -0.16%
2062 -1.07% -0.14%
2061 -1.05% -0.13%
2060 -1.04% -0.11%
2059 -1.02% -0.1%
2058 -1.01% -0.11%
2057 -1% -0.1%
2056 -0.97% -0.08%
2055 -0.96% -0.07%
2054 -0.95% -0.05%
2053 -0.93% -0.02%
2052 -0.91% -0.008%
2051 -0.89% 0.006%
2050 -0.87% 0.02%
2049 -0.85% 0.05%
2048 -0.83% 0.05%
2047 -0.8% 0.06%
2046 -0.77% 0.09%
2045 -0.73% 0.09%
2044 -0.71% 0.09%
2043 -0.67% 0.12%
2042 -0.64% 0.14%
2041 -0.61% 0.14%
2040 -0.57% 0.16%
2039 -0.53% 0.18%
2038 -0.5% 0.19%
2037 -0.48% 0.2%
2036 -0.45% 0.21%
2035 -0.42% 0.22%
2034 -0.39% 0.24%
2033 -0.36% 0.26%
2032 -0.34% 0.28%
2031 -0.31% 0.3%
2030 -0.31% 0.31%
2029 -0.29% 0.34%
2028 -0.28% 0.36%
2027 -0.27% 0.37%
2026 -0.24% 0.7%
2025 -0.21% 0.97%
2024 -0.23% 0.95%
2023 -1.1% 1.14%
2022 -0.3% 0.9%
2021 0.03% 0.54%
2020 0.002% 0.59%
2019 0.03% 0.68%
2018 0.05% 0.66%
2017 0.09% 0.81%
2016 0.07% 0.88%
2015 0.13% 1%
2014 0.18% 1.13%
2013 0.24% 1.22%
2012 0.28% 1.32%
2011 0.16% 1.31%
2010 0.24% 1.25%
2009 0.27% 1.27%
2008 0.36% 1.25%
2007 0.46% 1.04%
2006 0.47% 0.81%
2005 0.59% 0.68%
2004 0.63% 0.59%
2003 0.73% 0.59%
2002 0.7% 0.54%
2001 0.79% 0.51%
2000 0.99% 0.65%
1999 1.28% 0.69%
1998 1.06% 0.6%
1997 1.26% 0.54%
1996 1.03% 0.51%
1995 0.86% 0.52%
1994 1.41% 0.57%
1993 1.19% 0.6%
1992 1.32% 0.58%
1991 1.09% 0.48%
1990 0.71% 0.34%
1989 0.77% 0.41%
1988 0.69% 0.54%
1987 0.75% 0.47%
1986 0.77% 0.36%
1985 0.82% 0.3%
1984 1.05% 0.28%
1983 0.92% 0.33%
1982 1.23% 0.37%
1981 1.49% 0.34%
1980 1.7% 0.32%
1979 1.76% 0.34%
1978 1.32% 0.38%
1977 1.64% 0.42%
1976 1.63% 0.47%
1975 1.59% 0.55%
1974 1.53% 0.62%
1973 1.5% 0.7%
1972 1.53% 0.77%
1971 1.6% 0.7%
1970 1.67% 0.73%
1969 1.75% 0.82%
1968 1.85% 0.84%
1967 1.96% 0.84%
1966 2.1% 0.8%
1965 2.26% 0.78%
1964 2.44% 0.76%
1963 2.64% 0.76%
1962 2.88% 0.81%
1961 0.06% 0.8%

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/norway | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Mauritius declined by 0.23%, while Norway's population grew by 0.95%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Norway
Current population
1240121
5671119
Population rank 157/197 119/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.07%
One net population change
3.05 hours
9.98 minutes
One birth every
41.3 minutes
10.1 minutes
One death every
44.8 minutes
12.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline -8 +144
Annual growth/decline -2,868 +52,678
Annual growth/decline rate -0.23% +0.95%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 105/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -2,784 +29,798
Net migration rank 103/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - 29,798
2024 - -2,787 - 44,356
2023 999 -2,824 8,280 53,806
2022 -757 -2,824 5,457 58,040
2021 -253 -4,324 14,062 19,804
2020 2,405 -5,895 12,372 11,277
2019 1,773 -5,202 13,904 25,707
2018 2,151 -5,084 14,342 18,473
2017 3,415 -5,322 15,831 21,657
2016 2,906 -4,483 17,797 26,417
2015 3,031 -3,645 18,160 30,242
2014 3,657 -3,691 18,494 38,522
2013 4,281 -3,617 17,779 40,690
2012 5,149 -3,663 18,066 47,883
2011 5,511 -2,465 18,822 47,454
2010 5,877 -2,624 20,046 42,865
2009 6,113 -2,467 20,280 39,316
2008 7,465 -2,589 19,073 44,002
2007 8,429 -2,642 16,482 40,111
2006 8,515 -2,757 17,244 24,054
2005 10,195 -2,840 15,719 18,588
2004 10,745 -3,001 15,612 13,412
2003 10,799 -3,141 14,151 11,389
2002 11,685 -3,150 10,892 17,279
2001 11,723 -3,225 13,090 7,906
2000 12,224 -2,326 15,269 9,805
1999 12,341 -1,463 14,278 19,147
1998 11,489 -1,292 14,181 13,519
1997 11,943 -1,199 15,418 9,744
1996 13,041 -1,092 17,087 5,671
1995 13,020 -1,144 14,821 6,343
1994 14,355 -1,112 16,045 7,580
1993 14,814 -1,189 12,936 12,567
1992 15,833 -1,254 15,431 10,218
1991 15,091 -1,333 16,194 7,949
1990 15,564 -1,938 14,845 1,818
1989 14,718 -2,463 13,949 -1,730
1988 14,084 -1,399 12,207 10,380
1987 13,262 -300 9,212 13,907
1986 12,340 852 8,751 7,616
1985 12,451 615 6,644 6,725
1984 13,665 -258 7,452 3,856
1983 14,525 -1,756 7,844 4,120
1982 15,880 -2,226 9,875 5,749
1981 18,334 -1,559 9,020 6,010
1980 19,321 -1,739 9,806 3,763
1979 19,282 -2,363 10,181 2,839
1978 18,670 -3,129 11,364 3,823
1977 16,769 -3,749 11,321 4,845
1976 16,407 -3,807 13,286 4,779
1975 15,342 -3,869 16,430 3,312
1974 17,561 -4,908 20,324 4,425
1973 13,145 -2,144 21,387 3,414
1972 14,825 -2,408 24,777 5,603
1971 15,441 -960 26,541 3,031
1970 16,190 -1,281 25,968 -1,034
1969 15,761 -674 28,858 2,230
1968 17,884 -2,445 29,387 1,761
1967 17,560 -1,257 30,276 2,460
1966 20,758 -4,123 31,150 -888
1965 20,482 -3,597 31,275 -1,525
1964 22,239 -4,850 30,293 -1,571
1963 22,069 -5,236 26,766 1,061
1962 20,660 -6,107 28,020 655
1961 20,355 -8,984 29,239 1,437
1960 19,931 -7,083 29,366 -1,427

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

GeoRank.org/population/mauritius/norway | 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 Norway 31.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 138,699 people) and 68.7% is from migration (a gain of 303,945 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

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
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 150K
Baerum 132K
Drammen 105K
Asker 100K
Lillestrom 95.8K
Fredrikstad 85.9K
Sandnes 84.9K

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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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