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

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The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,243,741 in 2025 vs 85,878,556 people in Turkey in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,721 people compared to 86,225,430 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 69.5 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.05% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.13% per year vs +0.98% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.54% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86.2M (23.1% growth).

Mauritius vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Turkey
2100 573,815 64,394,191
2099 582,097 65,045,868
2098 590,562 65,690,351
2097 599,251 66,342,622
2096 608,134 66,990,674
2095 617,230 67,642,188
2094 626,529 68,296,562
2093 636,052 68,963,773
2092 645,739 69,625,957
2091 655,617 70,290,255
2090 665,663 70,960,483
2089 675,889 71,623,547
2088 686,240 72,281,102
2087 696,717 72,928,397
2086 707,360 73,576,610
2085 718,105 74,223,570
2084 728,910 74,853,312
2083 739,778 75,483,067
2082 750,765 76,111,533
2081 761,750 76,726,689
2080 772,748 77,339,541
2079 783,786 77,938,889
2078 794,837 78,532,577
2077 805,918 79,120,573
2076 816,942 79,705,459
2075 827,927 80,277,544
2074 838,911 80,848,141
2073 849,873 81,396,237
2072 860,821 81,938,080
2071 871,644 82,465,112
2070 882,518 82,981,973
2069 893,282 83,480,362
2068 903,984 83,963,140
2067 914,668 84,428,242
2066 925,317 84,886,666
2065 935,999 85,336,225
2064 946,603 85,771,285
2063 957,115 86,187,013
2062 967,627 86,587,114
2061 978,076 86,962,577
2060 988,500 87,319,314
2059 998,838 87,663,392
2058 1,009,091 87,973,789
2057 1,019,346 88,264,809
2056 1,029,601 88,534,755
2055 1,039,730 88,764,080
2054 1,049,821 88,972,362
2053 1,059,876 89,151,673
2052 1,069,793 89,310,785
2051 1,079,612 89,437,110
2050 1,089,300 89,541,520
2049 1,098,902 89,614,107
2048 1,108,341 89,651,068
2047 1,117,590 89,659,415
2046 1,126,567 89,634,354
2045 1,135,321 89,608,012
2044 1,143,708 89,557,421
2043 1,151,882 89,493,042
2042 1,159,639 89,404,193
2041 1,167,107 89,303,546
2040 1,174,241 89,187,952
2039 1,181,008 89,051,669
2038 1,187,347 88,901,719
2037 1,193,347 88,727,471
2036 1,199,055 88,537,927
2035 1,204,453 88,343,153
2034 1,209,521 88,139,515
2033 1,214,292 87,918,397
2032 1,218,727 87,687,495
2031 1,222,858 87,437,150
2030 1,226,642 87,166,904
2029 1,230,401 86,903,490
2028 1,234,008 86,627,469
2027 1,237,431 86,350,539
2026 1,240,721 86,093,293
2025 1,243,741 85,878,556
2024 1,245,779 85,518,661
2023 1,248,647 85,325,965
2022 1,262,523 84,979,913
2021 1,266,334 84,147,318
2020 1,266,014 83,384,680
2019 1,265,985 82,579,440
2018 1,265,577 81,407,204
2017 1,264,887 80,312,698
2016 1,263,747 79,277,962
2015 1,262,879 78,218,479
2014 1,261,208 77,181,884
2013 1,258,927 76,147,624
2012 1,255,882 75,175,827
2011 1,252,404 74,223,629
2010 1,250,400 73,142,150
2009 1,247,429 72,039,206
2008 1,244,121 71,051,678
2007 1,239,630 70,158,112
2006 1,233,996 70,045,349
2005 1,228,254 69,329,557
2004 1,221,003 68,592,617
2003 1,213,370 67,831,730
2002 1,204,621 67,048,795
2001 1,196,287 66,245,128
2000 1,186,873 65,425,961
1999 1,175,267 64,591,923
1998 1,160,421 63,734,383
1997 1,148,284 62,852,966
1996 1,133,996 61,951,134
1995 1,122,457 61,024,503
1994 1,112,846 60,033,836
1993 1,097,374 58,999,167
1992 1,084,441 57,990,118
1991 1,070,266 57,009,887
1990 1,058,775 56,015,628
1989 1,051,260 54,976,723
1988 1,043,239 53,909,626
1987 1,036,082 52,843,670
1986 1,028,360 51,777,772
1985 1,020,528 50,687,115
1984 1,012,221 49,574,069
1983 1,001,691 48,447,410
1982 992,521 47,322,096
1981 980,462 46,321,190
1980 966,039 45,408,815
1979 949,888 44,510,429
1978 933,499 43,645,306
1977 921,379 42,773,298
1976 906,507 41,899,984
1975 892,000 41,053,126
1974 878,042 40,210,234
1973 864,819 39,329,533
1972 852,053 38,430,221
1971 839,230 37,518,611
1970 826,000 36,638,465
1969 812,405 35,787,774
1968 798,413 34,921,684
1967 783,917 34,050,421
1966 768,813 33,177,672
1965 753,000 32,345,220
1964 736,381 31,543,072
1963 718,861 30,726,841
1962 700,349 29,916,147
1961 680,757 29,119,238
1960 680,331 28,329,898

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 Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,026 people (a 1.82% decline), while Turkey's population increased by 6,947,468 people (a 8.76% growth).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.85% to 89,541,520 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Turkey is projected to reach its peak in 2047 at 89.7M 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
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Turkey
2100 -1.42% -1%
2099 -1.43% -0.98%
2098 -1.45% -0.98%
2097 -1.46% -0.97%
2096 -1.47% -0.96%
2095 -1.48% -0.96%
2094 -1.5% -0.97%
2093 -1.5% -0.95%
2092 -1.51% -0.95%
2091 -1.51% -0.94%
2090 -1.51% -0.93%
2089 -1.51% -0.91%
2088 -1.5% -0.89%
2087 -1.5% -0.88%
2086 -1.5% -0.87%
2085 -1.48% -0.84%
2084 -1.47% -0.83%
2083 -1.46% -0.83%
2082 -1.44% -0.8%
2081 -1.42% -0.79%
2080 -1.41% -0.77%
2079 -1.39% -0.76%
2078 -1.38% -0.74%
2077 -1.35% -0.73%
2076 -1.33% -0.71%
2075 -1.31% -0.71%
2074 -1.29% -0.67%
2073 -1.27% -0.66%
2072 -1.24% -0.64%
2071 -1.23% -0.62%
2070 -1.21% -0.6%
2069 -1.18% -0.57%
2068 -1.17% -0.55%
2067 -1.15% -0.54%
2066 -1.14% -0.53%
2065 -1.12% -0.51%
2064 -1.1% -0.48%
2063 -1.09% -0.46%
2062 -1.07% -0.43%
2061 -1.05% -0.41%
2060 -1.04% -0.39%
2059 -1.02% -0.35%
2058 -1.01% -0.33%
2057 -1% -0.3%
2056 -0.97% -0.26%
2055 -0.96% -0.23%
2054 -0.95% -0.2%
2053 -0.93% -0.18%
2052 -0.91% -0.14%
2051 -0.89% -0.12%
2050 -0.87% -0.08%
2049 -0.85% -0.04%
2048 -0.83% -0.009%
2047 -0.8% 0.03%
2046 -0.77% 0.03%
2045 -0.73% 0.06%
2044 -0.71% 0.07%
2043 -0.67% 0.1%
2042 -0.64% 0.11%
2041 -0.61% 0.13%
2040 -0.57% 0.15%
2039 -0.53% 0.17%
2038 -0.5% 0.2%
2037 -0.48% 0.21%
2036 -0.45% 0.22%
2035 -0.42% 0.23%
2034 -0.39% 0.25%
2033 -0.36% 0.26%
2032 -0.34% 0.29%
2031 -0.31% 0.31%
2030 -0.31% 0.3%
2029 -0.29% 0.32%
2028 -0.28% 0.32%
2027 -0.27% 0.3%
2026 -0.24% 0.25%
2025 -0.16% 0.42%
2024 -0.23% 0.23%
2023 -1.1% 0.41%
2022 -0.3% 0.99%
2021 0.03% 0.91%
2020 0.002% 0.98%
2019 0.03% 1.44%
2018 0.05% 1.36%
2017 0.09% 1.31%
2016 0.07% 1.35%
2015 0.13% 1.34%
2014 0.18% 1.36%
2013 0.24% 1.29%
2012 0.28% 1.28%
2011 0.16% 1.48%
2010 0.24% 1.53%
2009 0.27% 1.39%
2008 0.36% 1.27%
2007 0.46% 0.16%
2006 0.47% 1.03%
2005 0.59% 1.07%
2004 0.63% 1.12%
2003 0.73% 1.17%
2002 0.7% 1.21%
2001 0.79% 1.25%
2000 0.99% 1.29%
1999 1.28% 1.35%
1998 1.06% 1.4%
1997 1.26% 1.46%
1996 1.03% 1.52%
1995 0.86% 1.65%
1994 1.41% 1.75%
1993 1.19% 1.74%
1992 1.32% 1.72%
1991 1.09% 1.77%
1990 0.71% 1.89%
1989 0.77% 1.98%
1988 0.69% 2.02%
1987 0.75% 2.06%
1986 0.77% 2.15%
1985 0.82% 2.25%
1984 1.05% 2.33%
1983 0.92% 2.38%
1982 1.23% 2.16%
1981 1.49% 2.01%
1980 1.7% 2.02%
1979 1.76% 1.98%
1978 1.32% 2.04%
1977 1.64% 2.08%
1976 1.63% 2.06%
1975 1.59% 2.1%
1974 1.53% 2.24%
1973 1.5% 2.34%
1972 1.53% 2.43%
1971 1.6% 2.4%
1970 1.67% 2.38%
1969 1.75% 2.48%
1968 1.85% 2.56%
1967 1.96% 2.63%
1966 2.1% 2.57%
1965 2.26% 2.54%
1964 2.44% 2.66%
1963 2.64% 2.71%
1962 2.88% 2.74%
1961 0.06% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.42%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Turkey
Current population
1240721
86225430
Population rank 157/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 1.04%
One net population change
4.31 hours
1.46 minutes
One birth every
41 minutes
33.5 seconds
One death every
42.2 minutes
1.08 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +986
Annual growth/decline -2,038 +359,895
Annual growth/decline rate -0.16% +0.42%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 138/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -2,784 -258,205
Net migration rank 103/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - -258,205
2024 374 -2,787 453,249 -275,952
2023 999 -2,824 426,630 -318,070
2022 -757 -2,824 535,373 -301,544
2021 -380 -4,324 521,713 20,283
2020 2,406 -5,895 608,708 37,934
2019 1,646 -5,202 751,472 -15,690
2018 2,152 -5,084 830,353 187,570
2017 3,289 -5,322 875,408 659,846
2016 2,906 -4,483 895,841 352,063
2015 2,905 -3,645 930,799 1,063,140
2014 3,657 -3,691 957,055 1,033,384
2013 4,281 -3,617 921,386 438,618
2012 5,023 -3,663 917,145 258,623
2011 5,511 -2,465 875,839 68,849
2010 5,877 -2,624 892,334 55,532
2009 6,113 -2,467 900,491 24,276
2008 7,465 -2,589 868,749 47,915
2007 8,429 -2,642 876,626 -186,402
2006 8,515 -2,757 897,351 -190,194
2005 10,195 -2,840 898,650 -174,177
2004 10,745 -3,001 896,025 -146,574
2003 10,799 -3,141 893,683 -121,383
2002 11,685 -3,150 922,927 -129,444
2001 11,723 -3,225 980,560 -166,759
2000 12,224 -2,326 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 12,341 -1,463 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 11,489 -1,292 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 11,943 -1,199 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 13,041 -1,092 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 13,020 -1,144 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 14,355 -1,112 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 14,814 -1,189 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 15,833 -1,254 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 15,091 -1,333 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 15,564 -1,938 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 14,718 -2,463 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 14,084 -1,399 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 13,262 -300 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 12,340 852 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 12,451 615 1,098,846 8,960
1984 13,665 -258 1,096,529 21,787
1983 14,525 -1,756 1,095,106 39,871
1982 15,880 -2,226 1,091,863 23,728
1981 18,334 -1,559 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 19,321 -1,739 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 19,282 -2,363 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 18,670 -3,129 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 16,769 -3,749 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 16,407 -3,807 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 15,342 -3,869 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 17,561 -4,908 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 13,145 -2,144 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 14,825 -2,408 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 15,441 -960 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 16,190 -1,281 991,950 -150,924
1969 15,761 -674 970,958 -110,578
1968 17,884 -2,445 950,778 -78,973
1967 17,560 -1,257 936,727 -65,993
1966 20,758 -4,123 925,790 -50,999
1965 20,482 -3,597 904,016 -113,911
1964 22,239 -4,850 884,152 -69,978
1963 22,069 -5,236 862,626 -44,317
1962 20,660 -6,107 837,473 -34,353
1961 20,355 -8,984 816,911 -26,187
1960 19,931 -7,083 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 82.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 6,829,546 people) and 17.1% is from migration (a gain of 1,409,580 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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