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Population in Mauritius compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,243,741 in 2025 vs 10,762,817 people in Papua New Guinea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,721 people compared to 11,045,681 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Papua New Guinea's population is 8.9 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.13% per year vs +2.14% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.54% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.7% growth).

Mauritius vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Papua New Guinea
2100 573,815 18,798,240
2099 582,097 18,786,145
2098 590,562 18,772,372
2097 599,251 18,755,008
2096 608,134 18,733,822
2095 617,230 18,710,340
2094 626,529 18,683,383
2093 636,052 18,654,365
2092 645,739 18,621,911
2091 655,617 18,586,147
2090 665,663 18,545,656
2089 675,889 18,506,626
2088 686,240 18,464,999
2087 696,717 18,420,558
2086 707,360 18,372,233
2085 718,105 18,321,842
2084 728,910 18,270,605
2083 739,778 18,214,932
2082 750,765 18,159,412
2081 761,750 18,100,531
2080 772,748 18,035,268
2079 783,786 17,972,052
2078 794,837 17,904,957
2077 805,918 17,837,082
2076 816,942 17,768,107
2075 827,927 17,695,759
2074 838,911 17,621,390
2073 849,873 17,544,490
2072 860,821 17,463,028
2071 871,644 17,377,995
2070 882,518 17,291,519
2069 893,282 17,201,936
2068 903,984 17,108,606
2067 914,668 17,011,562
2066 925,317 16,911,929
2065 935,999 16,809,460
2064 946,603 16,705,205
2063 957,115 16,600,853
2062 967,627 16,493,872
2061 978,076 16,383,508
2060 988,500 16,267,162
2059 998,838 16,149,265
2058 1,009,091 16,029,360
2057 1,019,346 15,906,350
2056 1,029,601 15,781,247
2055 1,039,730 15,653,296
2054 1,049,821 15,519,925
2053 1,059,876 15,386,054
2052 1,069,793 15,247,553
2051 1,079,612 15,107,257
2050 1,089,300 14,965,427
2049 1,098,902 14,818,793
2048 1,108,341 14,670,417
2047 1,117,590 14,519,915
2046 1,126,567 14,367,141
2045 1,135,321 14,210,639
2044 1,143,708 14,053,122
2043 1,151,882 13,894,884
2042 1,159,639 13,735,841
2041 1,167,107 13,574,567
2040 1,174,241 13,410,615
2039 1,181,008 13,244,740
2038 1,187,347 13,076,640
2037 1,193,347 12,907,059
2036 1,199,055 12,735,582
2035 1,204,453 12,563,938
2034 1,209,521 12,389,907
2033 1,214,292 12,215,713
2032 1,218,727 12,039,848
2031 1,222,858 11,862,856
2030 1,226,642 11,683,177
2029 1,230,401 11,502,504
2028 1,234,008 11,320,226
2027 1,237,431 11,136,100
2026 1,240,721 10,950,183
2025 1,243,741 10,762,817
2024 1,245,779 10,576,502
2023 1,248,647 10,389,635
2022 1,262,523 10,203,169
2021 1,266,334 10,012,896
2020 1,266,014 9,815,746
2019 1,265,985 9,609,010
2018 1,265,577 9,394,513
2017 1,264,887 9,178,714
2016 1,263,747 8,961,718
2015 1,262,879 8,743,246
2014 1,261,208 8,523,441
2013 1,258,927 8,302,698
2012 1,255,882 8,081,390
2011 1,252,404 7,859,346
2010 1,250,400 7,633,523
2009 1,247,429 7,406,438
2008 1,244,121 7,183,002
2007 1,239,630 6,963,345
2006 1,233,996 6,747,720
2005 1,228,254 6,535,905
2004 1,221,003 6,328,041
2003 1,213,370 6,123,997
2002 1,204,621 5,924,003
2001 1,196,287 5,728,435
2000 1,186,873 5,537,064
1999 1,175,267 5,349,333
1998 1,160,421 5,166,390
1997 1,148,284 4,987,883
1996 1,133,996 4,813,361
1995 1,122,457 4,644,278
1994 1,112,846 4,480,208
1993 1,097,374 4,320,872
1992 1,084,441 4,166,699
1991 1,070,266 4,021,837
1990 1,058,775 3,896,481
1989 1,051,260 3,796,078
1988 1,043,239 3,711,880
1987 1,036,082 3,632,543
1986 1,028,360 3,554,793
1985 1,020,528 3,478,936
1984 1,012,221 3,405,198
1983 1,001,691 3,333,633
1982 992,521 3,264,291
1981 980,462 3,197,019
1980 966,039 3,131,512
1979 949,888 3,067,341
1978 933,499 3,003,714
1977 921,379 2,940,327
1976 906,507 2,877,327
1975 892,000 2,814,820
1974 878,042 2,752,671
1973 864,819 2,690,629
1972 852,053 2,628,432
1971 839,230 2,566,421
1970 826,000 2,505,628
1969 812,405 2,446,927
1968 798,413 2,390,803
1967 783,917 2,337,532
1966 768,813 2,285,774
1965 753,000 2,235,820
1964 736,381 2,188,325
1963 718,861 2,141,376
1962 700,349 2,093,919
1961 680,757 2,046,127
1960 680,331 1,995,110

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

GeoRank.org/population/mauritius/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritius increased by 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,026 people (a 1.82% decline), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,083,963 people (a 23.3% growth).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th 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 Papua New Guinea will increase by 35.5% to 14,965,427 people and rank change from 89th to 84th.

Papua New Guinea is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 18.8M 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
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Papua New Guinea
2100 -1.42% 0.06%
2099 -1.43% 0.07%
2098 -1.45% 0.09%
2097 -1.46% 0.11%
2096 -1.47% 0.13%
2095 -1.48% 0.14%
2094 -1.5% 0.16%
2093 -1.5% 0.17%
2092 -1.51% 0.19%
2091 -1.51% 0.22%
2090 -1.51% 0.21%
2089 -1.51% 0.23%
2088 -1.5% 0.24%
2087 -1.5% 0.26%
2086 -1.5% 0.28%
2085 -1.48% 0.28%
2084 -1.47% 0.31%
2083 -1.46% 0.31%
2082 -1.44% 0.33%
2081 -1.42% 0.36%
2080 -1.41% 0.35%
2079 -1.39% 0.37%
2078 -1.38% 0.38%
2077 -1.35% 0.39%
2076 -1.33% 0.41%
2075 -1.31% 0.42%
2074 -1.29% 0.44%
2073 -1.27% 0.47%
2072 -1.24% 0.49%
2071 -1.23% 0.5%
2070 -1.21% 0.52%
2069 -1.18% 0.55%
2068 -1.17% 0.57%
2067 -1.15% 0.59%
2066 -1.14% 0.61%
2065 -1.12% 0.62%
2064 -1.1% 0.63%
2063 -1.09% 0.65%
2062 -1.07% 0.67%
2061 -1.05% 0.72%
2060 -1.04% 0.73%
2059 -1.02% 0.75%
2058 -1.01% 0.77%
2057 -1% 0.79%
2056 -0.97% 0.82%
2055 -0.96% 0.86%
2054 -0.95% 0.87%
2053 -0.93% 0.91%
2052 -0.91% 0.93%
2051 -0.89% 0.95%
2050 -0.87% 0.99%
2049 -0.85% 1.01%
2048 -0.83% 1.04%
2047 -0.8% 1.06%
2046 -0.77% 1.1%
2045 -0.73% 1.12%
2044 -0.71% 1.14%
2043 -0.67% 1.16%
2042 -0.64% 1.19%
2041 -0.61% 1.22%
2040 -0.57% 1.25%
2039 -0.53% 1.29%
2038 -0.5% 1.31%
2037 -0.48% 1.35%
2036 -0.45% 1.37%
2035 -0.42% 1.4%
2034 -0.39% 1.43%
2033 -0.36% 1.46%
2032 -0.34% 1.49%
2031 -0.31% 1.54%
2030 -0.31% 1.57%
2029 -0.29% 1.61%
2028 -0.28% 1.65%
2027 -0.27% 1.7%
2026 -0.24% 1.74%
2025 -0.16% 1.76%
2024 -0.23% 1.8%
2023 -1.1% 1.83%
2022 -0.3% 1.9%
2021 0.03% 2.01%
2020 0.002% 2.15%
2019 0.03% 2.28%
2018 0.05% 2.35%
2017 0.09% 2.42%
2016 0.07% 2.5%
2015 0.13% 2.58%
2014 0.18% 2.66%
2013 0.24% 2.74%
2012 0.28% 2.83%
2011 0.16% 2.96%
2010 0.24% 3.07%
2009 0.27% 3.11%
2008 0.36% 3.15%
2007 0.46% 3.2%
2006 0.47% 3.24%
2005 0.59% 3.28%
2004 0.63% 3.33%
2003 0.73% 3.38%
2002 0.7% 3.41%
2001 0.79% 3.46%
2000 0.99% 3.51%
1999 1.28% 3.54%
1998 1.06% 3.58%
1997 1.26% 3.63%
1996 1.03% 3.64%
1995 0.86% 3.66%
1994 1.41% 3.69%
1993 1.19% 3.7%
1992 1.32% 3.6%
1991 1.09% 3.22%
1990 0.71% 2.64%
1989 0.77% 2.27%
1988 0.69% 2.18%
1987 0.75% 2.19%
1986 0.77% 2.18%
1985 0.82% 2.17%
1984 1.05% 2.15%
1983 0.92% 2.12%
1982 1.23% 2.1%
1981 1.49% 2.09%
1980 1.7% 2.09%
1979 1.76% 2.12%
1978 1.32% 2.16%
1977 1.64% 2.19%
1976 1.63% 2.22%
1975 1.59% 2.26%
1974 1.53% 2.31%
1973 1.5% 2.37%
1972 1.53% 2.42%
1971 1.6% 2.43%
1970 1.67% 2.4%
1969 1.75% 2.35%
1968 1.85% 2.28%
1967 1.96% 2.26%
1966 2.1% 2.23%
1965 2.26% 2.17%
1964 2.44% 2.19%
1963 2.64% 2.27%
1962 2.88% 2.34%
1961 0.06% 2.56%

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

GeoRank.org/population/mauritius/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Mauritius declined by 0.16%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.76%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Papua New Guinea
Current population
1240721
11045681
Population rank 157/197 89/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.13%
One net population change
4.31 hours
2.83 minutes
One birth every
41 minutes
2.05 minutes
One death every
42.2 minutes
7.58 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +510
Annual growth/decline -2,038 +186,315
Annual growth/decline rate -0.16% +1.76%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 59/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
1.29 days
Annual migration change -2,784 -284
Net migration rank 103/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - -284
2024 374 -2,787 187,595 -707
2023 999 -2,824 187,637 -787
2022 -757 -2,824 186,861 -787
2021 -380 -4,324 183,766 10,703
2020 2,406 -5,895 189,130 10,703
2019 1,646 -5,202 190,662 22,978
2018 2,152 -5,084 190,662 24,684
2017 3,289 -5,322 189,715 26,513
2016 2,906 -4,483 189,281 28,473
2015 2,905 -3,645 188,600 30,580
2014 3,657 -3,691 187,592 32,840
2013 4,281 -3,617 185,790 35,280
2012 5,023 -3,663 183,658 37,893
2011 5,511 -2,465 181,842 40,690
2010 5,877 -2,624 178,998 50,106
2009 6,113 -2,467 175,421 49,647
2008 7,465 -2,589 172,823 48,985
2007 8,429 -2,642 169,306 48,203
2006 8,515 -2,757 166,540 47,191
2005 10,195 -2,840 163,888 46,014
2004 10,745 -3,001 161,023 44,811
2003 10,799 -3,141 158,611 43,639
2002 11,685 -3,150 155,091 42,657
2001 11,723 -3,225 151,431 41,962
2000 12,224 -2,326 147,496 41,855
1999 12,341 -1,463 143,592 42,519
1998 11,489 -1,292 136,677 43,091
1997 11,943 -1,199 134,458 42,787
1996 13,041 -1,092 129,802 41,994
1995 13,020 -1,144 125,410 40,962
1994 14,355 -1,112 122,113 39,669
1993 14,814 -1,189 118,668 38,220
1992 15,833 -1,254 114,818 36,622
1991 15,091 -1,333 111,453 26,830
1990 15,564 -1,938 110,033 2,398
1989 14,718 -2,463 108,199 -19,824
1988 14,084 -1,399 106,256 -26,232
1987 13,262 -300 104,367 -25,720
1986 12,340 852 102,346 -25,495
1985 12,451 615 100,333 -25,470
1984 13,665 -258 98,103 -25,487
1983 14,525 -1,756 95,982 -25,465
1982 15,880 -2,226 93,522 -25,355
1981 18,334 -1,559 91,767 -25,383
1980 19,321 -1,739 90,266 -25,638
1979 19,282 -2,363 89,330 -25,618
1978 18,670 -3,129 88,747 -25,208
1977 16,769 -3,749 87,954 -24,722
1976 16,407 -3,807 86,965 -24,198
1975 15,342 -3,869 85,809 -23,562
1974 17,561 -4,908 84,829 -22,771
1973 13,145 -2,144 83,821 -21,803
1972 14,825 -2,408 82,672 -20,303
1971 15,441 -960 80,599 -18,945
1970 16,190 -1,281 78,712 -18,773
1969 15,761 -674 76,454 -18,994
1968 17,884 -2,445 73,983 -19,188
1967 17,560 -1,257 71,519 -19,767
1966 20,758 -4,123 69,206 -17,454
1965 20,482 -3,597 66,693 -18,532
1964 22,239 -4,850 64,558 -17,730
1963 22,069 -5,236 62,260 -15,189
1962 20,660 -6,107 59,974 -12,141
1961 20,355 -8,984 58,151 -10,409
1960 19,931 -7,083 56,326 -2,034

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

GeoRank.org/population/mauritius/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

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 Papua New Guinea 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,909 people) and 7.48% is from migration (a gain of 152,353 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

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
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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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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