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 1,239,793 people compared to 3,382,543 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 (0.47% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.83% growth).
- Both countries are in a period of decline and in 50 years are projected to lose 34.5% of the population in Mauritius and 17% in Uruguay.
Mauritius vs Uruguay: live population counter
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| Current population |
1239793
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3382543
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| Population rank | 157/197 | 133/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.01% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
3.05 hours
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5.87 hours
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| One birth every |
41.3 minutes
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15.7 minutes
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| One death every |
44.8 minutes
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15.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
3.14 hours
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6.5 hours
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| Annual migration change | -2,787 | -1,348 |
| Daily growth/decline | -8 | -4 |
| Annual growth/decline | -2,868 | -1,493 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.23% | -0.04% |
| Population growth rate rank | 179/197 | 168/197 |
Mauritius and Uruguay: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 680,331 | 2,529,957 | - | - |
| 1961 | 680,757 | 2,562,044 | 0.06% | 1.27% |
| 1962 | 700,349 | 2,593,298 | 2.88% | 1.22% |
| 1963 | 718,861 | 2,623,766 | 2.64% | 1.17% |
| 1964 | 736,381 | 2,653,180 | 2.44% | 1.12% |
| 1965 | 753,000 | 2,681,169 | 2.26% | 1.05% |
| 1966 | 768,813 | 2,707,646 | 2.1% | 0.99% |
| 1967 | 783,917 | 2,732,277 | 1.96% | 0.91% |
| 1968 | 798,413 | 2,754,606 | 1.85% | 0.82% |
| 1969 | 812,405 | 2,773,974 | 1.75% | 0.7% |
| 1970 | 826,000 | 2,790,807 | 1.67% | 0.61% |
| 1971 | 839,230 | 2,806,462 | 1.6% | 0.56% |
| 1972 | 852,053 | 2,821,644 | 1.53% | 0.54% |
| 1973 | 864,819 | 2,837,133 | 1.5% | 0.55% |
| 1974 | 878,042 | 2,853,944 | 1.53% | 0.59% |
| 1975 | 892,000 | 2,872,320 | 1.59% | 0.64% |
| 1976 | 906,507 | 2,891,392 | 1.63% | 0.66% |
| 1977 | 921,379 | 2,909,461 | 1.64% | 0.62% |
| 1978 | 933,499 | 2,925,715 | 1.32% | 0.56% |
| 1979 | 949,888 | 2,939,903 | 1.76% | 0.48% |
| 1980 | 966,039 | 2,951,953 | 1.7% | 0.41% |
| 1981 | 980,462 | 2,963,246 | 1.49% | 0.38% |
| 1982 | 992,521 | 2,975,492 | 1.23% | 0.41% |
| 1983 | 1,001,691 | 2,988,778 | 0.92% | 0.45% |
| 1984 | 1,012,221 | 3,002,488 | 1.05% | 0.46% |
| 1985 | 1,020,528 | 3,017,037 | 0.82% | 0.48% |
| 1986 | 1,028,360 | 3,032,845 | 0.77% | 0.52% |
| 1987 | 1,036,082 | 3,049,896 | 0.75% | 0.56% |
| 1988 | 1,043,239 | 3,067,961 | 0.69% | 0.59% |
| 1989 | 1,051,260 | 3,086,255 | 0.77% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 1,058,775 | 3,104,403 | 0.71% | 0.59% |
| 1991 | 1,070,266 | 3,122,354 | 1.09% | 0.58% |
| 1992 | 1,084,441 | 3,139,702 | 1.32% | 0.56% |
| 1993 | 1,097,374 | 3,156,345 | 1.19% | 0.53% |
| 1994 | 1,112,846 | 3,172,834 | 1.41% | 0.52% |
| 1995 | 1,122,457 | 3,189,440 | 0.86% | 0.52% |
| 1996 | 1,133,996 | 3,206,324 | 1.03% | 0.53% |
| 1997 | 1,148,284 | 3,223,345 | 1.26% | 0.53% |
| 1998 | 1,160,421 | 3,239,280 | 1.06% | 0.49% |
| 1999 | 1,175,267 | 3,254,015 | 1.28% | 0.45% |
| 2000 | 1,186,873 | 3,266,206 | 0.99% | 0.37% |
| 2001 | 1,196,287 | 3,274,251 | 0.79% | 0.25% |
| 2002 | 1,204,621 | 3,278,867 | 0.7% | 0.14% |
| 2003 | 1,213,370 | 3,281,186 | 0.73% | 0.07% |
| 2004 | 1,221,003 | 3,283,148 | 0.63% | 0.06% |
| 2005 | 1,228,254 | 3,285,771 | 0.59% | 0.08% |
| 2006 | 1,233,996 | 3,289,506 | 0.47% | 0.11% |
| 2007 | 1,239,630 | 3,295,153 | 0.46% | 0.17% |
| 2008 | 1,244,121 | 3,302,177 | 0.36% | 0.21% |
| 2009 | 1,247,429 | 3,310,091 | 0.27% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 1,250,400 | 3,318,580 | 0.24% | 0.26% |
| 2011 | 1,252,404 | 3,326,825 | 0.16% | 0.25% |
| 2012 | 1,255,882 | 3,335,401 | 0.28% | 0.26% |
| 2013 | 1,258,927 | 3,345,337 | 0.24% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 1,261,208 | 3,356,334 | 0.18% | 0.33% |
| 2015 | 1,262,879 | 3,368,017 | 0.13% | 0.35% |
| 2016 | 1,263,747 | 3,379,283 | 0.07% | 0.33% |
| 2017 | 1,264,887 | 3,388,438 | 0.09% | 0.27% |
| 2018 | 1,265,577 | 3,394,534 | 0.05% | 0.18% |
| 2019 | 1,265,985 | 3,397,206 | 0.03% | 0.08% |
| 2020 | 1,266,014 | 3,398,968 | 0.002% | 0.05% |
| 2021 | 1,266,334 | 3,396,695 | 0.03% | -0.07% |
| 2022 | 1,262,523 | 3,390,913 | -0.3% | -0.17% |
| 2023 | 1,248,647 | 3,388,081 | -1.1% | -0.08% |
| 2024 | 1,245,779 | 3,386,588 | -0.23% | -0.04% |
| 2025 | 1,242,950 | 3,384,690 | -0.23% | -0.06% |
| 2026 | 1,239,793 | 3,382,543 | -0.25% | -0.06% |
| 2027 | 1,236,435 | 3,380,245 | -0.27% | -0.07% |
| 2028 | 1,232,914 | 3,377,893 | -0.28% | -0.07% |
| 2029 | 1,229,227 | 3,375,428 | -0.3% | -0.07% |
| 2030 | 1,225,457 | 3,372,892 | -0.31% | -0.08% |
| 2031 | 1,221,502 | 3,370,285 | -0.32% | -0.08% |
| 2032 | 1,217,208 | 3,367,544 | -0.35% | -0.08% |
| 2033 | 1,212,606 | 3,364,654 | -0.38% | -0.09% |
| 2034 | 1,207,685 | 3,361,591 | -0.41% | -0.09% |
| 2035 | 1,202,449 | 3,358,284 | -0.43% | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 1,196,894 | 3,354,682 | -0.46% | -0.11% |
| 2037 | 1,191,031 | 3,350,735 | -0.49% | -0.12% |
| 2038 | 1,184,867 | 3,346,431 | -0.52% | -0.13% |
| 2039 | 1,178,313 | 3,341,676 | -0.55% | -0.14% |
| 2040 | 1,171,352 | 3,336,469 | -0.59% | -0.16% |
| 2041 | 1,164,041 | 3,330,804 | -0.62% | -0.17% |
| 2042 | 1,156,420 | 3,324,643 | -0.65% | -0.18% |
| 2043 | 1,148,461 | 3,317,939 | -0.69% | -0.2% |
| 2044 | 1,140,167 | 3,310,611 | -0.72% | -0.22% |
| 2045 | 1,131,600 | 3,302,680 | -0.75% | -0.24% |
| 2046 | 1,122,728 | 3,294,196 | -0.78% | -0.26% |
| 2047 | 1,113,607 | 3,285,160 | -0.81% | -0.27% |
| 2048 | 1,104,261 | 3,275,507 | -0.84% | -0.29% |
| 2049 | 1,094,728 | 3,265,260 | -0.86% | -0.31% |
| 2050 | 1,085,083 | 3,254,361 | -0.88% | -0.33% |
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 -23,954 (a 1.9% decline), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,260 (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 with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Mauritius' population will shrink by 12.5% to 1,085,083 people with a rank change from 157th to 160th. The population of Uruguay will decrease by 3.79% to 3,254,361 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Montevideo | 1.3M |
| Salto | 125K |
| Ciudad de la Costa | 112K |
| Rivera | 103K |
| Maldonado | 86.8K |
| Paysandu | 76.4K |
| Tacuarembo | 54.8K |
| Melo | 51.8K |
| Mercedes | 42K |
| Artigas | 40.7K |
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Population differences between Mauritius and Uruguay
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| Life expectancy | 75.4 years | 78.6 years |
| Average age | 39.2 years | 38.9 years |
| Median age | 38.5 years | 37.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.9:50.1 | 48.5:51.5 |
| Fertility rate | 1.39 births per woman | 1.41 births per woman |
| Population density | 1,616 ppl/mi² | 50.1 ppl/mi² |
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