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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,121 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 56.6 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 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.09% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.5% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Mauritius vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius United Kingdom
2100 573,538 74,700,585
2099 581,815 74,831,175
2098 590,276 74,950,267
2097 598,961 75,064,397
2096 607,840 75,176,691
2095 616,931 75,287,063
2094 626,226 75,383,856
2093 635,745 75,482,205
2092 645,427 75,575,769
2091 655,300 75,666,091
2090 665,341 75,753,129
2089 675,562 75,835,723
2088 685,908 75,907,614
2087 696,380 75,978,712
2086 707,018 76,046,742
2085 717,757 76,105,680
2084 728,558 76,156,223
2083 739,420 76,205,894
2082 750,402 76,246,844
2081 761,382 76,274,040
2080 772,374 76,306,205
2079 783,407 76,334,949
2078 794,452 76,353,484
2077 805,529 76,371,123
2076 816,547 76,373,520
2075 827,526 76,386,071
2074 838,506 76,397,426
2073 849,462 76,406,554
2072 860,405 76,398,941
2071 871,223 76,388,223
2070 882,091 76,378,505
2069 892,850 76,371,827
2068 903,547 76,370,973
2067 914,226 76,363,548
2066 924,869 76,356,638
2065 935,546 76,355,841
2064 946,145 76,352,770
2063 956,652 76,353,175
2062 967,159 76,346,535
2061 977,603 76,344,206
2060 988,022 76,344,725
2059 998,355 76,345,215
2058 1,008,603 76,326,961
2057 1,018,853 76,307,006
2056 1,029,103 76,274,247
2055 1,039,228 76,235,304
2054 1,049,313 76,167,710
2053 1,059,364 76,094,051
2052 1,069,276 76,001,979
2051 1,079,090 75,895,690
2050 1,088,773 75,777,445
2049 1,098,370 75,646,044
2048 1,107,805 75,499,380
2047 1,117,049 75,338,951
2046 1,126,022 75,171,300
2045 1,134,772 74,993,186
2044 1,143,155 74,807,530
2043 1,151,325 74,607,485
2042 1,159,078 74,407,783
2041 1,166,543 74,203,292
2040 1,173,673 73,994,525
2039 1,180,437 73,782,112
2038 1,186,773 73,559,085
2037 1,192,770 73,335,723
2036 1,198,476 73,101,646
2035 1,203,871 72,850,722
2034 1,208,936 72,597,177
2033 1,213,705 72,322,802
2032 1,218,138 72,046,316
2031 1,222,267 71,757,868
2030 1,226,049 71,442,811
2029 1,229,806 71,123,782
2028 1,233,411 70,783,199
2027 1,236,833 70,421,923
2026 1,240,121 70,055,911
2025 1,243,139 69,658,188
2024 1,245,779 69,226,000
2023 1,248,647 68,492,000
2022 1,262,523 67,604,000
2021 1,266,334 66,984,000
2020 1,266,014 66,744,000
2019 1,265,985 66,631,000
2018 1,265,577 66,289,000
2017 1,264,887 65,966,000
2016 1,263,747 65,607,000
2015 1,262,879 65,088,000
2014 1,261,208 64,620,000
2013 1,258,927 64,139,000
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% 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 1,088,773 people with a rank change from 157th to 160th. The population of the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

The United Kingdom is projected to reach its peak in 2073 at 76.4M 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
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 -0.21% 0.62%
2024 -0.23% 1.07%
2023 -1.1% 1.31%
2022 -0.3% 0.93%
2021 0.03% 0.36%
2020 0.002% 0.17%
2019 0.03% 0.52%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Mauritius declined by 0.23%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Mauritius United Kingdom
Current population
1240121
70154914
Population rank 157/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.85%
One net population change
3.05 hours
43 seconds
One birth every
41.3 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
44.8 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline -8 +2,011
Annual growth/decline -2,868 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate -0.23% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 97/197
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 - -2,787 - 417,114
2023 999 -2,824 34,589 445,523
2022 -757 -2,824 39,751 487,029
2021 -253 -4,324 30,612 462,967
2020 2,405 -5,895 -4,272 144,221
2019 1,773 -5,202 108,342 232,727
2018 2,151 -5,084 119,321 259,744
2017 3,415 -5,322 145,125 272,311
2016 2,906 -4,483 177,139 324,649
2015 3,031 -3,645 175,738 347,839
2014 3,657 -3,691 206,784 306,091
2013 4,281 -3,617 198,830 237,272
2012 5,149 -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 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/mauritius/united-kingdom | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 30.9% of the population change in Mauritius is from natural causes (a gain of 19,327 people) and 69.1% is from migration (a loss of 43,294 people). In the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 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 (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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