The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,259,509 in 2024 vs 115,843,670 people in the Philippines in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,256,649 people compared to 117,540,050 in the Philippines.
Population statistics:
- The Philippines' population is 93.5 times bigger than Mauritius'.
- Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while the Philippines is the 14th.
- The countries together account for 1.44% of the world: 0.02% for Mauritius vs 1.42% for the Philippines.
- For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of +0.004% per year vs +1.16% in the Philippines.
- Since 2005, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.26M (2.31% growth), while the Philippines has grown from 88M to 118M (33.5% growth).
- The Philippines is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 135M people, while Mauritius' population already peaked in 2021 at 1.27M people and is projected to decrease to 576K people by 2100.
Mauritius vs Philippines: live population counter
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| Current population |
1256649
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117540050
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| Population rank | 157/197 | 14/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 1.42% |
| One net population change |
5.72 hours
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33.1 seconds
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| One birth every |
40.9 minutes
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17.1 seconds
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| One death every |
44.3 minutes
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44 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
3.14 hours
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3.28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -2,787 | -160,373 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4 | +2,610 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,532 | +952,471 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.12% | +0.83% |
| Population growth rate rank | 172/197 | 115/197 |
Mauritius and the Philippines: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 680,331 | 27,891,897 | - | - |
| 1961 | 680,757 | 28,792,621 | 0.06% | 3.23% |
| 1962 | 700,349 | 29,723,536 | 2.88% | 3.23% |
| 1963 | 718,861 | 30,674,731 | 2.64% | 3.2% |
| 1964 | 736,381 | 31,643,032 | 2.44% | 3.16% |
| 1965 | 753,000 | 32,625,316 | 2.26% | 3.1% |
| 1966 | 768,813 | 33,617,170 | 2.1% | 3.04% |
| 1967 | 783,917 | 34,621,320 | 1.96% | 2.99% |
| 1968 | 798,413 | 35,638,342 | 1.85% | 2.94% |
| 1969 | 812,405 | 36,660,799 | 1.75% | 2.87% |
| 1970 | 826,000 | 37,622,204 | 1.67% | 2.62% |
| 1971 | 839,230 | 38,518,659 | 1.6% | 2.38% |
| 1972 | 852,053 | 39,408,560 | 1.53% | 2.31% |
| 1973 | 864,819 | 40,294,130 | 1.5% | 2.25% |
| 1974 | 878,042 | 41,174,341 | 1.53% | 2.18% |
| 1975 | 892,000 | 42,120,826 | 1.59% | 2.3% |
| 1976 | 906,507 | 43,201,488 | 1.63% | 2.57% |
| 1977 | 921,379 | 44,367,962 | 1.64% | 2.7% |
| 1978 | 933,499 | 45,575,281 | 1.32% | 2.72% |
| 1979 | 949,888 | 46,807,103 | 1.76% | 2.7% |
| 1980 | 966,039 | 48,043,740 | 1.7% | 2.64% |
| 1981 | 980,462 | 49,311,727 | 1.49% | 2.64% |
| 1982 | 992,521 | 50,695,707 | 1.23% | 2.81% |
| 1983 | 1,001,691 | 52,194,620 | 0.92% | 2.96% |
| 1984 | 1,012,221 | 53,726,181 | 1.05% | 2.93% |
| 1985 | 1,020,528 | 55,213,006 | 0.82% | 2.77% |
| 1986 | 1,028,360 | 56,645,077 | 0.77% | 2.59% |
| 1987 | 1,036,082 | 58,157,496 | 0.75% | 2.67% |
| 1988 | 1,043,239 | 59,739,052 | 0.69% | 2.72% |
| 1989 | 1,051,260 | 61,265,260 | 0.77% | 2.55% |
| 1990 | 1,058,775 | 62,854,666 | 0.71% | 2.59% |
| 1991 | 1,070,266 | 64,382,249 | 1.09% | 2.43% |
| 1992 | 1,084,441 | 65,926,125 | 1.32% | 2.4% |
| 1993 | 1,097,374 | 67,530,621 | 1.19% | 2.43% |
| 1994 | 1,112,846 | 69,019,291 | 1.41% | 2.2% |
| 1995 | 1,122,457 | 70,546,246 | 0.86% | 2.21% |
| 1996 | 1,133,996 | 72,190,242 | 1.03% | 2.33% |
| 1997 | 1,148,284 | 73,908,810 | 1.26% | 2.38% |
| 1998 | 1,160,421 | 75,791,024 | 1.06% | 2.55% |
| 1999 | 1,175,267 | 77,753,257 | 1.28% | 2.59% |
| 2000 | 1,186,873 | 79,625,397 | 0.99% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 1,196,287 | 81,401,488 | 0.79% | 2.23% |
| 2002 | 1,204,621 | 83,068,889 | 0.7% | 2.05% |
| 2003 | 1,213,370 | 84,731,835 | 0.73% | 2% |
| 2004 | 1,221,003 | 86,394,504 | 0.63% | 1.96% |
| 2005 | 1,228,254 | 88,015,962 | 0.59% | 1.88% |
| 2006 | 1,233,996 | 89,508,986 | 0.47% | 1.7% |
| 2007 | 1,239,630 | 91,075,184 | 0.46% | 1.75% |
| 2008 | 1,244,121 | 92,699,095 | 0.36% | 1.78% |
| 2009 | 1,247,429 | 94,384,250 | 0.27% | 1.82% |
| 2010 | 1,250,400 | 96,337,125 | 0.24% | 2.07% |
| 2011 | 1,252,404 | 98,248,614 | 0.16% | 1.98% |
| 2012 | 1,255,882 | 100,175,512 | 0.28% | 1.96% |
| 2013 | 1,258,927 | 102,076,336 | 0.24% | 1.9% |
| 2014 | 1,261,208 | 103,767,130 | 0.18% | 1.66% |
| 2015 | 1,262,879 | 105,312,992 | 0.13% | 1.49% |
| 2016 | 1,263,747 | 106,735,719 | 0.07% | 1.35% |
| 2017 | 1,264,887 | 108,119,693 | 0.09% | 1.3% |
| 2018 | 1,265,577 | 109,465,287 | 0.05% | 1.24% |
| 2019 | 1,265,985 | 110,804,683 | 0.03% | 1.22% |
| 2020 | 1,266,014 | 112,081,264 | 0.002% | 1.15% |
| 2021 | 1,266,334 | 113,100,950 | 0.03% | 0.91% |
| 2022 | 1,262,523 | 113,964,338 | -0.3% | 0.76% |
| 2023 | 1,261,041 | 114,891,199 | -0.12% | 0.81% |
| 2024 | 1,259,509 | 115,843,670 | -0.12% | 0.83% |
| 2025 | 1,256,649 | 116,786,968 | -0.23% | 0.81% |
| 2026 | 1,253,457 | 117,724,479 | -0.25% | 0.8% |
| 2027 | 1,250,062 | 118,656,426 | -0.27% | 0.79% |
| 2028 | 1,246,502 | 119,583,984 | -0.28% | 0.78% |
| 2029 | 1,242,774 | 120,502,132 | -0.3% | 0.77% |
| 2030 | 1,238,963 | 121,408,897 | -0.31% | 0.75% |
| 2031 | 1,234,965 | 122,301,606 | -0.32% | 0.74% |
| 2032 | 1,230,623 | 123,180,341 | -0.35% | 0.72% |
| 2033 | 1,225,970 | 124,049,036 | -0.38% | 0.71% |
| 2034 | 1,220,995 | 124,904,124 | -0.41% | 0.69% |
| 2035 | 1,215,701 | 125,740,977 | -0.43% | 0.67% |
| 2036 | 1,210,085 | 126,558,232 | -0.46% | 0.65% |
| 2037 | 1,204,158 | 127,352,607 | -0.49% | 0.63% |
| 2038 | 1,197,926 | 128,118,535 | -0.52% | 0.6% |
| 2039 | 1,191,299 | 128,850,047 | -0.55% | 0.57% |
| 2040 | 1,184,262 | 129,546,666 | -0.59% | 0.54% |
| 2041 | 1,176,870 | 130,209,810 | -0.62% | 0.51% |
| 2042 | 1,169,165 | 130,837,005 | -0.65% | 0.48% |
| 2043 | 1,161,119 | 131,427,404 | -0.69% | 0.45% |
| 2044 | 1,152,733 | 131,979,673 | -0.72% | 0.42% |
| 2045 | 1,144,071 | 132,492,038 | -0.75% | 0.39% |
| 2046 | 1,135,101 | 132,962,001 | -0.78% | 0.35% |
| 2047 | 1,125,881 | 133,385,290 | -0.81% | 0.32% |
| 2048 | 1,116,431 | 133,759,436 | -0.84% | 0.28% |
| 2049 | 1,106,794 | 134,089,011 | -0.86% | 0.25% |
| 2050 | 1,097,042 | 134,373,439 | -0.88% | 0.21% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Mauritius increased by 34,625 people (a 2.82% growth), while the Philippines gained 17,297,030 people (a 19.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Mauritius lost -6,230 (a 0.49% decline), while the Philippines' population increased by 12,227,058 (a 11.6% growth).
Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2005 and is 157th in 2025. The Philippines was ranked 12th in 2005 and ranked 14th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Mauritius' population will shrink by 12.7% to 1,097,042 people with a rank change from 157th to 160th. The population of the Philippines will increase by 14.3% to 134,373,439 people and will still be ranked 14th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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Population differences between Mauritius and the Philippines
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| Life expectancy | 75.3 years | 70.1 years |
| Average age | 39.2 years | 29.7 years |
| Median age | 38.5 years | 26.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.9:50.1 | 49.9:50.1 |
| Fertility rate | 1.39 births per woman | 1.92 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,634 ppl/mi² | 1,006 ppl/mi² |
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