The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,259,509 in 2024 vs 235,536 people in Sao Tome and Principe in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,256,649 people compared to 244,055 in Sao Tome and Principe.
Population statistics:
- Mauritius' population is 5.15 times bigger than Sao Tome and Principe's.
- Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Sao Tome and Principe is the 176th.
- The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.02% for Mauritius vs 0.003% for Sao Tome and Principe.
- For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of +0.004% per year vs +1.82% in Sao Tome and Principe.
- Since 2005, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.26M (2.31% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe has grown from 162K to 244K (51% growth).
- Sao Tome and Principe is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 534K people, while Mauritius' population already peaked in 2021 at 1.27M people and is projected to decrease to 576K people by 2100.
Mauritius vs Sao Tome and Principe: live population counter
Mauritius
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Sao Tome
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1256649
|
244055
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| Population rank | 157/197 | 176/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.003% |
| One net population change |
5.72 hours
|
1.88 hours
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| One birth every |
40.9 minutes
|
1.35 hours
|
| One death every |
44.3 minutes
|
6.81 hours
|
| One migration net change every |
3.14 hours
|
14.5 hours
|
| Annual migration change | -2,787 | -604 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4 | +13 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,532 | +4,665 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.12% | +2.02% |
| Population growth rate rank | 172/197 | 52/197 |
Mauritius and Sao Tome and Principe: population history and growth rate by year chart
Mauritius
Population
Growth rate
Sao Tome and Principe
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mauritius
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Sao Tome
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Mauritius
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Sao Tome
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| 1960 | 680,331 | 68,012 | - | - |
| 1961 | 680,757 | 68,707 | 0.06% | 1.02% |
| 1962 | 700,349 | 69,403 | 2.88% | 1.01% |
| 1963 | 718,861 | 70,112 | 2.64% | 1.02% |
| 1964 | 736,381 | 70,865 | 2.44% | 1.07% |
| 1965 | 753,000 | 71,680 | 2.26% | 1.15% |
| 1966 | 768,813 | 72,576 | 2.1% | 1.25% |
| 1967 | 783,917 | 73,596 | 1.96% | 1.41% |
| 1968 | 798,413 | 74,765 | 1.85% | 1.59% |
| 1969 | 812,405 | 76,083 | 1.75% | 1.76% |
| 1970 | 826,000 | 77,626 | 1.67% | 2.03% |
| 1971 | 839,230 | 79,330 | 1.6% | 2.2% |
| 1972 | 852,053 | 81,041 | 1.53% | 2.16% |
| 1973 | 864,819 | 82,798 | 1.5% | 2.17% |
| 1974 | 878,042 | 84,672 | 1.53% | 2.26% |
| 1975 | 892,000 | 86,708 | 1.59% | 2.4% |
| 1976 | 906,507 | 88,922 | 1.63% | 2.55% |
| 1977 | 921,379 | 91,301 | 1.64% | 2.68% |
| 1978 | 933,499 | 93,794 | 1.32% | 2.73% |
| 1979 | 949,888 | 96,252 | 1.76% | 2.62% |
| 1980 | 966,039 | 98,544 | 1.7% | 2.38% |
| 1981 | 980,462 | 100,615 | 1.49% | 2.1% |
| 1982 | 992,521 | 102,508 | 1.23% | 1.88% |
| 1983 | 1,001,691 | 104,380 | 0.92% | 1.83% |
| 1984 | 1,012,221 | 106,394 | 1.05% | 1.93% |
| 1985 | 1,020,528 | 108,658 | 0.82% | 2.13% |
| 1986 | 1,028,360 | 111,150 | 0.77% | 2.29% |
| 1987 | 1,036,082 | 113,919 | 0.75% | 2.49% |
| 1988 | 1,043,239 | 116,939 | 0.69% | 2.65% |
| 1989 | 1,051,260 | 119,979 | 0.77% | 2.6% |
| 1990 | 1,058,775 | 122,980 | 0.71% | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 1,070,266 | 125,697 | 1.09% | 2.21% |
| 1992 | 1,084,441 | 128,110 | 1.32% | 1.92% |
| 1993 | 1,097,374 | 130,467 | 1.19% | 1.84% |
| 1994 | 1,112,846 | 132,732 | 1.41% | 1.74% |
| 1995 | 1,122,457 | 134,895 | 0.86% | 1.63% |
| 1996 | 1,133,996 | 136,962 | 1.03% | 1.53% |
| 1997 | 1,148,284 | 138,922 | 1.26% | 1.43% |
| 1998 | 1,160,421 | 140,751 | 1.06% | 1.32% |
| 1999 | 1,175,267 | 142,442 | 1.28% | 1.2% |
| 2000 | 1,186,873 | 144,018 | 0.99% | 1.11% |
| 2001 | 1,196,287 | 146,375 | 0.79% | 1.64% |
| 2002 | 1,204,621 | 149,922 | 0.7% | 2.42% |
| 2003 | 1,213,370 | 153,814 | 0.73% | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 1,221,003 | 157,705 | 0.63% | 2.53% |
| 2005 | 1,228,254 | 161,639 | 0.59% | 2.49% |
| 2006 | 1,233,996 | 165,638 | 0.47% | 2.47% |
| 2007 | 1,239,630 | 169,700 | 0.46% | 2.45% |
| 2008 | 1,244,121 | 173,793 | 0.36% | 2.41% |
| 2009 | 1,247,429 | 177,853 | 0.27% | 2.34% |
| 2010 | 1,250,400 | 181,802 | 0.24% | 2.22% |
| 2011 | 1,252,404 | 185,649 | 0.16% | 2.12% |
| 2012 | 1,255,882 | 189,439 | 0.28% | 2.04% |
| 2013 | 1,258,927 | 193,148 | 0.24% | 1.96% |
| 2014 | 1,261,208 | 196,767 | 0.18% | 1.87% |
| 2015 | 1,262,879 | 200,291 | 0.13% | 1.79% |
| 2016 | 1,263,747 | 203,689 | 0.07% | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 1,264,887 | 206,970 | 0.09% | 1.61% |
| 2018 | 1,265,577 | 210,187 | 0.05% | 1.55% |
| 2019 | 1,265,985 | 213,392 | 0.03% | 1.52% |
| 2020 | 1,266,014 | 217,435 | 0.002% | 1.89% |
| 2021 | 1,266,334 | 221,961 | 0.03% | 2.08% |
| 2022 | 1,262,523 | 226,305 | -0.3% | 1.96% |
| 2023 | 1,261,041 | 230,871 | -0.12% | 2.02% |
| 2024 | 1,259,509 | 235,536 | -0.12% | 2.02% |
| 2025 | 1,256,649 | 240,251 | -0.23% | 2% |
| 2026 | 1,253,457 | 244,987 | -0.25% | 1.97% |
| 2027 | 1,250,062 | 249,783 | -0.27% | 1.96% |
| 2028 | 1,246,502 | 254,657 | -0.28% | 1.95% |
| 2029 | 1,242,774 | 259,597 | -0.3% | 1.94% |
| 2030 | 1,238,963 | 264,560 | -0.31% | 1.91% |
| 2031 | 1,234,965 | 269,566 | -0.32% | 1.89% |
| 2032 | 1,230,623 | 274,643 | -0.35% | 1.88% |
| 2033 | 1,225,970 | 279,761 | -0.38% | 1.86% |
| 2034 | 1,220,995 | 284,911 | -0.41% | 1.84% |
| 2035 | 1,215,701 | 290,082 | -0.43% | 1.81% |
| 2036 | 1,210,085 | 295,269 | -0.46% | 1.79% |
| 2037 | 1,204,158 | 300,439 | -0.49% | 1.75% |
| 2038 | 1,197,926 | 305,590 | -0.52% | 1.71% |
| 2039 | 1,191,299 | 310,729 | -0.55% | 1.68% |
| 2040 | 1,184,262 | 315,833 | -0.59% | 1.64% |
| 2041 | 1,176,870 | 320,875 | -0.62% | 1.6% |
| 2042 | 1,169,165 | 325,888 | -0.65% | 1.56% |
| 2043 | 1,161,119 | 330,908 | -0.69% | 1.54% |
| 2044 | 1,152,733 | 335,919 | -0.72% | 1.51% |
| 2045 | 1,144,071 | 340,911 | -0.75% | 1.49% |
| 2046 | 1,135,101 | 345,883 | -0.78% | 1.46% |
| 2047 | 1,125,881 | 350,758 | -0.81% | 1.41% |
| 2048 | 1,116,431 | 355,569 | -0.84% | 1.37% |
| 2049 | 1,106,794 | 360,353 | -0.86% | 1.35% |
| 2050 | 1,097,042 | 365,103 | -0.88% | 1.32% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Mauritius increased by 34,625 people (a 2.82% growth), while Sao Tome and Principe gained 38,652 people (a 23.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Mauritius lost -6,230 (a 0.49% decline), while Sao Tome and Principe's population increased by 43,764 (a 21.9% growth).
Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2005 and is 157th in 2025. Sao Tome and Principe was ranked 178th in 2005 and ranked 176th 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 Sao Tome and Principe will increase by 49.6% to 365,103 people and rank change from 176th to 175th.
Biggest cities by population
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Mauritius
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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 Sao Tome and Principe
|
Mauritius
|
Sao Tome
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75.3 years | 70.1 years |
| Average age | 39.2 years | 25.1 years |
| Median age | 38.5 years | 20.3 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.9:50.1 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.39 births per woman | 3.64 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,634 ppl/mi² | 635 ppl/mi² |
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