The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,259,509 in 2024 vs 5,422,069 people in Slovakia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,256,649 people compared to 5,390,674 in Slovakia.
Population statistics:
- Slovakia's population is 4.29 times bigger than Mauritius'.
- Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Slovakia is the 125th.
- The countries together account for 0.08% of the world: 0.02% for Mauritius vs 0.07% for Slovakia.
- For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of +0.004% per year vs +0.01% in Slovakia.
- Since 2005, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.26M (2.31% growth), while Slovakia has grown from 5.37M to 5.39M (0.33% growth).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 33.8% of the population in Mauritius and 25.3% in Slovakia.
Mauritius vs Slovakia: live population counter
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| Current population |
1256649
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5390674
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| Population rank | 157/197 | 125/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.02% | 0.07% |
| One net population change |
5.72 hours
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1.88 hours
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| One birth every |
40.9 minutes
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10.8 minutes
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| One death every |
44.3 minutes
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9.69 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.14 hours
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25 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -2,787 | -21,027 |
| Daily growth/decline | -4 | -13 |
| Annual growth/decline | -1,532 | -4,671 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.12% | -0.09% |
| Population growth rate rank | 172/197 | 171/197 |
Mauritius and Slovakia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 680,331 | 4,068,095 | - | - |
| 1961 | 680,757 | 4,191,667 | 0.06% | 3.04% |
| 1962 | 700,349 | 4,238,188 | 2.88% | 1.11% |
| 1963 | 718,861 | 4,282,017 | 2.64% | 1.03% |
| 1964 | 736,381 | 4,327,341 | 2.44% | 1.06% |
| 1965 | 753,000 | 4,370,983 | 2.26% | 1.01% |
| 1966 | 768,813 | 4,411,666 | 2.1% | 0.93% |
| 1967 | 783,917 | 4,449,367 | 1.96% | 0.85% |
| 1968 | 798,413 | 4,483,915 | 1.85% | 0.78% |
| 1969 | 812,405 | 4,518,607 | 1.75% | 0.77% |
| 1970 | 826,000 | 4,538,223 | 1.67% | 0.43% |
| 1971 | 839,230 | 4,557,449 | 1.6% | 0.42% |
| 1972 | 852,053 | 4,596,622 | 1.53% | 0.86% |
| 1973 | 864,819 | 4,641,445 | 1.5% | 0.98% |
| 1974 | 878,042 | 4,689,623 | 1.53% | 1.04% |
| 1975 | 892,000 | 4,739,105 | 1.59% | 1.06% |
| 1976 | 906,507 | 4,789,507 | 1.63% | 1.06% |
| 1977 | 921,379 | 4,840,501 | 1.64% | 1.06% |
| 1978 | 933,499 | 4,890,125 | 1.32% | 1.03% |
| 1979 | 949,888 | 4,938,973 | 1.76% | 1% |
| 1980 | 966,039 | 4,979,815 | 1.7% | 0.83% |
| 1981 | 980,462 | 5,016,105 | 1.49% | 0.73% |
| 1982 | 992,521 | 5,055,099 | 1.23% | 0.78% |
| 1983 | 1,001,691 | 5,091,971 | 0.92% | 0.73% |
| 1984 | 1,012,221 | 5,127,097 | 1.05% | 0.69% |
| 1985 | 1,020,528 | 5,161,768 | 0.82% | 0.68% |
| 1986 | 1,028,360 | 5,193,838 | 0.77% | 0.62% |
| 1987 | 1,036,082 | 5,222,840 | 0.75% | 0.56% |
| 1988 | 1,043,239 | 5,250,596 | 0.69% | 0.53% |
| 1989 | 1,051,260 | 5,275,942 | 0.77% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 1,058,775 | 5,299,187 | 0.71% | 0.44% |
| 1991 | 1,070,266 | 5,303,294 | 1.09% | 0.08% |
| 1992 | 1,084,441 | 5,305,016 | 1.32% | 0.03% |
| 1993 | 1,097,374 | 5,325,305 | 1.19% | 0.38% |
| 1994 | 1,112,846 | 5,346,331 | 1.41% | 0.39% |
| 1995 | 1,122,457 | 5,361,999 | 0.86% | 0.29% |
| 1996 | 1,133,996 | 5,373,361 | 1.03% | 0.21% |
| 1997 | 1,148,284 | 5,383,291 | 1.26% | 0.18% |
| 1998 | 1,160,421 | 5,390,516 | 1.06% | 0.13% |
| 1999 | 1,175,267 | 5,396,020 | 1.28% | 0.1% |
| 2000 | 1,186,873 | 5,388,720 | 0.99% | -0.14% |
| 2001 | 1,196,287 | 5,378,867 | 0.79% | -0.18% |
| 2002 | 1,204,621 | 5,376,912 | 0.7% | -0.04% |
| 2003 | 1,213,370 | 5,373,374 | 0.73% | -0.07% |
| 2004 | 1,221,003 | 5,372,280 | 0.63% | -0.02% |
| 2005 | 1,228,254 | 5,372,807 | 0.59% | 0.01% |
| 2006 | 1,233,996 | 5,373,054 | 0.47% | 0.005% |
| 2007 | 1,239,630 | 5,374,622 | 0.46% | 0.03% |
| 2008 | 1,244,121 | 5,379,233 | 0.36% | 0.09% |
| 2009 | 1,247,429 | 5,386,406 | 0.27% | 0.13% |
| 2010 | 1,250,400 | 5,391,428 | 0.24% | 0.09% |
| 2011 | 1,252,404 | 5,398,384 | 0.16% | 0.13% |
| 2012 | 1,255,882 | 5,407,579 | 0.28% | 0.17% |
| 2013 | 1,258,927 | 5,413,393 | 0.24% | 0.11% |
| 2014 | 1,261,208 | 5,418,649 | 0.18% | 0.1% |
| 2015 | 1,262,879 | 5,423,801 | 0.13% | 0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,263,747 | 5,430,798 | 0.07% | 0.13% |
| 2017 | 1,264,887 | 5,439,232 | 0.09% | 0.16% |
| 2018 | 1,265,577 | 5,446,771 | 0.05% | 0.14% |
| 2019 | 1,265,985 | 5,454,147 | 0.03% | 0.14% |
| 2020 | 1,266,014 | 5,458,827 | 0.002% | 0.09% |
| 2021 | 1,266,334 | 5,447,247 | 0.03% | -0.21% |
| 2022 | 1,262,523 | 5,431,752 | -0.3% | -0.28% |
| 2023 | 1,261,041 | 5,426,740 | -0.12% | -0.09% |
| 2024 | 1,259,509 | 5,422,069 | -0.12% | -0.09% |
| 2025 | 1,256,649 | 5,390,674 | -0.23% | -0.58% |
| 2026 | 1,253,457 | 5,367,504 | -0.25% | -0.43% |
| 2027 | 1,250,062 | 5,357,756 | -0.27% | -0.18% |
| 2028 | 1,246,502 | 5,346,292 | -0.28% | -0.21% |
| 2029 | 1,242,774 | 5,333,135 | -0.3% | -0.25% |
| 2030 | 1,238,963 | 5,318,323 | -0.31% | -0.28% |
| 2031 | 1,234,965 | 5,302,079 | -0.32% | -0.31% |
| 2032 | 1,230,623 | 5,284,585 | -0.35% | -0.33% |
| 2033 | 1,225,970 | 5,265,970 | -0.38% | -0.35% |
| 2034 | 1,220,995 | 5,246,341 | -0.41% | -0.37% |
| 2035 | 1,215,701 | 5,225,725 | -0.43% | -0.39% |
| 2036 | 1,210,085 | 5,204,191 | -0.46% | -0.41% |
| 2037 | 1,204,158 | 5,181,996 | -0.49% | -0.43% |
| 2038 | 1,197,926 | 5,159,193 | -0.52% | -0.44% |
| 2039 | 1,191,299 | 5,135,906 | -0.55% | -0.45% |
| 2040 | 1,184,262 | 5,112,164 | -0.59% | -0.46% |
| 2041 | 1,176,870 | 5,088,002 | -0.62% | -0.47% |
| 2042 | 1,169,165 | 5,063,600 | -0.65% | -0.48% |
| 2043 | 1,161,119 | 5,038,933 | -0.69% | -0.49% |
| 2044 | 1,152,733 | 5,014,014 | -0.72% | -0.49% |
| 2045 | 1,144,071 | 4,988,989 | -0.75% | -0.5% |
| 2046 | 1,135,101 | 4,963,847 | -0.78% | -0.5% |
| 2047 | 1,125,881 | 4,938,476 | -0.81% | -0.51% |
| 2048 | 1,116,431 | 4,912,885 | -0.84% | -0.52% |
| 2049 | 1,106,794 | 4,886,923 | -0.86% | -0.53% |
| 2050 | 1,097,042 | 4,860,572 | -0.88% | -0.54% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Mauritius increased by 34,625 people (a 2.82% growth), while Slovakia gained 50,994 people (a 0.95% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Mauritius lost -6,230 (a 0.49% decline), while Slovakia's population decreased by -33,127 (a 0.61% decline).
Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2005 and is 157th in 2025. Slovakia was ranked 109th in 2005 and ranked 125th 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 Slovakia will decrease by 9.83% to 4,860,572 people and rank change from 125th to 129th.
Biggest cities by population
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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 Slovakia
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| Life expectancy | 75.3 years | 78.7 years |
| Average age | 39.2 years | 42 years |
| Median age | 38.5 years | 42.7 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.9:50.1 | 48.8:51.2 |
| Fertility rate | 1.39 births per woman | 1.49 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,634 ppl/mi² | 292.1 ppl/mi² |
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