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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 28,405,543 people in Venezuela in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,121 people compared to 28,661,242 in Venezuela.

Population statistics:

  • Venezuela's population is 23.1 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Venezuela is the 54th.
  • The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 0.35% for Venezuela.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.09% per year vs -0.46% in Venezuela.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.5% growth), while Venezuela has grown from 27.2M to 28.7M (5.28% growth).

Mauritius vs Venezuela: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Venezuela
2100 573,538 28,408,393
2099 581,815 28,554,225
2098 590,276 28,705,786
2097 598,961 28,850,257
2096 607,840 28,995,972
2095 616,931 29,132,759
2094 626,226 29,262,925
2093 635,745 29,392,244
2092 645,427 29,508,795
2091 655,300 29,621,832
2090 665,341 29,732,297
2089 675,562 29,838,428
2088 685,908 29,934,468
2087 696,380 30,028,670
2086 707,018 30,118,600
2085 717,757 30,199,220
2084 728,558 30,274,712
2083 739,420 30,346,195
2082 750,402 30,416,426
2081 761,382 30,482,094
2080 772,374 30,547,260
2079 783,407 30,610,834
2078 794,452 30,672,514
2077 805,529 30,728,816
2076 816,547 30,777,988
2075 827,526 30,827,559
2074 838,506 30,866,891
2073 849,462 30,911,390
2072 860,405 30,954,923
2071 871,223 30,997,109
2070 882,091 31,037,381
2069 892,850 31,075,808
2068 903,547 31,109,149
2067 914,226 31,145,122
2066 924,869 31,175,867
2065 935,546 31,200,466
2064 946,145 31,215,062
2063 956,652 31,230,451
2062 967,159 31,243,713
2061 977,603 31,253,501
2060 988,022 31,262,578
2059 998,355 31,270,532
2058 1,008,603 31,271,671
2057 1,018,853 31,274,675
2056 1,029,103 31,266,571
2055 1,039,228 31,250,513
2054 1,049,313 31,236,686
2053 1,059,364 31,220,143
2052 1,069,276 31,192,608
2051 1,079,090 31,172,098
2050 1,088,773 31,137,475
2049 1,098,370 31,102,109
2048 1,107,805 31,060,623
2047 1,117,049 31,007,458
2046 1,126,022 30,958,617
2045 1,134,772 30,903,304
2044 1,143,155 30,843,044
2043 1,151,325 30,774,770
2042 1,159,078 30,692,483
2041 1,166,543 30,605,785
2040 1,173,673 30,502,599
2039 1,180,437 30,387,061
2038 1,186,773 30,266,220
2037 1,192,770 30,143,030
2036 1,198,476 30,012,966
2035 1,203,871 29,868,832
2034 1,208,936 29,716,052
2033 1,213,705 29,572,150
2032 1,218,138 29,426,362
2031 1,222,267 29,278,011
2030 1,226,049 29,137,930
2029 1,229,806 29,002,751
2028 1,233,411 28,878,872
2027 1,236,833 28,749,068
2026 1,240,121 28,628,678
2025 1,243,139 28,514,989
2024 1,245,779 28,405,543
2023 1,248,647 28,300,854
2022 1,262,523 28,213,017
2021 1,266,334 28,237,826
2020 1,266,014 28,444,077
2019 1,265,985 28,938,098
2018 1,265,577 29,807,592
2017 1,264,887 30,565,323
2016 1,263,747 30,765,720
2015 1,262,879 30,573,972
2014 1,261,208 30,254,079
2013 1,258,927 29,912,198
2012 1,255,882 29,553,826
2011 1,252,404 29,185,212
2010 1,250,400 28,813,101
2009 1,247,429 28,438,298
2008 1,244,121 28,053,696
2007 1,239,630 27,649,363
2006 1,233,996 27,224,686
2005 1,228,254 26,785,804
2004 1,221,003 26,340,838
2003 1,213,370 25,892,703
2002 1,204,621 25,435,671
2001 1,196,287 24,979,922
2000 1,186,873 24,526,708
1999 1,175,267 24,066,593
1998 1,160,421 23,601,337
1997 1,148,284 23,131,685
1996 1,133,996 22,662,113
1995 1,122,457 22,193,821
1994 1,112,846 21,725,188
1993 1,097,374 21,254,520
1992 1,084,441 20,780,948
1991 1,070,266 20,304,896
1990 1,058,775 19,827,010
1989 1,051,260 19,348,921
1988 1,043,239 18,871,020
1987 1,036,082 18,394,963
1986 1,028,360 17,923,536
1985 1,020,528 17,461,434
1984 1,012,221 17,008,841
1983 1,001,691 16,562,205
1982 992,521 16,121,874
1981 980,462 15,687,297
1980 966,039 15,258,218
1979 949,888 14,834,552
1978 933,499 14,416,684
1977 921,379 14,006,812
1976 906,507 13,606,284
1975 892,000 13,215,892
1974 878,042 12,835,351
1973 864,819 12,463,537
1972 852,053 12,099,180
1971 839,230 11,741,008
1970 826,000 11,387,790
1969 812,405 11,040,280
1968 798,413 10,697,530
1967 783,917 10,358,513
1966 768,813 10,024,854
1965 753,000 9,697,790
1964 736,381 9,377,712
1963 718,861 9,064,021
1962 700,349 8,756,870
1961 680,757 8,455,915
1960 680,331 8,160,090

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

GeoRank.org/population/mauritius/venezuela | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritius increased by 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth), while Venezuela gained 3,541,034 people (a 13% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline), while Venezuela's population decreased by 2,104,478 people (a 6.84% decline).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Venezuela was ranked 41st in 2006 and ranked 54th 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 Venezuela will increase by 8.64% to 31,137,475 people and rank change from 54th to 61st.

Venezuela is projected to reach its peak in 2057 at 31.3M 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
Venezuela
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Venezuela
2100 -1.42% -0.51%
2099 -1.43% -0.53%
2098 -1.45% -0.5%
2097 -1.46% -0.5%
2096 -1.47% -0.47%
2095 -1.48% -0.44%
2094 -1.5% -0.44%
2093 -1.5% -0.39%
2092 -1.51% -0.38%
2091 -1.51% -0.37%
2090 -1.51% -0.36%
2089 -1.51% -0.32%
2088 -1.5% -0.31%
2087 -1.5% -0.3%
2086 -1.5% -0.27%
2085 -1.48% -0.25%
2084 -1.47% -0.24%
2083 -1.46% -0.23%
2082 -1.44% -0.22%
2081 -1.42% -0.21%
2080 -1.41% -0.21%
2079 -1.39% -0.2%
2078 -1.38% -0.18%
2077 -1.35% -0.16%
2076 -1.33% -0.16%
2075 -1.31% -0.13%
2074 -1.29% -0.14%
2073 -1.27% -0.14%
2072 -1.24% -0.14%
2071 -1.23% -0.13%
2070 -1.21% -0.12%
2069 -1.18% -0.11%
2068 -1.17% -0.12%
2067 -1.15% -0.1%
2066 -1.14% -0.08%
2065 -1.12% -0.05%
2064 -1.1% -0.05%
2063 -1.09% -0.04%
2062 -1.07% -0.03%
2061 -1.05% -0.03%
2060 -1.04% -0.03%
2059 -1.02% -0.004%
2058 -1.01% -0.01%
2057 -1% 0.03%
2056 -0.97% 0.05%
2055 -0.96% 0.04%
2054 -0.95% 0.05%
2053 -0.93% 0.09%
2052 -0.91% 0.07%
2051 -0.89% 0.11%
2050 -0.87% 0.11%
2049 -0.85% 0.13%
2048 -0.83% 0.17%
2047 -0.8% 0.16%
2046 -0.77% 0.18%
2045 -0.73% 0.2%
2044 -0.71% 0.22%
2043 -0.67% 0.27%
2042 -0.64% 0.28%
2041 -0.61% 0.34%
2040 -0.57% 0.38%
2039 -0.53% 0.4%
2038 -0.5% 0.41%
2037 -0.48% 0.43%
2036 -0.45% 0.48%
2035 -0.42% 0.51%
2034 -0.39% 0.49%
2033 -0.36% 0.5%
2032 -0.34% 0.51%
2031 -0.31% 0.48%
2030 -0.31% 0.47%
2029 -0.29% 0.43%
2028 -0.28% 0.45%
2027 -0.27% 0.42%
2026 -0.24% 0.4%
2025 -0.21% 0.39%
2024 -0.23% 0.37%
2023 -1.1% 0.31%
2022 -0.3% -0.09%
2021 0.03% -0.73%
2020 0.002% -1.71%
2019 0.03% -2.92%
2018 0.05% -2.48%
2017 0.09% -0.65%
2016 0.07% 0.63%
2015 0.13% 1.06%
2014 0.18% 1.14%
2013 0.24% 1.21%
2012 0.28% 1.26%
2011 0.16% 1.29%
2010 0.24% 1.32%
2009 0.27% 1.37%
2008 0.36% 1.46%
2007 0.46% 1.56%
2006 0.47% 1.64%
2005 0.59% 1.69%
2004 0.63% 1.73%
2003 0.73% 1.8%
2002 0.7% 1.82%
2001 0.79% 1.85%
2000 0.99% 1.91%
1999 1.28% 1.97%
1998 1.06% 2.03%
1997 1.26% 2.07%
1996 1.03% 2.11%
1995 0.86% 2.16%
1994 1.41% 2.21%
1993 1.19% 2.28%
1992 1.32% 2.34%
1991 1.09% 2.41%
1990 0.71% 2.47%
1989 0.77% 2.53%
1988 0.69% 2.59%
1987 0.75% 2.63%
1986 0.77% 2.65%
1985 0.82% 2.66%
1984 1.05% 2.7%
1983 0.92% 2.73%
1982 1.23% 2.77%
1981 1.49% 2.81%
1980 1.7% 2.86%
1979 1.76% 2.9%
1978 1.32% 2.93%
1977 1.64% 2.94%
1976 1.63% 2.95%
1975 1.59% 2.96%
1974 1.53% 2.98%
1973 1.5% 3.01%
1972 1.53% 3.05%
1971 1.6% 3.1%
1970 1.67% 3.15%
1969 1.75% 3.2%
1968 1.85% 3.27%
1967 1.96% 3.33%
1966 2.1% 3.37%
1965 2.26% 3.41%
1964 2.44% 3.46%
1963 2.64% 3.51%
1962 2.88% 3.56%
1961 0.06% 3.63%

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

GeoRank.org/population/mauritius/venezuela | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Mauritius declined by 0.23%, while Venezuela's population grew by 0.37%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Venezuela
Current population
1240121
28661242
Population rank 157/197 54/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.35%
One net population change
3.05 hours
5.02 minutes
One birth every
41.3 minutes
1.23 minutes
One death every
44.8 minutes
2.46 minutes
Daily growth/decline -8 +287
Annual growth/decline -2,868 +104,689
Annual growth/decline rate -0.23% +0.37%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 143/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
5.25 minutes
Annual migration change -2,784 -100,467
Net migration rank 103/196 180/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 1,263,304
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 51/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 4.4%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 101/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Venezuela
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Venezuela
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - -100,467
2024 - -2,787 - -105,297
2023 999 -2,824 213,020 -112,899
2022 -757 -2,824 216,619 -141,107
2021 -253 -4,324 207,746 -332,936
2020 2,405 -5,895 237,223 -524,649
2019 1,773 -5,202 274,826 -975,534
2018 2,151 -5,084 317,302 -1,355,602
2017 3,415 -5,322 340,222 -817,376
2016 2,906 -4,483 359,651 -283,270
2015 3,031 -3,645 384,560 -77,417
2014 3,657 -3,691 395,088 -62,437
2013 4,281 -3,617 408,930 -57,818
2012 5,149 -3,663 420,758 -55,131
2011 5,511 -2,465 425,958 -54,384
2010 5,877 -2,624 425,397 -52,781
2009 6,113 -2,467 427,257 -50,286
2008 7,465 -2,589 435,870 -43,636
2007 8,429 -2,642 452,482 -36,060
2006 8,515 -2,757 460,152 -27,240
2005 10,195 -2,840 463,260 -18,407
2004 10,745 -3,001 455,881 -10,798
2003 10,799 -3,141 456,902 -5,729
2002 11,685 -3,150 466,821 -3,944
2001 11,723 -3,225 451,487 -2,856
2000 12,224 -2,326 459,802 -1,999
1999 12,341 -1,463 463,787 -1,376
1998 11,489 -1,292 469,123 -1,010
1997 11,943 -1,199 472,002 -816
1996 13,041 -1,092 468,653 -708
1995 13,020 -1,144 469,267 -622
1994 14,355 -1,112 469,178 -559
1993 14,814 -1,189 473,189 -477
1992 15,833 -1,254 474,824 -381
1991 15,091 -1,333 477,917 -236
1990 15,564 -1,938 478,168 -69
1989 14,718 -2,463 478,053 32
1988 14,084 -1,399 477,569 137
1987 13,262 -300 474,204 182
1986 12,340 852 468,252 201
1985 12,451 615 455,517 237
1984 13,665 -258 449,186 247
1983 14,525 -1,756 443,569 260
1982 15,880 -2,226 436,564 260
1981 18,334 -1,559 432,059 251
1980 19,321 -1,739 425,613 237
1979 19,282 -2,363 421,256 228
1978 18,670 -3,129 414,032 205
1977 16,769 -3,749 405,315 196
1976 16,407 -3,807 395,344 190
1975 15,342 -3,869 385,045 186
1974 17,561 -4,908 375,678 173
1973 13,145 -2,144 367,612 171
1972 14,825 -2,408 360,749 173
1971 15,441 -960 355,212 215
1970 16,190 -1,281 350,709 305
1969 15,761 -674 343,596 403
1968 17,884 -2,445 340,973 532
1967 17,560 -1,257 335,813 717
1966 20,758 -4,123 329,697 1,087
1965 20,482 -3,597 321,695 1,656
1964 22,239 -4,850 314,397 2,410
1963 22,069 -5,236 307,279 3,296
1962 20,660 -6,107 299,345 4,386
1961 20,355 -8,984 292,109 6,069
1960 19,931 -7,083 285,105 8,369

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

GeoRank.org/population/mauritius/venezuela | 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 Venezuela 38.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 2,946,257 people) and 61.4% is from migration (a loss of 4,683,227 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 1,263,304 people or 4.4% in Venezuela.

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
Venezuela
City Population
Caracas 2.25M
Maracaibo 1.55M
Valencia 1.48M
Maracay 1.1M
Barquisimeto 1.06M
Barinas 874K
Maturin 753K
Ciudad Guayana 751K
Catia La Mar 662K
Ciudad Bolivar 568K

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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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