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

Updated on by Georank team

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 1,240,121 people compared to 12,507,858 in South Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • South Sudan's population is 10.1 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 (0.5% growth), while South Sudan has grown from 7.98M to 12.5M (56.8% growth).

Mauritius vs South Sudan: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
South Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius South Sudan
2100 573,538 24,086,901
2099 581,815 24,081,477
2098 590,276 24,063,461
2097 598,961 24,065,268
2096 607,840 24,054,483
2095 616,931 24,046,345
2094 626,226 24,047,776
2093 635,745 24,039,017
2092 645,427 24,019,054
2091 655,300 24,000,308
2090 665,341 23,978,496
2089 675,562 23,937,487
2088 685,908 23,892,166
2087 696,380 23,857,250
2086 707,018 23,803,312
2085 717,757 23,759,178
2084 728,558 23,687,109
2083 739,420 23,617,646
2082 750,402 23,541,119
2081 761,382 23,466,449
2080 772,374 23,391,758
2079 783,407 23,294,252
2078 794,452 23,197,067
2077 805,529 23,086,584
2076 816,547 22,987,331
2075 827,526 22,868,587
2074 838,506 22,726,189
2073 849,462 22,583,672
2072 860,405 22,438,943
2071 871,223 22,288,026
2070 882,091 22,151,650
2069 892,850 22,003,659
2068 903,547 21,829,800
2067 914,226 21,662,211
2066 924,869 21,496,881
2065 935,546 21,317,455
2064 946,145 21,142,002
2063 956,652 20,965,122
2062 967,159 20,785,055
2061 977,603 20,608,964
2060 988,022 20,430,857
2059 998,355 20,235,022
2058 1,008,603 20,048,974
2057 1,018,853 19,853,696
2056 1,029,103 19,659,362
2055 1,039,228 19,464,297
2054 1,049,313 19,257,481
2053 1,059,364 19,060,517
2052 1,069,276 18,840,461
2051 1,079,090 18,633,198
2050 1,088,773 18,434,212
2049 1,098,370 18,230,881
2048 1,107,805 18,021,026
2047 1,117,049 17,806,282
2046 1,126,022 17,579,173
2045 1,134,772 17,355,041
2044 1,143,155 17,121,972
2043 1,151,325 16,888,278
2042 1,159,078 16,645,354
2041 1,166,543 16,396,768
2040 1,173,673 16,142,816
2039 1,180,437 15,889,952
2038 1,186,773 15,628,043
2037 1,192,770 15,363,975
2036 1,198,476 15,091,275
2035 1,203,871 14,815,307
2034 1,208,936 14,543,511
2033 1,213,705 14,278,180
2032 1,218,138 14,007,134
2031 1,222,267 13,730,637
2030 1,226,049 13,465,615
2029 1,229,806 13,206,477
2028 1,233,411 12,947,082
2027 1,236,833 12,692,769
2026 1,240,121 12,439,296
2025 1,243,139 12,193,102
2024 1,245,779 11,943,408
2023 1,248,647 11,483,374
2022 1,262,523 11,021,177
2021 1,266,334 10,865,780
2020 1,266,014 10,698,467
2019 1,265,985 10,423,384
2018 1,265,577 10,122,977
2017 1,264,887 10,259,154
2016 1,263,747 10,830,102
2015 1,262,879 11,107,561
2014 1,261,208 11,235,073
2013 1,258,927 11,166,275
2012 1,255,882 10,756,240
2011 1,252,404 10,288,109
2010 1,250,400 9,745,953
2009 1,247,429 9,243,556
2008 1,244,121 8,817,647
2007 1,239,630 8,388,788
2006 1,233,996 7,976,526
2005 1,228,254 7,590,143
2004 1,221,003 7,233,041
2003 1,213,370 6,903,127
2002 1,204,621 6,596,806
2001 1,196,287 6,308,391
2000 1,186,873 6,032,267
1999 1,175,267 5,771,628
1998 1,160,421 5,620,068
1997 1,148,284 5,509,136
1996 1,133,996 5,356,925
1995 1,122,457 5,225,836
1994 1,112,846 5,071,184
1993 1,097,374 4,956,002
1992 1,084,441 4,909,749
1991 1,070,266 4,836,677
1990 1,058,775 4,737,633
1989 1,051,260 4,713,229
1988 1,043,239 4,848,029
1987 1,036,082 4,962,395
1986 1,028,360 4,921,240
1985 1,020,528 4,834,296
1984 1,012,221 4,750,627
1983 1,001,691 4,661,574
1982 992,521 4,557,686
1981 980,462 4,447,272
1980 966,039 4,339,030
1979 949,888 4,232,605
1978 933,499 4,127,657
1977 921,379 4,024,032
1976 906,507 3,921,910
1975 892,000 3,821,494
1974 878,042 3,723,259
1973 864,819 3,627,383
1972 852,053 3,542,497
1971 839,230 3,468,646
1970 826,000 3,409,614
1969 812,405 3,365,533
1968 798,413 3,321,528
1967 783,917 3,277,648
1966 768,813 3,236,423
1965 753,000 3,189,835
1964 736,381 3,129,918
1963 718,861 3,072,669
1962 700,349 3,024,308
1961 680,757 2,976,724
1960 680,331 2,931,559

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/south-sudan | CC BY

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 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline), while South Sudan's population increased by 1,677,756 people (a 15.5% 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 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 Sudan will increase by 47.4% to 18,434,212 people and rank change from 80th to 78th.

South Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 24.1M 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
South Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius South Sudan
2100 -1.42% 0.02%
2099 -1.43% 0.07%
2098 -1.45% -0.008%
2097 -1.46% 0.04%
2096 -1.47% 0.03%
2095 -1.48% -0.006%
2094 -1.5% 0.04%
2093 -1.5% 0.08%
2092 -1.51% 0.08%
2091 -1.51% 0.09%
2090 -1.51% 0.17%
2089 -1.51% 0.19%
2088 -1.5% 0.15%
2087 -1.5% 0.23%
2086 -1.5% 0.19%
2085 -1.48% 0.3%
2084 -1.47% 0.29%
2083 -1.46% 0.33%
2082 -1.44% 0.32%
2081 -1.42% 0.32%
2080 -1.41% 0.42%
2079 -1.39% 0.42%
2078 -1.38% 0.48%
2077 -1.35% 0.43%
2076 -1.33% 0.52%
2075 -1.31% 0.63%
2074 -1.29% 0.63%
2073 -1.27% 0.64%
2072 -1.24% 0.68%
2071 -1.23% 0.62%
2070 -1.21% 0.67%
2069 -1.18% 0.8%
2068 -1.17% 0.77%
2067 -1.15% 0.77%
2066 -1.14% 0.84%
2065 -1.12% 0.83%
2064 -1.1% 0.84%
2063 -1.09% 0.87%
2062 -1.07% 0.85%
2061 -1.05% 0.87%
2060 -1.04% 0.97%
2059 -1.02% 0.93%
2058 -1.01% 0.98%
2057 -1% 0.99%
2056 -0.97% 1%
2055 -0.96% 1.07%
2054 -0.95% 1.03%
2053 -0.93% 1.17%
2052 -0.91% 1.11%
2051 -0.89% 1.08%
2050 -0.87% 1.12%
2049 -0.85% 1.16%
2048 -0.83% 1.21%
2047 -0.8% 1.29%
2046 -0.77% 1.29%
2045 -0.73% 1.36%
2044 -0.71% 1.38%
2043 -0.67% 1.46%
2042 -0.64% 1.52%
2041 -0.61% 1.57%
2040 -0.57% 1.59%
2039 -0.53% 1.68%
2038 -0.5% 1.72%
2037 -0.48% 1.81%
2036 -0.45% 1.86%
2035 -0.42% 1.87%
2034 -0.39% 1.86%
2033 -0.36% 1.94%
2032 -0.34% 2.01%
2031 -0.31% 1.97%
2030 -0.31% 1.96%
2029 -0.29% 2%
2028 -0.28% 2%
2027 -0.27% 2.04%
2026 -0.24% 2.02%
2025 -0.21% 2.09%
2024 -0.23% 4.01%
2023 -1.1% 4.19%
2022 -0.3% 1.43%
2021 0.03% 1.56%
2020 0.002% 2.64%
2019 0.03% 2.97%
2018 0.05% -1.33%
2017 0.09% -5.27%
2016 0.07% -2.5%
2015 0.13% -1.13%
2014 0.18% 0.62%
2013 0.24% 3.81%
2012 0.28% 4.55%
2011 0.16% 5.56%
2010 0.24% 5.44%
2009 0.27% 4.83%
2008 0.36% 5.11%
2007 0.46% 5.17%
2006 0.47% 5.09%
2005 0.59% 4.94%
2004 0.63% 4.78%
2003 0.73% 4.64%
2002 0.7% 4.57%
2001 0.79% 4.58%
2000 0.99% 4.52%
1999 1.28% 2.7%
1998 1.06% 2.01%
1997 1.26% 2.84%
1996 1.03% 2.51%
1995 0.86% 3.05%
1994 1.41% 2.32%
1993 1.19% 0.94%
1992 1.32% 1.51%
1991 1.09% 2.09%
1990 0.71% 0.52%
1989 0.77% -2.78%
1988 0.69% -2.3%
1987 0.75% 0.84%
1986 0.77% 1.8%
1985 0.82% 1.76%
1984 1.05% 1.91%
1983 0.92% 2.28%
1982 1.23% 2.48%
1981 1.49% 2.49%
1980 1.7% 2.51%
1979 1.76% 2.54%
1978 1.32% 2.58%
1977 1.64% 2.6%
1976 1.63% 2.63%
1975 1.59% 2.64%
1974 1.53% 2.64%
1973 1.5% 2.4%
1972 1.53% 2.13%
1971 1.6% 1.73%
1970 1.67% 1.31%
1969 1.75% 1.32%
1968 1.85% 1.34%
1967 1.96% 1.27%
1966 2.1% 1.46%
1965 2.26% 1.91%
1964 2.44% 1.86%
1963 2.64% 1.6%
1962 2.88% 1.6%
1961 0.06% 1.54%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/mauritius/south-sudan | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Mauritius declined by 0.23%, while South Sudan's population grew by 4.01%.

Live population counters

Mauritius South Sudan
Current population
1240121
12507858
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
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 178/197 7/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
1.43 hours
Annual migration change -2,784 +6,145
Net migration rank 103/196 50/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 914,001
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 62/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 7.7%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 77/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
South Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius South Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - 6,145
2024 - -2,787 - 15,374
2023 999 -2,824 217,966 455,000
2022 -757 -2,824 211,166 40,259
2021 -253 -4,324 213,567 -154,359
2020 2,405 -5,895 212,332 62,935
2019 1,773 -5,202 209,708 65,198
2018 2,151 -5,084 168,497 157,408
2017 3,415 -5,322 72,193 -670,477
2016 2,906 -4,483 110,553 -654,225
2015 3,031 -3,645 148,542 -159,822
2014 3,657 -3,691 227,611 -471,523
2013 4,281 -3,617 315,983 65,337
2012 5,149 -3,663 312,974 125,771
2011 5,511 -2,465 303,181 194,325
2010 5,877 -2,624 287,409 299,402
2009 6,113 -2,467 278,859 139,129
2008 7,465 -2,589 268,268 165,557
2007 8,429 -2,642 256,546 167,350
2006 8,515 -2,757 246,706 153,926
2005 10,195 -2,840 239,272 132,869
2004 10,745 -3,001 231,877 110,182
2003 10,799 -3,141 225,822 91,951
2002 11,685 -3,150 212,014 82,847
2001 11,723 -3,225 204,108 77,856
2000 12,224 -2,326 196,055 74,227
1999 12,341 -1,463 180,721 70,271
1998 11,489 -1,292 -12,157 64,285
1997 11,943 -1,199 121,454 48,280
1996 13,041 -1,092 116,728 17,953
1995 13,020 -1,144 110,417 17,077
1994 14,355 -1,112 165,407 16,407
1993 14,814 -1,189 32,779 15,772
1992 15,833 -1,254 28,874 15,077
1991 15,091 -1,333 87,873 14,327
1990 15,564 -1,938 82,900 12,988
1989 14,718 -2,463 83,735 -130,821
1988 14,084 -1,399 -125,447 -97,065
1987 13,262 -300 5,756 -11,976
1986 12,340 852 99,502 -10,973
1985 12,451 615 95,342 -9,986
1984 13,665 -258 90,970 -8,984
1983 14,525 -1,756 104,107 -7,986
1982 15,880 -2,226 118,641 -6,983
1981 18,334 -1,559 115,163 -5,994
1980 19,321 -1,739 112,307 -4,997
1979 19,282 -2,363 109,540 -3,997
1978 18,670 -3,129 107,352 -2,998
1977 16,769 -3,749 104,886 -1,997
1976 16,407 -3,807 102,346 -995
1975 15,342 -3,869 99,882 -395
1974 17,561 -4,908 97,181 -192
1973 13,145 -2,144 94,765 0
1972 14,825 -2,408 74,803 193
1971 15,441 -960 72,308 394
1970 16,190 -1,281 44,776 587
1969 15,761 -674 42,015 786
1968 17,884 -2,445 44,213 995
1967 17,560 -1,257 41,357 1,194
1966 20,758 -4,123 38,523 1,386
1965 20,482 -3,597 51,682 1,591
1964 22,239 -4,850 64,786 1,785
1963 22,069 -5,236 46,333 1,591
1962 20,660 -6,107 47,406 1,386
1961 20,355 -8,984 45,186 1,194
1960 19,931 -7,083 42,945 995

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

GeoRank.org/population/mauritius/south-sudan | 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 South Sudan 57.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,792,135 people) and 42.6% is from migration (a loss of 1,329,606 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 914,001 people or 7.7% in South Sudan.

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 Sudan
City Population
Juba 500K
Wau 321K
Bor 315K
Malakal 147K
Yambio 130K

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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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