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Population in Mauritius compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,243,741 in 2025 vs 69,487,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,721 people compared to 70,071,289 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 56.5 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.86% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 0.84% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.13% per year vs +0.66% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.54% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.1M (15.2% growth).

Mauritius vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius United Kingdom
2100 573,815 74,517,005
2099 582,097 74,647,273
2098 590,562 74,766,073
2097 599,251 74,879,923
2096 608,134 74,991,940
2095 617,230 75,102,041
2094 626,529 75,198,597
2093 636,052 75,296,704
2092 645,739 75,390,038
2091 655,617 75,480,137
2090 665,663 75,566,962
2089 675,889 75,649,353
2088 686,240 75,721,067
2087 696,717 75,791,990
2086 707,360 75,859,854
2085 718,105 75,918,647
2084 728,910 75,969,065
2083 739,778 76,018,614
2082 750,765 76,059,464
2081 761,750 76,086,593
2080 772,748 76,118,679
2079 783,786 76,147,352
2078 794,837 76,165,841
2077 805,918 76,183,437
2076 816,942 76,185,828
2075 827,927 76,198,349
2074 838,911 76,209,676
2073 849,873 76,218,781
2072 860,821 76,211,187
2071 871,644 76,200,495
2070 882,518 76,190,801
2069 893,282 76,184,140
2068 903,984 76,183,288
2067 914,668 76,175,881
2066 925,317 76,168,987
2065 935,999 76,168,193
2064 946,603 76,165,129
2063 957,115 76,165,534
2062 967,627 76,158,910
2061 978,076 76,156,587
2060 988,500 76,157,104
2059 998,838 76,157,593
2058 1,009,091 76,139,384
2057 1,019,346 76,119,478
2056 1,029,601 76,086,799
2055 1,039,730 76,047,952
2054 1,049,821 75,980,524
2053 1,059,876 75,907,047
2052 1,069,793 75,815,200
2051 1,079,612 75,709,173
2050 1,089,300 75,591,218
2049 1,098,902 75,460,140
2048 1,108,341 75,313,837
2047 1,117,590 75,153,802
2046 1,126,567 74,986,563
2045 1,135,321 74,808,886
2044 1,143,708 74,623,687
2043 1,151,882 74,424,133
2042 1,159,639 74,224,922
2041 1,167,107 74,020,934
2040 1,174,241 73,812,680
2039 1,181,008 73,600,788
2038 1,187,347 73,378,310
2037 1,193,347 73,155,497
2036 1,199,055 72,921,995
2035 1,204,453 72,671,687
2034 1,209,521 72,418,766
2033 1,214,292 72,145,065
2032 1,218,727 71,869,259
2031 1,222,858 71,581,519
2030 1,226,642 71,267,237
2029 1,230,401 70,948,992
2028 1,234,008 70,609,246
2027 1,237,431 70,248,858
2026 1,240,721 69,883,746
2025 1,243,741 69,487,000
2024 1,245,779 69,281,000
2023 1,248,647 68,526,000
2022 1,262,523 67,636,000
2021 1,266,334 66,978,000
2020 1,266,014 66,740,000
2019 1,265,985 66,628,000
2018 1,265,577 66,287,000
2017 1,264,887 65,964,000
2016 1,263,747 65,606,000
2015 1,262,879 65,087,000
2014 1,261,208 64,619,000
2013 1,258,927 64,138,000
2012 1,255,882 63,711,000
2011 1,252,404 63,258,810
2010 1,250,400 62,766,365
2009 1,247,429 62,276,270
2008 1,244,121 61,806,995
2007 1,239,630 61,322,463
2006 1,233,996 60,846,820
2005 1,228,254 60,401,206
2004 1,221,003 59,987,905
2003 1,213,370 59,647,577
2002 1,204,621 59,370,479
2001 1,196,287 59,119,673
2000 1,186,873 58,892,514
1999 1,175,267 58,682,466
1998 1,160,421 58,487,141
1997 1,148,284 58,316,954
1996 1,133,996 58,166,950
1995 1,122,457 58,019,030
1994 1,112,846 57,865,745
1993 1,097,374 57,718,614
1992 1,084,441 57,580,402
1991 1,070,266 57,424,897
1990 1,058,775 57,247,586
1989 1,051,260 57,076,711
1988 1,043,239 56,928,327
1987 1,036,082 56,802,050
1986 1,028,360 56,681,396
1985 1,020,528 56,550,268
1984 1,012,221 56,422,072
1983 1,001,691 56,332,848
1982 992,521 56,313,641
1981 980,462 56,333,829
1980 966,039 56,314,216
1979 949,888 56,246,951
1978 933,499 56,196,504
1977 921,379 56,193,492
1976 906,507 56,211,968
1975 892,000 56,225,800
1974 878,042 56,229,974
1973 864,819 56,194,527
1972 852,053 56,086,065
1971 839,230 55,896,223
1970 826,000 55,663,250
1969 812,405 55,441,750
1968 798,413 55,211,700
1967 783,917 54,943,600
1966 768,813 54,648,500
1965 753,000 54,348,050
1964 736,381 54,000,000
1963 718,861 53,650,000
1962 700,349 53,250,000
1961 680,757 52,800,000
1960 680,331 52,400,000

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 the United Kingdom gained 4,759,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,026 people (a 1.82% decline), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,465,289 people (a 6.81% growth).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 7.88% to 75,591,218 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 76.2M 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
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius United Kingdom
2100 -1.42% -0.17%
2099 -1.43% -0.16%
2098 -1.45% -0.15%
2097 -1.46% -0.15%
2096 -1.47% -0.15%
2095 -1.48% -0.13%
2094 -1.5% -0.13%
2093 -1.5% -0.12%
2092 -1.51% -0.12%
2091 -1.51% -0.11%
2090 -1.51% -0.11%
2089 -1.51% -0.09%
2088 -1.5% -0.09%
2087 -1.5% -0.09%
2086 -1.5% -0.08%
2085 -1.48% -0.07%
2084 -1.47% -0.07%
2083 -1.46% -0.05%
2082 -1.44% -0.04%
2081 -1.42% -0.04%
2080 -1.41% -0.04%
2079 -1.39% -0.02%
2078 -1.38% -0.02%
2077 -1.35% -0.003%
2076 -1.33% -0.02%
2075 -1.31% -0.01%
2074 -1.29% -0.01%
2073 -1.27% 0.01%
2072 -1.24% 0.01%
2071 -1.23% 0.01%
2070 -1.21% 0.009%
2069 -1.18% 0.001%
2068 -1.17% 0.01%
2067 -1.15% 0.009%
2066 -1.14% 0.001%
2065 -1.12% 0.004%
2064 -1.1% -0%
2063 -1.09% 0.009%
2062 -1.07% 0.003%
2061 -1.05% -0.001%
2060 -1.04% -0.001%
2059 -1.02% 0.02%
2058 -1.01% 0.03%
2057 -1% 0.04%
2056 -0.97% 0.05%
2055 -0.96% 0.09%
2054 -0.95% 0.1%
2053 -0.93% 0.12%
2052 -0.91% 0.14%
2051 -0.89% 0.16%
2050 -0.87% 0.17%
2049 -0.85% 0.19%
2048 -0.83% 0.21%
2047 -0.8% 0.22%
2046 -0.77% 0.24%
2045 -0.73% 0.25%
2044 -0.71% 0.27%
2043 -0.67% 0.27%
2042 -0.64% 0.28%
2041 -0.61% 0.28%
2040 -0.57% 0.29%
2039 -0.53% 0.3%
2038 -0.5% 0.3%
2037 -0.48% 0.32%
2036 -0.45% 0.34%
2035 -0.42% 0.35%
2034 -0.39% 0.38%
2033 -0.36% 0.38%
2032 -0.34% 0.4%
2031 -0.31% 0.44%
2030 -0.31% 0.45%
2029 -0.29% 0.48%
2028 -0.28% 0.51%
2027 -0.27% 0.52%
2026 -0.24% 0.57%
2025 -0.16% 0.3%
2024 -0.23% 1.1%
2023 -1.1% 1.32%
2022 -0.3% 0.98%
2021 0.03% 0.36%
2020 0.002% 0.17%
2019 0.03% 0.51%
2018 0.05% 0.49%
2017 0.09% 0.55%
2016 0.07% 0.8%
2015 0.13% 0.72%
2014 0.18% 0.75%
2013 0.24% 0.67%
2012 0.28% 0.71%
2011 0.16% 0.78%
2010 0.24% 0.79%
2009 0.27% 0.76%
2008 0.36% 0.79%
2007 0.46% 0.78%
2006 0.47% 0.74%
2005 0.59% 0.69%
2004 0.63% 0.57%
2003 0.73% 0.47%
2002 0.7% 0.42%
2001 0.79% 0.39%
2000 0.99% 0.36%
1999 1.28% 0.33%
1998 1.06% 0.29%
1997 1.26% 0.26%
1996 1.03% 0.25%
1995 0.86% 0.26%
1994 1.41% 0.25%
1993 1.19% 0.24%
1992 1.32% 0.27%
1991 1.09% 0.31%
1990 0.71% 0.3%
1989 0.77% 0.26%
1988 0.69% 0.22%
1987 0.75% 0.21%
1986 0.77% 0.23%
1985 0.82% 0.23%
1984 1.05% 0.16%
1983 0.92% 0.03%
1982 1.23% -0.04%
1981 1.49% 0.03%
1980 1.7% 0.12%
1979 1.76% 0.09%
1978 1.32% 0.005%
1977 1.64% -0.03%
1976 1.63% -0.02%
1975 1.59% -0.007%
1974 1.53% 0.06%
1973 1.5% 0.19%
1972 1.53% 0.34%
1971 1.6% 0.42%
1970 1.67% 0.4%
1969 1.75% 0.42%
1968 1.85% 0.49%
1967 1.96% 0.54%
1966 2.1% 0.55%
1965 2.26% 0.64%
1964 2.44% 0.65%
1963 2.64% 0.75%
1962 2.88% 0.85%
1961 0.06% 0.76%

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 the United Kingdom's population grew by 0.3%.

Live population counters

Mauritius United Kingdom
Current population
1240721
70071289
Population rank 157/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.84%
One net population change
4.31 hours
2.56 minutes
One birth every
41 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
42.2 minutes
46.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline -6 +564
Annual growth/decline -2,038 +206,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.16% +0.3%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 145/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -2,784 +389,911
Net migration rank 103/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - 389,911
2024 374 -2,787 13,233 417,114
2023 999 -2,824 34,606 445,523
2022 -757 -2,824 39,770 487,029
2021 -380 -4,324 30,609 462,967
2020 2,406 -5,895 -4,272 144,221
2019 1,646 -5,202 108,338 232,727
2018 2,152 -5,084 119,317 259,744
2017 3,289 -5,322 145,121 272,311
2016 2,906 -4,483 177,136 324,649
2015 2,905 -3,645 175,735 347,839
2014 3,657 -3,691 206,781 306,091
2013 4,281 -3,617 198,827 237,272
2012 5,023 -3,663 248,473 172,088
2011 5,511 -2,465 259,361 228,773
2010 5,877 -2,624 251,066 274,811
2009 6,113 -2,467 230,422 249,639
2008 7,465 -2,589 216,325 263,390
2007 8,429 -2,642 196,232 309,385
2006 8,515 -2,757 176,455 288,923
2005 10,195 -2,840 144,963 308,279
2004 10,745 -3,001 131,974 276,077
2003 10,799 -3,141 89,471 211,846
2002 11,685 -3,150 65,308 203,577
2001 11,723 -3,225 65,032 175,133
2000 12,224 -2,326 70,671 153,917
1999 12,341 -1,463 64,551 152,653
1998 11,489 -1,292 87,730 125,541
1997 11,943 -1,199 99,138 59,723
1996 13,041 -1,092 98,884 54,964
1995 13,020 -1,144 87,028 61,385
1994 14,355 -1,112 127,304 45,339
1993 14,814 -1,189 103,893 27,403
1992 15,833 -1,254 149,709 17,846
1991 15,091 -1,333 143,562 27,601
1990 15,564 -1,938 154,569 57,132
1989 14,718 -2,463 119,861 49,586
1988 14,084 -1,399 136,628 13,952
1987 13,262 -300 136,325 8,266
1986 12,340 852 90,690 41,836
1985 12,451 615 79,170 83,164
1984 13,665 -258 84,633 71,107
1983 14,525 -1,756 61,966 27,063
1982 15,880 -2,226 56,314 -61,152
1981 18,334 -1,559 73,234 -83,876
1980 19,321 -1,739 95,734 -25,187
1979 19,282 -2,363 61,872 11,255
1978 18,670 -3,129 16,859 3,783
1977 16,769 -3,749 0 -21,636
1976 16,407 -3,807 -5,621 -19,135
1975 15,342 -3,869 33,735 -40,241
1974 17,561 -4,908 67,476 -65,710
1973 13,145 -2,144 112,389 -33,840
1972 14,825 -2,408 162,650 -1,406
1971 15,441 -960 257,123 1,175
1970 16,190 -1,281 244,918 -15,254
1969 15,761 -674 260,577 -60,655
1968 17,884 -2,445 292,622 -38,852
1967 17,560 -1,257 346,145 -39,659
1966 20,758 -4,123 333,356 -27,935
1965 20,482 -3,597 364,132 -24,955
1964 22,239 -4,850 405,000 -23,885
1963 22,069 -5,236 337,995 8,271
1962 20,660 -6,107 340,800 76,443
1961 20,355 -8,984 311,519 52,295
1960 19,931 -7,083 314,400 19,953

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 the United Kingdom 19.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 839,593 people) and 80.2% is from migration (a gain of 3,394,124 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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