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

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The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,243,741 in 2025 vs 51,662,147 people in Sudan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,721 people compared to 54,156,832 in Sudan.

Population statistics:

  • Sudan's population is 43.6 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Sudan is the 29th.
  • The countries together account for 0.67% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 0.65% for Sudan.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.13% per year vs +2.63% in Sudan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.54% growth), while Sudan has grown from 32M to 54.2M (69.3% growth).

Mauritius vs Sudan: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Sudan
2100 573,815 138,786,562
2099 582,097 138,200,726
2098 590,562 137,581,716
2097 599,251 136,936,850
2096 608,134 136,293,310
2095 617,230 135,619,411
2094 626,529 134,962,748
2093 636,052 134,241,761
2092 645,739 133,476,598
2091 655,617 132,717,036
2090 665,663 131,929,843
2089 675,889 131,106,299
2088 686,240 130,258,636
2087 696,717 129,375,710
2086 707,360 128,473,461
2085 718,105 127,558,118
2084 728,910 126,607,392
2083 739,778 125,651,327
2082 750,765 124,696,076
2081 761,750 123,744,490
2080 772,748 122,770,063
2079 783,786 121,779,815
2078 794,837 120,751,900
2077 805,918 119,717,424
2076 816,942 118,681,140
2075 827,927 117,612,837
2074 838,911 116,516,833
2073 849,873 115,406,797
2072 860,821 114,272,123
2071 871,644 113,124,997
2070 882,518 111,982,729
2069 893,282 110,816,409
2068 903,984 109,652,769
2067 914,668 108,433,341
2066 925,317 107,199,808
2065 935,999 105,978,161
2064 946,603 104,726,820
2063 957,115 103,455,672
2062 967,627 102,156,918
2061 978,076 100,859,967
2060 988,500 99,547,905
2059 998,838 98,233,054
2058 1,009,091 96,897,205
2057 1,019,346 95,551,255
2056 1,029,601 94,198,924
2055 1,039,730 92,819,157
2054 1,049,821 91,429,774
2053 1,059,876 90,049,799
2052 1,069,793 88,658,871
2051 1,079,612 87,267,085
2050 1,089,300 85,869,620
2049 1,098,902 84,466,974
2048 1,108,341 83,095,662
2047 1,117,590 81,727,967
2046 1,126,567 80,356,627
2045 1,135,321 78,980,614
2044 1,143,708 77,616,012
2043 1,151,882 76,252,103
2042 1,159,639 74,901,092
2041 1,167,107 73,546,861
2040 1,174,241 72,207,474
2039 1,181,008 70,876,908
2038 1,187,347 69,547,797
2037 1,193,347 68,201,884
2036 1,199,055 66,863,109
2035 1,204,453 65,516,233
2034 1,209,521 64,168,801
2033 1,214,292 62,823,562
2032 1,218,727 61,491,227
2031 1,222,858 60,168,709
2030 1,226,642 58,846,984
2029 1,230,401 57,534,918
2028 1,234,008 56,242,802
2027 1,237,431 54,955,096
2026 1,240,721 53,313,722
2025 1,243,741 51,662,147
2024 1,245,779 50,448,963
2023 1,248,647 50,042,791
2022 1,262,523 49,383,346
2021 1,266,334 48,066,924
2020 1,266,014 46,789,231
2019 1,265,985 45,548,175
2018 1,265,577 44,230,596
2017 1,264,887 42,714,306
2016 1,263,747 41,259,892
2015 1,262,879 40,024,431
2014 1,261,208 38,823,318
2013 1,258,927 37,785,849
2012 1,255,882 36,923,178
2011 1,252,404 36,140,806
2010 1,250,400 35,414,399
2009 1,247,429 34,569,113
2008 1,244,121 33,623,980
2007 1,239,630 32,764,135
2006 1,233,996 31,992,435
2005 1,228,254 31,262,444
2004 1,221,003 30,556,637
2003 1,213,370 29,896,035
2002 1,204,621 29,228,727
2001 1,196,287 28,516,770
2000 1,186,873 27,816,745
1999 1,175,267 27,130,613
1998 1,160,421 26,458,999
1997 1,148,284 25,799,821
1996 1,133,996 25,231,528
1995 1,122,457 24,672,143
1994 1,112,846 24,043,948
1993 1,097,374 23,445,592
1992 1,084,441 22,927,355
1991 1,070,266 22,470,676
1990 1,058,775 22,021,481
1989 1,051,260 21,578,022
1988 1,043,239 21,138,431
1987 1,036,082 20,704,904
1986 1,028,360 20,288,238
1985 1,020,528 19,905,872
1984 1,012,221 19,546,528
1983 1,001,691 19,109,770
1982 992,521 18,486,645
1981 980,462 17,780,572
1980 966,039 17,058,905
1979 949,888 16,355,352
1978 933,499 15,695,003
1977 921,379 15,086,614
1976 906,507 14,569,716
1975 892,000 14,064,798
1974 878,042 13,580,723
1973 864,819 13,049,315
1972 852,053 12,527,856
1971 839,230 12,105,539
1970 826,000 11,695,771
1969 812,405 11,298,936
1968 798,413 10,917,999
1967 783,917 10,550,597
1966 768,813 10,197,578
1965 753,000 9,858,030
1964 736,381 9,531,109
1963 718,861 9,218,077
1962 700,349 8,919,028
1961 680,757 8,634,941
1960 680,331 8,364,489

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritius increased by 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth), while Sudan gained 9,267,457 people (a 29% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,026 people (a 1.82% decline), while Sudan's population increased by 12,896,940 people (a 31.3% growth).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Sudan was ranked 36th in 2006 and ranked 29th 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 Sudan will increase by 58.6% to 85,869,620 people and rank change from 29th to 21st.

Sudan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 139M 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
Sudan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Sudan
2100 -1.42% 0.42%
2099 -1.43% 0.45%
2098 -1.45% 0.47%
2097 -1.46% 0.47%
2096 -1.47% 0.5%
2095 -1.48% 0.49%
2094 -1.5% 0.54%
2093 -1.5% 0.57%
2092 -1.51% 0.57%
2091 -1.51% 0.6%
2090 -1.51% 0.63%
2089 -1.51% 0.65%
2088 -1.5% 0.68%
2087 -1.5% 0.7%
2086 -1.5% 0.72%
2085 -1.48% 0.75%
2084 -1.47% 0.76%
2083 -1.46% 0.77%
2082 -1.44% 0.77%
2081 -1.42% 0.79%
2080 -1.41% 0.81%
2079 -1.39% 0.85%
2078 -1.38% 0.86%
2077 -1.35% 0.87%
2076 -1.33% 0.91%
2075 -1.31% 0.94%
2074 -1.29% 0.96%
2073 -1.27% 0.99%
2072 -1.24% 1.01%
2071 -1.23% 1.02%
2070 -1.21% 1.05%
2069 -1.18% 1.06%
2068 -1.17% 1.12%
2067 -1.15% 1.15%
2066 -1.14% 1.15%
2065 -1.12% 1.19%
2064 -1.1% 1.23%
2063 -1.09% 1.27%
2062 -1.07% 1.29%
2061 -1.05% 1.32%
2060 -1.04% 1.34%
2059 -1.02% 1.38%
2058 -1.01% 1.41%
2057 -1% 1.44%
2056 -0.97% 1.49%
2055 -0.96% 1.52%
2054 -0.95% 1.53%
2053 -0.93% 1.57%
2052 -0.91% 1.59%
2051 -0.89% 1.63%
2050 -0.87% 1.66%
2049 -0.85% 1.65%
2048 -0.83% 1.67%
2047 -0.8% 1.71%
2046 -0.77% 1.74%
2045 -0.73% 1.76%
2044 -0.71% 1.79%
2043 -0.67% 1.8%
2042 -0.64% 1.84%
2041 -0.61% 1.85%
2040 -0.57% 1.88%
2039 -0.53% 1.91%
2038 -0.5% 1.97%
2037 -0.48% 2%
2036 -0.45% 2.06%
2035 -0.42% 2.1%
2034 -0.39% 2.14%
2033 -0.36% 2.17%
2032 -0.34% 2.2%
2031 -0.31% 2.25%
2030 -0.31% 2.28%
2029 -0.29% 2.3%
2028 -0.28% 2.34%
2027 -0.27% 3.08%
2026 -0.24% 3.2%
2025 -0.16% 2.4%
2024 -0.23% 0.81%
2023 -1.1% 1.34%
2022 -0.3% 2.74%
2021 0.03% 2.73%
2020 0.002% 2.72%
2019 0.03% 2.98%
2018 0.05% 3.55%
2017 0.09% 3.53%
2016 0.07% 3.09%
2015 0.13% 3.09%
2014 0.18% 2.75%
2013 0.24% 2.34%
2012 0.28% 2.16%
2011 0.16% 2.05%
2010 0.24% 2.45%
2009 0.27% 2.81%
2008 0.36% 2.62%
2007 0.46% 2.41%
2006 0.47% 2.34%
2005 0.59% 2.31%
2004 0.63% 2.21%
2003 0.73% 2.28%
2002 0.7% 2.5%
2001 0.79% 2.52%
2000 0.99% 2.53%
1999 1.28% 2.54%
1998 1.06% 2.55%
1997 1.26% 2.25%
1996 1.03% 2.27%
1995 0.86% 2.61%
1994 1.41% 2.55%
1993 1.19% 2.26%
1992 1.32% 2.03%
1991 1.09% 2.04%
1990 0.71% 2.06%
1989 0.77% 2.08%
1988 0.69% 2.09%
1987 0.75% 2.05%
1986 0.77% 1.92%
1985 0.82% 1.84%
1984 1.05% 2.29%
1983 0.92% 3.37%
1982 1.23% 3.97%
1981 1.49% 4.23%
1980 1.7% 4.3%
1979 1.76% 4.21%
1978 1.32% 4.03%
1977 1.64% 3.55%
1976 1.63% 3.59%
1975 1.59% 3.56%
1974 1.53% 4.07%
1973 1.5% 4.16%
1972 1.53% 3.49%
1971 1.6% 3.5%
1970 1.67% 3.51%
1969 1.75% 3.49%
1968 1.85% 3.48%
1967 1.96% 3.46%
1966 2.1% 3.44%
1965 2.26% 3.43%
1964 2.44% 3.4%
1963 2.64% 3.35%
1962 2.88% 3.29%
1961 0.06% 3.23%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Mauritius declined by 0.16%, while Sudan's population grew by 2.4%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Sudan
Current population
1240721
54156832
Population rank 157/197 29/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.65%
One net population change
4.31 hours
26.1 seconds
One birth every
41 minutes
18.9 seconds
One death every
42.2 minutes
1.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +3,324
Annual growth/decline -2,038 +1,213,184
Annual growth/decline rate -0.16% +2.4%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 30/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
1.81 minutes
Annual migration change -2,784 +291,469
Net migration rank 103/196 6/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 2,397,113
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 29/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 4.8%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 94/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Sudan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Sudan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - 291,469
2024 374 -2,787 1,345,019 -544,257
2023 999 -2,824 1,361,564 -1,349,998
2022 -757 -2,824 1,333,992 -26,668
2021 -380 -4,324 1,293,817 31,664
2020 2,406 -5,895 1,295,781 -65,933
2019 1,646 -5,202 1,291,747 -39,491
2018 2,152 -5,084 1,257,387 125,499
2017 3,289 -5,322 1,208,046 441,623
2016 2,906 -4,483 1,174,422 84,728
2015 2,905 -3,645 1,145,259 66,476
2014 3,657 -3,691 1,097,962 92,504
2013 4,281 -3,617 1,078,446 -194,001
2012 5,023 -3,663 1,073,062 -232,196
2011 5,511 -2,465 1,070,888 -347,024
2010 5,877 -2,624 1,068,381 -339,466
2009 6,113 -2,467 1,041,810 -80,159
2008 7,465 -2,589 1,001,826 -73,188
2007 8,429 -2,642 992,819 -201,769
2006 8,515 -2,757 963,740 -211,387
2005 10,195 -2,840 907,017 -199,378
2004 10,745 -3,001 889,382 -185,392
2003 10,799 -3,141 898,226 -281,001
2002 11,685 -3,150 897,965 -180,603
2001 11,723 -3,225 880,284 -173,745
2000 12,224 -2,326 858,536 -165,030
1999 12,341 -1,463 835,840 -157,090
1998 11,489 -1,292 814,752 -150,271
1997 11,943 -1,199 802,245 -148,368
1996 13,041 -1,092 792,926 -310,221
1995 13,020 -1,144 780,700 -144,670
1994 14,355 -1,112 764,645 -144,324
1993 14,814 -1,189 743,249 -166,861
1992 15,833 -1,254 731,177 -271,093
1991 15,091 -1,333 714,612 -261,341
1990 15,564 -1,938 699,953 -254,825
1989 14,718 -2,463 683,743 -241,979
1988 14,084 -1,399 672,604 -235,213
1987 13,262 -300 658,416 -228,756
1986 12,340 852 649,649 -245,968
1985 12,451 615 583,382 -222,315
1984 13,665 -258 577,405 -219,755
1983 14,525 -1,756 570,198 -54,325
1982 15,880 -2,226 606,362 124,007
1981 18,334 -1,559 585,087 96,697
1980 19,321 -1,739 552,930 208,602
1979 19,282 -2,363 524,942 120,613
1978 18,670 -3,129 497,987 177,153
1977 16,769 -3,749 483,089 58,540
1976 16,407 -3,807 470,019 22,147
1975 15,342 -3,869 454,813 62,843
1974 17,561 -4,908 444,456 6,023
1973 13,145 -2,144 439,201 173,143
1972 14,825 -2,408 428,340 2,238
1971 15,441 -960 417,641 -3,577
1970 16,190 -1,281 401,013 4,479
1969 15,761 -674 385,712 2,476
1968 17,884 -2,445 370,917 2,776
1967 17,560 -1,257 356,599 4,508
1966 20,758 -4,123 342,118 2,813
1965 20,482 -3,597 327,799 6,367
1964 22,239 -4,850 315,166 4,505
1963 22,069 -5,236 302,132 4,263
1962 20,660 -6,107 287,317 4,387
1961 20,355 -8,984 272,562 3,904
1960 19,931 -7,083 262,235 2,194

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 Sudan 90.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,707,034 people) and 9.13% is from migration (a loss of 1,276,357 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 2,397,113 people or 4.8% in 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
Sudan
City Population
Khartoum 5.34M
Omdurman 2.81M
Port Sudan 580K
El-Obeid 560K
Kassala 536K
Kosti 528K
Nyala 493K
El-Gadarif 355K
Al-Fashir 286K
Ad-Damazin 186K

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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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