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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 34,217,848 people in Peru in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,121 people compared to 35,031,596 in Peru.

Population statistics:

  • Peru's population is 28.2 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Peru is the 48th.
  • The countries together account for 0.44% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 0.42% for Peru.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.09% per year vs +1.26% in Peru.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.5% growth), while Peru has grown from 28.3M to 35M (23.7% growth).

Mauritius vs Peru: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Peru
2100 573,538 38,452,509
2099 581,815 38,619,608
2098 590,276 38,784,430
2097 598,961 38,947,717
2096 607,840 39,108,849
2095 616,931 39,267,786
2094 626,226 39,423,479
2093 635,745 39,578,294
2092 645,427 39,729,309
2091 655,300 39,877,488
2090 665,341 40,022,659
2089 675,562 40,164,228
2088 685,908 40,303,304
2087 696,380 40,438,644
2086 707,018 40,569,419
2085 717,757 40,695,935
2084 728,558 40,817,705
2083 739,420 40,933,831
2082 750,402 41,045,559
2081 761,382 41,151,529
2080 772,374 41,252,019
2079 783,407 41,345,682
2078 794,452 41,433,298
2077 805,529 41,514,392
2076 816,547 41,589,064
2075 827,526 41,656,726
2074 838,506 41,717,426
2073 849,462 41,770,225
2072 860,405 41,815,673
2071 871,223 41,853,504
2070 882,091 41,883,997
2069 892,850 41,906,365
2068 903,547 41,920,235
2067 914,226 41,925,717
2066 924,869 41,923,100
2065 935,546 41,912,338
2064 946,145 41,893,671
2063 956,652 41,866,010
2062 967,159 41,830,096
2061 977,603 41,785,364
2060 988,022 41,732,163
2059 998,355 41,670,843
2058 1,008,603 41,601,084
2057 1,018,853 41,522,014
2056 1,029,103 41,434,774
2055 1,039,228 41,338,448
2054 1,049,313 41,233,873
2053 1,059,364 41,120,477
2052 1,069,276 40,999,698
2051 1,079,090 40,870,773
2050 1,088,773 40,733,304
2049 1,098,370 40,588,072
2048 1,107,805 40,434,856
2047 1,117,049 40,272,431
2046 1,126,022 40,100,751
2045 1,134,772 39,920,558
2044 1,143,155 39,731,027
2043 1,151,325 39,534,093
2042 1,159,078 39,328,332
2041 1,166,543 39,114,174
2040 1,173,673 38,892,211
2039 1,180,437 38,662,243
2038 1,186,773 38,424,592
2037 1,192,770 38,178,789
2036 1,198,476 37,924,438
2035 1,203,871 37,662,565
2034 1,208,936 37,392,354
2033 1,213,705 37,114,776
2032 1,218,138 36,830,488
2031 1,222,267 36,538,688
2030 1,226,049 36,238,199
2029 1,229,806 35,929,085
2028 1,233,411 35,609,999
2027 1,236,833 35,280,410
2026 1,240,121 34,939,340
2025 1,243,139 34,585,730
2024 1,245,779 34,217,848
2023 1,248,647 33,845,617
2022 1,262,523 33,475,438
2021 1,266,334 33,155,882
2020 1,266,014 32,838,579
2019 1,265,985 32,449,303
2018 1,265,577 31,897,584
2017 1,264,887 31,324,637
2016 1,263,747 30,866,494
2015 1,262,879 30,457,600
2014 1,261,208 30,115,826
2013 1,258,927 29,817,919
2012 1,255,882 29,550,366
2011 1,252,404 29,304,086
2010 1,250,400 29,086,019
2009 1,247,429 28,896,811
2008 1,244,121 28,719,041
2007 1,239,630 28,530,699
2006 1,233,996 28,324,491
2005 1,228,254 28,101,180
2004 1,221,003 27,852,190
2003 1,213,370 27,580,490
2002 1,204,621 27,288,217
2001 1,196,287 26,964,601
2000 1,186,873 26,598,331
1999 1,175,267 26,186,504
1998 1,160,421 25,738,095
1997 1,148,284 25,274,147
1996 1,133,996 24,811,171
1995 1,122,457 24,348,919
1994 1,112,846 23,881,493
1993 1,097,374 23,413,783
1992 1,084,441 22,946,340
1991 1,070,266 22,483,775
1990 1,058,775 22,014,771
1989 1,051,260 21,532,589
1988 1,043,239 21,054,702
1987 1,036,082 20,582,320
1986 1,028,360 20,117,122
1985 1,020,528 19,648,204
1984 1,012,221 19,174,716
1983 1,001,691 18,705,957
1982 992,521 18,246,503
1981 980,462 17,798,805
1980 966,039 17,360,949
1979 949,888 16,933,139
1978 933,499 16,516,059
1977 921,379 16,109,806
1976 906,507 15,716,809
1975 892,000 15,333,957
1974 878,042 14,956,552
1973 864,819 14,582,867
1972 852,053 14,210,147
1971 839,230 13,838,067
1970 826,000 13,501,237
1969 812,405 13,166,767
1968 798,413 12,803,993
1967 783,917 12,448,814
1966 768,813 12,101,297
1965 753,000 11,761,085
1964 736,381 11,427,978
1963 718,861 11,102,099
1962 700,349 10,784,612
1961 680,757 10,475,123
1960 680,331 10,174,127

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/peru | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritius increased by 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth), while Peru gained 2,542,003 people (a 8.97% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline), while Peru's population increased by 4,165,102 people (a 13.5% growth).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Peru was ranked 40th in 2006 and ranked 48th 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 Peru will increase by 16.3% to 40,733,304 people and rank change from 48th to 51st.

Peru is projected to reach its peak in 2067 at 41.9M 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
Peru
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Peru
2100 -1.42% -0.43%
2099 -1.43% -0.42%
2098 -1.45% -0.42%
2097 -1.46% -0.41%
2096 -1.47% -0.4%
2095 -1.48% -0.39%
2094 -1.5% -0.39%
2093 -1.5% -0.38%
2092 -1.51% -0.37%
2091 -1.51% -0.36%
2090 -1.51% -0.35%
2089 -1.51% -0.35%
2088 -1.5% -0.33%
2087 -1.5% -0.32%
2086 -1.5% -0.31%
2085 -1.48% -0.3%
2084 -1.47% -0.28%
2083 -1.46% -0.27%
2082 -1.44% -0.26%
2081 -1.42% -0.24%
2080 -1.41% -0.23%
2079 -1.39% -0.21%
2078 -1.38% -0.2%
2077 -1.35% -0.18%
2076 -1.33% -0.16%
2075 -1.31% -0.15%
2074 -1.29% -0.13%
2073 -1.27% -0.11%
2072 -1.24% -0.09%
2071 -1.23% -0.07%
2070 -1.21% -0.05%
2069 -1.18% -0.03%
2068 -1.17% -0.01%
2067 -1.15% 0.006%
2066 -1.14% 0.03%
2065 -1.12% 0.04%
2064 -1.1% 0.07%
2063 -1.09% 0.09%
2062 -1.07% 0.11%
2061 -1.05% 0.13%
2060 -1.04% 0.15%
2059 -1.02% 0.17%
2058 -1.01% 0.19%
2057 -1% 0.21%
2056 -0.97% 0.23%
2055 -0.96% 0.25%
2054 -0.95% 0.28%
2053 -0.93% 0.29%
2052 -0.91% 0.32%
2051 -0.89% 0.34%
2050 -0.87% 0.36%
2049 -0.85% 0.38%
2048 -0.83% 0.4%
2047 -0.8% 0.43%
2046 -0.77% 0.45%
2045 -0.73% 0.48%
2044 -0.71% 0.5%
2043 -0.67% 0.52%
2042 -0.64% 0.55%
2041 -0.61% 0.57%
2040 -0.57% 0.59%
2039 -0.53% 0.62%
2038 -0.5% 0.64%
2037 -0.48% 0.67%
2036 -0.45% 0.7%
2035 -0.42% 0.72%
2034 -0.39% 0.75%
2033 -0.36% 0.77%
2032 -0.34% 0.8%
2031 -0.31% 0.83%
2030 -0.31% 0.86%
2029 -0.29% 0.9%
2028 -0.28% 0.93%
2027 -0.27% 0.98%
2026 -0.24% 1.02%
2025 -0.21% 1.08%
2024 -0.23% 1.1%
2023 -1.1% 1.11%
2022 -0.3% 0.96%
2021 0.03% 0.97%
2020 0.002% 1.2%
2019 0.03% 1.73%
2018 0.05% 1.83%
2017 0.09% 1.48%
2016 0.07% 1.34%
2015 0.13% 1.13%
2014 0.18% 1%
2013 0.24% 0.91%
2012 0.28% 0.84%
2011 0.16% 0.75%
2010 0.24% 0.65%
2009 0.27% 0.62%
2008 0.36% 0.66%
2007 0.46% 0.73%
2006 0.47% 0.79%
2005 0.59% 0.89%
2004 0.63% 0.99%
2003 0.73% 1.07%
2002 0.7% 1.2%
2001 0.79% 1.38%
2000 0.99% 1.57%
1999 1.28% 1.74%
1998 1.06% 1.84%
1997 1.26% 1.87%
1996 1.03% 1.9%
1995 0.86% 1.96%
1994 1.41% 2%
1993 1.19% 2.04%
1992 1.32% 2.06%
1991 1.09% 2.13%
1990 0.71% 2.24%
1989 0.77% 2.27%
1988 0.69% 2.3%
1987 0.75% 2.31%
1986 0.77% 2.39%
1985 0.82% 2.47%
1984 1.05% 2.51%
1983 0.92% 2.52%
1982 1.23% 2.52%
1981 1.49% 2.52%
1980 1.7% 2.53%
1979 1.76% 2.53%
1978 1.32% 2.52%
1977 1.64% 2.5%
1976 1.63% 2.5%
1975 1.59% 2.52%
1974 1.53% 2.56%
1973 1.5% 2.62%
1972 1.53% 2.69%
1971 1.6% 2.49%
1970 1.67% 2.54%
1969 1.75% 2.83%
1968 1.85% 2.85%
1967 1.96% 2.87%
1966 2.1% 2.89%
1965 2.26% 2.91%
1964 2.44% 2.94%
1963 2.64% 2.94%
1962 2.88% 2.95%
1961 0.06% 2.96%

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/peru | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Mauritius declined by 0.23%, while Peru's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Peru
Current population
1240121
35031596
Population rank 157/197 48/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.42%
One net population change
3.05 hours
1.41 minutes
One birth every
41.3 minutes
58.4 seconds
One death every
44.8 minutes
2.83 minutes
Daily growth/decline -8 +1,020
Annual growth/decline -2,868 +372,231
Annual growth/decline rate -0.23% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 95/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
44.2 minutes
Annual migration change -2,784 +11,931
Net migration rank 103/196 41/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 1,837,219
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 39/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 5.4%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 90/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Peru
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Peru
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - 11,931
2024 - -2,787 - 18,406
2023 999 -2,824 353,788 24,783
2022 -757 -2,824 327,859 33,982
2021 -253 -4,324 235,440 41,868
2020 2,405 -5,895 301,950 55,375
2019 1,773 -5,202 346,981 74,270
2018 2,151 -5,084 343,123 339,067
2017 3,415 -5,322 349,333 114,382
2016 2,906 -4,483 355,859 96,740
2015 3,031 -3,645 362,781 2,421
2014 3,657 -3,691 368,708 -50,383
2013 4,281 -3,617 372,694 -95,214
2012 5,149 -3,663 376,501 -118,863
2011 5,511 -2,465 383,268 -148,339
2010 5,877 -2,624 382,510 -181,302
2009 6,113 -2,467 396,522 -219,314
2008 7,465 -2,589 413,640 -235,307
2007 8,429 -2,642 435,122 -236,745
2006 8,515 -2,757 445,884 -231,851
2005 10,195 -2,840 454,199 -221,652
2004 10,745 -3,001 459,617 -194,171
2003 10,799 -3,141 459,243 -181,276
2002 11,685 -3,150 463,709 -157,158
2001 11,723 -3,225 470,154 -129,481
2000 12,224 -2,326 484,222 -92,353
1999 12,341 -1,463 487,095 -55,325
1998 11,489 -1,292 489,436 -24,388
1997 11,943 -1,199 495,348 -32,515
1996 13,041 -1,092 501,855 -38,749
1995 13,020 -1,144 507,894 -46,499
1994 14,355 -1,112 512,735 -39,299
1993 14,814 -1,189 513,769 -51,775
1992 15,833 -1,254 514,618 -41,702
1991 15,091 -1,333 513,867 -61,645
1990 15,564 -1,938 515,233 -29,437
1989 14,718 -2,463 512,152 -33,569
1988 14,084 -1,399 508,429 -31,238
1987 13,262 -300 502,229 -34,651
1986 12,340 852 496,712 -33,891
1985 12,451 615 488,887 -13,887
1984 13,665 -258 477,968 -6,007
1983 14,525 -1,756 469,781 -4,243
1982 15,880 -2,226 461,107 -7,748
1981 18,334 -1,559 453,158 -11,123
1980 19,321 -1,739 445,100 -11,446
1979 19,282 -2,363 439,110 -17,148
1978 18,670 -3,129 432,127 -19,939
1977 16,769 -3,749 425,428 -25,117
1976 16,407 -3,807 420,284 -34,602
1975 15,342 -3,869 414,400 -34,382
1974 17,561 -4,908 408,299 -33,493
1973 13,145 -2,144 400,752 -28,191
1972 14,825 -2,408 396,960 -24,100
1971 15,441 -960 391,506 -20,209
1970 16,190 -1,281 318,022 -15,653
1969 15,761 -674 379,347 -12,776
1968 17,884 -2,445 372,379 -13,389
1967 17,560 -1,257 365,224 -13,837
1966 20,758 -4,123 356,819 -13,166
1965 20,482 -3,597 349,245 -12,470
1964 22,239 -4,850 341,570 -12,129
1963 22,069 -5,236 332,352 -10,040
1962 20,660 -6,107 321,716 -9,051
1961 20,355 -8,984 313,385 -7,063
1960 19,931 -7,083 302,924 -7,236

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

GeoRank.org/population/mauritius/peru | 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 Peru 82% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,345,822 people) and 18% is from migration (a gain of 732,505 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 1,837,219 people or 5.4% in Peru.

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
Peru
City Population
Lima 9.94M
Arequipa 1.01M
Trujillo 920K
Chiclayo 553K
Callao 537K
Piura 473K
Cusco 428K
Chimbote 395K
Huancayo 378K
Iquitos 378K

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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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