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Population in Mauritius compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,121 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 17.9 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.09% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.5% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Mauritius vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Sri Lanka
2100 573,538 20,270,496
2099 581,815 20,383,669
2098 590,276 20,498,567
2097 598,961 20,611,123
2096 607,840 20,723,560
2095 616,931 20,834,629
2094 626,226 20,943,809
2093 635,745 21,052,131
2092 645,427 21,158,833
2091 655,300 21,263,961
2090 665,341 21,371,263
2089 675,562 21,475,426
2088 685,908 21,577,177
2087 696,380 21,677,510
2086 707,018 21,777,420
2085 717,757 21,876,464
2084 728,558 21,970,336
2083 739,420 22,062,801
2082 750,402 22,151,745
2081 761,382 22,240,834
2080 772,374 22,326,555
2079 783,407 22,411,438
2078 794,452 22,489,772
2077 805,529 22,565,028
2076 816,547 22,637,463
2075 827,526 22,707,112
2074 838,506 22,778,489
2073 849,462 22,844,703
2072 860,405 22,905,707
2071 871,223 22,964,866
2070 882,091 23,022,515
2069 892,850 23,076,310
2068 903,547 23,129,541
2067 914,226 23,184,596
2066 924,869 23,234,419
2065 935,546 23,285,901
2064 946,145 23,331,390
2063 956,652 23,372,184
2062 967,159 23,409,522
2061 977,603 23,441,893
2060 988,022 23,474,032
2059 998,355 23,502,132
2058 1,008,603 23,528,076
2057 1,018,853 23,550,580
2056 1,029,103 23,570,923
2055 1,039,228 23,582,432
2054 1,049,313 23,591,414
2053 1,059,364 23,601,371
2052 1,069,276 23,605,361
2051 1,079,090 23,606,194
2050 1,088,773 23,603,330
2049 1,098,370 23,597,604
2048 1,107,805 23,587,307
2047 1,117,049 23,570,881
2046 1,126,022 23,547,409
2045 1,134,772 23,515,133
2044 1,143,155 23,483,546
2043 1,151,325 23,446,242
2042 1,159,078 23,404,983
2041 1,166,543 23,357,358
2040 1,173,673 23,306,148
2039 1,180,437 23,248,341
2038 1,186,773 23,187,512
2037 1,192,770 23,120,775
2036 1,198,476 23,053,427
2035 1,203,871 22,981,808
2034 1,208,936 22,906,587
2033 1,213,705 22,826,414
2032 1,218,138 22,742,267
2031 1,222,267 22,655,907
2030 1,226,049 22,564,038
2029 1,229,806 22,470,759
2028 1,233,411 22,370,999
2027 1,236,833 22,266,017
2026 1,240,121 22,155,543
2025 1,243,139 22,039,908
2024 1,245,779 21,916,000
2023 1,248,647 22,037,000
2022 1,262,523 22,181,000
2021 1,266,334 22,156,000
2020 1,266,014 21,919,000
2019 1,265,985 21,803,000
2018 1,265,577 21,670,000
2017 1,264,887 21,453,000
2016 1,263,747 21,209,000
2015 1,262,879 20,970,000
2014 1,261,208 20,778,000
2013 1,258,927 20,585,000
2012 1,255,882 21,169,458
2011 1,252,404 21,009,048
2010 1,250,400 20,879,089
2009 1,247,429 20,756,435
2008 1,244,121 20,629,378
2007 1,239,630 20,492,545
2006 1,233,996 20,352,411
2005 1,228,254 20,216,524
2004 1,221,003 20,087,605
2003 1,213,370 19,951,521
2002 1,204,621 19,805,752
2001 1,196,287 19,600,362
2000 1,186,873 19,293,054
1999 1,175,267 18,944,731
1998 1,160,421 18,596,003
1997 1,148,284 18,248,200
1996 1,133,996 17,905,018
1995 1,122,457 17,564,068
1994 1,112,846 17,275,773
1993 1,097,374 17,025,918
1992 1,084,441 16,739,284
1991 1,070,266 16,475,354
1990 1,058,775 16,352,458
1989 1,051,260 16,248,557
1988 1,043,239 16,078,621
1987 1,036,082 15,916,576
1986 1,028,360 15,731,256
1985 1,020,528 15,544,154
1984 1,012,221 15,441,860
1983 1,001,691 15,388,794
1982 992,521 15,286,567
1981 980,462 15,099,414
1980 966,039 14,847,974
1979 949,888 14,579,614
1978 933,499 14,310,128
1977 921,379 14,049,371
1976 906,507 13,796,770
1975 892,000 13,548,984
1974 878,042 13,305,693
1973 864,819 13,060,916
1972 852,053 12,809,205
1971 839,230 12,551,910
1970 826,000 12,287,110
1969 812,405 12,013,858
1968 798,413 11,736,088
1967 783,917 11,457,328
1966 768,813 11,183,928
1965 753,000 10,916,965
1964 736,381 10,653,397
1963 718,861 10,395,040
1962 700,349 10,143,754
1961 680,757 9,899,372
1960 680,331 9,661,389

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 Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.6M 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
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Sri Lanka
2100 -1.42% -0.56%
2099 -1.43% -0.56%
2098 -1.45% -0.55%
2097 -1.46% -0.54%
2096 -1.47% -0.53%
2095 -1.48% -0.52%
2094 -1.5% -0.51%
2093 -1.5% -0.5%
2092 -1.51% -0.49%
2091 -1.51% -0.5%
2090 -1.51% -0.49%
2089 -1.51% -0.47%
2088 -1.5% -0.46%
2087 -1.5% -0.46%
2086 -1.5% -0.45%
2085 -1.48% -0.43%
2084 -1.47% -0.42%
2083 -1.46% -0.4%
2082 -1.44% -0.4%
2081 -1.42% -0.38%
2080 -1.41% -0.38%
2079 -1.39% -0.35%
2078 -1.38% -0.33%
2077 -1.35% -0.32%
2076 -1.33% -0.31%
2075 -1.31% -0.31%
2074 -1.29% -0.29%
2073 -1.27% -0.27%
2072 -1.24% -0.26%
2071 -1.23% -0.25%
2070 -1.21% -0.23%
2069 -1.18% -0.23%
2068 -1.17% -0.24%
2067 -1.15% -0.21%
2066 -1.14% -0.22%
2065 -1.12% -0.19%
2064 -1.1% -0.17%
2063 -1.09% -0.16%
2062 -1.07% -0.14%
2061 -1.05% -0.14%
2060 -1.04% -0.12%
2059 -1.02% -0.11%
2058 -1.01% -0.1%
2057 -1% -0.09%
2056 -0.97% -0.05%
2055 -0.96% -0.04%
2054 -0.95% -0.04%
2053 -0.93% -0.02%
2052 -0.91% -0.004%
2051 -0.89% 0.01%
2050 -0.87% 0.02%
2049 -0.85% 0.04%
2048 -0.83% 0.07%
2047 -0.8% 0.1%
2046 -0.77% 0.14%
2045 -0.73% 0.13%
2044 -0.71% 0.16%
2043 -0.67% 0.18%
2042 -0.64% 0.2%
2041 -0.61% 0.22%
2040 -0.57% 0.25%
2039 -0.53% 0.26%
2038 -0.5% 0.29%
2037 -0.48% 0.29%
2036 -0.45% 0.31%
2035 -0.42% 0.33%
2034 -0.39% 0.35%
2033 -0.36% 0.37%
2032 -0.34% 0.38%
2031 -0.31% 0.41%
2030 -0.31% 0.42%
2029 -0.29% 0.45%
2028 -0.28% 0.47%
2027 -0.27% 0.5%
2026 -0.24% 0.52%
2025 -0.21% 0.57%
2024 -0.23% -0.55%
2023 -1.1% -0.65%
2022 -0.3% 0.11%
2021 0.03% 1.08%
2020 0.002% 0.53%
2019 0.03% 0.61%
2018 0.05% 1.01%
2017 0.09% 1.15%
2016 0.07% 1.14%
2015 0.13% 0.92%
2014 0.18% 0.94%
2013 0.24% -2.76%
2012 0.28% 0.76%
2011 0.16% 0.62%
2010 0.24% 0.59%
2009 0.27% 0.62%
2008 0.36% 0.67%
2007 0.46% 0.69%
2006 0.47% 0.67%
2005 0.59% 0.64%
2004 0.63% 0.68%
2003 0.73% 0.74%
2002 0.7% 1.05%
2001 0.79% 1.59%
2000 0.99% 1.84%
1999 1.28% 1.88%
1998 1.06% 1.91%
1997 1.26% 1.92%
1996 1.03% 1.94%
1995 0.86% 1.67%
1994 1.41% 1.47%
1993 1.19% 1.71%
1992 1.32% 1.6%
1991 1.09% 0.75%
1990 0.71% 0.64%
1989 0.77% 1.06%
1988 0.69% 1.02%
1987 0.75% 1.18%
1986 0.77% 1.2%
1985 0.82% 0.66%
1984 1.05% 0.34%
1983 0.92% 0.67%
1982 1.23% 1.24%
1981 1.49% 1.69%
1980 1.7% 1.84%
1979 1.76% 1.88%
1978 1.32% 1.86%
1977 1.64% 1.83%
1976 1.63% 1.83%
1975 1.59% 1.83%
1974 1.53% 1.87%
1973 1.5% 1.97%
1972 1.53% 2.05%
1971 1.6% 2.16%
1970 1.67% 2.27%
1969 1.75% 2.37%
1968 1.85% 2.43%
1967 1.96% 2.44%
1966 2.1% 2.45%
1965 2.26% 2.47%
1964 2.44% 2.49%
1963 2.64% 2.48%
1962 2.88% 2.47%
1961 0.06% 2.46%

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 Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Sri Lanka
Current population
1240121
22185425
Population rank 157/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.27%
One net population change
3.05 hours
4.34 minutes
One birth every
41.3 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
44.8 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline -8 -332
Annual growth/decline -2,868 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.23% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 188/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -2,784 -30,724
Net migration rank 103/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - -30,724
2024 - -2,787 - -27,245
2023 999 -2,824 66,111 -28,011
2022 -757 -2,824 95,378 -27,435
2021 -253 -4,324 121,858 -29,586
2020 2,405 -5,895 170,968 -29,875
2019 1,773 -5,202 172,243 -28,426
2018 2,151 -5,084 183,610 -28,607
2017 3,415 -5,322 187,993 -22,324
2016 2,906 -4,483 194,232 -18,388
2015 3,031 -3,645 201,815 -29,797
2014 3,657 -3,691 211,541 -33,672
2013 4,281 -3,617 221,021 -37,754
2012 5,149 -3,663 229,138 -41,955
2011 5,511 -2,465 224,461 -90,839
2010 5,877 -2,624 224,325 -98,060
2009 6,113 -2,467 200,175 -81,130
2008 7,465 -2,589 232,225 -97,144
2007 8,429 -2,642 248,287 -109,695
2006 8,515 -2,757 248,706 -107,045
2005 10,195 -2,840 248,683 -118,594
2004 10,745 -3,001 212,527 -84,795
2003 10,799 -3,141 252,008 -107,573
2002 11,685 -3,150 252,840 -105,718
2001 11,723 -3,225 244,377 19,273
2000 12,224 -2,326 227,060 123,894
1999 12,341 -1,463 206,876 138,799
1998 11,489 -1,292 201,059 150,724
1997 11,943 -1,199 208,193 135,636
1996 13,041 -1,092 215,290 127,236
1995 13,020 -1,144 221,957 117,416
1994 14,355 -1,112 228,904 8,323
1993 14,814 -1,189 226,257 36,232
1992 15,833 -1,254 222,230 88,542
1991 15,091 -1,333 218,117 -1,047
1990 15,564 -1,938 224,454 -195,736
1989 14,718 -2,463 212,401 -33,305
1988 14,084 -1,399 219,184 -58,415
1987 13,262 -300 226,414 -63,105
1986 12,340 852 233,782 -26,460
1985 12,451 615 247,836 -80,950
1984 13,665 -258 263,175 -225,450
1983 14,525 -1,756 277,768 -209,362
1982 15,880 -2,226 300,030 -163,987
1981 18,334 -1,559 328,096 -89,824
1980 19,321 -1,739 328,155 -63,541
1979 19,282 -2,363 329,791 -57,683
1978 18,670 -3,129 317,055 -50,189
1977 16,769 -3,749 300,038 -45,383
1976 16,407 -3,807 291,816 -41,258
1975 15,342 -3,869 282,496 -37,475
1974 17,561 -4,908 275,521 -33,979
1973 13,145 -2,144 278,577 -30,582
1972 14,825 -2,408 282,494 -27,071
1971 15,441 -960 281,200 -22,021
1970 16,190 -1,281 286,719 -16,299
1969 15,761 -674 286,218 -10,152
1968 17,884 -2,445 286,642 -7,163
1967 17,560 -1,257 284,738 -6,696
1966 20,758 -4,123 275,549 -6,794
1965 20,482 -3,597 272,422 -7,249
1964 22,239 -4,850 269,584 -7,614
1963 22,069 -5,236 262,880 -8,118
1962 20,660 -6,107 256,719 -8,909
1961 20,355 -8,984 251,087 -10,144
1960 19,931 -7,083 247,631 -12,610

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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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