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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,121 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 277.4 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.17% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.09% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.5% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Mauritius vs United States: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius United States
2100 573,538 415,429,771
2099 581,815 414,829,167
2098 590,276 414,231,720
2097 598,961 413,576,381
2096 607,840 412,927,393
2095 616,931 412,225,379
2094 626,226 411,498,749
2093 635,745 410,785,729
2092 645,427 410,051,921
2091 655,300 409,320,183
2090 665,341 408,613,732
2089 675,562 407,885,645
2088 685,908 407,129,733
2087 696,380 406,421,298
2086 707,018 405,715,343
2085 717,757 405,059,379
2084 728,558 404,343,130
2083 739,420 403,612,785
2082 750,402 402,871,293
2081 761,382 402,054,554
2080 772,374 401,319,194
2079 783,407 400,554,914
2078 794,452 399,737,968
2077 805,529 398,906,565
2076 816,547 398,035,750
2075 827,526 397,109,170
2074 838,506 396,226,412
2073 849,462 395,307,725
2072 860,405 394,393,561
2071 871,223 393,415,363
2070 882,091 392,469,727
2069 892,850 391,479,981
2068 903,547 390,517,695
2067 914,226 389,543,856
2066 924,869 388,597,719
2065 935,546 387,685,327
2064 946,145 386,805,026
2063 956,652 385,911,917
2062 967,159 385,032,627
2061 977,603 384,170,837
2060 988,022 383,361,269
2059 998,355 382,542,030
2058 1,008,603 381,704,804
2057 1,018,853 380,907,023
2056 1,029,103 380,159,777
2055 1,039,228 379,430,756
2054 1,049,313 378,682,851
2053 1,059,364 377,878,421
2052 1,069,276 377,073,303
2051 1,079,090 376,229,840
2050 1,088,773 375,373,155
2049 1,098,370 374,493,150
2048 1,107,805 373,590,762
2047 1,117,049 372,626,259
2046 1,126,022 371,644,809
2045 1,134,772 370,602,914
2044 1,143,155 369,518,897
2043 1,151,325 368,375,680
2042 1,159,078 367,158,772
2041 1,166,543 365,937,822
2040 1,173,673 364,671,837
2039 1,180,437 363,367,337
2038 1,186,773 361,997,023
2037 1,192,770 360,606,236
2036 1,198,476 359,193,245
2035 1,203,871 357,750,686
2034 1,208,936 356,266,726
2033 1,213,705 354,775,032
2032 1,218,138 353,259,037
2031 1,222,267 351,721,511
2030 1,226,049 350,155,042
2029 1,229,806 348,564,667
2028 1,233,411 346,906,294
2027 1,236,833 345,257,605
2026 1,240,121 343,565,426
2025 1,243,139 341,784,857
2024 1,245,779 340,110,988
2023 1,248,647 334,914,895
2022 1,262,523 333,271,411
2021 1,266,334 331,893,745
2020 1,266,014 331,526,933
2019 1,265,985 328,329,953
2018 1,265,577 326,838,199
2017 1,264,887 325,122,128
2016 1,263,747 323,071,755
2015 1,262,879 320,738,994
2014 1,261,208 318,386,329
2013 1,258,927 316,059,947
2012 1,255,882 313,877,662
2011 1,252,404 311,583,481
2010 1,250,400 309,327,143
2009 1,247,429 306,771,529
2008 1,244,121 304,093,966
2007 1,239,630 301,231,207
2006 1,233,996 298,379,912
2005 1,228,254 295,516,599
2004 1,221,003 292,805,298
2003 1,213,370 290,107,933
2002 1,204,621 287,625,193
2001 1,196,287 284,968,955
2000 1,186,873 282,162,411
1999 1,175,267 279,294,713
1998 1,160,421 276,115,288
1997 1,148,284 272,911,760
1996 1,133,996 269,667,391
1995 1,122,457 266,557,091
1994 1,112,846 263,435,673
1993 1,097,374 260,255,352
1992 1,084,441 256,894,189
1991 1,070,266 253,492,503
1990 1,058,775 250,131,894
1989 1,051,260 246,819,222
1988 1,043,239 244,499,004
1987 1,036,082 242,288,936
1986 1,028,360 240,132,831
1985 1,020,528 237,923,734
1984 1,012,221 235,824,908
1983 1,001,691 233,792,014
1982 992,521 231,664,432
1981 980,462 229,465,744
1980 966,039 226,542,250
1979 949,888 225,055,487
1978 933,499 222,584,545
1977 921,379 220,239,425
1976 906,507 218,035,164
1975 892,000 215,973,199
1974 878,042 213,853,928
1973 864,819 211,908,788
1972 852,053 209,896,021
1971 839,230 207,660,677
1970 826,000 205,052,174
1969 812,405 202,676,946
1968 798,413 200,706,052
1967 783,917 198,712,056
1966 768,813 196,560,338
1965 753,000 194,302,963
1964 736,381 191,888,791
1963 718,861 189,241,798
1962 700,349 186,537,737
1961 680,757 183,691,481
1960 680,331 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); 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 States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

The United States is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 415M 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 States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius United States
2100 -1.42% 0.14%
2099 -1.43% 0.14%
2098 -1.45% 0.16%
2097 -1.46% 0.16%
2096 -1.47% 0.17%
2095 -1.48% 0.18%
2094 -1.5% 0.17%
2093 -1.5% 0.18%
2092 -1.51% 0.18%
2091 -1.51% 0.17%
2090 -1.51% 0.18%
2089 -1.51% 0.19%
2088 -1.5% 0.17%
2087 -1.5% 0.17%
2086 -1.5% 0.16%
2085 -1.48% 0.18%
2084 -1.47% 0.18%
2083 -1.46% 0.18%
2082 -1.44% 0.2%
2081 -1.42% 0.18%
2080 -1.41% 0.19%
2079 -1.39% 0.2%
2078 -1.38% 0.21%
2077 -1.35% 0.22%
2076 -1.33% 0.23%
2075 -1.31% 0.22%
2074 -1.29% 0.23%
2073 -1.27% 0.23%
2072 -1.24% 0.25%
2071 -1.23% 0.24%
2070 -1.21% 0.25%
2069 -1.18% 0.25%
2068 -1.17% 0.25%
2067 -1.15% 0.24%
2066 -1.14% 0.24%
2065 -1.12% 0.23%
2064 -1.1% 0.23%
2063 -1.09% 0.23%
2062 -1.07% 0.22%
2061 -1.05% 0.21%
2060 -1.04% 0.21%
2059 -1.02% 0.22%
2058 -1.01% 0.21%
2057 -1% 0.2%
2056 -0.97% 0.19%
2055 -0.96% 0.2%
2054 -0.95% 0.21%
2053 -0.93% 0.21%
2052 -0.91% 0.22%
2051 -0.89% 0.23%
2050 -0.87% 0.23%
2049 -0.85% 0.24%
2048 -0.83% 0.26%
2047 -0.8% 0.26%
2046 -0.77% 0.28%
2045 -0.73% 0.29%
2044 -0.71% 0.31%
2043 -0.67% 0.33%
2042 -0.64% 0.33%
2041 -0.61% 0.35%
2040 -0.57% 0.36%
2039 -0.53% 0.38%
2038 -0.5% 0.39%
2037 -0.48% 0.39%
2036 -0.45% 0.4%
2035 -0.42% 0.42%
2034 -0.39% 0.42%
2033 -0.36% 0.43%
2032 -0.34% 0.44%
2031 -0.31% 0.45%
2030 -0.31% 0.46%
2029 -0.29% 0.48%
2028 -0.28% 0.48%
2027 -0.27% 0.49%
2026 -0.24% 0.52%
2025 -0.21% 0.49%
2024 -0.23% 1.55%
2023 -1.1% 0.49%
2022 -0.3% 0.42%
2021 0.03% 0.11%
2020 0.002% 0.97%
2019 0.03% 0.46%
2018 0.05% 0.53%
2017 0.09% 0.63%
2016 0.07% 0.73%
2015 0.13% 0.74%
2014 0.18% 0.74%
2013 0.24% 0.7%
2012 0.28% 0.74%
2011 0.16% 0.73%
2010 0.24% 0.83%
2009 0.27% 0.88%
2008 0.36% 0.95%
2007 0.46% 0.96%
2006 0.47% 0.97%
2005 0.59% 0.93%
2004 0.63% 0.93%
2003 0.73% 0.86%
2002 0.7% 0.93%
2001 0.79% 0.99%
2000 0.99% 1.03%
1999 1.28% 1.15%
1998 1.06% 1.17%
1997 1.26% 1.2%
1996 1.03% 1.17%
1995 0.86% 1.18%
1994 1.41% 1.22%
1993 1.19% 1.31%
1992 1.32% 1.34%
1991 1.09% 1.34%
1990 0.71% 1.34%
1989 0.77% 0.95%
1988 0.69% 0.91%
1987 0.75% 0.9%
1986 0.77% 0.93%
1985 0.82% 0.89%
1984 1.05% 0.87%
1983 0.92% 0.92%
1982 1.23% 0.96%
1981 1.49% 1.29%
1980 1.7% 0.66%
1979 1.76% 1.11%
1978 1.32% 1.06%
1977 1.64% 1.01%
1976 1.63% 0.95%
1975 1.59% 0.99%
1974 1.53% 0.92%
1973 1.5% 0.96%
1972 1.53% 1.08%
1971 1.6% 1.27%
1970 1.67% 1.17%
1969 1.75% 0.98%
1968 1.85% 1%
1967 1.96% 1.09%
1966 2.1% 1.16%
1965 2.26% 1.26%
1964 2.44% 1.4%
1963 2.64% 1.45%
1962 2.88% 1.55%
1961 0.06% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Mauritius declined by 0.23%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Mauritius United States
Current population
1240121
344023146
Population rank 157/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 4.15%
One net population change
3.05 hours
18.9 seconds
One birth every
41.3 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
44.8 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline -8 +4,586
Annual growth/decline -2,868 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate -0.23% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 134/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change -2,784 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 103/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - 1,230,663
2024 - -2,787 - 1,286,132
2023 999 -2,824 502,372 1,322,668
2022 -757 -2,824 399,926 1,319,009
2021 -253 -4,324 199,137 674,787
2020 2,405 -5,895 208,862 329,769
2019 1,773 -5,202 887,476 1,774,500
2018 2,151 -5,084 955,022 1,764,961
2017 3,415 -5,322 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 2,906 -4,483 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 3,031 -3,645 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 3,657 -3,691 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 4,281 -3,617 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 5,149 -3,663 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 5,511 -2,465 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 5,877 -2,624 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 6,113 -2,467 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 7,465 -2,589 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 8,429 -2,642 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 8,515 -2,757 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 10,195 -2,840 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 10,745 -3,001 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 10,799 -3,141 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 11,685 -3,150 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 11,723 -3,225 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 12,224 -2,326 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 12,341 -1,463 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 11,489 -1,292 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 11,943 -1,199 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 13,041 -1,092 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 13,020 -1,144 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 14,355 -1,112 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 14,814 -1,189 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 15,833 -1,254 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 15,091 -1,333 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 15,564 -1,938 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 14,718 -2,463 1,875,826 400,998
1988 14,084 -1,399 1,735,943 460,778
1987 13,262 -300 1,720,252 480,815
1986 12,340 852 1,656,917 493,082
1985 12,451 615 1,689,258 598,777
1984 13,665 -258 1,627,192 622,793
1983 14,525 -1,756 1,636,544 662,840
1982 15,880 -2,226 1,714,317 600,149
1981 18,334 -1,559 1,652,153 583,070
1980 19,321 -1,739 1,608,450 595,916
1979 19,282 -2,363 1,597,894 503,559
1978 18,670 -3,129 1,402,283 556,521
1977 16,769 -3,749 1,431,556 577,060
1976 16,407 -3,807 1,264,604 635,590
1975 15,342 -3,869 1,252,644 655,078
1974 17,561 -4,908 1,218,968 706,978
1973 13,145 -2,144 1,165,499 783,163
1972 14,825 -2,408 1,301,355 833,543
1971 15,441 -960 1,640,519 833,549
1970 16,190 -1,281 1,824,965 744,902
1969 15,761 -674 1,702,487 523,740
1968 17,884 -2,445 1,565,507 594,514
1967 17,560 -1,257 1,669,181 585,410
1966 20,758 -4,123 1,749,387 637,692
1965 20,482 -3,597 1,943,030 644,902
1964 22,239 -4,850 2,245,099 618,635
1963 22,069 -5,236 2,289,826 639,495
1962 20,660 -6,107 2,406,337 625,617
1961 20,355 -8,984 2,571,681 580,333
1960 19,931 -7,083 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

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 States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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)
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