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

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The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,243,741 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,721 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 115 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.73% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.13% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.54% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Mauritius vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Russia
2100 573,815 125,631,984
2099 582,097 125,735,285
2098 590,562 125,835,990
2097 599,251 125,914,480
2096 608,134 126,004,709
2095 617,230 126,072,890
2094 626,529 126,125,529
2093 636,052 126,181,074
2092 645,739 126,256,091
2091 655,617 126,304,823
2090 665,663 126,360,262
2089 675,889 126,412,664
2088 686,240 126,463,022
2087 696,717 126,511,263
2086 707,360 126,579,534
2085 718,105 126,655,806
2084 728,910 126,730,694
2083 739,778 126,805,713
2082 750,765 126,889,471
2081 761,750 126,973,300
2080 772,748 127,070,546
2079 783,786 127,191,346
2078 794,837 127,331,975
2077 805,918 127,489,152
2076 816,942 127,641,749
2075 827,927 127,825,235
2074 838,911 128,023,096
2073 849,873 128,238,922
2072 860,821 128,465,870
2071 871,644 128,745,681
2070 882,518 129,020,076
2069 893,282 129,309,803
2068 903,984 129,589,275
2067 914,668 129,873,991
2066 925,317 130,184,092
2065 935,999 130,515,828
2064 946,603 130,852,649
2063 957,115 131,199,458
2062 967,627 131,530,725
2061 978,076 131,881,030
2060 988,500 132,209,377
2059 998,838 132,568,882
2058 1,009,091 132,933,515
2057 1,019,346 133,272,997
2056 1,029,601 133,615,325
2055 1,039,730 133,963,055
2054 1,049,821 134,288,366
2053 1,059,876 134,609,198
2052 1,069,793 134,876,558
2051 1,079,612 135,141,211
2050 1,089,300 135,386,454
2049 1,098,902 135,609,441
2048 1,108,341 135,818,840
2047 1,117,590 136,013,698
2046 1,126,567 136,185,098
2045 1,135,321 136,368,416
2044 1,143,708 136,568,234
2043 1,151,882 136,791,498
2042 1,159,639 137,015,033
2041 1,167,107 137,266,491
2040 1,174,241 137,531,851
2039 1,181,008 137,833,822
2038 1,187,347 138,146,863
2037 1,193,347 138,485,780
2036 1,199,055 138,835,731
2035 1,204,453 139,197,452
2034 1,209,521 139,573,272
2033 1,214,292 139,960,175
2032 1,218,727 140,359,785
2031 1,222,858 140,785,026
2030 1,226,642 141,182,418
2029 1,230,401 141,571,268
2028 1,234,008 141,946,979
2027 1,237,431 142,315,155
2026 1,240,721 142,643,173
2025 1,243,741 143,513,328
2024 1,245,779 143,669,648
2023 1,248,647 143,826,130
2022 1,262,523 144,236,933
2021 1,266,334 144,746,762
2020 1,266,014 145,245,148
2019 1,265,985 145,453,291
2018 1,265,577 145,398,106
2017 1,264,887 145,293,260
2016 1,263,747 145,015,460
2015 1,262,879 144,640,716
2014 1,261,208 144,237,223
2013 1,258,927 143,805,638
2012 1,255,882 143,378,447
2011 1,252,404 143,018,195
2010 1,250,400 142,849,468
2009 1,247,429 142,785,348
2008 1,244,121 142,742,366
2007 1,239,630 142,805,114
2006 1,233,996 143,049,637
2005 1,228,254 143,518,814
2004 1,221,003 144,067,316
2003 1,213,370 144,648,618
2002 1,204,621 145,306,497
2001 1,196,287 145,976,482
2000 1,186,873 146,596,869
1999 1,175,267 147,214,776
1998 1,160,421 147,670,784
1997 1,148,284 147,915,361
1996 1,133,996 148,160,129
1995 1,122,457 148,375,787
1994 1,112,846 148,407,912
1993 1,097,374 148,458,777
1992 1,084,441 148,538,197
1991 1,070,266 148,394,216
1990 1,058,775 147,969,406
1989 1,051,260 147,721,000
1988 1,043,239 146,857,000
1987 1,036,082 145,908,000
1986 1,028,360 144,894,000
1985 1,020,528 143,858,000
1984 1,012,221 142,745,000
1983 1,001,691 141,668,000
1982 992,521 140,823,000
1981 980,462 139,941,000
1980 966,039 139,010,000
1979 949,888 138,027,000
1978 933,499 137,060,000
1977 921,379 136,100,000
1976 906,507 135,147,000
1975 892,000 134,200,000
1974 878,042 133,432,000
1973 864,819 132,669,000
1972 852,053 131,909,000
1971 839,230 131,155,000
1970 826,000 130,404,000
1969 812,405 129,664,000
1968 798,413 128,928,000
1967 783,917 128,196,000
1966 768,813 127,468,000
1965 753,000 126,745,000
1964 736,381 125,345,000
1963 718,861 123,960,000
1962 700,349 122,591,000
1961 680,757 121,236,000
1960 680,331 119,897,000

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 Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,026 people (a 1.82% decline), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 34.2% of the population in Mauritius and 10.5% in Russia.

Population growth rate by year

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Russia
2100 -1.42% -0.08%
2099 -1.43% -0.08%
2098 -1.45% -0.06%
2097 -1.46% -0.07%
2096 -1.47% -0.05%
2095 -1.48% -0.04%
2094 -1.5% -0.04%
2093 -1.5% -0.06%
2092 -1.51% -0.04%
2091 -1.51% -0.04%
2090 -1.51% -0.04%
2089 -1.51% -0.04%
2088 -1.5% -0.04%
2087 -1.5% -0.05%
2086 -1.5% -0.06%
2085 -1.48% -0.06%
2084 -1.47% -0.06%
2083 -1.46% -0.07%
2082 -1.44% -0.07%
2081 -1.42% -0.08%
2080 -1.41% -0.09%
2079 -1.39% -0.11%
2078 -1.38% -0.12%
2077 -1.35% -0.12%
2076 -1.33% -0.14%
2075 -1.31% -0.15%
2074 -1.29% -0.17%
2073 -1.27% -0.18%
2072 -1.24% -0.22%
2071 -1.23% -0.21%
2070 -1.21% -0.22%
2069 -1.18% -0.22%
2068 -1.17% -0.22%
2067 -1.15% -0.24%
2066 -1.14% -0.25%
2065 -1.12% -0.26%
2064 -1.1% -0.26%
2063 -1.09% -0.25%
2062 -1.07% -0.27%
2061 -1.05% -0.25%
2060 -1.04% -0.27%
2059 -1.02% -0.27%
2058 -1.01% -0.25%
2057 -1% -0.26%
2056 -0.97% -0.26%
2055 -0.96% -0.24%
2054 -0.95% -0.24%
2053 -0.93% -0.2%
2052 -0.91% -0.2%
2051 -0.89% -0.18%
2050 -0.87% -0.16%
2049 -0.85% -0.15%
2048 -0.83% -0.14%
2047 -0.8% -0.13%
2046 -0.77% -0.13%
2045 -0.73% -0.15%
2044 -0.71% -0.16%
2043 -0.67% -0.16%
2042 -0.64% -0.18%
2041 -0.61% -0.19%
2040 -0.57% -0.22%
2039 -0.53% -0.23%
2038 -0.5% -0.24%
2037 -0.48% -0.25%
2036 -0.45% -0.26%
2035 -0.42% -0.27%
2034 -0.39% -0.28%
2033 -0.36% -0.28%
2032 -0.34% -0.3%
2031 -0.31% -0.28%
2030 -0.31% -0.27%
2029 -0.29% -0.26%
2028 -0.28% -0.26%
2027 -0.27% -0.23%
2026 -0.24% -0.61%
2025 -0.16% -0.11%
2024 -0.23% -0.11%
2023 -1.1% -0.28%
2022 -0.3% -0.35%
2021 0.03% -0.34%
2020 0.002% -0.14%
2019 0.03% 0.04%
2018 0.05% 0.07%
2017 0.09% 0.19%
2016 0.07% 0.26%
2015 0.13% 0.28%
2014 0.18% 0.3%
2013 0.24% 0.3%
2012 0.28% 0.25%
2011 0.16% 0.12%
2010 0.24% 0.04%
2009 0.27% 0.03%
2008 0.36% -0.04%
2007 0.46% -0.17%
2006 0.47% -0.33%
2005 0.59% -0.38%
2004 0.63% -0.4%
2003 0.73% -0.45%
2002 0.7% -0.46%
2001 0.79% -0.42%
2000 0.99% -0.42%
1999 1.28% -0.31%
1998 1.06% -0.17%
1997 1.26% -0.17%
1996 1.03% -0.15%
1995 0.86% -0.02%
1994 1.41% -0.03%
1993 1.19% -0.05%
1992 1.32% 0.1%
1991 1.09% 0.29%
1990 0.71% 0.17%
1989 0.77% 0.59%
1988 0.69% 0.65%
1987 0.75% 0.7%
1986 0.77% 0.72%
1985 0.82% 0.78%
1984 1.05% 0.76%
1983 0.92% 0.6%
1982 1.23% 0.63%
1981 1.49% 0.67%
1980 1.7% 0.71%
1979 1.76% 0.71%
1978 1.32% 0.71%
1977 1.64% 0.71%
1976 1.63% 0.71%
1975 1.59% 0.58%
1974 1.53% 0.58%
1973 1.5% 0.58%
1972 1.53% 0.57%
1971 1.6% 0.58%
1970 1.67% 0.57%
1969 1.75% 0.57%
1968 1.85% 0.57%
1967 1.96% 0.57%
1966 2.1% 0.57%
1965 2.26% 1.12%
1964 2.44% 1.12%
1963 2.64% 1.12%
1962 2.88% 1.12%
1961 0.06% 1.12%

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 Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Russia
Current population
1240721
142643173
Population rank 157/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 1.72%
One net population change
4.31 hours
3.37 minutes
One birth every
41 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
42.2 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline -6 -428
Annual growth/decline -2,038 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate -0.16% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 166/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -2,784 -251,822
Net migration rank 103/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - -251,822
2024 374 -2,787 -574,678 -178,042
2023 999 -2,824 -503,392 27,807
2022 -757 -2,824 -576,948 765,629
2021 -380 -4,324 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 2,406 -5,895 -697,177 334,094
2019 1,646 -5,202 -319,997 336,494
2018 2,152 -5,084 -232,637 339,972
2017 3,289 -5,322 -130,764 396,619
2016 2,906 -4,483 0 447,645
2015 2,905 -3,645 43,392 384,756
2014 3,657 -3,691 28,848 264,698
2013 4,281 -3,617 28,761 289,872
2012 5,023 -3,663 0 285,977
2011 5,511 -2,465 -128,716 309,377
2010 5,877 -2,624 -242,844 307,555
2009 6,113 -2,467 -257,014 350,206
2008 7,465 -2,589 -356,856 360,840
2007 8,429 -2,642 -471,257 365,717
2006 8,515 -2,757 -686,638 308,370
2005 10,195 -2,840 -846,761 263,541
2004 10,745 -3,001 -792,370 261,519
2003 10,799 -3,141 -896,822 256,804
2002 11,685 -3,150 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 11,723 -3,225 -963,445 259,614
2000 12,224 -2,326 -967,540 550,401
1999 12,341 -1,463 -927,453 375,468
1998 11,489 -1,292 -694,053 528,135
1997 11,943 -1,199 -769,159 541,387
1996 13,041 -1,092 -785,248 587,171
1995 13,020 -1,144 -845,742 723,875
1994 14,355 -1,112 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 14,814 -1,189 -757,140 507,229
1992 15,833 -1,254 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 15,091 -1,333 103,876 125,505
1990 15,564 -1,938 325,533 299,863
1989 14,718 -2,463 576,112 89,400
1988 14,084 -1,399 778,343 269,862
1987 13,262 -300 977,583 275,611
1986 12,340 852 985,279 283,553
1985 12,451 615 762,447 280,614
1984 13,665 -258 756,548 247,026
1983 14,525 -1,756 906,676 200,159
1982 15,880 -2,226 830,855 107,520
1981 18,334 -1,559 713,700 36,686
1980 19,321 -1,739 681,149 10,440
1979 19,282 -2,363 690,135 -5,791
1978 18,670 -3,129 812,766 108,882
1977 16,769 -3,749 832,932 122,316
1976 16,407 -3,807 852,237 113,851
1975 15,342 -3,869 843,850 80,069
1974 17,561 -4,908 883,186 -51,759
1973 13,145 -2,144 846,561 -107,568
1972 14,825 -2,408 872,050 -111,168
1971 15,441 -960 854,999 -134,968
1970 16,190 -1,281 785,554 -264,464
1969 15,761 -674 753,088 -64,643
1968 17,884 -2,445 787,621 -83,221
1967 17,560 -1,257 854,554 -116,029
1966 20,758 -4,123 989,279 -111,360
1965 20,482 -3,597 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 22,239 -4,850 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 22,069 -5,236 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 20,660 -6,107 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 20,355 -8,984 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 19,931 -7,083 1,962,834 -234,895

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 Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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