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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,121 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Uruguay's population is 2.73 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.06% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.09% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.5% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Mauritius vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Uruguay
2100 573,538 2,256,741
2099 581,815 2,279,899
2098 590,276 2,303,351
2097 598,961 2,326,987
2096 607,840 2,350,799
2095 616,931 2,374,835
2094 626,226 2,398,960
2093 635,745 2,423,269
2092 645,427 2,447,646
2091 655,300 2,472,126
2090 665,341 2,496,514
2089 675,562 2,520,852
2088 685,908 2,545,052
2087 696,380 2,569,100
2086 707,018 2,592,974
2085 717,757 2,616,629
2084 728,558 2,640,001
2083 739,420 2,663,150
2082 750,402 2,686,021
2081 761,382 2,708,594
2080 772,374 2,730,883
2079 783,407 2,752,831
2078 794,452 2,774,432
2077 805,529 2,795,709
2076 816,547 2,816,677
2075 827,526 2,837,308
2074 838,506 2,857,709
2073 849,462 2,877,721
2072 860,405 2,897,543
2071 871,223 2,917,097
2070 882,091 2,936,478
2069 892,850 2,955,616
2068 903,547 2,974,445
2067 914,226 2,992,987
2066 924,869 3,011,309
2065 935,546 3,029,441
2064 946,145 3,047,343
2063 956,652 3,065,064
2062 967,159 3,082,642
2061 977,603 3,100,006
2060 988,022 3,117,149
2059 998,355 3,133,952
2058 1,008,603 3,150,250
2057 1,018,853 3,166,055
2056 1,029,103 3,181,373
2055 1,039,228 3,196,072
2054 1,049,313 3,210,110
2053 1,059,364 3,223,395
2052 1,069,276 3,235,973
2051 1,079,090 3,247,888
2050 1,088,773 3,259,108
2049 1,098,370 3,269,675
2048 1,107,805 3,279,610
2047 1,117,049 3,288,969
2046 1,126,022 3,297,696
2045 1,134,772 3,305,917
2044 1,143,155 3,313,556
2043 1,151,325 3,320,565
2042 1,159,078 3,326,955
2041 1,166,543 3,332,884
2040 1,173,673 3,338,277
2039 1,180,437 3,343,295
2038 1,186,773 3,347,790
2037 1,192,770 3,351,911
2036 1,198,476 3,355,671
2035 1,203,871 3,359,126
2034 1,208,936 3,362,276
2033 1,213,705 3,365,250
2032 1,218,138 3,368,057
2031 1,222,267 3,370,727
2030 1,226,049 3,373,273
2029 1,229,806 3,375,805
2028 1,233,411 3,378,198
2027 1,236,833 3,380,504
2026 1,240,121 3,382,789
2025 1,243,139 3,384,805
2024 1,245,779 3,386,588
2023 1,248,647 3,388,081
2022 1,262,523 3,390,913
2021 1,266,334 3,396,695
2020 1,266,014 3,398,968
2019 1,265,985 3,397,206
2018 1,265,577 3,394,534
2017 1,264,887 3,388,438
2016 1,263,747 3,379,283
2015 1,262,879 3,368,017
2014 1,261,208 3,356,334
2013 1,258,927 3,345,337
2012 1,255,882 3,335,401
2011 1,252,404 3,326,825
2010 1,250,400 3,318,580
2009 1,247,429 3,310,091
2008 1,244,121 3,302,177
2007 1,239,630 3,295,153
2006 1,233,996 3,289,506
2005 1,228,254 3,285,771
2004 1,221,003 3,283,148
2003 1,213,370 3,281,186
2002 1,204,621 3,278,867
2001 1,196,287 3,274,251
2000 1,186,873 3,266,206
1999 1,175,267 3,254,015
1998 1,160,421 3,239,280
1997 1,148,284 3,223,345
1996 1,133,996 3,206,324
1995 1,122,457 3,189,440
1994 1,112,846 3,172,834
1993 1,097,374 3,156,345
1992 1,084,441 3,139,702
1991 1,070,266 3,122,354
1990 1,058,775 3,104,403
1989 1,051,260 3,086,255
1988 1,043,239 3,067,961
1987 1,036,082 3,049,896
1986 1,028,360 3,032,845
1985 1,020,528 3,017,037
1984 1,012,221 3,002,488
1983 1,001,691 2,988,778
1982 992,521 2,975,492
1981 980,462 2,963,246
1980 966,039 2,951,953
1979 949,888 2,939,903
1978 933,499 2,925,715
1977 921,379 2,909,461
1976 906,507 2,891,392
1975 892,000 2,872,320
1974 878,042 2,853,944
1973 864,819 2,837,133
1972 852,053 2,821,644
1971 839,230 2,806,462
1970 826,000 2,790,807
1969 812,405 2,773,974
1968 798,413 2,754,606
1967 783,917 2,732,277
1966 768,813 2,707,646
1965 753,000 2,681,169
1964 736,381 2,653,180
1963 718,861 2,623,766
1962 700,349 2,593,298
1961 680,757 2,562,044
1960 680,331 2,529,957

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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 34.2% of the population in Mauritius and 16.7% in Uruguay.

Population growth rate by year

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Uruguay
2100 -1.42% -1.02%
2099 -1.43% -1.02%
2098 -1.45% -1.02%
2097 -1.46% -1.01%
2096 -1.47% -1.01%
2095 -1.48% -1.01%
2094 -1.5% -1%
2093 -1.5% -1%
2092 -1.51% -0.99%
2091 -1.51% -0.98%
2090 -1.51% -0.97%
2089 -1.51% -0.95%
2088 -1.5% -0.94%
2087 -1.5% -0.92%
2086 -1.5% -0.9%
2085 -1.48% -0.89%
2084 -1.47% -0.87%
2083 -1.46% -0.85%
2082 -1.44% -0.83%
2081 -1.42% -0.82%
2080 -1.41% -0.8%
2079 -1.39% -0.78%
2078 -1.38% -0.76%
2077 -1.35% -0.74%
2076 -1.33% -0.73%
2075 -1.31% -0.71%
2074 -1.29% -0.7%
2073 -1.27% -0.68%
2072 -1.24% -0.67%
2071 -1.23% -0.66%
2070 -1.21% -0.65%
2069 -1.18% -0.63%
2068 -1.17% -0.62%
2067 -1.15% -0.61%
2066 -1.14% -0.6%
2065 -1.12% -0.59%
2064 -1.1% -0.58%
2063 -1.09% -0.57%
2062 -1.07% -0.56%
2061 -1.05% -0.55%
2060 -1.04% -0.54%
2059 -1.02% -0.52%
2058 -1.01% -0.5%
2057 -1% -0.48%
2056 -0.97% -0.46%
2055 -0.96% -0.44%
2054 -0.95% -0.41%
2053 -0.93% -0.39%
2052 -0.91% -0.37%
2051 -0.89% -0.34%
2050 -0.87% -0.32%
2049 -0.85% -0.3%
2048 -0.83% -0.28%
2047 -0.8% -0.26%
2046 -0.77% -0.25%
2045 -0.73% -0.23%
2044 -0.71% -0.21%
2043 -0.67% -0.19%
2042 -0.64% -0.18%
2041 -0.61% -0.16%
2040 -0.57% -0.15%
2039 -0.53% -0.13%
2038 -0.5% -0.12%
2037 -0.48% -0.11%
2036 -0.45% -0.1%
2035 -0.42% -0.09%
2034 -0.39% -0.09%
2033 -0.36% -0.08%
2032 -0.34% -0.08%
2031 -0.31% -0.08%
2030 -0.31% -0.08%
2029 -0.29% -0.07%
2028 -0.28% -0.07%
2027 -0.27% -0.07%
2026 -0.24% -0.06%
2025 -0.21% -0.05%
2024 -0.23% -0.04%
2023 -1.1% -0.08%
2022 -0.3% -0.17%
2021 0.03% -0.07%
2020 0.002% 0.05%
2019 0.03% 0.08%
2018 0.05% 0.18%
2017 0.09% 0.27%
2016 0.07% 0.33%
2015 0.13% 0.35%
2014 0.18% 0.33%
2013 0.24% 0.3%
2012 0.28% 0.26%
2011 0.16% 0.25%
2010 0.24% 0.26%
2009 0.27% 0.24%
2008 0.36% 0.21%
2007 0.46% 0.17%
2006 0.47% 0.11%
2005 0.59% 0.08%
2004 0.63% 0.06%
2003 0.73% 0.07%
2002 0.7% 0.14%
2001 0.79% 0.25%
2000 0.99% 0.37%
1999 1.28% 0.45%
1998 1.06% 0.49%
1997 1.26% 0.53%
1996 1.03% 0.53%
1995 0.86% 0.52%
1994 1.41% 0.52%
1993 1.19% 0.53%
1992 1.32% 0.56%
1991 1.09% 0.58%
1990 0.71% 0.59%
1989 0.77% 0.6%
1988 0.69% 0.59%
1987 0.75% 0.56%
1986 0.77% 0.52%
1985 0.82% 0.48%
1984 1.05% 0.46%
1983 0.92% 0.45%
1982 1.23% 0.41%
1981 1.49% 0.38%
1980 1.7% 0.41%
1979 1.76% 0.48%
1978 1.32% 0.56%
1977 1.64% 0.62%
1976 1.63% 0.66%
1975 1.59% 0.64%
1974 1.53% 0.59%
1973 1.5% 0.55%
1972 1.53% 0.54%
1971 1.6% 0.56%
1970 1.67% 0.61%
1969 1.75% 0.7%
1968 1.85% 0.82%
1967 1.96% 0.91%
1966 2.1% 0.99%
1965 2.26% 1.05%
1964 2.44% 1.12%
1963 2.64% 1.17%
1962 2.88% 1.22%
1961 0.06% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Uruguay
Current population
1240121
3382789
Population rank 157/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.04%
One net population change
3.05 hours
5.87 hours
One birth every
41.3 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
44.8 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline -8 -4
Annual growth/decline -2,868 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate -0.23% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 167/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -2,784 -1,338
Net migration rank 103/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - -1,338
2024 - -2,787 - -1,348
2023 999 -2,824 298 -1,501
2022 -757 -2,824 -2,964 -1,501
2021 -253 -4,324 -5,621 -1,482
2020 2,405 -5,895 4,048 -1,482
2019 1,773 -5,202 3,873 -2,899
2018 2,151 -5,084 7,322 -2,963
2017 3,415 -5,322 10,907 -3,091
2016 2,906 -4,483 14,008 -3,506
2015 3,031 -3,645 16,194 -4,157
2014 3,657 -3,691 16,238 -4,919
2013 4,281 -3,617 16,318 -5,647
2012 5,149 -3,663 15,520 -6,317
2011 5,511 -2,465 14,934 -6,982
2010 5,877 -2,624 16,231 -7,696
2009 6,113 -2,467 16,947 -8,510
2008 7,465 -2,589 16,838 -9,458
2007 8,429 -2,642 17,422 -10,750
2006 8,515 -2,757 17,783 -13,161
2005 10,195 -2,840 18,926 -16,086
2004 10,745 -3,001 18,067 -15,668
2003 10,799 -3,141 18,628 -17,105
2002 11,685 -3,150 20,073 -16,957
2001 11,723 -3,225 20,729 -14,620
2000 12,224 -2,326 21,060 -11,076
1999 12,341 -1,463 21,844 -7,441
1998 11,489 -1,292 22,114 -7,048
1997 11,943 -1,199 23,737 -6,938
1996 13,041 -1,092 24,635 -7,397
1995 13,020 -1,144 24,872 -8,339
1994 14,355 -1,112 24,637 -7,955
1993 14,814 -1,189 24,212 -7,922
1992 15,833 -1,254 24,847 -7,850
1991 15,091 -1,333 25,422 -7,714
1990 15,564 -1,938 25,699 -7,499
1989 14,718 -2,463 25,322 -7,229
1988 14,084 -1,399 25,071 -6,582
1987 13,262 -300 24,469 -6,833
1986 12,340 852 24,505 -8,046
1985 12,451 615 23,988 -8,832
1984 13,665 -258 23,684 -9,730
1983 14,525 -1,756 24,146 -10,671
1982 15,880 -2,226 25,224 -12,131
1981 18,334 -1,559 24,968 -13,577
1980 19,321 -1,739 25,451 -14,252
1979 19,282 -2,363 27,456 -14,552
1978 18,670 -3,129 30,076 -14,611
1977 16,769 -3,749 31,321 -14,280
1976 16,407 -3,807 33,199 -14,096
1975 15,342 -3,869 33,393 -14,350
1974 17,561 -4,908 32,221 -14,512
1973 13,145 -2,144 30,213 -14,312
1972 14,825 -2,408 28,896 -13,817
1971 15,441 -960 28,584 -13,288
1970 16,190 -1,281 28,737 -12,727
1969 15,761 -674 28,805 -11,149
1968 17,884 -2,445 29,103 -8,028
1967 17,560 -1,257 29,514 -5,938
1966 20,758 -4,123 30,293 -4,599
1965 20,482 -3,597 30,807 -3,542
1964 22,239 -4,850 31,340 -2,623
1963 22,069 -5,236 31,824 -1,707
1962 20,660 -6,107 31,441 -623
1961 20,355 -8,984 30,975 703
1960 19,931 -7,083 30,438 2,057

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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