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

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The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,243,741 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,721 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 6.29 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.13% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.54% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Mauritius vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Turkmenistan
2100 573,815 10,041,228
2099 582,097 10,070,007
2098 590,562 10,097,571
2097 599,251 10,123,813
2096 608,134 10,148,560
2095 617,230 10,172,371
2094 626,529 10,194,567
2093 636,052 10,215,533
2092 645,739 10,235,132
2091 655,617 10,253,189
2090 665,663 10,270,414
2089 675,889 10,285,963
2088 686,240 10,300,439
2087 696,717 10,313,629
2086 707,360 10,325,212
2085 718,105 10,335,299
2084 728,910 10,343,821
2083 739,778 10,350,710
2082 750,765 10,356,526
2081 761,750 10,360,689
2080 772,748 10,363,394
2079 783,786 10,364,229
2078 794,837 10,363,113
2077 805,918 10,360,467
2076 816,942 10,356,079
2075 827,927 10,349,863
2074 838,911 10,342,496
2073 849,873 10,333,532
2072 860,821 10,322,776
2071 871,644 10,310,748
2070 882,518 10,297,702
2069 893,282 10,283,723
2068 903,984 10,268,779
2067 914,668 10,252,681
2066 925,317 10,235,535
2065 935,999 10,217,603
2064 946,603 10,198,228
2063 957,115 10,177,447
2062 967,627 10,155,121
2061 978,076 10,131,160
2060 988,500 10,105,616
2059 998,838 10,077,893
2058 1,009,091 10,047,185
2057 1,019,346 10,013,846
2056 1,029,601 9,977,699
2055 1,039,730 9,938,273
2054 1,049,821 9,895,840
2053 1,059,876 9,849,324
2052 1,069,793 9,799,331
2051 1,079,612 9,745,673
2050 1,089,300 9,688,197
2049 1,098,902 9,627,119
2048 1,108,341 9,562,502
2047 1,117,590 9,494,734
2046 1,126,567 9,423,990
2045 1,135,321 9,350,870
2044 1,143,708 9,275,707
2043 1,151,882 9,199,229
2042 1,159,639 9,121,705
2041 1,167,107 9,043,208
2040 1,174,241 8,964,374
2039 1,181,008 8,885,167
2038 1,187,347 8,805,836
2037 1,193,347 8,726,399
2036 1,199,055 8,646,796
2035 1,204,453 8,567,354
2034 1,209,521 8,487,651
2033 1,214,292 8,407,327
2032 1,218,727 8,326,172
2031 1,222,858 8,243,436
2030 1,226,642 8,158,380
2029 1,230,401 8,065,431
2028 1,234,008 7,964,546
2027 1,237,431 7,856,302
2026 1,240,721 7,740,924
2025 1,243,741 7,618,847
2024 1,245,779 7,494,498
2023 1,248,647 7,364,438
2022 1,262,523 7,230,193
2021 1,266,334 7,092,043
2020 1,266,014 6,949,912
2019 1,265,985 6,803,944
2018 1,265,577 6,655,524
2017 1,264,887 6,507,061
2016 1,263,747 6,360,041
2015 1,262,879 6,215,770
2014 1,261,208 6,075,283
2013 1,258,927 5,939,341
2012 1,255,882 5,808,546
2011 1,252,404 5,683,417
2010 1,250,400 5,564,356
2009 1,247,429 5,451,592
2008 1,244,121 5,345,029
2007 1,239,630 5,244,046
2006 1,233,996 5,147,105
2005 1,228,254 5,052,257
2004 1,221,003 4,958,093
2003 1,213,370 4,863,865
2002 1,204,621 4,769,465
2001 1,196,287 4,675,409
2000 1,186,873 4,582,677
1999 1,175,267 4,492,170
1998 1,160,421 4,410,507
1997 1,148,284 4,336,730
1996 1,133,996 4,263,819
1995 1,122,457 4,191,203
1994 1,112,846 4,116,662
1993 1,097,374 4,032,407
1992 1,084,441 3,944,689
1991 1,070,266 3,855,894
1990 1,058,775 3,760,562
1989 1,051,260 3,662,459
1988 1,043,239 3,559,363
1987 1,036,082 3,452,731
1986 1,028,360 3,347,809
1985 1,020,528 3,247,534
1984 1,012,221 3,154,079
1983 1,001,691 3,067,534
1982 992,521 2,985,557
1981 980,462 2,907,187
1980 966,039 2,832,203
1979 949,888 2,760,358
1978 933,499 2,691,088
1977 921,379 2,623,948
1976 906,507 2,558,521
1975 892,000 2,494,570
1974 878,042 2,432,028
1973 864,819 2,370,919
1972 852,053 2,311,430
1971 839,230 2,253,119
1970 826,000 2,195,616
1969 812,405 2,139,024
1968 798,413 2,083,069
1967 783,917 2,027,403
1966 768,813 1,971,737
1965 753,000 1,915,916
1964 736,381 1,859,997
1963 718,861 1,804,272
1962 700,349 1,749,214
1961 680,757 1,695,400
1960 680,331 1,643,457

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 Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,026 people (a 1.82% decline), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th 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 Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M 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
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Turkmenistan
2100 -1.42% -0.29%
2099 -1.43% -0.27%
2098 -1.45% -0.26%
2097 -1.46% -0.24%
2096 -1.47% -0.23%
2095 -1.48% -0.22%
2094 -1.5% -0.21%
2093 -1.5% -0.19%
2092 -1.51% -0.18%
2091 -1.51% -0.17%
2090 -1.51% -0.15%
2089 -1.51% -0.14%
2088 -1.5% -0.13%
2087 -1.5% -0.11%
2086 -1.5% -0.1%
2085 -1.48% -0.08%
2084 -1.47% -0.07%
2083 -1.46% -0.06%
2082 -1.44% -0.04%
2081 -1.42% -0.03%
2080 -1.41% -0.008%
2079 -1.39% 0.01%
2078 -1.38% 0.03%
2077 -1.35% 0.04%
2076 -1.33% 0.06%
2075 -1.31% 0.07%
2074 -1.29% 0.09%
2073 -1.27% 0.1%
2072 -1.24% 0.12%
2071 -1.23% 0.13%
2070 -1.21% 0.14%
2069 -1.18% 0.15%
2068 -1.17% 0.16%
2067 -1.15% 0.17%
2066 -1.14% 0.18%
2065 -1.12% 0.19%
2064 -1.1% 0.2%
2063 -1.09% 0.22%
2062 -1.07% 0.24%
2061 -1.05% 0.25%
2060 -1.04% 0.28%
2059 -1.02% 0.31%
2058 -1.01% 0.33%
2057 -1% 0.36%
2056 -0.97% 0.4%
2055 -0.96% 0.43%
2054 -0.95% 0.47%
2053 -0.93% 0.51%
2052 -0.91% 0.55%
2051 -0.89% 0.59%
2050 -0.87% 0.63%
2049 -0.85% 0.68%
2048 -0.83% 0.71%
2047 -0.8% 0.75%
2046 -0.77% 0.78%
2045 -0.73% 0.81%
2044 -0.71% 0.83%
2043 -0.67% 0.85%
2042 -0.64% 0.87%
2041 -0.61% 0.88%
2040 -0.57% 0.89%
2039 -0.53% 0.9%
2038 -0.5% 0.91%
2037 -0.48% 0.92%
2036 -0.45% 0.93%
2035 -0.42% 0.94%
2034 -0.39% 0.96%
2033 -0.36% 0.97%
2032 -0.34% 1%
2031 -0.31% 1.04%
2030 -0.31% 1.15%
2029 -0.29% 1.27%
2028 -0.28% 1.38%
2027 -0.27% 1.49%
2026 -0.24% 1.6%
2025 -0.16% 1.66%
2024 -0.23% 1.77%
2023 -1.1% 1.86%
2022 -0.3% 1.95%
2021 0.03% 2.05%
2020 0.002% 2.15%
2019 0.03% 2.23%
2018 0.05% 2.28%
2017 0.09% 2.31%
2016 0.07% 2.32%
2015 0.13% 2.31%
2014 0.18% 2.29%
2013 0.24% 2.25%
2012 0.28% 2.2%
2011 0.16% 2.14%
2010 0.24% 2.07%
2009 0.27% 1.99%
2008 0.36% 1.93%
2007 0.46% 1.88%
2006 0.47% 1.88%
2005 0.59% 1.9%
2004 0.63% 1.94%
2003 0.73% 1.98%
2002 0.7% 2.01%
2001 0.79% 2.02%
2000 0.99% 2.01%
1999 1.28% 1.85%
1998 1.06% 1.7%
1997 1.26% 1.71%
1996 1.03% 1.73%
1995 0.86% 1.81%
1994 1.41% 2.09%
1993 1.19% 2.22%
1992 1.32% 2.3%
1991 1.09% 2.54%
1990 0.71% 2.68%
1989 0.77% 2.9%
1988 0.69% 3.09%
1987 0.75% 3.13%
1986 0.77% 3.09%
1985 0.82% 2.96%
1984 1.05% 2.82%
1983 0.92% 2.75%
1982 1.23% 2.7%
1981 1.49% 2.65%
1980 1.7% 2.6%
1979 1.76% 2.57%
1978 1.32% 2.56%
1977 1.64% 2.56%
1976 1.63% 2.56%
1975 1.59% 2.57%
1974 1.53% 2.58%
1973 1.5% 2.57%
1972 1.53% 2.59%
1971 1.6% 2.62%
1970 1.67% 2.65%
1969 1.75% 2.69%
1968 1.85% 2.75%
1967 1.96% 2.82%
1966 2.1% 2.91%
1965 2.26% 3.01%
1964 2.44% 3.09%
1963 2.64% 3.15%
1962 2.88% 3.17%
1961 0.06% 3.16%

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 Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Turkmenistan
Current population
1240721
7800189
Population rank 157/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.09%
One net population change
4.31 hours
4.24 minutes
One birth every
41 minutes
3.35 minutes
One death every
42.2 minutes
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +341
Annual growth/decline -2,038 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate -0.16% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 63/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -2,784 +13,268
Net migration rank 103/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - 13,268
2024 374 -2,787 112,942 14,646
2023 999 -2,824 117,529 15,005
2022 -757 -2,824 121,814 14,141
2021 -380 -4,324 122,721 17,617
2020 2,406 -5,895 124,014 19,913
2019 1,646 -5,202 128,275 19,735
2018 2,152 -5,084 129,537 19,293
2017 3,289 -5,322 131,417 16,678
2016 2,906 -4,483 132,581 13,365
2015 2,905 -3,645 132,663 9,936
2014 3,657 -3,691 129,677 8,696
2013 4,281 -3,617 126,217 7,287
2012 5,023 -3,663 120,957 7,125
2011 5,511 -2,465 115,197 6,992
2010 5,877 -2,624 109,318 6,621
2009 6,113 -2,467 102,931 6,656
2008 7,465 -2,589 96,815 6,734
2007 8,429 -2,642 92,038 6,388
2006 8,515 -2,757 87,840 7,613
2005 10,195 -2,840 83,968 10,263
2004 10,745 -3,001 79,850 14,242
2003 10,799 -3,141 76,737 17,625
2002 11,685 -3,150 75,639 18,803
2001 11,723 -3,225 76,682 16,982
2000 12,224 -2,326 76,875 14,925
1999 12,341 -1,463 76,362 12,859
1998 11,489 -1,292 77,342 -3,239
1997 11,943 -1,199 79,045 -5,600
1996 13,041 -1,092 80,996 -8,627
1995 13,020 -1,144 86,289 -13,423
1994 14,355 -1,112 89,319 -13,094
1993 14,814 -1,189 92,596 -312
1992 15,833 -1,254 96,668 -13,517
1991 15,091 -1,333 99,297 -4,864
1990 15,564 -1,938 101,099 -4,864
1989 14,718 -2,463 103,553 -3,576
1988 14,084 -1,399 104,802 1,408
1987 13,262 -300 103,885 3,161
1986 12,340 852 100,930 1,878
1985 12,451 615 95,890 1,861
1984 13,665 -258 90,591 -1,427
1983 14,525 -1,756 85,183 -1,264
1982 15,880 -2,226 80,989 -961
1981 18,334 -1,559 77,829 -1,102
1980 19,321 -1,739 74,394 -1,152
1979 19,282 -2,363 71,135 -677
1978 18,670 -3,129 68,437 -350
1977 16,769 -3,749 66,318 -132
1976 16,407 -3,807 64,513 160
1975 15,342 -3,869 62,681 550
1974 17,561 -4,908 60,925 924
1973 13,145 -2,144 59,169 1,194
1972 14,825 -2,408 57,326 1,293
1971 15,441 -960 56,666 1,348
1970 16,190 -1,281 55,617 1,376
1969 15,761 -674 54,791 1,397
1968 17,884 -2,445 54,324 1,401
1967 17,560 -1,257 54,209 1,397
1966 20,758 -4,123 54,353 1,377
1965 20,482 -3,597 54,558 1,366
1964 22,239 -4,850 54,574 1,340
1963 22,069 -5,236 54,203 1,332
1962 20,660 -6,107 53,248 1,337
1961 20,355 -8,984 51,659 1,372
1960 19,931 -7,083 49,436 1,421

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 Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

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
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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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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