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

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The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,243,741 in 2025 vs 36,435,861 people in Poland in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,721 people compared to 36,007,074 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 29 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Poland is the 47th.
  • The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 0.43% for Poland.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.13% per year vs -0.38% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.54% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 36M (5.6% decline).

Mauritius vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Poland
2100 573,815 18,452,579
2099 582,097 18,644,857
2098 590,562 18,838,707
2097 599,251 19,033,962
2096 608,134 19,231,896
2095 617,230 19,431,204
2094 626,529 19,634,214
2093 636,052 19,840,304
2092 645,739 20,049,969
2091 655,617 20,263,764
2090 665,663 20,482,150
2089 675,889 20,705,051
2088 686,240 20,933,750
2087 696,717 21,167,790
2086 707,360 21,407,163
2085 718,105 21,652,018
2084 728,910 21,902,736
2083 739,778 22,159,983
2082 750,765 22,423,109
2081 761,750 22,691,495
2080 772,748 22,964,515
2079 783,786 23,242,960
2078 794,837 23,524,184
2077 805,918 23,811,918
2076 816,942 24,102,012
2075 827,927 24,395,355
2074 838,911 24,691,719
2073 849,873 24,990,908
2072 860,821 25,290,453
2071 871,644 25,590,102
2070 882,518 25,889,034
2069 893,282 26,187,633
2068 903,984 26,485,171
2067 914,668 26,780,961
2066 925,317 27,074,124
2065 935,999 27,364,039
2064 946,603 27,650,950
2063 957,115 27,934,132
2062 967,627 28,212,240
2061 978,076 28,487,283
2060 988,500 28,757,525
2059 998,838 29,025,705
2058 1,009,091 29,288,751
2057 1,019,346 29,548,996
2056 1,029,601 29,806,770
2055 1,039,730 30,060,951
2054 1,049,821 30,311,416
2053 1,059,876 30,559,065
2052 1,069,793 30,801,964
2051 1,079,612 31,043,690
2050 1,089,300 31,281,762
2049 1,098,902 31,516,893
2048 1,108,341 31,748,736
2047 1,117,590 31,978,608
2046 1,126,567 32,205,877
2045 1,135,321 32,431,013
2044 1,143,708 32,653,012
2043 1,151,882 32,873,136
2042 1,159,639 33,090,733
2041 1,167,107 33,303,578
2040 1,174,241 33,514,705
2039 1,181,008 33,722,530
2038 1,187,347 33,926,660
2037 1,193,347 34,126,585
2036 1,199,055 34,323,967
2035 1,204,453 34,515,669
2034 1,209,521 34,704,048
2033 1,214,292 34,887,791
2032 1,218,727 35,067,502
2031 1,222,858 35,242,658
2030 1,226,642 35,410,392
2029 1,230,401 35,572,635
2028 1,234,008 35,725,650
2027 1,237,431 35,870,384
2026 1,240,721 36,007,074
2025 1,243,741 36,435,861
2024 1,245,779 36,559,233
2023 1,248,647 36,687,353
2022 1,262,523 36,821,749
2021 1,266,334 36,981,559
2020 1,266,014 37,515,748
2019 1,265,985 37,965,475
2018 1,265,577 37,974,750
2017 1,264,887 37,974,826
2016 1,263,747 37,970,087
2015 1,262,879 37,986,412
2014 1,261,208 38,011,735
2013 1,258,927 38,040,196
2012 1,255,882 38,063,164
2011 1,252,404 38,063,255
2010 1,250,400 38,042,794
2009 1,247,429 38,151,603
2008 1,244,121 38,125,759
2007 1,239,630 38,120,560
2006 1,233,996 38,141,267
2005 1,228,254 38,165,445
2004 1,221,003 38,182,222
2003 1,213,370 38,204,570
2002 1,204,621 38,230,364
2001 1,196,287 38,248,076
2000 1,186,873 38,258,629
1999 1,175,267 38,660,271
1998 1,160,421 38,663,481
1997 1,148,284 38,649,660
1996 1,133,996 38,624,370
1995 1,122,457 38,594,998
1994 1,112,846 38,542,652
1993 1,097,374 38,461,408
1992 1,084,441 38,363,667
1991 1,070,266 38,246,193
1990 1,058,775 38,110,782
1989 1,051,260 37,961,529
1988 1,043,239 37,824,487
1987 1,036,082 37,668,045
1986 1,028,360 37,456,119
1985 1,020,528 37,201,885
1984 1,012,221 36,904,134
1983 1,001,691 36,571,808
1982 992,521 36,230,481
1981 980,462 35,898,587
1980 966,039 35,574,150
1979 949,888 35,247,217
1978 933,499 34,965,600
1977 921,379 34,689,050
1976 906,507 34,356,300
1975 892,000 34,015,199
1974 878,042 33,678,899
1973 864,819 33,357,200
1972 852,053 33,055,650
1971 839,230 32,783,500
1970 826,000 32,664,300
1969 812,405 32,548,300
1968 798,413 32,294,655
1967 783,917 31,987,155
1966 768,813 31,681,000
1965 753,000 31,444,950
1964 736,381 31,139,450
1963 718,861 30,712,000
1962 700,349 30,308,500
1961 680,757 29,964,000
1960 680,331 29,637,450

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritius increased by 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth), while Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,026 people (a 1.82% decline), while Poland's population decreased by 1,963,013 people (a 5.17% decline).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Poland was ranked 32nd in 2006 and ranked 47th 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 Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,281,762 people and rank change from 47th to 61st.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 34.2% of the population in Mauritius and 33.1% in Poland.

Population growth rate by year

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Poland
2100 -1.42% -1.03%
2099 -1.43% -1.03%
2098 -1.45% -1.03%
2097 -1.46% -1.03%
2096 -1.47% -1.03%
2095 -1.48% -1.03%
2094 -1.5% -1.04%
2093 -1.5% -1.05%
2092 -1.51% -1.06%
2091 -1.51% -1.07%
2090 -1.51% -1.08%
2089 -1.51% -1.09%
2088 -1.5% -1.11%
2087 -1.5% -1.12%
2086 -1.5% -1.13%
2085 -1.48% -1.14%
2084 -1.47% -1.16%
2083 -1.46% -1.17%
2082 -1.44% -1.18%
2081 -1.42% -1.19%
2080 -1.41% -1.2%
2079 -1.39% -1.2%
2078 -1.38% -1.21%
2077 -1.35% -1.2%
2076 -1.33% -1.2%
2075 -1.31% -1.2%
2074 -1.29% -1.2%
2073 -1.27% -1.18%
2072 -1.24% -1.17%
2071 -1.23% -1.15%
2070 -1.21% -1.14%
2069 -1.18% -1.12%
2068 -1.17% -1.1%
2067 -1.15% -1.08%
2066 -1.14% -1.06%
2065 -1.12% -1.04%
2064 -1.1% -1.01%
2063 -1.09% -0.99%
2062 -1.07% -0.97%
2061 -1.05% -0.94%
2060 -1.04% -0.92%
2059 -1.02% -0.9%
2058 -1.01% -0.88%
2057 -1% -0.86%
2056 -0.97% -0.85%
2055 -0.96% -0.83%
2054 -0.95% -0.81%
2053 -0.93% -0.79%
2052 -0.91% -0.78%
2051 -0.89% -0.76%
2050 -0.87% -0.75%
2049 -0.85% -0.73%
2048 -0.83% -0.72%
2047 -0.8% -0.71%
2046 -0.77% -0.69%
2045 -0.73% -0.68%
2044 -0.71% -0.67%
2043 -0.67% -0.66%
2042 -0.64% -0.64%
2041 -0.61% -0.63%
2040 -0.57% -0.62%
2039 -0.53% -0.6%
2038 -0.5% -0.59%
2037 -0.48% -0.58%
2036 -0.45% -0.56%
2035 -0.42% -0.54%
2034 -0.39% -0.53%
2033 -0.36% -0.51%
2032 -0.34% -0.5%
2031 -0.31% -0.47%
2030 -0.31% -0.46%
2029 -0.29% -0.43%
2028 -0.28% -0.4%
2027 -0.27% -0.38%
2026 -0.24% -1.18%
2025 -0.16% -0.34%
2024 -0.23% -0.35%
2023 -1.1% -0.36%
2022 -0.3% -0.43%
2021 0.03% -1.42%
2020 0.002% -1.18%
2019 0.03% -0.02%
2018 0.05% -0%
2017 0.09% 0.01%
2016 0.07% -0.04%
2015 0.13% -0.07%
2014 0.18% -0.07%
2013 0.24% -0.06%
2012 0.28% -0%
2011 0.16% 0.05%
2010 0.24% -0.29%
2009 0.27% 0.07%
2008 0.36% 0.01%
2007 0.46% -0.05%
2006 0.47% -0.06%
2005 0.59% -0.04%
2004 0.63% -0.06%
2003 0.73% -0.07%
2002 0.7% -0.05%
2001 0.79% -0.03%
2000 0.99% -1.04%
1999 1.28% -0.008%
1998 1.06% 0.04%
1997 1.26% 0.07%
1996 1.03% 0.08%
1995 0.86% 0.14%
1994 1.41% 0.21%
1993 1.19% 0.25%
1992 1.32% 0.31%
1991 1.09% 0.36%
1990 0.71% 0.39%
1989 0.77% 0.36%
1988 0.69% 0.42%
1987 0.75% 0.57%
1986 0.77% 0.68%
1985 0.82% 0.81%
1984 1.05% 0.91%
1983 0.92% 0.94%
1982 1.23% 0.92%
1981 1.49% 0.91%
1980 1.7% 0.93%
1979 1.76% 0.81%
1978 1.32% 0.8%
1977 1.64% 0.97%
1976 1.63% 1%
1975 1.59% 1%
1974 1.53% 0.96%
1973 1.5% 0.91%
1972 1.53% 0.83%
1971 1.6% 0.36%
1970 1.67% 0.36%
1969 1.75% 0.79%
1968 1.85% 0.96%
1967 1.96% 0.97%
1966 2.1% 0.75%
1965 2.26% 0.98%
1964 2.44% 1.39%
1963 2.64% 1.33%
1962 2.88% 1.15%
1961 0.06% 1.1%

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

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In 2025, the population of Mauritius declined by 0.16%, while Poland's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Poland
Current population
1240721
36007074
Population rank 157/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.43%
One net population change
4.31 hours
4.27 minutes
One birth every
41 minutes
2.08 minutes
One death every
42.2 minutes
1.28 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 -338
Annual growth/decline -2,038 -123,372
Annual growth/decline rate -0.16% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 179/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
1.59 minutes
Annual migration change -2,784 -330,820
Net migration rank 103/196 191/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 1,739,901
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 41/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 4.5%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 97/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Poland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Poland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - -330,820
2024 374 -2,787 -157,205 -238,062
2023 999 -2,824 -135,743 -7,824
2022 -757 -2,824 -143,605 967,744
2021 -380 -4,324 -184,907 2,251
2020 2,406 -5,895 -120,050 3,920
2019 1,646 -5,202 -34,169 7,696
2018 2,152 -5,084 -26,582 -223
2017 3,289 -5,322 0 -21,535
2016 2,906 -4,483 -3,797 -5,675
2015 2,905 -3,645 -26,590 3,887
2014 3,657 -3,691 0 5,525
2013 4,281 -3,617 -19,020 12,402
2012 5,023 -3,663 0 4,635
2011 5,511 -2,465 11,419 45,951
2010 5,877 -2,624 38,043 119,623
2009 6,113 -2,467 30,521 -8,283
2008 7,465 -2,589 34,313 -42,288
2007 8,429 -2,642 11,436 -51,235
2006 8,515 -2,757 3,814 -68,882
2005 10,195 -2,840 -3,817 -41,942
2004 10,745 -3,001 -7,637 -38,216
2003 10,799 -3,141 -15,281 -19,039
2002 11,685 -3,150 -3,823 -16,462
2001 11,723 -3,225 3,825 -16,648
2000 12,224 -2,326 11,478 -15,921
1999 12,341 -1,463 0 -53,035
1998 11,489 -1,292 19,332 -39,509
1997 11,943 -1,199 34,785 -44,230
1996 13,041 -1,092 42,487 -45,349
1995 13,020 -1,144 46,314 -52,989
1994 14,355 -1,112 96,357 -41,845
1993 14,814 -1,189 103,846 -48,805
1992 15,833 -1,254 118,928 -46,893
1991 15,091 -1,333 141,511 -55,342
1990 15,564 -1,938 160,066 -50,339
1989 14,718 -2,463 182,215 -49,192
1988 14,084 -1,399 215,599 -101,671
1987 13,262 -300 226,008 -32,310
1986 12,340 852 258,448 -22,520
1985 12,451 615 297,615 -27,277
1984 13,665 -258 332,137 -18,402
1983 14,525 -1,756 373,032 -26,724
1982 15,880 -2,226 369,551 -34,980
1981 18,334 -1,559 351,806 -16,155
1980 19,321 -1,739 348,627 -42,420
1979 19,282 -2,363 366,571 -22,162
1978 18,670 -3,129 339,166 -62,936
1977 16,769 -3,749 353,828 -33,496
1976 16,407 -3,807 367,612 -25,716
1975 15,342 -3,869 350,356 -31,346
1974 17,561 -4,908 346,893 -18,273
1973 13,145 -2,144 320,229 -29,335
1972 14,825 -2,408 314,028 -15,004
1971 15,441 -960 278,660 -31,767
1970 16,190 -1,281 280,913 -66,859
1969 15,761 -674 270,151 -26,744
1968 17,884 -2,445 280,963 -11,905
1967 17,560 -1,257 275,089 -25,479
1966 20,758 -4,123 297,801 -17,158
1965 20,482 -3,597 314,450 -21,658
1964 22,239 -4,850 326,965 -23,273
1963 22,069 -5,236 359,330 -13,770
1962 20,660 -6,107 360,671 -31,021
1961 20,355 -8,984 398,521 -20,044
1960 19,931 -7,083 444,562 -6,306

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

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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 Poland 53.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 832,648 people) and 46.1% is from migration (a gain of 712,179 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 1,739,901 people or 4.5% in Poland.

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
Poland
City Population
Warsaw 1.86M
Krakow 804K
Wroclaw 674K
Lodz 649K
Poznan 547K
Gdansk 488K
Szczecin 388K
Lublin 335K
Bydgoszcz 325K
Bialystok 290K

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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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