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Population in Mauritius compared to Saudi Arabia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 35,300,280 people in Saudi Arabia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,121 people compared to 36,734,925 in Saudi Arabia.

Population statistics:

  • Saudi Arabia's population is 29.6 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Saudi Arabia is the 44th.
  • The countries together account for 0.46% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 0.44% for Saudi Arabia.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.09% per year vs +2.3% in Saudi Arabia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.5% growth), while Saudi Arabia has grown from 21.5M to 36.7M (71.2% growth).

Mauritius vs Saudi Arabia: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Saudi Arabia
2100 573,538 74,230,118
2099 581,815 73,760,045
2098 590,276 73,287,526
2097 598,961 72,813,125
2096 607,840 72,336,039
2095 616,931 71,858,206
2094 626,226 71,379,928
2093 635,745 70,900,460
2092 645,427 70,420,464
2091 655,300 69,940,749
2090 665,341 69,462,214
2089 675,562 68,985,976
2088 685,908 68,510,277
2087 696,380 68,035,545
2086 707,018 67,562,521
2085 717,757 67,091,615
2084 728,558 66,621,667
2083 739,420 66,152,653
2082 750,402 65,684,321
2081 761,382 65,216,102
2080 772,374 64,749,128
2079 783,407 64,282,393
2078 794,452 63,815,918
2077 805,529 63,348,712
2076 816,547 62,880,120
2075 827,526 62,409,793
2074 838,506 61,937,628
2073 849,462 61,462,662
2072 860,405 60,984,202
2071 871,223 60,502,791
2070 882,091 60,018,216
2069 892,850 59,529,456
2068 903,547 59,036,086
2067 914,226 58,539,487
2066 924,869 58,039,687
2065 935,546 57,537,106
2064 946,145 57,032,172
2063 956,652 56,524,331
2062 967,159 56,014,549
2061 977,603 55,501,467
2060 988,022 54,986,901
2059 998,355 54,469,809
2058 1,008,603 53,950,469
2057 1,018,853 53,430,639
2056 1,029,103 52,909,061
2055 1,039,228 52,386,571
2054 1,049,313 51,862,312
2053 1,059,364 51,336,335
2052 1,069,276 50,809,100
2051 1,079,090 50,280,719
2050 1,088,773 49,751,739
2049 1,098,370 49,221,828
2048 1,107,805 48,690,143
2047 1,117,049 48,157,605
2046 1,126,022 47,623,246
2045 1,134,772 47,087,215
2044 1,143,155 46,550,306
2043 1,151,325 46,013,232
2042 1,159,078 45,475,200
2041 1,166,543 44,936,131
2040 1,173,673 44,396,093
2039 1,180,437 43,856,006
2038 1,186,773 43,314,707
2037 1,192,770 42,773,375
2036 1,198,476 42,231,639
2035 1,203,871 41,690,245
2034 1,208,936 41,150,029
2033 1,213,705 40,611,021
2032 1,218,138 40,073,144
2031 1,222,267 39,535,357
2030 1,226,049 38,998,581
2029 1,229,806 38,417,447
2028 1,233,411 37,810,902
2027 1,236,833 37,189,969
2026 1,240,121 36,566,201
2025 1,243,139 35,932,673
2024 1,245,779 35,300,280
2023 1,248,647 33,702,731
2022 1,262,523 32,175,224
2021 1,266,334 30,784,383
2020 1,266,014 31,552,510
2019 1,265,985 30,063,799
2018 1,265,577 30,196,281
2017 1,264,887 30,977,355
2016 1,263,747 30,954,198
2015 1,262,879 29,816,382
2014 1,261,208 28,309,273
2013 1,258,927 27,624,004
2012 1,255,882 26,168,861
2011 1,252,404 25,091,867
2010 1,250,400 23,978,487
2009 1,247,429 24,217,654
2008 1,244,121 23,287,877
2007 1,239,630 22,368,313
2006 1,233,996 21,459,144
2005 1,228,254 20,559,890
2004 1,221,003 19,669,480
2003 1,213,370 18,786,767
2002 1,204,621 17,910,910
2001 1,196,287 17,041,397
2000 1,186,873 16,177,722
1999 1,175,267 15,472,075
1998 1,160,421 14,922,185
1997 1,148,284 14,374,943
1996 1,133,996 13,831,009
1995 1,122,457 13,289,245
1994 1,112,846 12,750,040
1993 1,097,374 12,215,862
1992 1,084,441 11,686,676
1991 1,070,266 11,160,744
1990 1,058,775 10,640,691
1989 1,051,260 10,128,394
1988 1,043,239 9,629,165
1987 1,036,082 9,130,194
1986 1,028,360 8,628,639
1985 1,020,528 8,151,779
1984 1,012,221 7,697,307
1983 1,001,691 7,252,941
1982 992,521 6,824,486
1981 980,462 6,420,551
1980 966,039 6,047,997
1979 949,888 5,703,698
1978 933,499 5,381,902
1977 921,379 5,083,048
1976 906,507 4,807,933
1975 892,000 4,556,287
1974 878,042 4,323,632
1973 864,819 4,106,344
1972 852,053 3,905,722
1971 839,230 3,724,031
1970 826,000 3,562,470
1969 812,405 3,417,114
1968 798,413 3,282,711
1967 783,917 3,157,242
1966 768,813 3,039,887
1965 753,000 2,928,771
1964 736,381 2,821,968
1963 718,861 2,719,341
1962 700,349 2,620,910
1961 680,757 2,526,347
1960 680,331 2,435,403

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 Saudi Arabia gained 9,495,054 people (a 44.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline), while Saudi Arabia's population increased by 5,780,727 people (a 18.7% growth).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Saudi Arabia was ranked 50th in 2006 and ranked 44th 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 Saudi Arabia will increase by 35.4% to 49,751,739 people and rank change from 44th to 43rd.

Saudi Arabia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 74.2M people, while Mauritius' population already peaked in 2021 at 1.27M people and is projected to decrease to 574K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Saudi Arabia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Saudi Arabia
2100 -1.42% 0.64%
2099 -1.43% 0.64%
2098 -1.45% 0.65%
2097 -1.46% 0.66%
2096 -1.47% 0.66%
2095 -1.48% 0.67%
2094 -1.5% 0.68%
2093 -1.5% 0.68%
2092 -1.51% 0.69%
2091 -1.51% 0.69%
2090 -1.51% 0.69%
2089 -1.51% 0.69%
2088 -1.5% 0.7%
2087 -1.5% 0.7%
2086 -1.5% 0.7%
2085 -1.48% 0.71%
2084 -1.47% 0.71%
2083 -1.46% 0.71%
2082 -1.44% 0.72%
2081 -1.42% 0.72%
2080 -1.41% 0.73%
2079 -1.39% 0.73%
2078 -1.38% 0.74%
2077 -1.35% 0.75%
2076 -1.33% 0.75%
2075 -1.31% 0.76%
2074 -1.29% 0.77%
2073 -1.27% 0.78%
2072 -1.24% 0.8%
2071 -1.23% 0.81%
2070 -1.21% 0.82%
2069 -1.18% 0.84%
2068 -1.17% 0.85%
2067 -1.15% 0.86%
2066 -1.14% 0.87%
2065 -1.12% 0.89%
2064 -1.1% 0.9%
2063 -1.09% 0.91%
2062 -1.07% 0.92%
2061 -1.05% 0.94%
2060 -1.04% 0.95%
2059 -1.02% 0.96%
2058 -1.01% 0.97%
2057 -1% 0.99%
2056 -0.97% 1%
2055 -0.96% 1.01%
2054 -0.95% 1.02%
2053 -0.93% 1.04%
2052 -0.91% 1.05%
2051 -0.89% 1.06%
2050 -0.87% 1.08%
2049 -0.85% 1.09%
2048 -0.83% 1.11%
2047 -0.8% 1.12%
2046 -0.77% 1.14%
2045 -0.73% 1.15%
2044 -0.71% 1.17%
2043 -0.67% 1.18%
2042 -0.64% 1.2%
2041 -0.61% 1.22%
2040 -0.57% 1.23%
2039 -0.53% 1.25%
2038 -0.5% 1.27%
2037 -0.48% 1.28%
2036 -0.45% 1.3%
2035 -0.42% 1.31%
2034 -0.39% 1.33%
2033 -0.36% 1.34%
2032 -0.34% 1.36%
2031 -0.31% 1.38%
2030 -0.31% 1.51%
2029 -0.29% 1.6%
2028 -0.28% 1.67%
2027 -0.27% 1.71%
2026 -0.24% 1.76%
2025 -0.21% 1.79%
2024 -0.23% 4.74%
2023 -1.1% 4.75%
2022 -0.3% 4.52%
2021 0.03% -2.43%
2020 0.002% 4.95%
2019 0.03% -0.44%
2018 0.05% -2.52%
2017 0.09% 0.07%
2016 0.07% 3.82%
2015 0.13% 5.32%
2014 0.18% 2.48%
2013 0.24% 5.56%
2012 0.28% 4.29%
2011 0.16% 4.64%
2010 0.24% -0.99%
2009 0.27% 3.99%
2008 0.36% 4.11%
2007 0.46% 4.24%
2006 0.47% 4.37%
2005 0.59% 4.53%
2004 0.63% 4.7%
2003 0.73% 4.89%
2002 0.7% 5.1%
2001 0.79% 5.34%
2000 0.99% 4.56%
1999 1.28% 3.69%
1998 1.06% 3.81%
1997 1.26% 3.93%
1996 1.03% 4.08%
1995 0.86% 4.23%
1994 1.41% 4.37%
1993 1.19% 4.53%
1992 1.32% 4.71%
1991 1.09% 4.89%
1990 0.71% 5.06%
1989 0.77% 5.18%
1988 0.69% 5.47%
1987 0.75% 5.81%
1986 0.77% 5.85%
1985 0.82% 5.9%
1984 1.05% 6.13%
1983 0.92% 6.28%
1982 1.23% 6.29%
1981 1.49% 6.16%
1980 1.7% 6.04%
1979 1.76% 5.98%
1978 1.32% 5.88%
1977 1.64% 5.72%
1976 1.63% 5.52%
1975 1.59% 5.38%
1974 1.53% 5.29%
1973 1.5% 5.14%
1972 1.53% 4.88%
1971 1.6% 4.54%
1970 1.67% 4.25%
1969 1.75% 4.09%
1968 1.85% 3.97%
1967 1.96% 3.86%
1966 2.1% 3.79%
1965 2.26% 3.78%
1964 2.44% 3.77%
1963 2.64% 3.76%
1962 2.88% 3.74%
1961 0.06% 3.73%

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 Saudi Arabia's population grew by 4.74%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Saudi Arabia
Current population
1240121
36734925
Population rank 157/197 44/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.44%
One net population change
3.05 hours
19.7 seconds
One birth every
41.3 minutes
57 seconds
One death every
44.8 minutes
6.66 minutes
Daily growth/decline -8 +4,377
Annual growth/decline -2,868 +1,597,549
Annual growth/decline rate -0.23% +4.74%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 4/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
4.4 minutes
Annual migration change -2,784 +119,738
Net migration rank 103/196 13/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 13,683,841
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 3/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 40.3%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 14/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Saudi Arabia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Saudi Arabia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - 119,738
2024 - -2,787 - 122,170
2023 999 -2,824 474,366 325,691
2022 -757 -2,824 406,920 977,072
2021 -253 -4,324 409,032 -106,287
2020 2,405 -5,895 447,036 -74,725
2019 1,773 -5,202 474,407 191,582
2018 2,151 -5,084 528,767 -988,751
2017 3,415 -5,322 546,751 -920,812
2016 2,906 -4,483 537,829 -26,997
2015 3,031 -3,645 511,023 465,292
2014 3,657 -3,691 493,431 469,144
2013 4,281 -3,617 475,299 485,794
2012 5,149 -3,663 465,649 479,206
2011 5,511 -2,465 443,675 491,253
2010 5,877 -2,624 418,641 504,955
2009 6,113 -2,467 438,557 496,229
2008 7,465 -2,589 433,457 491,337
2007 8,429 -2,642 425,199 489,136
2006 8,515 -2,757 399,333 504,661
2005 10,195 -2,840 375,938 518,565
2004 10,745 -3,001 362,843 523,472
2003 10,799 -3,141 364,520 514,606
2002 11,685 -3,150 372,099 500,508
2001 11,723 -3,225 382,153 484,252
2000 12,224 -2,326 392,407 468,515
1999 12,341 -1,463 390,112 160,263
1998 11,489 -1,292 389,499 159,898
1997 11,943 -1,199 385,033 160,066
1996 13,041 -1,092 382,248 160,532
1995 13,020 -1,144 380,231 160,512
1994 14,355 -1,112 377,351 160,306
1993 14,814 -1,189 372,621 158,074
1992 15,833 -1,254 366,763 160,908
1991 15,091 -1,333 361,329 162,857
1990 15,564 -1,938 355,495 160,416
1989 14,718 -2,463 349,399 159,273
1988 14,084 -1,399 342,865 146,918
1987 13,262 -300 333,088 175,075
1986 12,340 852 322,340 172,606
1985 12,451 615 310,558 148,208
1984 13,665 -258 296,615 153,562
1983 14,525 -1,756 280,616 157,930
1982 15,880 -2,226 264,831 153,528
1981 18,334 -1,559 249,156 140,355
1980 19,321 -1,739 234,372 121,220
1979 19,282 -2,363 220,186 112,826
1978 18,670 -3,129 205,331 105,263
1977 16,769 -3,749 191,103 96,015
1976 16,407 -3,807 178,024 85,083
1975 15,342 -3,869 166,223 73,960
1974 17,561 -4,908 155,478 69,653
1973 13,145 -2,144 145,450 63,995
1972 14,825 -2,408 136,360 55,439
1971 15,441 -960 127,600 43,989
1970 16,190 -1,281 120,440 31,097
1969 15,761 -674 113,859 25,312
1968 17,884 -2,445 108,281 21,366
1967 17,560 -1,257 103,343 17,947
1966 20,758 -4,123 98,361 15,054
1965 20,482 -3,597 93,820 15,000
1964 22,239 -4,850 89,776 15,000
1963 22,069 -5,236 85,480 15,000
1962 20,660 -6,107 81,393 15,000
1961 20,355 -8,984 77,743 15,000
1960 19,931 -7,083 74,143 15,000

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 Saudi Arabia 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,829,562 people) and 6.05% is from migration (a gain of 311,209 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 13,683,841 people or 40.3% in Saudi Arabia.

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
Saudi Arabia
City Population
Riyadh 7.01M
Jeddah 4.7M
Mecca 2.43M
Medina 1.41M
Dammam 903K
Tabuk 886K
Qatif 625K
Jubail 379K
Ha'il 311K
Yanbu 299K

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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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