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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 12,277,109 people in Tunisia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,121 people compared to 12,437,803 in Tunisia.

Population statistics:

  • Tunisia's population is 10 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Tunisia is the 81st.
  • The countries together account for 0.17% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 0.15% for Tunisia.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.09% per year vs +0.89% in Tunisia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.5% growth), while Tunisia has grown from 10.3M to 12.4M (20.2% growth).

Mauritius vs Tunisia: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Tunisia
2100 573,538 10,722,837
2099 581,815 10,798,417
2098 590,276 10,872,527
2097 598,961 10,944,510
2096 607,840 11,017,262
2095 616,931 11,088,773
2094 626,226 11,159,761
2093 635,745 11,228,741
2092 645,427 11,296,441
2091 655,300 11,362,922
2090 665,341 11,428,150
2089 675,562 11,492,395
2088 685,908 11,554,451
2087 696,380 11,616,399
2086 707,018 11,677,706
2085 717,757 11,736,824
2084 728,558 11,795,185
2083 739,420 11,853,617
2082 750,402 11,911,196
2081 761,382 11,966,771
2080 772,374 12,023,486
2079 783,407 12,080,879
2078 794,452 12,138,513
2077 805,529 12,194,072
2076 816,547 12,247,445
2075 827,526 12,301,960
2074 838,506 12,355,470
2073 849,462 12,410,281
2072 860,405 12,463,568
2071 871,223 12,517,952
2070 882,091 12,571,557
2069 892,850 12,625,027
2068 903,547 12,677,388
2067 914,226 12,728,611
2066 924,869 12,778,160
2065 935,546 12,827,417
2064 946,145 12,873,288
2063 956,652 12,917,720
2062 967,159 12,960,075
2061 977,603 12,999,502
2060 988,022 13,037,172
2059 998,355 13,069,268
2058 1,008,603 13,098,461
2057 1,018,853 13,124,682
2056 1,029,103 13,147,057
2055 1,039,228 13,164,337
2054 1,049,313 13,177,456
2053 1,059,364 13,184,564
2052 1,069,276 13,188,052
2051 1,079,090 13,187,435
2050 1,088,773 13,181,992
2049 1,098,370 13,173,401
2048 1,107,805 13,160,968
2047 1,117,049 13,144,429
2046 1,126,022 13,125,908
2045 1,134,772 13,104,999
2044 1,143,155 13,081,801
2043 1,151,325 13,057,259
2042 1,159,078 13,031,516
2041 1,166,543 13,006,019
2040 1,173,673 12,979,703
2039 1,180,437 12,952,741
2038 1,186,773 12,925,306
2037 1,192,770 12,896,316
2036 1,198,476 12,865,989
2035 1,203,871 12,835,689
2034 1,208,936 12,803,284
2033 1,213,705 12,766,519
2032 1,218,138 12,728,299
2031 1,222,267 12,687,827
2030 1,226,049 12,644,489
2029 1,229,806 12,596,686
2028 1,233,411 12,542,752
2027 1,236,833 12,484,560
2026 1,240,121 12,420,467
2025 1,243,139 12,351,028
2024 1,245,779 12,277,109
2023 1,248,647 12,200,431
2022 1,262,523 12,119,334
2021 1,266,334 12,048,622
2020 1,266,014 11,974,057
2019 1,265,985 11,875,081
2018 1,265,577 11,765,514
2017 1,264,887 11,650,498
2016 1,263,747 11,528,674
2015 1,262,879 11,402,264
2014 1,261,208 11,274,288
2013 1,258,927 11,141,361
2012 1,255,882 11,009,647
2011 1,252,404 10,886,035
2010 1,250,400 10,765,980
2009 1,247,429 10,650,681
2008 1,244,121 10,542,635
2007 1,239,630 10,441,702
2006 1,233,996 10,346,410
2005 1,228,254 10,255,472
2004 1,221,003 10,166,163
2003 1,213,370 10,071,632
2002 1,204,621 9,971,515
2001 1,196,287 9,869,677
2000 1,186,873 9,764,935
1999 1,175,267 9,655,963
1998 1,160,421 9,541,667
1997 1,148,284 9,421,270
1996 1,133,996 9,294,432
1995 1,122,457 9,161,258
1994 1,112,846 9,018,448
1993 1,097,374 8,857,910
1992 1,084,441 8,682,512
1991 1,070,266 8,501,827
1990 1,058,775 8,324,509
1989 1,051,260 8,151,660
1988 1,043,239 7,974,440
1987 1,036,082 7,789,987
1986 1,028,360 7,600,301
1985 1,020,528 7,409,903
1984 1,012,221 7,220,044
1983 1,001,691 7,053,800
1982 992,521 6,908,642
1981 980,462 6,758,284
1980 966,039 6,606,195
1979 949,888 6,456,419
1978 933,499 6,309,390
1977 921,379 6,155,931
1976 906,507 5,996,994
1975 892,000 5,839,262
1974 878,042 5,684,674
1973 864,819 5,537,242
1972 852,053 5,396,557
1971 839,230 5,261,658
1970 826,000 5,131,396
1969 812,405 5,004,697
1968 798,413 4,879,899
1967 783,917 4,760,970
1966 768,813 4,652,287
1965 753,000 4,561,385
1964 736,381 4,489,869
1963 718,861 4,427,131
1962 700,349 4,369,136
1961 680,757 4,316,278
1960 680,331 4,267,288

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 Tunisia gained 1,182,264 people (a 11.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline), while Tunisia's population increased by 909,129 people (a 7.89% growth).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Tunisia was ranked 79th in 2006 and ranked 81st 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 Tunisia will increase by 5.98% to 13,181,992 people and rank change from 81st to 89th.

Tunisia is projected to reach its peak in 2052 at 13.2M 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
Tunisia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Tunisia
2100 -1.42% -0.7%
2099 -1.43% -0.68%
2098 -1.45% -0.66%
2097 -1.46% -0.66%
2096 -1.47% -0.64%
2095 -1.48% -0.64%
2094 -1.5% -0.61%
2093 -1.5% -0.6%
2092 -1.51% -0.59%
2091 -1.51% -0.57%
2090 -1.51% -0.56%
2089 -1.51% -0.54%
2088 -1.5% -0.53%
2087 -1.5% -0.52%
2086 -1.5% -0.5%
2085 -1.48% -0.49%
2084 -1.47% -0.49%
2083 -1.46% -0.48%
2082 -1.44% -0.46%
2081 -1.42% -0.47%
2080 -1.41% -0.48%
2079 -1.39% -0.47%
2078 -1.38% -0.46%
2077 -1.35% -0.44%
2076 -1.33% -0.44%
2075 -1.31% -0.43%
2074 -1.29% -0.44%
2073 -1.27% -0.43%
2072 -1.24% -0.43%
2071 -1.23% -0.43%
2070 -1.21% -0.42%
2069 -1.18% -0.41%
2068 -1.17% -0.4%
2067 -1.15% -0.39%
2066 -1.14% -0.38%
2065 -1.12% -0.36%
2064 -1.1% -0.34%
2063 -1.09% -0.33%
2062 -1.07% -0.3%
2061 -1.05% -0.29%
2060 -1.04% -0.25%
2059 -1.02% -0.22%
2058 -1.01% -0.2%
2057 -1% -0.17%
2056 -0.97% -0.13%
2055 -0.96% -0.1%
2054 -0.95% -0.05%
2053 -0.93% -0.03%
2052 -0.91% 0.005%
2051 -0.89% 0.04%
2050 -0.87% 0.07%
2049 -0.85% 0.09%
2048 -0.83% 0.13%
2047 -0.8% 0.14%
2046 -0.77% 0.16%
2045 -0.73% 0.18%
2044 -0.71% 0.19%
2043 -0.67% 0.2%
2042 -0.64% 0.2%
2041 -0.61% 0.2%
2040 -0.57% 0.21%
2039 -0.53% 0.21%
2038 -0.5% 0.22%
2037 -0.48% 0.24%
2036 -0.45% 0.24%
2035 -0.42% 0.25%
2034 -0.39% 0.29%
2033 -0.36% 0.3%
2032 -0.34% 0.32%
2031 -0.31% 0.34%
2030 -0.31% 0.38%
2029 -0.29% 0.43%
2028 -0.28% 0.47%
2027 -0.27% 0.52%
2026 -0.24% 0.56%
2025 -0.21% 0.6%
2024 -0.23% 0.63%
2023 -1.1% 0.67%
2022 -0.3% 0.59%
2021 0.03% 0.62%
2020 0.002% 0.83%
2019 0.03% 0.93%
2018 0.05% 0.99%
2017 0.09% 1.06%
2016 0.07% 1.11%
2015 0.13% 1.14%
2014 0.18% 1.19%
2013 0.24% 1.2%
2012 0.28% 1.14%
2011 0.16% 1.12%
2010 0.24% 1.08%
2009 0.27% 1.02%
2008 0.36% 0.97%
2007 0.46% 0.92%
2006 0.47% 0.89%
2005 0.59% 0.88%
2004 0.63% 0.94%
2003 0.73% 1%
2002 0.7% 1.03%
2001 0.79% 1.07%
2000 0.99% 1.13%
1999 1.28% 1.2%
1998 1.06% 1.28%
1997 1.26% 1.36%
1996 1.03% 1.45%
1995 0.86% 1.58%
1994 1.41% 1.81%
1993 1.19% 2.02%
1992 1.32% 2.13%
1991 1.09% 2.13%
1990 0.71% 2.12%
1989 0.77% 2.22%
1988 0.69% 2.37%
1987 0.75% 2.5%
1986 0.77% 2.57%
1985 0.82% 2.63%
1984 1.05% 2.36%
1983 0.92% 2.1%
1982 1.23% 2.22%
1981 1.49% 2.3%
1980 1.7% 2.32%
1979 1.76% 2.33%
1978 1.32% 2.49%
1977 1.64% 2.65%
1976 1.63% 2.7%
1975 1.59% 2.72%
1974 1.53% 2.66%
1973 1.5% 2.61%
1972 1.53% 2.56%
1971 1.6% 2.54%
1970 1.67% 2.53%
1969 1.75% 2.56%
1968 1.85% 2.5%
1967 1.96% 2.34%
1966 2.1% 1.99%
1965 2.26% 1.59%
1964 2.44% 1.42%
1963 2.64% 1.33%
1962 2.88% 1.22%
1961 0.06% 1.15%

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 Tunisia's population grew by 0.63%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Tunisia
Current population
1240121
12437803
Population rank 157/197 81/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.15%
One net population change
3.05 hours
6.85 minutes
One birth every
41.3 minutes
3.13 minutes
One death every
44.8 minutes
7.1 minutes
Daily growth/decline -8 +210
Annual growth/decline -2,868 +76,678
Annual growth/decline rate -0.23% +0.63%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 124/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
36.3 minutes
Annual migration change -2,784 -14,523
Net migration rank 103/196 142/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 63,201
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 145/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 0.5%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 177/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Tunisia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Tunisia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - -14,523
2024 - -2,787 - -15,221
2023 999 -2,824 93,663 -14,001
2022 -757 -2,824 96,531 -14,001
2021 -253 -4,324 68,087 -9,190
2020 2,405 -5,895 109,431 -19,188
2019 1,773 -5,202 127,312 -19,612
2018 2,151 -5,084 132,445 -21,012
2017 3,415 -5,322 140,971 -22,365
2016 2,906 -4,483 148,870 -23,827
2015 3,031 -3,645 153,007 -25,229
2014 3,657 -3,691 154,762 -26,586
2013 4,281 -3,617 154,687 -17,020
2012 5,149 -3,663 151,812 -26,059
2011 5,511 -2,465 143,401 -21,935
2010 5,877 -2,624 132,809 -14,168
2009 6,113 -2,467 125,465 -13,512
2008 7,465 -2,589 121,873 -17,742
2007 8,429 -2,642 118,920 -21,190
2006 8,515 -2,757 116,945 -24,098
2005 10,195 -2,840 115,374 -26,361
2004 10,745 -3,001 113,322 -23,735
2003 10,799 -3,141 111,926 -12,459
2002 11,685 -3,150 109,099 -8,334
2001 11,723 -3,225 110,146 -7,235
2000 12,224 -2,326 112,501 -5,937
1999 12,341 -1,463 114,829 -3,452
1998 11,489 -1,292 121,332 -4,111
1997 11,943 -1,199 128,327 -4,756
1996 13,041 -1,092 135,615 -5,506
1995 13,020 -1,144 144,345 -8,095
1994 14,355 -1,112 153,647 -4,271
1993 14,814 -1,189 160,922 10,771
1992 15,833 -1,254 163,978 15,124
1991 15,091 -1,333 166,245 16,021
1990 15,564 -1,938 168,180 4,183
1989 14,718 -2,463 169,221 4,100
1988 14,084 -1,399 177,176 3,934
1987 13,262 -300 184,101 3,711
1986 12,340 852 188,107 3,464
1985 12,451 615 186,344 2,887
1984 13,665 -258 182,386 8,109
1983 14,525 -1,756 179,878 -37,895
1982 15,880 -2,226 177,898 -29,559
1981 18,334 -1,559 176,628 -24,242
1980 19,321 -1,739 171,094 -19,321
1979 19,282 -2,363 171,463 -23,688
1978 18,670 -3,129 173,255 -26,968
1977 16,769 -3,749 174,539 -13,910
1976 16,407 -3,807 172,744 -15,499
1975 15,342 -3,869 166,991 -8,765
1974 17,561 -4,908 160,200 -9,254
1973 13,145 -2,144 153,525 -9,606
1972 14,825 -2,408 147,239 -9,790
1971 15,441 -960 142,296 -9,949
1970 16,190 -1,281 138,235 -10,054
1969 15,761 -674 135,257 -10,049
1968 17,884 -2,445 134,246 -9,848
1967 17,560 -1,257 132,626 -19,155
1966 20,758 -4,123 131,274 -27,393
1965 20,482 -3,597 127,673 -49,751
1964 22,239 -4,850 124,711 -59,602
1963 22,069 -5,236 120,865 -60,505
1962 20,660 -6,107 116,887 -61,260
1961 20,355 -8,984 111,459 -61,369
1960 19,931 -7,083 109,234 -61,334

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 Tunisia 86.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,225,079 people) and 13.7% is from migration (a loss of 195,011 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 63,201 people or 0.5% in Tunisia.

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
Tunisia
City Population
Tunis 603K
Sfax 273K
Sousse 222K
Kairouan 187K
Bizerte 143K
Aryanah 123K
Gafsa 121K
Gabes 116K
La Marsa 93K
Nabeul 84.3K

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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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