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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 251,269,164 people in Pakistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,121 people compared to 260,356,147 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 209.9 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.16% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 3.14% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.09% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.5% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 260M (44.9% growth).

Mauritius vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Pakistan
2100 573,538 514,531,704
2099 581,815 513,655,674
2098 590,276 512,727,636
2097 598,961 511,735,790
2096 607,840 510,636,755
2095 616,931 509,437,875
2094 626,226 508,130,071
2093 635,745 506,765,644
2092 645,427 505,327,656
2091 655,300 503,824,444
2090 665,341 502,264,268
2089 675,562 500,660,501
2088 685,908 498,935,983
2087 696,380 497,190,466
2086 707,018 495,313,036
2085 717,757 493,366,305
2084 728,558 491,354,778
2083 739,420 489,225,193
2082 750,402 486,984,952
2081 761,382 484,673,501
2080 772,374 482,257,479
2079 783,407 479,813,404
2078 794,452 477,277,836
2077 805,529 474,593,860
2076 816,547 471,779,348
2075 827,526 468,855,468
2074 838,506 465,875,137
2073 849,462 462,811,079
2072 860,405 459,656,523
2071 871,223 456,423,506
2070 882,091 453,095,985
2069 892,850 449,655,599
2068 903,547 446,126,774
2067 914,226 442,540,629
2066 924,869 438,879,326
2065 935,546 435,169,856
2064 946,145 431,394,393
2063 956,652 427,575,887
2062 967,159 423,636,352
2061 977,603 419,672,017
2060 988,022 415,638,125
2059 998,355 411,576,344
2058 1,008,603 407,429,129
2057 1,018,853 403,233,874
2056 1,029,103 398,948,355
2055 1,039,228 394,645,693
2054 1,049,313 390,303,954
2053 1,059,364 385,922,748
2052 1,069,276 381,488,696
2051 1,079,090 377,018,239
2050 1,088,773 372,476,884
2049 1,098,370 367,909,407
2048 1,107,805 363,310,560
2047 1,117,049 358,659,474
2046 1,126,022 353,929,775
2045 1,134,772 349,156,085
2044 1,143,155 344,371,692
2043 1,151,325 339,561,029
2042 1,159,078 334,731,546
2041 1,166,543 329,875,686
2040 1,173,673 325,039,429
2039 1,180,437 320,137,108
2038 1,186,773 315,207,413
2037 1,192,770 310,312,684
2036 1,198,476 305,408,418
2035 1,203,871 300,541,523
2034 1,208,936 295,686,893
2033 1,213,705 290,851,174
2032 1,218,138 286,070,650
2031 1,222,267 281,351,929
2030 1,226,049 276,708,987
2029 1,229,806 272,189,955
2028 1,233,411 267,728,673
2027 1,236,833 263,390,059
2026 1,240,121 259,231,214
2025 1,243,139 255,166,301
2024 1,245,779 251,269,164
2023 1,248,647 247,504,495
2022 1,262,523 243,700,667
2021 1,266,334 239,477,801
2020 1,266,014 235,001,746
2019 1,265,985 230,800,899
2018 1,265,577 226,928,892
2017 1,264,887 223,273,967
2016 1,263,747 220,138,869
2015 1,262,879 217,290,883
2014 1,261,208 214,264,647
2013 1,258,927 211,073,978
2012 1,255,882 207,667,125
2011 1,252,404 203,746,065
2010 1,250,400 199,239,047
2009 1,247,429 194,376,534
2008 1,244,121 189,499,113
2007 1,239,630 184,493,231
2006 1,233,996 179,682,690
2005 1,228,254 175,453,212
2004 1,221,003 171,286,000
2003 1,213,370 167,110,248
2002 1,204,621 163,222,549
2001 1,196,287 159,270,907
2000 1,186,873 154,879,127
1999 1,175,267 150,565,377
1998 1,160,421 146,522,356
1997 1,148,284 142,531,804
1996 1,133,996 138,557,092
1995 1,122,457 134,582,253
1994 1,112,846 130,748,083
1993 1,097,374 127,020,117
1992 1,084,441 123,546,848
1991 1,070,266 120,060,406
1990 1,058,775 116,155,576
1989 1,051,260 112,336,629
1988 1,043,239 108,724,739
1987 1,036,082 105,130,717
1986 1,028,360 101,606,764
1985 1,020,528 98,229,285
1984 1,012,221 95,164,936
1983 1,001,691 92,227,711
1982 992,521 89,089,246
1981 980,462 85,802,049
1980 966,039 82,291,010
1979 949,888 78,997,039
1978 933,499 76,307,379
1977 921,379 73,901,827
1976 906,507 71,620,254
1975 892,000 69,461,175
1974 878,042 67,415,487
1973 864,819 65,461,912
1972 852,053 63,583,194
1971 839,230 61,847,899
1970 826,000 60,166,719
1969 812,405 58,460,939
1968 798,413 56,810,507
1967 783,917 55,214,768
1966 768,813 53,678,667
1965 753,000 52,209,010
1964 736,381 50,799,999
1963 718,861 49,447,776
1962 700,349 48,156,128
1961 680,757 46,921,277
1960 680,331 45,709,310

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/pakistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritius increased by 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline), while Pakistan's population increased by 40,217,278 people (a 18.3% growth).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 43.1% to 372,476,884 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Pakistan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 515M 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
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Pakistan
2100 -1.42% 0.17%
2099 -1.43% 0.18%
2098 -1.45% 0.19%
2097 -1.46% 0.22%
2096 -1.47% 0.24%
2095 -1.48% 0.26%
2094 -1.5% 0.27%
2093 -1.5% 0.28%
2092 -1.51% 0.3%
2091 -1.51% 0.31%
2090 -1.51% 0.32%
2089 -1.51% 0.35%
2088 -1.5% 0.35%
2087 -1.5% 0.38%
2086 -1.5% 0.39%
2085 -1.48% 0.41%
2084 -1.47% 0.44%
2083 -1.46% 0.46%
2082 -1.44% 0.48%
2081 -1.42% 0.5%
2080 -1.41% 0.51%
2079 -1.39% 0.53%
2078 -1.38% 0.57%
2077 -1.35% 0.6%
2076 -1.33% 0.62%
2075 -1.31% 0.64%
2074 -1.29% 0.66%
2073 -1.27% 0.69%
2072 -1.24% 0.71%
2071 -1.23% 0.73%
2070 -1.21% 0.77%
2069 -1.18% 0.79%
2068 -1.17% 0.81%
2067 -1.15% 0.83%
2066 -1.14% 0.85%
2065 -1.12% 0.88%
2064 -1.1% 0.89%
2063 -1.09% 0.93%
2062 -1.07% 0.94%
2061 -1.05% 0.97%
2060 -1.04% 0.99%
2059 -1.02% 1.02%
2058 -1.01% 1.04%
2057 -1% 1.07%
2056 -0.97% 1.09%
2055 -0.96% 1.11%
2054 -0.95% 1.14%
2053 -0.93% 1.16%
2052 -0.91% 1.19%
2051 -0.89% 1.22%
2050 -0.87% 1.24%
2049 -0.85% 1.27%
2048 -0.83% 1.3%
2047 -0.8% 1.34%
2046 -0.77% 1.37%
2045 -0.73% 1.39%
2044 -0.71% 1.42%
2043 -0.67% 1.44%
2042 -0.64% 1.47%
2041 -0.61% 1.49%
2040 -0.57% 1.53%
2039 -0.53% 1.56%
2038 -0.5% 1.58%
2037 -0.48% 1.61%
2036 -0.45% 1.62%
2035 -0.42% 1.64%
2034 -0.39% 1.66%
2033 -0.36% 1.67%
2032 -0.34% 1.68%
2031 -0.31% 1.68%
2030 -0.31% 1.66%
2029 -0.29% 1.67%
2028 -0.28% 1.65%
2027 -0.27% 1.6%
2026 -0.24% 1.59%
2025 -0.21% 1.55%
2024 -0.23% 1.52%
2023 -1.1% 1.56%
2022 -0.3% 1.76%
2021 0.03% 1.9%
2020 0.002% 1.82%
2019 0.03% 1.71%
2018 0.05% 1.64%
2017 0.09% 1.42%
2016 0.07% 1.31%
2015 0.13% 1.41%
2014 0.18% 1.51%
2013 0.24% 1.64%
2012 0.28% 1.92%
2011 0.16% 2.26%
2010 0.24% 2.5%
2009 0.27% 2.57%
2008 0.36% 2.71%
2007 0.46% 2.68%
2006 0.47% 2.41%
2005 0.59% 2.43%
2004 0.63% 2.5%
2003 0.73% 2.38%
2002 0.7% 2.48%
2001 0.79% 2.84%
2000 0.99% 2.87%
1999 1.28% 2.76%
1998 1.06% 2.8%
1997 1.26% 2.87%
1996 1.03% 2.95%
1995 0.86% 2.93%
1994 1.41% 2.93%
1993 1.19% 2.81%
1992 1.32% 2.9%
1991 1.09% 3.36%
1990 0.71% 3.4%
1989 0.77% 3.32%
1988 0.69% 3.42%
1987 0.75% 3.47%
1986 0.77% 3.44%
1985 0.82% 3.22%
1984 1.05% 3.18%
1983 0.92% 3.52%
1982 1.23% 3.83%
1981 1.49% 4.27%
1980 1.7% 4.17%
1979 1.76% 3.52%
1978 1.32% 3.26%
1977 1.64% 3.19%
1976 1.63% 3.11%
1975 1.59% 3.03%
1974 1.53% 2.98%
1973 1.5% 2.95%
1972 1.53% 2.81%
1971 1.6% 2.79%
1970 1.67% 2.92%
1969 1.75% 2.91%
1968 1.85% 2.89%
1967 1.96% 2.86%
1966 2.1% 2.81%
1965 2.26% 2.77%
1964 2.44% 2.73%
1963 2.64% 2.68%
1962 2.88% 2.63%
1961 0.06% 2.65%

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/pakistan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Mauritius declined by 0.23%, while Pakistan's population grew by 1.52%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Pakistan
Current population
1240121
260356147
Population rank 157/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 3.14%
One net population change
3.05 hours
8.38 seconds
One birth every
41.3 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
44.8 minutes
19.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline -8 +10,314
Annual growth/decline -2,868 +3,764,669
Annual growth/decline rate -0.23% +1.52%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 70/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -2,784 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 103/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - -1,235,336
2024 - -2,787 - -1,401,173
2023 999 -2,824 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 -757 -2,824 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 -253 -4,324 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 2,405 -5,895 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 1,773 -5,202 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 2,151 -5,084 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 3,415 -5,322 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 2,906 -4,483 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 3,031 -3,645 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 3,657 -3,691 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 4,281 -3,617 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 5,149 -3,663 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 5,511 -2,465 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 5,877 -2,624 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 6,113 -2,467 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 7,465 -2,589 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 8,429 -2,642 4,690,187 576,349
2006 8,515 -2,757 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 10,195 -2,840 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 10,745 -3,001 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 10,799 -3,141 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 11,685 -3,150 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 11,723 -3,225 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 12,224 -2,326 4,281,169 252,869
1999 12,341 -1,463 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 11,489 -1,292 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 11,943 -1,199 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 13,041 -1,092 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 13,020 -1,144 3,977,175 11,534
1994 14,355 -1,112 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 14,814 -1,189 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 15,833 -1,254 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 15,091 -1,333 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 15,564 -1,938 3,731,730 275,242
1989 14,718 -2,463 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 14,084 -1,399 3,554,755 38,139
1987 13,262 -300 3,448,813 146,364
1986 12,340 852 3,341,643 111,045
1985 12,451 615 3,233,315 68,860
1984 13,665 -258 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 14,525 -1,756 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 15,880 -2,226 2,934,689 294,252
1981 18,334 -1,559 2,790,454 555,032
1980 19,321 -1,739 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 19,282 -2,363 2,461,311 450,003
1978 18,670 -3,129 2,356,601 111,386
1977 16,769 -3,749 2,257,849 85,250
1976 16,407 -3,807 2,171,812 48,238
1975 15,342 -3,869 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 17,561 -4,908 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 13,145 -2,144 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 14,825 -2,408 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 15,441 -960 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 16,190 -1,281 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 15,761 -674 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 17,884 -2,445 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 17,560 -1,257 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 20,758 -4,123 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 20,482 -3,597 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 22,239 -4,850 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 22,069 -5,236 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 20,660 -6,107 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 20,355 -8,984 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 19,931 -7,083 1,217,147 0

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 Pakistan 77.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,255,404 people) and 22.2% is from migration (a loss of 14,629,055 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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