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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 18,501,984 people in Senegal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,121 people compared to 19,491,599 in Senegal.

Population statistics:

  • Senegal's population is 15.7 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Senegal is the 68th.
  • The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 0.24% for Senegal.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.09% per year vs +2.76% in Senegal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.5% growth), while Senegal has grown from 11.5M to 19.5M (69.5% growth).

Mauritius vs Senegal: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Senegal
2100 573,538 47,481,703
2099 581,815 47,309,204
2098 590,276 47,131,505
2097 598,961 46,942,831
2096 607,840 46,749,318
2095 616,931 46,548,519
2094 626,226 46,338,777
2093 635,745 46,124,372
2092 645,427 45,903,819
2091 655,300 45,676,277
2090 665,341 45,442,218
2089 675,562 45,197,486
2088 685,908 44,949,158
2087 696,380 44,692,601
2086 707,018 44,425,160
2085 717,757 44,150,556
2084 728,558 43,871,406
2083 739,420 43,579,072
2082 750,402 43,285,560
2081 761,382 42,984,866
2080 772,374 42,679,614
2079 783,407 42,366,808
2078 794,452 42,044,826
2077 805,529 41,716,837
2076 816,547 41,379,705
2075 827,526 41,030,232
2074 838,506 40,674,683
2073 849,462 40,312,726
2072 860,405 39,943,067
2071 871,223 39,568,028
2070 882,091 39,187,711
2069 892,850 38,795,322
2068 903,547 38,398,147
2067 914,226 37,996,983
2066 924,869 37,584,328
2065 935,546 37,167,637
2064 946,145 36,744,279
2063 956,652 36,318,015
2062 967,159 35,884,713
2061 977,603 35,448,776
2060 988,022 35,010,231
2059 998,355 34,571,669
2058 1,008,603 34,122,702
2057 1,018,853 33,673,448
2056 1,029,103 33,219,406
2055 1,039,228 32,765,741
2054 1,049,313 32,313,613
2053 1,059,364 31,859,051
2052 1,069,276 31,405,418
2051 1,079,090 30,949,633
2050 1,088,773 30,490,614
2049 1,098,370 30,032,811
2048 1,107,805 29,570,773
2047 1,117,049 29,111,688
2046 1,126,022 28,648,672
2045 1,134,772 28,187,838
2044 1,143,155 27,724,585
2043 1,151,325 27,260,926
2042 1,159,078 26,796,927
2041 1,166,543 26,332,270
2040 1,173,673 25,866,240
2039 1,180,437 25,398,425
2038 1,186,773 24,928,471
2037 1,192,770 24,457,649
2036 1,198,476 23,986,892
2035 1,203,871 23,515,497
2034 1,208,936 23,046,885
2033 1,213,705 22,578,286
2032 1,218,138 22,110,230
2031 1,222,267 21,643,047
2030 1,226,049 21,178,414
2029 1,229,806 20,719,234
2028 1,233,411 20,263,713
2027 1,236,833 19,814,138
2026 1,240,121 19,372,006
2025 1,243,139 18,934,809
2024 1,245,779 18,501,984
2023 1,248,647 18,077,573
2022 1,262,523 17,651,103
2021 1,266,334 17,220,867
2020 1,266,014 16,789,219
2019 1,265,985 16,352,922
2018 1,265,577 15,914,498
2017 1,264,887 15,475,002
2016 1,263,747 15,034,521
2015 1,262,879 14,593,331
2014 1,261,208 14,152,102
2013 1,258,927 13,710,849
2012 1,255,882 13,310,495
2011 1,252,404 12,958,897
2010 1,250,400 12,635,413
2009 1,247,429 12,337,389
2008 1,244,121 12,048,959
2007 1,239,630 11,770,344
2006 1,233,996 11,500,094
2005 1,228,254 11,235,472
2004 1,221,003 10,975,704
2003 1,213,370 10,721,176
2002 1,204,621 10,466,214
2001 1,196,287 10,212,942
2000 1,186,873 9,968,260
1999 1,175,267 9,730,887
1998 1,160,421 9,502,952
1997 1,148,284 9,283,495
1996 1,133,996 9,067,014
1995 1,122,457 8,848,101
1994 1,112,846 8,624,078
1993 1,097,374 8,396,288
1992 1,084,441 8,168,395
1991 1,070,266 7,943,085
1990 1,058,775 7,720,523
1989 1,051,260 7,502,207
1988 1,043,239 7,289,618
1987 1,036,082 7,081,530
1986 1,028,360 6,878,192
1985 1,020,528 6,683,287
1984 1,012,221 6,499,364
1983 1,001,691 6,324,504
1982 992,521 6,156,961
1981 980,462 5,997,160
1980 966,039 5,845,638
1979 949,888 5,702,895
1978 933,499 5,568,096
1977 921,379 5,439,549
1976 906,507 5,308,564
1975 892,000 5,170,810
1974 878,042 5,029,437
1973 864,819 4,885,181
1972 852,053 4,741,631
1971 839,230 4,601,864
1970 826,000 4,466,328
1969 812,405 4,334,974
1968 798,413 4,207,587
1967 783,917 4,083,870
1966 768,813 3,964,299
1965 753,000 3,849,788
1964 736,381 3,740,535
1963 718,861 3,635,876
1962 700,349 3,534,686
1961 680,757 3,436,375
1960 680,331 3,340,907

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/mauritius/senegal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritius increased by 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth), while Senegal gained 3,534,427 people (a 30.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline), while Senegal's population increased by 4,457,078 people (a 29.6% growth).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Senegal was ranked 72nd in 2006 and ranked 68th 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 Senegal will increase by 56.4% to 30,490,614 people and rank change from 68th to 63rd.

Senegal is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 47.5M 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
Senegal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Senegal
2100 -1.42% 0.36%
2099 -1.43% 0.38%
2098 -1.45% 0.4%
2097 -1.46% 0.41%
2096 -1.47% 0.43%
2095 -1.48% 0.45%
2094 -1.5% 0.46%
2093 -1.5% 0.48%
2092 -1.51% 0.5%
2091 -1.51% 0.52%
2090 -1.51% 0.54%
2089 -1.51% 0.55%
2088 -1.5% 0.57%
2087 -1.5% 0.6%
2086 -1.5% 0.62%
2085 -1.48% 0.64%
2084 -1.47% 0.67%
2083 -1.46% 0.68%
2082 -1.44% 0.7%
2081 -1.42% 0.72%
2080 -1.41% 0.74%
2079 -1.39% 0.77%
2078 -1.38% 0.79%
2077 -1.35% 0.81%
2076 -1.33% 0.85%
2075 -1.31% 0.87%
2074 -1.29% 0.9%
2073 -1.27% 0.93%
2072 -1.24% 0.95%
2071 -1.23% 0.97%
2070 -1.21% 1.01%
2069 -1.18% 1.03%
2068 -1.17% 1.06%
2067 -1.15% 1.1%
2066 -1.14% 1.12%
2065 -1.12% 1.15%
2064 -1.1% 1.17%
2063 -1.09% 1.21%
2062 -1.07% 1.23%
2061 -1.05% 1.25%
2060 -1.04% 1.27%
2059 -1.02% 1.32%
2058 -1.01% 1.33%
2057 -1% 1.37%
2056 -0.97% 1.38%
2055 -0.96% 1.4%
2054 -0.95% 1.43%
2053 -0.93% 1.44%
2052 -0.91% 1.47%
2051 -0.89% 1.51%
2050 -0.87% 1.52%
2049 -0.85% 1.56%
2048 -0.83% 1.58%
2047 -0.8% 1.62%
2046 -0.77% 1.63%
2045 -0.73% 1.67%
2044 -0.71% 1.7%
2043 -0.67% 1.73%
2042 -0.64% 1.76%
2041 -0.61% 1.8%
2040 -0.57% 1.84%
2039 -0.53% 1.89%
2038 -0.5% 1.93%
2037 -0.48% 1.96%
2036 -0.45% 2%
2035 -0.42% 2.03%
2034 -0.39% 2.08%
2033 -0.36% 2.12%
2032 -0.34% 2.16%
2031 -0.31% 2.19%
2030 -0.31% 2.22%
2029 -0.29% 2.25%
2028 -0.28% 2.27%
2027 -0.27% 2.28%
2026 -0.24% 2.31%
2025 -0.21% 2.34%
2024 -0.23% 2.35%
2023 -1.1% 2.42%
2022 -0.3% 2.5%
2021 0.03% 2.57%
2020 0.002% 2.67%
2019 0.03% 2.75%
2018 0.05% 2.84%
2017 0.09% 2.93%
2016 0.07% 3.02%
2015 0.13% 3.12%
2014 0.18% 3.22%
2013 0.24% 3.01%
2012 0.28% 2.71%
2011 0.16% 2.56%
2010 0.24% 2.42%
2009 0.27% 2.39%
2008 0.36% 2.37%
2007 0.46% 2.35%
2006 0.47% 2.36%
2005 0.59% 2.37%
2004 0.63% 2.37%
2003 0.73% 2.44%
2002 0.7% 2.48%
2001 0.79% 2.45%
2000 0.99% 2.44%
1999 1.28% 2.4%
1998 1.06% 2.36%
1997 1.26% 2.39%
1996 1.03% 2.47%
1995 0.86% 2.6%
1994 1.41% 2.71%
1993 1.19% 2.79%
1992 1.32% 2.84%
1991 1.09% 2.88%
1990 0.71% 2.91%
1989 0.77% 2.92%
1988 0.69% 2.94%
1987 0.75% 2.96%
1986 0.77% 2.92%
1985 0.82% 2.83%
1984 1.05% 2.76%
1983 0.92% 2.72%
1982 1.23% 2.66%
1981 1.49% 2.59%
1980 1.7% 2.5%
1979 1.76% 2.42%
1978 1.32% 2.36%
1977 1.64% 2.47%
1976 1.63% 2.66%
1975 1.59% 2.81%
1974 1.53% 2.95%
1973 1.5% 3.03%
1972 1.53% 3.04%
1971 1.6% 3.03%
1970 1.67% 3.03%
1969 1.75% 3.03%
1968 1.85% 3.03%
1967 1.96% 3.02%
1966 2.1% 2.97%
1965 2.26% 2.92%
1964 2.44% 2.88%
1963 2.64% 2.86%
1962 2.88% 2.86%
1961 0.06% 2.86%

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 Senegal's population grew by 2.35%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Senegal
Current population
1240121
19491599
Population rank 157/197 68/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.24%
One net population change
3.05 hours
1.24 minutes
One birth every
41.3 minutes
59.3 seconds
One death every
44.8 minutes
5.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline -8 +1,163
Annual growth/decline -2,868 +424,411
Annual growth/decline rate -0.23% +2.35%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 35/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
41.7 minutes
Annual migration change -2,784 -12,636
Net migration rank 103/196 138/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 281,867
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 100/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 1.5%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 146/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Senegal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Senegal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - -12,636
2024 - -2,787 - -10,307
2023 999 -2,824 431,006 -9,999
2022 -757 -2,824 415,507 16,425
2021 -253 -4,324 403,019 25,519
2020 2,405 -5,895 400,910 33,848
2019 1,773 -5,202 399,436 38,386
2018 2,151 -5,084 405,454 33,567
2017 3,415 -5,322 410,366 29,605
2016 2,906 -4,483 411,480 29,498
2015 3,031 -3,645 407,008 34,387
2014 3,657 -3,691 405,019 36,030
2013 4,281 -3,617 406,582 34,878
2012 5,149 -3,663 402,243 -42,978
2011 5,511 -2,465 387,290 -43,350
2010 5,877 -2,624 372,934 -69,888
2009 6,113 -2,467 362,238 -69,239
2008 7,465 -2,589 351,661 -67,812
2007 8,429 -2,642 339,963 -66,580
2006 8,515 -2,757 331,364 -64,254
2005 10,195 -2,840 323,908 -61,781
2004 10,745 -3,001 317,286 -59,879
2003 10,799 -3,141 308,856 -57,213
2002 11,685 -3,150 298,842 -40,554
2001 11,723 -3,225 289,690 -41,422
2000 12,224 -2,326 283,946 -42,854
1999 12,341 -1,463 277,944 -44,284
1998 11,489 -1,292 267,404 -45,189
1997 11,943 -1,199 261,200 -44,506
1996 13,041 -1,092 255,418 -39,162
1995 13,020 -1,144 252,552 -31,001
1994 14,355 -1,112 249,115 -22,633
1993 14,814 -1,189 245,742 -16,649
1992 15,833 -1,254 241,482 -14,796
1991 15,091 -1,333 237,713 -13,783
1990 15,564 -1,938 234,155 -12,959
1989 14,718 -2,463 227,797 -12,362
1988 14,084 -1,399 221,772 -12,036
1987 13,262 -300 218,522 -12,086
1986 12,340 852 212,887 -12,655
1985 12,451 615 208,218 -18,644
1984 13,665 -258 203,125 -24,858
1983 14,525 -1,756 197,673 -26,222
1982 15,880 -2,226 191,309 -27,672
1981 18,334 -1,559 185,917 -29,959
1980 19,321 -1,739 179,707 -32,616
1979 19,282 -2,363 173,425 -35,022
1978 18,670 -3,129 167,744 -36,559
1977 16,769 -3,749 161,636 -35,731
1976 16,407 -3,807 154,776 -18,716
1975 15,342 -3,869 147,311 -7,870
1974 17,561 -4,908 139,974 3,347
1973 13,145 -2,144 133,834 11,382
1972 14,825 -2,408 128,024 13,852
1971 15,441 -960 122,511 15,131
1970 16,190 -1,281 117,264 16,168
1969 15,761 -674 112,393 16,887
1968 17,884 -2,445 108,240 17,264
1967 17,560 -1,257 104,824 17,107
1966 20,758 -4,123 101,359 15,849
1965 20,482 -3,597 97,912 13,913
1964 22,239 -4,850 94,797 11,892
1963 22,069 -5,236 92,264 10,371
1962 20,660 -6,107 89,937 9,809
1961 20,355 -8,984 87,322 9,549
1960 19,931 -7,083 84,735 9,337

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/mauritius/senegal | CC BY

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 Senegal 93.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 4,089,205 people) and 6.13% is from migration (a gain of 267,266 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 281,867 people or 1.5% in Senegal.

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
Senegal
City Population
Dakar 1.44M
Thies 391K
Rufisque 295K
Saint-Louis 259K
Ziguinchor 205K
Kaolack 172K
Louga 113K
Kolda 62.3K
Fatick 39.4K

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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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