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

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The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,243,741 in 2025 vs 21,756,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,721 people compared to 21,926,160 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 17.7 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 0.26% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.13% per year vs +0.42% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.54% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 21.9M (7.73% growth).

Mauritius vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Sri Lanka
2100 573,815 20,009,380
2099 582,097 20,121,095
2098 590,562 20,234,513
2097 599,251 20,345,619
2096 608,134 20,456,607
2095 617,230 20,566,246
2094 626,529 20,674,019
2093 636,052 20,780,946
2092 645,739 20,886,274
2091 655,617 20,990,047
2090 665,663 21,095,968
2089 675,889 21,198,788
2088 686,240 21,299,229
2087 696,717 21,398,269
2086 707,360 21,496,892
2085 718,105 21,594,661
2084 728,910 21,687,323
2083 739,778 21,778,597
2082 750,765 21,866,395
2081 761,750 21,954,337
2080 772,748 22,038,953
2079 783,786 22,122,744
2078 794,837 22,200,069
2077 805,918 22,274,355
2076 816,942 22,345,857
2075 827,927 22,414,609
2074 838,911 22,485,066
2073 849,873 22,550,427
2072 860,821 22,610,645
2071 871,644 22,669,042
2070 882,518 22,725,948
2069 893,282 22,779,050
2068 903,984 22,831,596
2067 914,668 22,885,941
2066 925,317 22,935,123
2065 935,999 22,985,942
2064 946,603 23,030,844
2063 957,115 23,071,114
2062 967,627 23,107,970
2061 978,076 23,139,924
2060 988,500 23,171,649
2059 998,838 23,199,387
2058 1,009,091 23,224,997
2057 1,019,346 23,247,211
2056 1,029,601 23,267,292
2055 1,039,730 23,278,653
2054 1,049,821 23,287,520
2053 1,059,876 23,297,347
2052 1,069,793 23,301,287
2051 1,079,612 23,302,108
2050 1,089,300 23,299,282
2049 1,098,902 23,293,630
2048 1,108,341 23,283,465
2047 1,117,590 23,267,251
2046 1,126,567 23,244,081
2045 1,135,321 23,212,221
2044 1,143,708 23,181,041
2043 1,151,882 23,144,217
2042 1,159,639 23,103,489
2041 1,167,107 23,056,478
2040 1,174,241 23,005,928
2039 1,181,008 22,948,866
2038 1,187,347 22,888,821
2037 1,193,347 22,822,943
2036 1,199,055 22,756,462
2035 1,204,453 22,685,766
2034 1,209,521 22,611,514
2033 1,214,292 22,532,374
2032 1,218,727 22,449,310
2031 1,222,858 22,364,063
2030 1,226,642 22,273,377
2029 1,230,401 22,181,300
2028 1,234,008 22,082,826
2027 1,237,431 21,979,196
2026 1,240,721 21,870,145
2025 1,243,741 21,756,000
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 23,026 people (a 1.82% decline), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 717,160 people (a 3.38% 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 1,089,300 people with a rank change from 157th to 160th. The population of Sri Lanka will increase by 6.26% to 23,299,282 people and rank change from 63rd to 71st.

Sri Lanka is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 23.3M 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 -0.16% -0.73%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Mauritius declined by 0.16%, while Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.73%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Sri Lanka
Current population
1240721
21926160
Population rank 157/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.26%
One net population change
4.31 hours
3.29 minutes
One birth every
41 minutes
2.37 minutes
One death every
42.2 minutes
3.07 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 -438
Annual growth/decline -2,038 -160,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.16% -0.73%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 190/197
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 374 -2,787 50,407 -27,245
2023 999 -2,824 66,111 -28,011
2022 -757 -2,824 95,378 -27,435
2021 -380 -4,324 121,858 -29,586
2020 2,406 -5,895 170,968 -29,875
2019 1,646 -5,202 172,243 -28,426
2018 2,152 -5,084 183,610 -28,607
2017 3,289 -5,322 187,993 -22,324
2016 2,906 -4,483 194,232 -18,388
2015 2,905 -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 5,023 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 26.8% of the population change in Mauritius is from natural causes (a gain of 15,540 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a loss of 42,390 people). In Sri Lanka 84.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,444,615 people) and 15.7% is from migration (a loss of 269,694 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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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