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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,121 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 114.4 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 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.09% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.5% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Mauritius vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Russia
2100 573,538 124,983,377
2099 581,815 125,086,144
2098 590,276 125,186,329
2097 598,961 125,264,415
2096 607,840 125,354,177
2095 616,931 125,422,006
2094 626,226 125,474,373
2093 635,745 125,529,632
2092 645,427 125,604,261
2091 655,300 125,652,742
2090 665,341 125,707,894
2089 675,562 125,760,026
2088 685,908 125,810,124
2087 696,380 125,858,116
2086 707,018 125,926,035
2085 717,757 126,001,913
2084 728,558 126,076,414
2083 739,420 126,151,046
2082 750,402 126,234,371
2081 761,382 126,317,768
2080 772,374 126,414,511
2079 783,407 126,534,688
2078 794,452 126,674,591
2077 805,529 126,830,956
2076 816,547 126,982,766
2075 827,526 127,165,304
2074 838,506 127,362,143
2073 849,462 127,576,856
2072 860,405 127,802,632
2071 871,223 128,080,998
2070 882,091 128,353,977
2069 892,850 128,642,208
2068 903,547 128,920,237
2067 914,226 129,203,483
2066 924,869 129,511,983
2065 935,546 129,842,007
2064 946,145 130,177,089
2063 956,652 130,522,107
2062 967,159 130,851,664
2061 977,603 131,200,160
2060 988,022 131,526,812
2059 998,355 131,884,461
2058 1,008,603 132,247,211
2057 1,018,853 132,584,941
2056 1,029,103 132,925,501
2055 1,039,228 133,271,436
2054 1,049,313 133,595,068
2053 1,059,364 133,914,243
2052 1,069,276 134,180,223
2051 1,079,090 134,443,510
2050 1,088,773 134,687,487
2049 1,098,370 134,909,323
2048 1,107,805 135,117,641
2047 1,117,049 135,311,492
2046 1,126,022 135,482,008
2045 1,134,772 135,664,379
2044 1,143,155 135,863,165
2043 1,151,325 136,085,277
2042 1,159,078 136,307,658
2041 1,166,543 136,557,818
2040 1,173,673 136,821,807
2039 1,180,437 137,122,219
2038 1,186,773 137,433,644
2037 1,192,770 137,770,811
2036 1,198,476 138,118,955
2035 1,203,871 138,478,809
2034 1,208,936 138,852,689
2033 1,213,705 139,237,595
2032 1,218,138 139,635,142
2031 1,222,267 140,058,187
2030 1,226,049 140,453,528
2029 1,229,806 140,840,370
2028 1,233,411 141,214,141
2027 1,236,833 141,580,416
2026 1,240,121 141,906,741
2025 1,243,139 142,772,403
2024 1,245,779 143,533,851
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 (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 Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% 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 1,088,773 people with a rank change from 157th to 160th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

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 -0.21% -0.53%
2024 -0.23% -0.2%
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 (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 Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Russia
Current population
1240121
141906741
Population rank 157/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 1.71%
One net population change
3.05 hours
1.8 minutes
One birth every
41.3 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
44.8 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline -8 -801
Annual growth/decline -2,868 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate -0.23% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 177/197
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 - -2,787 - -178,042
2023 999 -2,824 -503,392 27,807
2022 -757 -2,824 -576,948 765,629
2021 -253 -4,324 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 2,405 -5,895 -697,177 334,094
2019 1,773 -5,202 -319,997 336,494
2018 2,151 -5,084 -232,637 339,972
2017 3,415 -5,322 -130,764 396,619
2016 2,906 -4,483 0 447,645
2015 3,031 -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 5,149 -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 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 (1960–2024, 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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