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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 6,929,153 people in Paraguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,121 people compared to 7,120,169 in Paraguay.

Population statistics:

  • Paraguay's population is 5.74 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Paraguay is the 108th.
  • The countries together account for 0.1% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 0.09% for Paraguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.09% per year vs +1.34% in Paraguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.5% growth), while Paraguay has grown from 5.51M to 7.12M (29.3% growth).

Mauritius vs Paraguay: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Paraguay
2100 573,538 9,114,469
2099 581,815 9,134,868
2098 590,276 9,153,773
2097 598,961 9,171,880
2096 607,840 9,188,931
2095 616,931 9,204,812
2094 626,226 9,219,996
2093 635,745 9,234,274
2092 645,427 9,247,659
2091 655,300 9,260,551
2090 665,341 9,272,453
2089 675,562 9,283,984
2088 685,908 9,293,775
2087 696,380 9,302,722
2086 707,018 9,311,508
2085 717,757 9,319,285
2084 728,558 9,325,447
2083 739,420 9,331,054
2082 750,402 9,335,846
2081 761,382 9,340,017
2080 772,374 9,342,618
2079 783,407 9,344,195
2078 794,452 9,344,403
2077 805,529 9,343,525
2076 816,547 9,341,603
2075 827,526 9,337,944
2074 838,506 9,332,883
2073 849,462 9,326,126
2072 860,405 9,317,685
2071 871,223 9,307,917
2070 882,091 9,296,216
2069 892,850 9,282,854
2068 903,547 9,268,086
2067 914,226 9,251,858
2066 924,869 9,233,146
2065 935,546 9,212,933
2064 946,145 9,190,368
2063 956,652 9,165,372
2062 967,159 9,138,205
2061 977,603 9,109,701
2060 988,022 9,079,572
2059 998,355 9,047,300
2058 1,008,603 9,011,957
2057 1,018,853 8,975,110
2056 1,029,103 8,936,412
2055 1,039,228 8,896,115
2054 1,049,313 8,853,974
2053 1,059,364 8,810,350
2052 1,069,276 8,764,844
2051 1,079,090 8,717,773
2050 1,088,773 8,669,516
2049 1,098,370 8,619,672
2048 1,107,805 8,568,157
2047 1,117,049 8,515,265
2046 1,126,022 8,460,084
2045 1,134,772 8,404,136
2044 1,143,155 8,346,996
2043 1,151,325 8,288,781
2042 1,159,078 8,228,904
2041 1,166,543 8,168,202
2040 1,173,673 8,106,496
2039 1,180,437 8,043,273
2038 1,186,773 7,978,464
2037 1,192,770 7,912,690
2036 1,198,476 7,845,468
2035 1,203,871 7,777,137
2034 1,208,936 7,707,832
2033 1,213,705 7,636,950
2032 1,218,138 7,564,485
2031 1,222,267 7,490,891
2030 1,226,049 7,415,529
2029 1,229,806 7,338,535
2028 1,233,411 7,259,813
2027 1,236,833 7,179,864
2026 1,240,121 7,098,035
2025 1,243,139 7,014,448
2024 1,245,779 6,929,153
2023 1,248,647 6,844,146
2022 1,262,523 6,760,464
2021 1,266,334 6,684,182
2020 1,266,014 6,603,739
2019 1,265,985 6,515,058
2018 1,265,577 6,427,382
2017 1,264,887 6,338,660
2016 1,263,747 6,249,126
2015 1,262,879 6,159,103
2014 1,261,208 6,069,811
2013 1,258,927 5,982,445
2012 1,255,882 5,897,008
2011 1,252,404 5,814,626
2010 1,250,400 5,737,971
2009 1,247,429 5,671,236
2008 1,244,121 5,613,574
2007 1,239,630 5,559,386
2006 1,233,996 5,505,148
2005 1,228,254 5,448,097
2004 1,221,003 5,388,175
2003 1,213,370 5,326,436
2002 1,204,621 5,261,328
2001 1,196,287 5,187,689
2000 1,186,873 5,100,868
1999 1,175,267 5,003,135
1998 1,160,421 4,900,025
1997 1,148,284 4,794,412
1996 1,133,996 4,687,543
1995 1,122,457 4,579,806
1994 1,112,846 4,471,417
1993 1,097,374 4,362,696
1992 1,084,441 4,253,600
1991 1,070,266 4,144,364
1990 1,058,775 4,035,747
1989 1,051,260 3,927,802
1988 1,043,239 3,820,546
1987 1,036,082 3,714,889
1986 1,028,360 3,611,474
1985 1,020,528 3,510,671
1984 1,012,221 3,412,936
1983 1,001,691 3,318,068
1982 992,521 3,226,189
1981 980,462 3,137,604
1980 966,039 3,053,235
1979 949,888 2,973,968
1978 933,499 2,899,269
1977 921,379 2,827,874
1976 906,507 2,758,836
1975 892,000 2,691,648
1974 878,042 2,625,621
1973 864,819 2,561,102
1972 852,053 2,499,881
1971 839,230 2,442,537
1970 826,000 2,388,028
1969 812,405 2,334,992
1968 798,413 2,282,391
1967 783,917 2,229,994
1966 768,813 2,177,584
1965 753,000 2,125,177
1964 736,381 2,073,119
1963 718,861 2,021,909
1962 700,349 1,973,130
1961 680,757 1,927,394
1960 680,331 1,883,514

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 Paraguay gained 743,978 people (a 13.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline), while Paraguay's population increased by 871,043 people (a 13.9% growth).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Paraguay was ranked 107th in 2006 and ranked 108th 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 Paraguay will increase by 21.8% to 8,669,516 people and rank change from 108th to 110th.

Paraguay is projected to reach its peak in 2078 at 9.34M 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
Paraguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Paraguay
2100 -1.42% -0.22%
2099 -1.43% -0.21%
2098 -1.45% -0.2%
2097 -1.46% -0.19%
2096 -1.47% -0.17%
2095 -1.48% -0.16%
2094 -1.5% -0.15%
2093 -1.5% -0.14%
2092 -1.51% -0.14%
2091 -1.51% -0.13%
2090 -1.51% -0.12%
2089 -1.51% -0.11%
2088 -1.5% -0.1%
2087 -1.5% -0.09%
2086 -1.5% -0.08%
2085 -1.48% -0.07%
2084 -1.47% -0.06%
2083 -1.46% -0.05%
2082 -1.44% -0.04%
2081 -1.42% -0.03%
2080 -1.41% -0.02%
2079 -1.39% -0.002%
2078 -1.38% 0.009%
2077 -1.35% 0.02%
2076 -1.33% 0.04%
2075 -1.31% 0.05%
2074 -1.29% 0.07%
2073 -1.27% 0.09%
2072 -1.24% 0.1%
2071 -1.23% 0.13%
2070 -1.21% 0.14%
2069 -1.18% 0.16%
2068 -1.17% 0.18%
2067 -1.15% 0.2%
2066 -1.14% 0.22%
2065 -1.12% 0.25%
2064 -1.1% 0.27%
2063 -1.09% 0.3%
2062 -1.07% 0.31%
2061 -1.05% 0.33%
2060 -1.04% 0.36%
2059 -1.02% 0.39%
2058 -1.01% 0.41%
2057 -1% 0.43%
2056 -0.97% 0.45%
2055 -0.96% 0.48%
2054 -0.95% 0.5%
2053 -0.93% 0.52%
2052 -0.91% 0.54%
2051 -0.89% 0.56%
2050 -0.87% 0.58%
2049 -0.85% 0.6%
2048 -0.83% 0.62%
2047 -0.8% 0.65%
2046 -0.77% 0.67%
2045 -0.73% 0.68%
2044 -0.71% 0.7%
2043 -0.67% 0.73%
2042 -0.64% 0.74%
2041 -0.61% 0.76%
2040 -0.57% 0.79%
2039 -0.53% 0.81%
2038 -0.5% 0.83%
2037 -0.48% 0.86%
2036 -0.45% 0.88%
2035 -0.42% 0.9%
2034 -0.39% 0.93%
2033 -0.36% 0.96%
2032 -0.34% 0.98%
2031 -0.31% 1.02%
2030 -0.31% 1.05%
2029 -0.29% 1.08%
2028 -0.28% 1.11%
2027 -0.27% 1.15%
2026 -0.24% 1.19%
2025 -0.21% 1.23%
2024 -0.23% 1.24%
2023 -1.1% 1.24%
2022 -0.3% 1.14%
2021 0.03% 1.22%
2020 0.002% 1.36%
2019 0.03% 1.36%
2018 0.05% 1.4%
2017 0.09% 1.43%
2016 0.07% 1.46%
2015 0.13% 1.47%
2014 0.18% 1.46%
2013 0.24% 1.45%
2012 0.28% 1.42%
2011 0.16% 1.34%
2010 0.24% 1.18%
2009 0.27% 1.03%
2008 0.36% 0.97%
2007 0.46% 0.99%
2006 0.47% 1.05%
2005 0.59% 1.11%
2004 0.63% 1.16%
2003 0.73% 1.24%
2002 0.7% 1.42%
2001 0.79% 1.7%
2000 0.99% 1.95%
1999 1.28% 2.1%
1998 1.06% 2.2%
1997 1.26% 2.28%
1996 1.03% 2.35%
1995 0.86% 2.42%
1994 1.41% 2.49%
1993 1.19% 2.56%
1992 1.32% 2.64%
1991 1.09% 2.69%
1990 0.71% 2.75%
1989 0.77% 2.81%
1988 0.69% 2.84%
1987 0.75% 2.86%
1986 0.77% 2.87%
1985 0.82% 2.86%
1984 1.05% 2.86%
1983 0.92% 2.85%
1982 1.23% 2.82%
1981 1.49% 2.76%
1980 1.7% 2.67%
1979 1.76% 2.58%
1978 1.32% 2.52%
1977 1.64% 2.5%
1976 1.63% 2.5%
1975 1.59% 2.51%
1974 1.53% 2.52%
1973 1.5% 2.45%
1972 1.53% 2.35%
1971 1.6% 2.28%
1970 1.67% 2.27%
1969 1.75% 2.3%
1968 1.85% 2.35%
1967 1.96% 2.41%
1966 2.1% 2.47%
1965 2.26% 2.51%
1964 2.44% 2.53%
1963 2.64% 2.47%
1962 2.88% 2.37%
1961 0.06% 2.33%

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 Paraguay's population grew by 1.24%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Paraguay
Current population
1240121
7120169
Population rank 157/197 108/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.09%
One net population change
3.05 hours
6.18 minutes
One birth every
41.3 minutes
3.84 minutes
One death every
44.8 minutes
13.5 minutes
Daily growth/decline -8 +233
Annual growth/decline -2,868 +85,007
Annual growth/decline rate -0.23% +1.24%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 87/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
42.4 minutes
Annual migration change -2,784 -12,423
Net migration rank 103/196 137/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 180,837
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 119/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 123/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Paraguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Paraguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - -12,423
2024 - -2,787 - -12,451
2023 999 -2,824 97,748 -12,500
2022 -757 -2,824 94,627 -12,500
2021 -253 -4,324 78,667 -8,226
2020 2,405 -5,895 98,667 -8,226
2019 1,773 -5,202 103,179 -16,263
2018 2,151 -5,084 104,908 -16,472
2017 3,415 -5,322 105,634 -16,630
2016 2,906 -4,483 106,804 -16,737
2015 3,031 -3,645 106,817 -16,834
2014 3,657 -3,691 105,585 -16,989
2013 4,281 -3,617 103,383 -17,232
2012 5,149 -3,663 102,508 -17,763
2011 5,511 -2,465 100,442 -20,427
2010 5,877 -2,624 99,456 -26,169
2009 6,113 -2,467 100,296 -40,112
2008 7,465 -2,589 99,821 -44,679
2007 8,429 -2,642 99,141 -45,914
2006 8,515 -2,757 99,808 -44,568
2005 10,195 -2,840 101,035 -42,173
2004 10,745 -3,001 101,896 -40,907
2003 10,799 -3,141 102,427 -39,941
2002 11,685 -3,150 104,658 -36,918
2001 11,723 -3,225 107,225 -27,676
2000 12,224 -2,326 109,979 -15,884
1999 12,341 -1,463 112,726 -11,362
1998 11,489 -1,292 114,122 -9,276
1997 11,943 -1,199 115,095 -8,704
1996 13,041 -1,092 115,623 -8,273
1995 13,020 -1,144 115,777 -7,653
1994 14,355 -1,112 115,662 -6,999
1993 14,814 -1,189 115,211 -6,431
1992 15,833 -1,254 115,442 -6,035
1991 15,091 -1,333 114,472 -5,420
1990 15,564 -1,938 112,864 -4,685
1989 14,718 -2,463 111,727 -4,009
1988 14,084 -1,399 110,348 -3,557
1987 13,262 -300 107,962 -3,445
1986 12,340 852 105,776 -3,460
1985 12,451 615 102,859 -3,562
1984 13,665 -258 99,937 -3,769
1983 14,525 -1,756 96,406 -2,845
1982 15,880 -2,226 92,917 -2,725
1981 18,334 -1,559 89,456 -2,477
1980 19,321 -1,739 84,568 -2,808
1979 19,282 -2,363 80,345 -3,570
1978 18,670 -3,129 76,691 -4,066
1977 16,769 -3,749 74,359 -4,201
1976 16,407 -3,807 71,973 -4,066
1975 15,342 -3,869 70,285 -3,807
1974 17,561 -4,908 69,059 -3,478
1973 13,145 -2,144 67,803 -4,346
1972 14,825 -2,408 66,625 -7,642
1971 15,441 -960 66,142 -10,446
1970 16,190 -1,281 65,905 -12,579
1969 15,761 -674 65,616 -12,859
1968 17,884 -2,445 65,575 -13,132
1967 17,560 -1,257 65,695 -13,346
1966 20,758 -4,123 66,002 -13,538
1965 20,482 -3,597 66,063 -13,715
1964 22,239 -4,850 65,681 -13,915
1963 22,069 -5,236 64,741 -14,086
1962 20,660 -6,107 63,079 -16,175
1961 20,355 -8,984 61,536 -16,972
1960 19,931 -7,083 60,009 -16,811

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 Paraguay 87.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,002,636 people) and 12.4% is from migration (a loss of 141,377 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 180,837 people or 2.6% in Paraguay.

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
Paraguay
City Population
Asuncion 462K
Ciudad del Este 350K
Luque 260K
San Lorenzo 225K
Pedro Juan Caballero 127K
Caaguazu 127K
Encarnacion 107K
Coronel Oviedo 52.4K
Concepcion 45.1K

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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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