The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,239,793 people compared to 7,737,847 in Turkmenistan.
Population statistics:
- Turkmenistan's population is 6.24 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 -0.09% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
- Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.47% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.74M (50.3% growth).
- Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.3M people, while Mauritius' population already peaked in 2021 at 1.27M people and is projected to decrease to 570K people by 2100.
Mauritius vs Turkmenistan: live population counter
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| Current population |
1239793
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7737847
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| Population rank | 157/197 | 104/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.09% |
| One net population change |
3.05 hours
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4.04 minutes
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| One birth every |
41.3 minutes
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3.28 minutes
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| One death every |
44.8 minutes
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12.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.14 hours
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35.9 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -2,787 | +14,646 |
| Daily growth/decline | -8 | +356 |
| Annual growth/decline | -2,868 | +130,060 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.23% | +1.77% |
| Population growth rate rank | 179/197 | 61/197 |
Mauritius and Turkmenistan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 680,331 | 1,643,457 | - | - |
| 1961 | 680,757 | 1,695,400 | 0.06% | 3.16% |
| 1962 | 700,349 | 1,749,214 | 2.88% | 3.17% |
| 1963 | 718,861 | 1,804,272 | 2.64% | 3.15% |
| 1964 | 736,381 | 1,859,997 | 2.44% | 3.09% |
| 1965 | 753,000 | 1,915,916 | 2.26% | 3.01% |
| 1966 | 768,813 | 1,971,737 | 2.1% | 2.91% |
| 1967 | 783,917 | 2,027,403 | 1.96% | 2.82% |
| 1968 | 798,413 | 2,083,069 | 1.85% | 2.75% |
| 1969 | 812,405 | 2,139,024 | 1.75% | 2.69% |
| 1970 | 826,000 | 2,195,616 | 1.67% | 2.65% |
| 1971 | 839,230 | 2,253,119 | 1.6% | 2.62% |
| 1972 | 852,053 | 2,311,430 | 1.53% | 2.59% |
| 1973 | 864,819 | 2,370,919 | 1.5% | 2.57% |
| 1974 | 878,042 | 2,432,028 | 1.53% | 2.58% |
| 1975 | 892,000 | 2,494,570 | 1.59% | 2.57% |
| 1976 | 906,507 | 2,558,521 | 1.63% | 2.56% |
| 1977 | 921,379 | 2,623,948 | 1.64% | 2.56% |
| 1978 | 933,499 | 2,691,088 | 1.32% | 2.56% |
| 1979 | 949,888 | 2,760,358 | 1.76% | 2.57% |
| 1980 | 966,039 | 2,832,203 | 1.7% | 2.6% |
| 1981 | 980,462 | 2,907,187 | 1.49% | 2.65% |
| 1982 | 992,521 | 2,985,557 | 1.23% | 2.7% |
| 1983 | 1,001,691 | 3,067,534 | 0.92% | 2.75% |
| 1984 | 1,012,221 | 3,154,079 | 1.05% | 2.82% |
| 1985 | 1,020,528 | 3,247,534 | 0.82% | 2.96% |
| 1986 | 1,028,360 | 3,347,809 | 0.77% | 3.09% |
| 1987 | 1,036,082 | 3,452,731 | 0.75% | 3.13% |
| 1988 | 1,043,239 | 3,559,363 | 0.69% | 3.09% |
| 1989 | 1,051,260 | 3,662,459 | 0.77% | 2.9% |
| 1990 | 1,058,775 | 3,760,562 | 0.71% | 2.68% |
| 1991 | 1,070,266 | 3,855,894 | 1.09% | 2.54% |
| 1992 | 1,084,441 | 3,944,689 | 1.32% | 2.3% |
| 1993 | 1,097,374 | 4,032,407 | 1.19% | 2.22% |
| 1994 | 1,112,846 | 4,116,662 | 1.41% | 2.09% |
| 1995 | 1,122,457 | 4,191,203 | 0.86% | 1.81% |
| 1996 | 1,133,996 | 4,263,819 | 1.03% | 1.73% |
| 1997 | 1,148,284 | 4,336,730 | 1.26% | 1.71% |
| 1998 | 1,160,421 | 4,410,507 | 1.06% | 1.7% |
| 1999 | 1,175,267 | 4,492,170 | 1.28% | 1.85% |
| 2000 | 1,186,873 | 4,582,677 | 0.99% | 2.01% |
| 2001 | 1,196,287 | 4,675,409 | 0.79% | 2.02% |
| 2002 | 1,204,621 | 4,769,465 | 0.7% | 2.01% |
| 2003 | 1,213,370 | 4,863,865 | 0.73% | 1.98% |
| 2004 | 1,221,003 | 4,958,093 | 0.63% | 1.94% |
| 2005 | 1,228,254 | 5,052,257 | 0.59% | 1.9% |
| 2006 | 1,233,996 | 5,147,105 | 0.47% | 1.88% |
| 2007 | 1,239,630 | 5,244,046 | 0.46% | 1.88% |
| 2008 | 1,244,121 | 5,345,029 | 0.36% | 1.93% |
| 2009 | 1,247,429 | 5,451,592 | 0.27% | 1.99% |
| 2010 | 1,250,400 | 5,564,356 | 0.24% | 2.07% |
| 2011 | 1,252,404 | 5,683,417 | 0.16% | 2.14% |
| 2012 | 1,255,882 | 5,808,546 | 0.28% | 2.2% |
| 2013 | 1,258,927 | 5,939,341 | 0.24% | 2.25% |
| 2014 | 1,261,208 | 6,075,283 | 0.18% | 2.29% |
| 2015 | 1,262,879 | 6,215,770 | 0.13% | 2.31% |
| 2016 | 1,263,747 | 6,360,041 | 0.07% | 2.32% |
| 2017 | 1,264,887 | 6,507,061 | 0.09% | 2.31% |
| 2018 | 1,265,577 | 6,655,524 | 0.05% | 2.28% |
| 2019 | 1,265,985 | 6,803,944 | 0.03% | 2.23% |
| 2020 | 1,266,014 | 6,949,912 | 0.002% | 2.15% |
| 2021 | 1,266,334 | 7,092,043 | 0.03% | 2.05% |
| 2022 | 1,262,523 | 7,230,193 | -0.3% | 1.95% |
| 2023 | 1,248,647 | 7,364,438 | -1.1% | 1.86% |
| 2024 | 1,245,779 | 7,494,498 | -0.23% | 1.77% |
| 2025 | 1,242,950 | 7,618,855 | -0.23% | 1.66% |
| 2026 | 1,239,793 | 7,736,635 | -0.25% | 1.55% |
| 2027 | 1,236,435 | 7,847,563 | -0.27% | 1.43% |
| 2028 | 1,232,914 | 7,951,300 | -0.28% | 1.32% |
| 2029 | 1,229,227 | 8,047,445 | -0.3% | 1.21% |
| 2030 | 1,225,457 | 8,135,732 | -0.31% | 1.1% |
| 2031 | 1,221,502 | 8,218,959 | -0.32% | 1.02% |
| 2032 | 1,217,208 | 8,300,260 | -0.35% | 0.99% |
| 2033 | 1,212,606 | 8,380,356 | -0.38% | 0.96% |
| 2034 | 1,207,685 | 8,459,731 | -0.41% | 0.95% |
| 2035 | 1,202,449 | 8,538,678 | -0.43% | 0.93% |
| 2036 | 1,196,894 | 8,617,567 | -0.46% | 0.92% |
| 2037 | 1,191,031 | 8,696,458 | -0.49% | 0.92% |
| 2038 | 1,184,867 | 8,775,204 | -0.52% | 0.91% |
| 2039 | 1,178,313 | 8,853,842 | -0.55% | 0.9% |
| 2040 | 1,171,352 | 8,932,237 | -0.59% | 0.89% |
| 2041 | 1,164,041 | 9,010,272 | -0.62% | 0.87% |
| 2042 | 1,156,420 | 9,087,668 | -0.65% | 0.86% |
| 2043 | 1,148,461 | 9,164,056 | -0.69% | 0.84% |
| 2044 | 1,140,167 | 9,239,278 | -0.72% | 0.82% |
| 2045 | 1,131,600 | 9,312,825 | -0.75% | 0.8% |
| 2046 | 1,122,728 | 9,384,188 | -0.78% | 0.77% |
| 2047 | 1,113,607 | 9,452,893 | -0.81% | 0.73% |
| 2048 | 1,104,261 | 9,518,558 | -0.84% | 0.69% |
| 2049 | 1,094,728 | 9,580,906 | -0.86% | 0.66% |
| 2050 | 1,085,083 | 9,639,711 | -0.88% | 0.61% |
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 -23,954 (a 1.9% decline), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,377,806 (a 21.7% 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 with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Mauritius' population will shrink by 12.5% to 1,085,083 people with a rank change from 157th to 160th. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 24.6% to 9,639,711 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Ashgabat | 1.03M |
| Turkmenabat | 231K |
| Dasoguz | 227K |
| Mary | 126K |
| Anau | 29.6K |
| Baherden | 24.7K |
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Population differences between Mauritius and Turkmenistan
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| Life expectancy | 75.4 years | 70.5 years |
| Average age | 39.2 years | 29.1 years |
| Median age | 38.5 years | 27.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.9:50.1 | 49.1:50.9 |
| Fertility rate | 1.39 births per woman | 2.69 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,616 ppl/mi² | 41.3 ppl/mi² |
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