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

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The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,243,741 in 2025 vs 38,980,376 people in Ukraine in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,721 people compared to 40,408,451 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 32.6 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.5% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 0.49% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.13% per year vs -1.44% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.54% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.4M (14.5% decline).

Mauritius vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Ukraine
2100 573,815 15,603,179
2099 582,097 15,862,593
2098 590,562 16,125,815
2097 599,251 16,393,353
2096 608,134 16,664,587
2095 617,230 16,939,471
2094 626,529 17,219,443
2093 636,052 17,504,349
2092 645,739 17,793,601
2091 655,617 18,087,289
2090 665,663 18,386,570
2089 675,889 18,689,852
2088 686,240 18,998,014
2087 696,717 19,311,662
2086 707,360 19,630,012
2085 718,105 19,952,247
2084 728,910 20,280,817
2083 739,778 20,613,034
2082 750,765 20,949,887
2081 761,750 21,289,979
2080 772,748 21,633,931
2079 783,786 21,981,015
2078 794,837 22,331,415
2077 805,918 22,684,635
2076 816,942 23,041,181
2075 827,927 23,400,319
2074 838,911 23,762,428
2073 849,873 24,126,690
2072 860,821 24,491,363
2071 871,644 24,859,381
2070 882,518 25,229,957
2069 893,282 25,602,485
2068 903,984 25,976,390
2067 914,668 26,352,535
2066 925,317 26,730,314
2065 935,999 27,109,886
2064 946,603 27,491,024
2063 957,115 27,872,631
2062 967,627 28,254,738
2061 978,076 28,638,347
2060 988,500 29,021,488
2059 998,838 29,404,719
2058 1,009,091 29,788,559
2057 1,019,346 30,170,070
2056 1,029,601 30,548,973
2055 1,039,730 30,926,521
2054 1,049,821 31,299,425
2053 1,059,876 31,669,550
2052 1,069,793 32,035,413
2051 1,079,612 32,397,707
2050 1,089,300 32,754,538
2049 1,098,902 33,107,228
2048 1,108,341 33,451,994
2047 1,117,590 33,793,296
2046 1,126,567 34,131,561
2045 1,135,321 34,463,236
2044 1,143,708 34,790,682
2043 1,151,882 35,115,069
2042 1,159,639 35,437,607
2041 1,167,107 35,758,248
2040 1,174,241 36,075,749
2039 1,181,008 36,396,426
2038 1,187,347 36,714,126
2037 1,193,347 37,031,794
2036 1,199,055 37,345,665
2035 1,204,453 37,659,856
2034 1,209,521 37,972,332
2033 1,214,292 38,283,563
2032 1,218,727 38,592,696
2031 1,222,858 38,902,570
2030 1,226,642 39,210,256
2029 1,230,401 39,514,695
2028 1,234,008 39,816,523
2027 1,237,431 40,111,670
2026 1,240,721 40,408,451
2025 1,243,741 38,980,376
2024 1,245,779 37,860,221
2023 1,248,647 37,732,836
2022 1,262,523 41,048,766
2021 1,266,334 44,298,640
2020 1,266,014 44,680,014
2019 1,265,985 44,957,458
2018 1,265,577 45,208,907
2017 1,264,887 45,436,041
2016 1,263,747 45,616,832
2015 1,262,879 45,784,896
2014 1,261,208 45,972,380
2013 1,258,927 46,126,770
2012 1,255,882 46,210,056
2011 1,252,404 46,307,853
2010 1,250,400 46,456,003
2009 1,247,429 46,623,731
2008 1,244,121 46,819,175
2007 1,239,630 47,062,798
2006 1,233,996 47,278,694
2005 1,228,254 47,585,556
2004 1,221,003 47,979,507
2003 1,213,370 48,315,136
2002 1,204,621 48,677,281
2001 1,196,287 49,106,855
2000 1,186,873 49,556,660
1999 1,175,267 49,976,446
1998 1,160,421 50,379,731
1997 1,148,284 50,786,885
1996 1,133,996 51,226,109
1995 1,122,457 51,665,539
1994 1,112,846 52,075,998
1993 1,097,374 52,350,126
1992 1,084,441 52,323,671
1991 1,070,266 52,170,961
1990 1,058,775 52,054,092
1989 1,051,260 51,917,817
1988 1,043,239 51,724,853
1987 1,036,082 51,515,732
1986 1,028,360 51,318,745
1985 1,020,528 51,108,770
1984 1,012,221 50,887,599
1983 1,001,691 50,637,029
1982 992,521 50,402,724
1981 980,462 50,189,281
1980 966,039 49,955,152
1979 949,888 49,721,381
1978 933,499 49,521,243
1977 921,379 49,336,481
1976 906,507 49,120,842
1975 892,000 48,865,229
1974 878,042 48,576,570
1973 864,819 48,277,121
1972 852,053 47,946,893
1971 839,230 47,573,287
1970 826,000 47,261,306
1969 812,405 46,976,256
1968 798,413 46,614,325
1967 783,917 46,215,988
1966 768,813 45,802,519
1965 753,000 45,386,892
1964 736,381 44,951,156
1963 718,861 44,462,372
1962 700,349 43,943,674
1961 680,757 43,399,766
1960 680,331 42,824,093

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 Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,026 people (a 1.82% decline), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,208,381 people (a 11.4% decline).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,754,538 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 34.2% of the population in Mauritius and 43% in Ukraine.

Population growth rate by year

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Ukraine
2100 -1.42% -1.64%
2099 -1.43% -1.63%
2098 -1.45% -1.63%
2097 -1.46% -1.63%
2096 -1.47% -1.62%
2095 -1.48% -1.63%
2094 -1.5% -1.63%
2093 -1.5% -1.63%
2092 -1.51% -1.62%
2091 -1.51% -1.63%
2090 -1.51% -1.62%
2089 -1.51% -1.62%
2088 -1.5% -1.62%
2087 -1.5% -1.62%
2086 -1.5% -1.62%
2085 -1.48% -1.62%
2084 -1.47% -1.61%
2083 -1.46% -1.61%
2082 -1.44% -1.6%
2081 -1.42% -1.59%
2080 -1.41% -1.58%
2079 -1.39% -1.57%
2078 -1.38% -1.56%
2077 -1.35% -1.55%
2076 -1.33% -1.53%
2075 -1.31% -1.52%
2074 -1.29% -1.51%
2073 -1.27% -1.49%
2072 -1.24% -1.48%
2071 -1.23% -1.47%
2070 -1.21% -1.46%
2069 -1.18% -1.44%
2068 -1.17% -1.43%
2067 -1.15% -1.41%
2066 -1.14% -1.4%
2065 -1.12% -1.39%
2064 -1.1% -1.37%
2063 -1.09% -1.35%
2062 -1.07% -1.34%
2061 -1.05% -1.32%
2060 -1.04% -1.3%
2059 -1.02% -1.29%
2058 -1.01% -1.26%
2057 -1% -1.24%
2056 -0.97% -1.22%
2055 -0.96% -1.19%
2054 -0.95% -1.17%
2053 -0.93% -1.14%
2052 -0.91% -1.12%
2051 -0.89% -1.09%
2050 -0.87% -1.07%
2049 -0.85% -1.03%
2048 -0.83% -1.01%
2047 -0.8% -0.99%
2046 -0.77% -0.96%
2045 -0.73% -0.94%
2044 -0.71% -0.92%
2043 -0.67% -0.91%
2042 -0.64% -0.9%
2041 -0.61% -0.88%
2040 -0.57% -0.88%
2039 -0.53% -0.87%
2038 -0.5% -0.86%
2037 -0.48% -0.84%
2036 -0.45% -0.83%
2035 -0.42% -0.82%
2034 -0.39% -0.81%
2033 -0.36% -0.8%
2032 -0.34% -0.8%
2031 -0.31% -0.78%
2030 -0.31% -0.77%
2029 -0.29% -0.76%
2028 -0.28% -0.74%
2027 -0.27% -0.73%
2026 -0.24% 3.66%
2025 -0.16% 2.96%
2024 -0.23% 0.34%
2023 -1.1% -8.08%
2022 -0.3% -7.34%
2021 0.03% -0.85%
2020 0.002% -0.62%
2019 0.03% -0.56%
2018 0.05% -0.5%
2017 0.09% -0.4%
2016 0.07% -0.37%
2015 0.13% -0.41%
2014 0.18% -0.33%
2013 0.24% -0.18%
2012 0.28% -0.21%
2011 0.16% -0.32%
2010 0.24% -0.36%
2009 0.27% -0.42%
2008 0.36% -0.52%
2007 0.46% -0.46%
2006 0.47% -0.64%
2005 0.59% -0.82%
2004 0.63% -0.69%
2003 0.73% -0.74%
2002 0.7% -0.87%
2001 0.79% -0.91%
2000 0.99% -0.84%
1999 1.28% -0.8%
1998 1.06% -0.8%
1997 1.26% -0.86%
1996 1.03% -0.85%
1995 0.86% -0.79%
1994 1.41% -0.52%
1993 1.19% 0.05%
1992 1.32% 0.29%
1991 1.09% 0.22%
1990 0.71% 0.26%
1989 0.77% 0.37%
1988 0.69% 0.41%
1987 0.75% 0.38%
1986 0.77% 0.41%
1985 0.82% 0.43%
1984 1.05% 0.49%
1983 0.92% 0.46%
1982 1.23% 0.43%
1981 1.49% 0.47%
1980 1.7% 0.47%
1979 1.76% 0.4%
1978 1.32% 0.37%
1977 1.64% 0.44%
1976 1.63% 0.52%
1975 1.59% 0.59%
1974 1.53% 0.62%
1973 1.5% 0.69%
1972 1.53% 0.79%
1971 1.6% 0.66%
1970 1.67% 0.61%
1969 1.75% 0.78%
1968 1.85% 0.86%
1967 1.96% 0.9%
1966 2.1% 0.92%
1965 2.26% 0.97%
1964 2.44% 1.1%
1963 2.64% 1.18%
1962 2.88% 1.25%
1961 0.06% 1.34%

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 Ukraine's population grew by 2.96%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Ukraine
Current population
1240721
40408451
Population rank 157/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.49%
One net population change
4.31 hours
28.2 seconds
One birth every
41 minutes
2.54 minutes
One death every
42.2 minutes
1.02 minutes
Daily growth/decline -6 +3,069
Annual growth/decline -2,038 +1,120,155
Annual growth/decline rate -0.16% +2.96%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 13/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change -2,784 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 103/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - 1,702,358
2024 374 -2,787 -308,069 1,146,012
2023 999 -2,824 -283,185 -299,961
2022 -757 -2,824 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 -380 -4,324 -449,941 -1,129
2020 2,406 -5,895 -307,533 -4,167
2019 1,646 -5,202 -236,296 -6,908
2018 2,152 -5,084 -227,491 -32,220
2017 3,289 -5,322 -158,390 -36,155
2016 2,906 -4,483 -135,710 -31,340
2015 2,905 -3,645 -147,107 -21,992
2014 3,657 -3,691 -140,216 -65,678
2013 4,281 -3,617 -129,662 26,781
2012 5,023 -3,663 -130,451 66,768
2011 5,511 -2,465 -158,372 26,457
2010 5,877 -2,624 -180,388 16,030
2009 6,113 -2,467 -197,918 26,796
2008 7,465 -2,589 -229,086 9,312
2007 8,429 -2,642 -282,659 15,237
2006 8,515 -2,757 -300,787 136,442
2005 10,195 -2,840 -337,857 -111,493
2004 10,745 -3,001 -344,157 5,644
2003 10,799 -3,141 -351,299 18,540
2002 11,685 -3,150 -364,544 -26,991
2001 11,723 -3,225 -374,734 -92,847
2000 12,224 -2,326 -364,143 -67,865
1999 12,341 -1,463 -348,286 -59,247
1998 11,489 -1,292 -318,299 -80,684
1997 11,943 -1,199 -306,549 -108,735
1996 13,041 -1,092 -305,154 -158,008
1995 13,020 -1,144 -281,629 -134,053
1994 14,355 -1,112 -238,820 -166,380
1993 14,814 -1,189 -169,405 26,357
1992 15,833 -1,254 -95,857 291,788
1991 15,091 -1,333 -16,486 125,962
1990 15,564 -1,938 48,463 75,760
1989 14,718 -2,463 106,431 36,978
1988 14,084 -1,399 162,002 75,637
1987 13,262 -300 198,850 -18,275
1986 12,340 852 225,751 -12,369
1985 12,451 615 201,011 5,546
1984 13,665 -258 222,430 13,340
1983 14,525 -1,756 241,741 23,608
1982 15,880 -2,226 194,101 9,096
1981 18,334 -1,559 182,839 40,807
1980 19,321 -1,739 197,223 47,406
1979 19,282 -2,363 197,294 25,635
1978 18,670 -3,129 206,554 -29,180
1977 16,769 -3,749 216,932 -24,745
1976 16,407 -3,807 247,323 -8,219
1975 15,342 -3,869 256,787 15,336
1974 17,561 -4,908 273,486 31,725
1973 13,145 -2,144 274,938 18,777
1972 14,825 -2,408 309,785 56,928
1971 15,441 -960 305,849 74,604
1970 16,190 -1,281 291,839 -48,335
1969 15,761 -674 274,858 51,763
1968 17,884 -2,445 295,162 102,096
1967 17,560 -1,257 313,899 85,527
1966 20,758 -4,123 337,794 89,737
1965 20,482 -3,597 334,365 69,354
1964 22,239 -4,850 391,120 76,650
1963 22,069 -5,236 449,648 60,178
1962 20,660 -6,107 481,887 45,712
1961 20,355 -8,984 508,602 51,625
1960 19,931 -7,083 538,812 52,281

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 Ukraine 34.3% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,603,006 people) and 65.7% is from migration (a loss of 4,987,305 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

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
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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