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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 6,586,476 people in Serbia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,121 people compared to 6,494,521 in Serbia.

Population statistics:

  • Serbia's population is 5.24 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Serbia is the 110th.
  • The countries together account for 0.09% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 0.08% for Serbia.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.09% per year vs -0.76% in Serbia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.5% growth), while Serbia has declined from 7.41M to 6.49M (12.4% decline).

Mauritius vs Serbia: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Serbia
2100 573,538 3,621,418
2099 581,815 3,649,584
2098 590,276 3,677,789
2097 598,961 3,706,279
2096 607,840 3,734,933
2095 616,931 3,763,769
2094 626,226 3,792,851
2093 635,745 3,822,147
2092 645,427 3,851,865
2091 655,300 3,881,833
2090 665,341 3,911,964
2089 675,562 3,942,571
2088 685,908 3,973,274
2087 696,380 4,004,485
2086 707,018 4,036,066
2085 717,757 4,068,021
2084 728,558 4,100,403
2083 739,420 4,133,391
2082 750,402 4,166,924
2081 761,382 4,200,811
2080 772,374 4,235,306
2079 783,407 4,270,442
2078 794,452 4,306,246
2077 805,529 4,342,382
2076 816,547 4,378,754
2075 827,526 4,415,505
2074 838,506 4,452,888
2073 849,462 4,490,589
2072 860,405 4,528,672
2071 871,223 4,567,167
2070 882,091 4,606,212
2069 892,850 4,645,524
2068 903,547 4,685,090
2067 914,226 4,724,796
2066 924,869 4,764,445
2065 935,546 4,804,405
2064 946,145 4,844,434
2063 956,652 4,884,574
2062 967,159 4,924,899
2061 977,603 4,964,985
2060 988,022 5,005,138
2059 998,355 5,045,125
2058 1,008,603 5,085,292
2057 1,018,853 5,125,901
2056 1,029,103 5,166,530
2055 1,039,228 5,207,137
2054 1,049,313 5,247,793
2053 1,059,364 5,288,369
2052 1,069,276 5,329,487
2051 1,079,090 5,371,281
2050 1,088,773 5,413,067
2049 1,098,370 5,455,402
2048 1,107,805 5,498,031
2047 1,117,049 5,541,158
2046 1,126,022 5,584,824
2045 1,134,772 5,629,108
2044 1,143,155 5,673,908
2043 1,151,325 5,719,287
2042 1,159,078 5,765,400
2041 1,166,543 5,811,936
2040 1,173,673 5,858,464
2039 1,180,437 5,905,404
2038 1,186,773 5,952,107
2037 1,192,770 5,998,763
2036 1,198,476 6,045,097
2035 1,203,871 6,091,385
2034 1,208,936 6,137,447
2033 1,213,705 6,183,536
2032 1,218,138 6,229,136
2031 1,222,267 6,274,395
2030 1,226,049 6,319,422
2029 1,229,806 6,363,799
2028 1,233,411 6,407,914
2027 1,236,833 6,451,609
2026 1,240,121 6,494,521
2025 1,243,139 6,543,364
2024 1,245,779 6,586,476
2023 1,248,647 6,623,183
2022 1,262,523 6,664,449
2021 1,266,334 6,834,326
2020 1,266,014 6,899,126
2019 1,265,985 6,945,235
2018 1,265,577 6,982,604
2017 1,264,887 7,020,858
2016 1,263,747 7,058,322
2015 1,262,879 7,095,383
2014 1,261,208 7,131,787
2013 1,258,927 7,166,553
2012 1,255,882 7,201,497
2011 1,252,404 7,236,519
2010 1,250,400 7,291,436
2009 1,247,429 7,320,807
2008 1,244,121 7,350,222
2007 1,239,630 7,381,579
2006 1,233,996 7,411,569
2005 1,228,254 7,440,769
2004 1,221,003 7,463,157
2003 1,213,370 7,480,591
2002 1,204,621 7,500,031
2001 1,196,287 7,503,433
2000 1,186,873 7,516,346
1999 1,175,267 7,540,401
1998 1,160,421 7,567,745
1997 1,148,284 7,598,538
1996 1,133,996 7,622,185
1995 1,122,457 7,628,264
1994 1,112,846 7,622,711
1993 1,097,374 7,614,328
1992 1,084,441 7,604,063
1991 1,070,266 7,595,636
1990 1,058,775 7,897,937
1989 1,051,260 7,893,787
1988 1,043,239 7,884,218
1987 1,036,082 7,868,027
1986 1,028,360 7,853,824
1985 1,020,528 7,835,902
1984 1,012,221 7,813,549
1983 1,001,691 7,788,100
1982 992,521 7,763,335
1981 980,462 7,736,787
1980 966,039 7,709,544
1979 949,888 7,541,997
1978 933,499 7,504,017
1977 921,379 7,462,783
1976 906,507 7,418,973
1975 892,000 7,368,717
1974 878,042 7,326,043
1973 864,819 7,283,902
1972 852,053 7,252,012
1971 839,230 7,211,716
1970 826,000 7,164,993
1969 812,405 7,123,249
1968 798,413 7,007,586
1967 783,917 6,966,522
1966 768,813 6,927,969
1965 753,000 6,876,624
1964 736,381 6,832,855
1963 718,861 6,787,950
1962 700,349 6,740,264
1961 680,757 6,689,077
1960 680,331 6,638,992

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 Serbia lost 353,247 people (a 4.77% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline), while Serbia's population decreased by 563,801 people (a 7.99% decline).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Serbia was ranked 97th in 2006 and ranked 110th 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 Serbia will decrease by 16.7% to 5,413,067 people and rank change from 110th to 125th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 34.2% of the population in Mauritius and 32.6% in Serbia.

Population growth rate by year

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Serbia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Serbia
2100 -1.42% -0.77%
2099 -1.43% -0.77%
2098 -1.45% -0.77%
2097 -1.46% -0.77%
2096 -1.47% -0.77%
2095 -1.48% -0.77%
2094 -1.5% -0.77%
2093 -1.5% -0.77%
2092 -1.51% -0.77%
2091 -1.51% -0.77%
2090 -1.51% -0.78%
2089 -1.51% -0.77%
2088 -1.5% -0.78%
2087 -1.5% -0.78%
2086 -1.5% -0.79%
2085 -1.48% -0.79%
2084 -1.47% -0.8%
2083 -1.46% -0.8%
2082 -1.44% -0.81%
2081 -1.42% -0.81%
2080 -1.41% -0.82%
2079 -1.39% -0.83%
2078 -1.38% -0.83%
2077 -1.35% -0.83%
2076 -1.33% -0.83%
2075 -1.31% -0.84%
2074 -1.29% -0.84%
2073 -1.27% -0.84%
2072 -1.24% -0.84%
2071 -1.23% -0.85%
2070 -1.21% -0.85%
2069 -1.18% -0.84%
2068 -1.17% -0.84%
2067 -1.15% -0.83%
2066 -1.14% -0.83%
2065 -1.12% -0.83%
2064 -1.1% -0.82%
2063 -1.09% -0.82%
2062 -1.07% -0.81%
2061 -1.05% -0.8%
2060 -1.04% -0.79%
2059 -1.02% -0.79%
2058 -1.01% -0.79%
2057 -1% -0.79%
2056 -0.97% -0.78%
2055 -0.96% -0.77%
2054 -0.95% -0.77%
2053 -0.93% -0.77%
2052 -0.91% -0.78%
2051 -0.89% -0.77%
2050 -0.87% -0.78%
2049 -0.85% -0.78%
2048 -0.83% -0.78%
2047 -0.8% -0.78%
2046 -0.77% -0.79%
2045 -0.73% -0.79%
2044 -0.71% -0.79%
2043 -0.67% -0.8%
2042 -0.64% -0.8%
2041 -0.61% -0.79%
2040 -0.57% -0.79%
2039 -0.53% -0.78%
2038 -0.5% -0.78%
2037 -0.48% -0.77%
2036 -0.45% -0.76%
2035 -0.42% -0.75%
2034 -0.39% -0.75%
2033 -0.36% -0.73%
2032 -0.34% -0.72%
2031 -0.31% -0.71%
2030 -0.31% -0.7%
2029 -0.29% -0.69%
2028 -0.28% -0.68%
2027 -0.27% -0.66%
2026 -0.24% -0.75%
2025 -0.21% -0.65%
2024 -0.23% -0.55%
2023 -1.1% -0.62%
2022 -0.3% -2.49%
2021 0.03% -0.94%
2020 0.002% -0.66%
2019 0.03% -0.54%
2018 0.05% -0.54%
2017 0.09% -0.53%
2016 0.07% -0.52%
2015 0.13% -0.51%
2014 0.18% -0.49%
2013 0.24% -0.49%
2012 0.28% -0.48%
2011 0.16% -0.75%
2010 0.24% -0.4%
2009 0.27% -0.4%
2008 0.36% -0.42%
2007 0.46% -0.4%
2006 0.47% -0.39%
2005 0.59% -0.3%
2004 0.63% -0.23%
2003 0.73% -0.26%
2002 0.7% -0.05%
2001 0.79% -0.17%
2000 0.99% -0.32%
1999 1.28% -0.36%
1998 1.06% -0.41%
1997 1.26% -0.31%
1996 1.03% -0.08%
1995 0.86% 0.07%
1994 1.41% 0.11%
1993 1.19% 0.13%
1992 1.32% 0.11%
1991 1.09% -3.83%
1990 0.71% 0.05%
1989 0.77% 0.12%
1988 0.69% 0.21%
1987 0.75% 0.18%
1986 0.77% 0.23%
1985 0.82% 0.29%
1984 1.05% 0.33%
1983 0.92% 0.32%
1982 1.23% 0.34%
1981 1.49% 0.35%
1980 1.7% 2.22%
1979 1.76% 0.51%
1978 1.32% 0.55%
1977 1.64% 0.59%
1976 1.63% 0.68%
1975 1.59% 0.58%
1974 1.53% 0.58%
1973 1.5% 0.44%
1972 1.53% 0.56%
1971 1.6% 0.65%
1970 1.67% 0.59%
1969 1.75% 1.65%
1968 1.85% 0.59%
1967 1.96% 0.56%
1966 2.1% 0.75%
1965 2.26% 0.64%
1964 2.44% 0.66%
1963 2.64% 0.71%
1962 2.88% 0.77%
1961 0.06% 0.75%

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 Serbia's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Serbia
Current population
1240121
6494521
Population rank 157/197 110/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.08%
One net population change
3.05 hours
14.3 minutes
One birth every
41.3 minutes
8.63 minutes
One death every
44.8 minutes
5.4 minutes
Daily growth/decline -8 -101
Annual growth/decline -2,868 -36,707
Annual growth/decline rate -0.23% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 189/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
40.3 minutes
Annual migration change -2,784 -13,086
Net migration rank 103/196 140/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 712,550
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 70/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 64/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Serbia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Serbia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - -13,086
2024 - -2,787 - -8,132
2023 999 -2,824 -36,427 4,348
2022 -757 -2,824 -46,651 40,118
2021 -253 -4,324 -74,494 -8,974
2020 2,405 -5,895 -55,193 -10,220
2019 1,773 -5,202 -36,810 -18,891
2018 2,151 -5,084 -37,707 -18,883
2017 3,415 -5,322 -39,317 -18,651
2016 2,906 -4,483 -35,998 -18,322
2015 3,031 -3,645 -37,605 -18,789
2014 3,657 -3,691 -34,946 -18,846
2013 4,281 -3,617 -34,399 -17,866
2012 5,149 -3,663 -35,288 -18,513
2011 5,511 -2,465 -36,906 611
2010 5,877 -2,624 -34,999 3,632
2009 6,113 -2,467 -33,676 6,043
2008 7,465 -2,589 -33,590 7,070
2007 8,429 -2,642 -34,693 7,045
2006 8,515 -2,757 -31,870 8,018
2005 10,195 -2,840 -34,227 7,945
2004 10,745 -3,001 -26,121 7,300
2003 10,799 -3,141 -24,686 6,854
2002 11,685 -3,150 -24,750 1,562
2001 11,723 -3,225 -20,259 -12,007
2000 12,224 -2,326 -30,065 -14,368
1999 12,341 -1,463 -29,408 -4,073
1998 11,489 -1,292 -23,006 -5,665
1997 11,943 -1,199 -18,389 -5,817
1996 13,041 -1,092 -16,007 -5,598
1995 13,020 -1,144 -7,628 -6,019
1994 14,355 -1,112 -7,157 -5,934
1993 14,814 -1,189 -5,703 -5,972
1992 15,833 -1,254 -3,779 -4,415
1991 15,091 -1,333 2,210 -8,483
1990 15,564 -1,938 7,416 -16,260
1989 14,718 -2,463 11,872 -16,360
1988 14,084 -1,399 13,852 -15,715
1987 13,262 -300 16,711 -16,686
1986 12,340 852 19,407 -17,990
1985 12,451 615 22,090 -17,646
1984 13,665 -258 23,815 -15,567
1983 14,525 -1,756 27,515 -15,301
1982 15,880 -2,226 30,603 -13,550
1981 18,334 -1,559 34,304 -8,531
1980 19,321 -1,739 36,273 287
1979 19,282 -2,363 39,022 -960
1978 18,670 -3,129 43,636 -1,481
1977 16,769 -3,749 48,105 -1,953
1976 16,407 -3,807 51,399 -2,744
1975 15,342 -3,869 52,502 -3,490
1974 17,561 -4,908 51,583 -3,525
1973 13,145 -2,144 49,596 -2,396
1972 14,825 -2,408 48,248 -348
1971 15,441 -960 47,424 1,655
1970 16,190 -1,281 48,343 1,861
1969 15,761 -674 50,304 4,112
1968 17,884 -2,445 51,653 5,430
1967 17,560 -1,257 53,120 6,114
1966 20,758 -4,123 53,338 7,037
1965 20,482 -3,597 53,383 7,957
1964 22,239 -4,850 54,185 8,045
1963 22,069 -5,236 55,580 8,276
1962 20,660 -6,107 59,307 6,064
1961 20,355 -8,984 61,065 6,422
1960 19,931 -7,083 63,642 4,377

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 Serbia 83.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 435,148 people) and 16.7% is from migration (a loss of 87,110 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 712,550 people or 10.6% in Serbia.

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
Serbia
City Population
Belgrade 1.2M
Novi Sad 260K
Pristina 227K
Nis 183K
Kragujevac 151K
Subotica 106K
Valjevo 90.3K
Cacak 71.9K
Mitrovica 71.6K
Novi Pazar 66.5K

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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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