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Population in Mauritius compared to South Korea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 51,751,065 people in South Korea in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,121 people compared to 51,649,918 in South Korea.

Population statistics:

  • South Korea's population is 41.6 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while South Korea is the 31st.
  • The countries together account for 0.64% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 0.62% for South Korea.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.09% per year vs +0.24% in South Korea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.5% growth), while South Korea has grown from 48.4M to 51.6M (6.63% growth).

Mauritius vs South Korea: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius South Korea
2100 573,538 22,012,503
2099 581,815 22,335,528
2098 590,276 22,668,719
2097 598,961 23,009,661
2096 607,840 23,360,151
2095 616,931 23,722,747
2094 626,226 24,093,391
2093 635,745 24,473,038
2092 645,427 24,860,975
2091 655,300 25,255,379
2090 665,341 25,655,577
2089 675,562 26,060,945
2088 685,908 26,470,073
2087 696,380 26,884,813
2086 707,018 27,301,913
2085 717,757 27,723,736
2084 728,558 28,147,480
2083 739,420 28,578,182
2082 750,402 29,012,953
2081 761,382 29,456,022
2080 772,374 29,901,880
2079 783,407 30,352,062
2078 794,452 30,809,176
2077 805,529 31,273,700
2076 816,547 31,744,480
2075 827,526 32,221,226
2074 838,506 32,706,020
2073 849,462 33,196,556
2072 860,405 33,696,490
2071 871,223 34,203,935
2070 882,091 34,719,324
2069 892,850 35,241,850
2068 903,547 35,762,799
2067 914,226 36,292,307
2066 924,869 36,826,655
2065 935,546 37,368,086
2064 946,145 37,916,439
2063 956,652 38,469,051
2062 967,159 39,028,473
2061 977,603 39,584,621
2060 988,022 40,149,830
2059 998,355 40,712,514
2058 1,008,603 41,277,134
2057 1,018,853 41,833,887
2056 1,029,103 42,377,427
2055 1,039,228 42,909,302
2054 1,049,313 43,427,254
2053 1,059,364 43,938,741
2052 1,069,276 44,441,106
2051 1,079,090 44,923,604
2050 1,088,773 45,385,311
2049 1,098,370 45,832,153
2048 1,107,805 46,258,529
2047 1,117,049 46,668,898
2046 1,126,022 47,056,404
2045 1,134,772 47,433,205
2044 1,143,155 47,797,411
2043 1,151,325 48,144,730
2042 1,159,078 48,478,991
2041 1,166,543 48,806,273
2040 1,173,673 49,115,658
2039 1,180,437 49,412,830
2038 1,186,773 49,694,340
2037 1,192,770 49,957,504
2036 1,198,476 50,200,702
2035 1,203,871 50,426,000
2034 1,208,936 50,632,962
2033 1,213,705 50,821,090
2032 1,218,138 50,987,020
2031 1,222,267 51,134,940
2030 1,226,049 51,267,908
2029 1,229,806 51,385,868
2028 1,233,411 51,486,791
2027 1,236,833 51,576,746
2026 1,240,121 51,649,918
2025 1,243,139 51,710,062
2024 1,245,779 51,751,065
2023 1,248,647 51,712,619
2022 1,262,523 51,672,569
2021 1,266,334 51,769,539
2020 1,266,014 51,836,239
2019 1,265,985 51,764,822
2018 1,265,577 51,585,058
2017 1,264,887 51,361,911
2016 1,263,747 51,217,803
2015 1,262,879 51,014,947
2014 1,261,208 50,746,659
2013 1,258,927 50,428,893
2012 1,255,882 50,199,853
2011 1,252,404 49,936,638
2010 1,250,400 49,554,112
2009 1,247,429 49,307,835
2008 1,244,121 49,054,708
2007 1,239,630 48,683,638
2006 1,233,996 48,438,292
2005 1,228,254 48,184,561
2004 1,221,003 48,082,519
2003 1,213,370 47,892,330
2002 1,204,621 47,644,736
2001 1,196,287 47,370,164
2000 1,186,873 47,008,111
1999 1,175,267 46,616,677
1998 1,160,421 46,286,503
1997 1,148,284 45,953,580
1996 1,133,996 45,524,681
1995 1,122,457 45,092,991
1994 1,112,846 44,641,540
1993 1,097,374 44,194,628
1992 1,084,441 43,747,962
1991 1,070,266 43,295,704
1990 1,058,775 42,869,283
1989 1,051,260 42,449,038
1988 1,043,239 42,031,247
1987 1,036,082 41,621,690
1986 1,028,360 41,213,674
1985 1,020,528 40,805,744
1984 1,012,221 40,405,956
1983 1,001,691 39,910,403
1982 992,521 39,326,352
1981 980,462 38,723,248
1980 966,039 38,123,775
1979 949,888 37,534,236
1978 933,499 36,969,185
1977 921,379 36,411,795
1976 906,507 35,848,523
1975 892,000 35,280,725
1974 878,042 34,692,266
1973 864,819 34,103,149
1972 852,053 33,505,406
1971 839,230 32,882,704
1970 826,000 32,240,827
1969 812,405 31,544,266
1968 798,413 30,838,302
1967 783,917 30,130,983
1966 768,813 29,435,571
1965 753,000 28,704,674
1964 736,381 27,984,155
1963 718,861 27,261,747
1962 700,349 26,513,030
1961 680,757 25,765,673
1960 680,331 25,012,374

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 South Korea gained 2,779,511 people (a 5.74% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline), while South Korea's population increased by 432,115 people (a 0.84% growth).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. South Korea was ranked 25th in 2006 and ranked 31st 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 South Korea will decrease by 12.1% to 45,385,311 people and rank change from 31st to 48th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 34.2% of the population in Mauritius and 38.5% in South Korea.

Population growth rate by year

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
South Korea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius South Korea
2100 -1.42% -1.45%
2099 -1.43% -1.47%
2098 -1.45% -1.48%
2097 -1.46% -1.5%
2096 -1.47% -1.53%
2095 -1.48% -1.54%
2094 -1.5% -1.55%
2093 -1.5% -1.56%
2092 -1.51% -1.56%
2091 -1.51% -1.56%
2090 -1.51% -1.56%
2089 -1.51% -1.55%
2088 -1.5% -1.54%
2087 -1.5% -1.53%
2086 -1.5% -1.52%
2085 -1.48% -1.51%
2084 -1.47% -1.51%
2083 -1.46% -1.5%
2082 -1.44% -1.5%
2081 -1.42% -1.49%
2080 -1.41% -1.48%
2079 -1.39% -1.48%
2078 -1.38% -1.49%
2077 -1.35% -1.48%
2076 -1.33% -1.48%
2075 -1.31% -1.48%
2074 -1.29% -1.48%
2073 -1.27% -1.48%
2072 -1.24% -1.48%
2071 -1.23% -1.48%
2070 -1.21% -1.48%
2069 -1.18% -1.46%
2068 -1.17% -1.46%
2067 -1.15% -1.45%
2066 -1.14% -1.45%
2065 -1.12% -1.45%
2064 -1.1% -1.44%
2063 -1.09% -1.43%
2062 -1.07% -1.4%
2061 -1.05% -1.41%
2060 -1.04% -1.38%
2059 -1.02% -1.37%
2058 -1.01% -1.33%
2057 -1% -1.28%
2056 -0.97% -1.24%
2055 -0.96% -1.19%
2054 -0.95% -1.16%
2053 -0.93% -1.13%
2052 -0.91% -1.07%
2051 -0.89% -1.02%
2050 -0.87% -0.97%
2049 -0.85% -0.92%
2048 -0.83% -0.88%
2047 -0.8% -0.82%
2046 -0.77% -0.79%
2045 -0.73% -0.76%
2044 -0.71% -0.72%
2043 -0.67% -0.69%
2042 -0.64% -0.67%
2041 -0.61% -0.63%
2040 -0.57% -0.6%
2039 -0.53% -0.57%
2038 -0.5% -0.53%
2037 -0.48% -0.48%
2036 -0.45% -0.45%
2035 -0.42% -0.41%
2034 -0.39% -0.37%
2033 -0.36% -0.33%
2032 -0.34% -0.29%
2031 -0.31% -0.26%
2030 -0.31% -0.23%
2029 -0.29% -0.2%
2028 -0.28% -0.17%
2027 -0.27% -0.14%
2026 -0.24% -0.12%
2025 -0.21% -0.08%
2024 -0.23% 0.07%
2023 -1.1% 0.08%
2022 -0.3% -0.19%
2021 0.03% -0.13%
2020 0.002% 0.14%
2019 0.03% 0.35%
2018 0.05% 0.43%
2017 0.09% 0.28%
2016 0.07% 0.4%
2015 0.13% 0.53%
2014 0.18% 0.63%
2013 0.24% 0.46%
2012 0.28% 0.53%
2011 0.16% 0.77%
2010 0.24% 0.5%
2009 0.27% 0.52%
2008 0.36% 0.76%
2007 0.46% 0.51%
2006 0.47% 0.53%
2005 0.59% 0.21%
2004 0.63% 0.4%
2003 0.73% 0.52%
2002 0.7% 0.58%
2001 0.79% 0.77%
2000 0.99% 0.84%
1999 1.28% 0.71%
1998 1.06% 0.72%
1997 1.26% 0.94%
1996 1.03% 0.96%
1995 0.86% 1.01%
1994 1.41% 1.01%
1993 1.19% 1.02%
1992 1.32% 1.04%
1991 1.09% 0.99%
1990 0.71% 0.99%
1989 0.77% 0.99%
1988 0.69% 0.98%
1987 0.75% 0.99%
1986 0.77% 1%
1985 0.82% 0.99%
1984 1.05% 1.24%
1983 0.92% 1.49%
1982 1.23% 1.56%
1981 1.49% 1.57%
1980 1.7% 1.57%
1979 1.76% 1.53%
1978 1.32% 1.53%
1977 1.64% 1.57%
1976 1.63% 1.61%
1975 1.59% 1.7%
1974 1.53% 1.73%
1973 1.5% 1.78%
1972 1.53% 1.89%
1971 1.6% 1.99%
1970 1.67% 2.21%
1969 1.75% 2.29%
1968 1.85% 2.35%
1967 1.96% 2.36%
1966 2.1% 2.55%
1965 2.26% 2.57%
1964 2.44% 2.65%
1963 2.64% 2.82%
1962 2.88% 2.9%
1961 0.06% 3.01%

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 South Korea's population grew by 0.07%.

Live population counters

Mauritius South Korea
Current population
1240121
51649918
Population rank 157/197 31/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.62%
One net population change
3.05 hours
13.7 minutes
One birth every
41.3 minutes
2.26 minutes
One death every
44.8 minutes
1.69 minutes
Daily growth/decline -8 +105
Annual growth/decline -2,868 +38,446
Annual growth/decline rate -0.23% +0.07%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 160/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
8.02 minutes
Annual migration change -2,784 +65,731
Net migration rank 103/196 20/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 1,811,507
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 40/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 3.5%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 111/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
South Korea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius South Korea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - 65,731
2024 - -2,787 - 75,963
2023 999 -2,824 -77,569 87,800
2022 -757 -2,824 -124,014 87,800
2021 -253 -4,324 -56,947 -16,778
2020 2,405 -5,895 -31,101 112,631
2019 1,773 -5,202 10,353 128,622
2018 2,151 -5,084 30,951 118,220
2017 3,415 -5,322 71,907 104,029
2016 2,906 -4,483 122,923 91,568
2015 3,031 -3,645 163,248 276,427
2014 3,657 -3,691 167,464 308,037
2013 4,281 -3,617 166,415 301,926
2012 5,149 -3,663 215,859 281,866
2011 5,511 -2,465 214,728 269,958
2010 5,877 -2,624 213,083 52,042
2009 6,113 -2,467 197,231 5,308
2008 7,465 -2,589 215,841 -19,630
2007 8,429 -2,642 248,286 -42,293
2006 8,515 -2,757 203,441 -28,434
2005 10,195 -2,840 187,920 -47,821
2004 10,745 -3,001 225,988 -42,549
2003 10,799 -3,141 244,251 -31,994
2002 11,685 -3,150 247,752 -18,105
2001 11,723 -3,225 312,643 -28,006
2000 12,224 -2,326 390,167 -84,960
1999 12,341 -1,463 368,272 -107,448
1998 11,489 -1,292 393,436 -98,044
1997 11,943 -1,199 422,773 -109,130
1996 13,041 -1,092 446,142 -115,705
1995 13,020 -1,144 468,967 -208,491
1994 14,355 -1,112 473,200 -208,309
1993 14,814 -1,189 477,302 -222,802
1992 15,833 -1,254 494,352 -265,849
1991 15,091 -1,333 467,594 -270,754
1990 15,564 -1,938 411,546 79,294
1989 14,718 -2,463 403,266 186,120
1988 14,084 -1,399 399,297 192,534
1987 13,262 -300 378,758 198,057
1986 12,340 852 395,651 189,782
1985 12,451 615 416,219 97,949
1984 13,665 -258 436,384 101,394
1983 14,525 -1,756 514,844 102,167
1982 15,880 -2,226 605,626 48,638
1981 18,334 -1,559 631,189 18,442
1980 19,321 -1,739 583,294 -148,341
1979 19,282 -2,363 623,068 -139,566
1978 18,670 -3,129 499,084 -85,721
1977 16,769 -3,749 578,947 -90,737
1976 16,407 -3,807 530,558 -92,314
1975 15,342 -3,869 603,300 -52,332
1974 17,561 -4,908 673,030 27,005
1973 13,145 -2,144 699,115 35,779
1972 14,825 -2,408 740,469 25,382
1971 15,441 -960 789,185 -6,326
1970 16,190 -1,281 747,987 -27,999
1969 15,761 -674 694,227 -21,175
1968 17,884 -2,445 684,487 -16,868
1967 17,560 -1,257 692,169 -16,484
1966 20,758 -4,123 623,534 -16,688
1965 20,482 -3,597 641,090 -146,386
1964 22,239 -4,850 655,501 -102,284
1963 22,069 -5,236 685,824 -80,226
1962 20,660 -6,107 712,590 -94,606
1961 20,355 -8,984 730,173 -93,179
1960 19,931 -7,083 728,010 47,245

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 South Korea 17.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 277,215 people) and 82.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,298,356 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 1,811,507 people or 3.5% in South Korea.

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
South Korea
City Population
Seoul 9.67M
Busan 3.45M
Incheon 3.05M
Daegu 2.38M
Daejeon 1.48M
Gwangju 1.41M
Suwon 1.23M
Ulsan 1.13M
Yongin 1.08M
Goyang 1.06M

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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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