The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 11,943,408 people in South Sudan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,239,793 people compared to 12,438,782 in South Sudan.
Population statistics:
- South Sudan's population is 10 times bigger than Mauritius'.
- Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while South Sudan is the 80th.
- The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 0.15% for South Sudan.
- For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.09% per year vs +0.65% in South Sudan.
- Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.47% growth), while South Sudan has grown from 7.98M to 12.4M (55.9% growth).
- South Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 23.8M people, while Mauritius' population already peaked in 2021 at 1.27M people and is projected to decrease to 570K people by 2100.
Mauritius vs South Sudan: live population counter
Mauritius
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South Sudan
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|---|---|---|
| Current population |
1239793
|
12438782
|
| Population rank | 157/197 | 80/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.15% |
| One net population change |
3.05 hours
|
1.14 minutes
|
| One birth every |
41.3 minutes
|
1.6 minutes
|
| One death every |
44.8 minutes
|
4.76 minutes
|
| One migration net change every |
3.14 hours
|
34.2 minutes
|
| Annual migration change | -2,787 | +15,374 |
| Daily growth/decline | -8 | +1,260 |
| Annual growth/decline | -2,868 | +460,034 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.23% | +4.01% |
| Population growth rate rank | 179/197 | 7/197 |
Mauritius and South Sudan: population history and growth rate by year chart
Mauritius
Population
Growth rate
South Sudan
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mauritius
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South Sudan
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Mauritius
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South Sudan
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| 1960 | 680,331 | 2,931,559 | - | - |
| 1961 | 680,757 | 2,976,724 | 0.06% | 1.54% |
| 1962 | 700,349 | 3,024,308 | 2.88% | 1.6% |
| 1963 | 718,861 | 3,072,669 | 2.64% | 1.6% |
| 1964 | 736,381 | 3,129,918 | 2.44% | 1.86% |
| 1965 | 753,000 | 3,189,835 | 2.26% | 1.91% |
| 1966 | 768,813 | 3,236,423 | 2.1% | 1.46% |
| 1967 | 783,917 | 3,277,648 | 1.96% | 1.27% |
| 1968 | 798,413 | 3,321,528 | 1.85% | 1.34% |
| 1969 | 812,405 | 3,365,533 | 1.75% | 1.32% |
| 1970 | 826,000 | 3,409,614 | 1.67% | 1.31% |
| 1971 | 839,230 | 3,468,646 | 1.6% | 1.73% |
| 1972 | 852,053 | 3,542,497 | 1.53% | 2.13% |
| 1973 | 864,819 | 3,627,383 | 1.5% | 2.4% |
| 1974 | 878,042 | 3,723,259 | 1.53% | 2.64% |
| 1975 | 892,000 | 3,821,494 | 1.59% | 2.64% |
| 1976 | 906,507 | 3,921,910 | 1.63% | 2.63% |
| 1977 | 921,379 | 4,024,032 | 1.64% | 2.6% |
| 1978 | 933,499 | 4,127,657 | 1.32% | 2.58% |
| 1979 | 949,888 | 4,232,605 | 1.76% | 2.54% |
| 1980 | 966,039 | 4,339,030 | 1.7% | 2.51% |
| 1981 | 980,462 | 4,447,272 | 1.49% | 2.49% |
| 1982 | 992,521 | 4,557,686 | 1.23% | 2.48% |
| 1983 | 1,001,691 | 4,661,574 | 0.92% | 2.28% |
| 1984 | 1,012,221 | 4,750,627 | 1.05% | 1.91% |
| 1985 | 1,020,528 | 4,834,296 | 0.82% | 1.76% |
| 1986 | 1,028,360 | 4,921,240 | 0.77% | 1.8% |
| 1987 | 1,036,082 | 4,962,395 | 0.75% | 0.84% |
| 1988 | 1,043,239 | 4,848,029 | 0.69% | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 1,051,260 | 4,713,229 | 0.77% | -2.78% |
| 1990 | 1,058,775 | 4,737,633 | 0.71% | 0.52% |
| 1991 | 1,070,266 | 4,836,677 | 1.09% | 2.09% |
| 1992 | 1,084,441 | 4,909,749 | 1.32% | 1.51% |
| 1993 | 1,097,374 | 4,956,002 | 1.19% | 0.94% |
| 1994 | 1,112,846 | 5,071,184 | 1.41% | 2.32% |
| 1995 | 1,122,457 | 5,225,836 | 0.86% | 3.05% |
| 1996 | 1,133,996 | 5,356,925 | 1.03% | 2.51% |
| 1997 | 1,148,284 | 5,509,136 | 1.26% | 2.84% |
| 1998 | 1,160,421 | 5,620,068 | 1.06% | 2.01% |
| 1999 | 1,175,267 | 5,771,628 | 1.28% | 2.7% |
| 2000 | 1,186,873 | 6,032,267 | 0.99% | 4.52% |
| 2001 | 1,196,287 | 6,308,391 | 0.79% | 4.58% |
| 2002 | 1,204,621 | 6,596,806 | 0.7% | 4.57% |
| 2003 | 1,213,370 | 6,903,127 | 0.73% | 4.64% |
| 2004 | 1,221,003 | 7,233,041 | 0.63% | 4.78% |
| 2005 | 1,228,254 | 7,590,143 | 0.59% | 4.94% |
| 2006 | 1,233,996 | 7,976,526 | 0.47% | 5.09% |
| 2007 | 1,239,630 | 8,388,788 | 0.46% | 5.17% |
| 2008 | 1,244,121 | 8,817,647 | 0.36% | 5.11% |
| 2009 | 1,247,429 | 9,243,556 | 0.27% | 4.83% |
| 2010 | 1,250,400 | 9,745,953 | 0.24% | 5.44% |
| 2011 | 1,252,404 | 10,288,109 | 0.16% | 5.56% |
| 2012 | 1,255,882 | 10,756,240 | 0.28% | 4.55% |
| 2013 | 1,258,927 | 11,166,275 | 0.24% | 3.81% |
| 2014 | 1,261,208 | 11,235,073 | 0.18% | 0.62% |
| 2015 | 1,262,879 | 11,107,561 | 0.13% | -1.13% |
| 2016 | 1,263,747 | 10,830,102 | 0.07% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 1,264,887 | 10,259,154 | 0.09% | -5.27% |
| 2018 | 1,265,577 | 10,122,977 | 0.05% | -1.33% |
| 2019 | 1,265,985 | 10,423,384 | 0.03% | 2.97% |
| 2020 | 1,266,014 | 10,698,467 | 0.002% | 2.64% |
| 2021 | 1,266,334 | 10,865,780 | 0.03% | 1.56% |
| 2022 | 1,262,523 | 11,021,177 | -0.3% | 1.43% |
| 2023 | 1,248,647 | 11,483,374 | -1.1% | 4.19% |
| 2024 | 1,245,779 | 11,943,408 | -0.23% | 4.01% |
| 2025 | 1,242,950 | 12,188,793 | -0.23% | 2.05% |
| 2026 | 1,239,793 | 12,436,036 | -0.25% | 2.03% |
| 2027 | 1,236,435 | 12,687,301 | -0.27% | 2.02% |
| 2028 | 1,232,914 | 12,941,503 | -0.28% | 2% |
| 2029 | 1,229,227 | 13,198,080 | -0.3% | 1.98% |
| 2030 | 1,225,457 | 13,457,446 | -0.31% | 1.97% |
| 2031 | 1,221,502 | 13,725,413 | -0.32% | 1.99% |
| 2032 | 1,217,208 | 13,996,343 | -0.35% | 1.97% |
| 2033 | 1,212,606 | 14,261,762 | -0.38% | 1.9% |
| 2034 | 1,207,685 | 14,527,550 | -0.41% | 1.86% |
| 2035 | 1,202,449 | 14,798,602 | -0.43% | 1.87% |
| 2036 | 1,196,894 | 15,070,098 | -0.46% | 1.83% |
| 2037 | 1,191,031 | 15,335,700 | -0.49% | 1.76% |
| 2038 | 1,184,867 | 15,595,968 | -0.52% | 1.7% |
| 2039 | 1,178,313 | 15,850,696 | -0.55% | 1.63% |
| 2040 | 1,171,352 | 16,101,470 | -0.59% | 1.58% |
| 2041 | 1,164,041 | 16,350,149 | -0.62% | 1.54% |
| 2042 | 1,156,420 | 16,593,361 | -0.65% | 1.49% |
| 2043 | 1,148,461 | 16,829,209 | -0.69% | 1.42% |
| 2044 | 1,140,167 | 17,060,176 | -0.72% | 1.37% |
| 2045 | 1,131,600 | 17,286,412 | -0.75% | 1.33% |
| 2046 | 1,122,728 | 17,509,693 | -0.78% | 1.29% |
| 2047 | 1,113,607 | 17,728,331 | -0.81% | 1.25% |
| 2048 | 1,104,261 | 17,938,437 | -0.84% | 1.19% |
| 2049 | 1,094,728 | 18,142,893 | -0.86% | 1.14% |
| 2050 | 1,085,083 | 18,341,968 | -0.88% | 1.1% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritius increased by 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth), while South Sudan gained 2,853,576 people (a 35.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost -23,954 (a 1.9% decline), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,608,680 (a 14.9% growth).
Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. South Sudan was ranked 92nd in 2006 and ranked 80th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Mauritius' population will shrink by 12.5% to 1,085,083 people with a rank change from 157th to 160th. The population of South Sudan will increase by 47.5% to 18,341,968 people and rank change from 80th to 78th.
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 |
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Population differences between Mauritius and South Sudan
|
Mauritius
|
South Sudan
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75.4 years | 58 years |
| Average age | 39.2 years | 24.3 years |
| Median age | 38.5 years | 19.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.9:50.1 | 49.2:50.8 |
| Fertility rate | 1.39 births per woman | 3.86 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,616 ppl/mi² | 49 ppl/mi² |
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