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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 36,559,233 people in Poland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,121 people compared to 35,806,942 in Poland.

Population statistics:

  • Poland's population is 28.9 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 -0.09% per year vs -0.36% in Poland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.5% growth), while Poland has declined from 38.1M to 35.8M (6.12% decline).

Mauritius vs Poland: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Poland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Poland
2100 573,538 18,350,017
2099 581,815 18,541,227
2098 590,276 18,733,999
2097 598,961 18,928,169
2096 607,840 19,125,003
2095 616,931 19,323,203
2094 626,226 19,525,085
2093 635,745 19,730,030
2092 645,427 19,938,529
2091 655,300 20,151,135
2090 665,341 20,368,308
2089 675,562 20,589,970
2088 685,908 20,817,398
2087 696,380 21,050,137
2086 707,018 21,288,179
2085 717,757 21,531,674
2084 728,558 21,780,998
2083 739,420 22,036,816
2082 750,402 22,298,479
2081 761,382 22,565,373
2080 772,374 22,836,875
2079 783,407 23,113,773
2078 794,452 23,393,434
2077 805,529 23,679,569
2076 816,547 23,968,050
2075 827,526 24,259,763
2074 838,506 24,554,480
2073 849,462 24,852,006
2072 860,405 25,149,886
2071 871,223 25,447,869
2070 882,091 25,745,140
2069 892,850 26,042,079
2068 903,547 26,337,963
2067 914,226 26,632,110
2066 924,869 26,923,643
2065 935,546 27,211,946
2064 946,145 27,497,263
2063 956,652 27,778,871
2062 967,159 28,055,433
2061 977,603 28,328,948
2060 988,022 28,597,687
2059 998,355 28,864,377
2058 1,008,603 29,125,961
2057 1,018,853 29,384,759
2056 1,029,103 29,641,101
2055 1,039,228 29,893,868
2054 1,049,313 30,142,942
2053 1,059,364 30,389,214
2052 1,069,276 30,630,763
2051 1,079,090 30,871,146
2050 1,088,773 31,107,894
2049 1,098,370 31,341,718
2048 1,107,805 31,572,273
2047 1,117,049 31,800,868
2046 1,126,022 32,026,873
2045 1,134,772 32,250,757
2044 1,143,155 32,471,522
2043 1,151,325 32,690,423
2042 1,159,078 32,906,811
2041 1,166,543 33,118,473
2040 1,173,673 33,328,426
2039 1,180,437 33,535,096
2038 1,186,773 33,738,091
2037 1,192,770 33,936,906
2036 1,198,476 34,133,190
2035 1,203,871 34,323,827
2034 1,208,936 34,511,159
2033 1,213,705 34,693,880
2032 1,218,138 34,872,593
2031 1,222,267 35,046,775
2030 1,226,049 35,213,577
2029 1,229,806 35,374,919
2028 1,233,411 35,527,083
2027 1,236,833 35,671,012
2026 1,240,121 35,806,942
2025 1,243,139 36,233,346
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 (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 Poland lost 171,180 people (a 0.45% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline), while Poland's population decreased by 2,163,145 people (a 5.7% 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 1,088,773 people with a rank change from 157th to 160th. The population of Poland will decrease by 13.1% to 31,107,894 people and rank change from 47th to 62nd.

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 -0.21% -0.89%
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 (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 Poland's population declined by 0.35%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Poland
Current population
1240121
35806942
Population rank 157/197 47/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.43%
One net population change
3.05 hours
4.1 minutes
One birth every
41.3 minutes
1.94 minutes
One death every
44.8 minutes
1.29 minutes
Daily growth/decline -8 -351
Annual growth/decline -2,868 -128,120
Annual growth/decline rate -0.23% -0.35%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 181/197
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 - -2,787 - -238,062
2023 999 -2,824 -135,743 -7,824
2022 -757 -2,824 -143,605 967,744
2021 -253 -4,324 -184,907 2,251
2020 2,405 -5,895 -120,050 3,920
2019 1,773 -5,202 -34,169 7,696
2018 2,151 -5,084 -26,582 -223
2017 3,415 -5,322 0 -21,535
2016 2,906 -4,483 -3,797 -5,675
2015 3,031 -3,645 -26,590 3,887
2014 3,657 -3,691 0 5,525
2013 4,281 -3,617 -19,020 12,402
2012 5,149 -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Poland 41.4% is from natural causes (a loss of 675,443 people) and 58.6% is from migration (a gain of 955,766 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 (1960–2024, 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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