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

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The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,243,741 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,721 people compared to 102,486,146 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 82.6 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.25% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.13% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.54% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

Mauritius vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Vietnam
2100 573,815 92,225,380
2099 582,097 92,721,469
2098 590,562 93,212,742
2097 599,251 93,688,693
2096 608,134 94,163,950
2095 617,230 94,626,063
2094 626,529 95,083,879
2093 636,052 95,543,293
2092 645,739 96,000,019
2091 655,617 96,459,165
2090 665,663 96,922,871
2089 675,889 97,384,434
2088 686,240 97,843,001
2087 696,717 98,308,755
2086 707,360 98,773,008
2085 718,105 99,233,927
2084 728,910 99,695,401
2083 739,778 100,162,677
2082 750,765 100,634,653
2081 761,750 101,104,469
2080 772,748 101,568,526
2079 783,786 102,030,723
2078 794,837 102,480,219
2077 805,918 102,928,253
2076 816,942 103,358,352
2075 827,927 103,783,177
2074 838,911 104,197,814
2073 849,873 104,606,950
2072 860,821 105,005,673
2071 871,644 105,384,777
2070 882,518 105,757,144
2069 893,282 106,110,195
2068 903,984 106,454,379
2067 914,668 106,794,625
2066 925,317 107,126,965
2065 935,999 107,442,675
2064 946,603 107,744,261
2063 957,115 108,038,461
2062 967,627 108,322,712
2061 978,076 108,590,617
2060 988,500 108,842,045
2059 998,838 109,087,333
2058 1,009,091 109,320,301
2057 1,019,346 109,529,799
2056 1,029,601 109,715,196
2055 1,039,730 109,886,647
2054 1,049,821 110,035,740
2053 1,059,876 110,156,643
2052 1,069,793 110,253,026
2051 1,079,612 110,321,289
2050 1,089,300 110,344,733
2049 1,098,902 110,339,565
2048 1,108,341 110,296,602
2047 1,117,590 110,211,618
2046 1,126,567 110,090,837
2045 1,135,321 109,926,260
2044 1,143,708 109,731,512
2043 1,151,882 109,497,595
2042 1,159,639 109,225,525
2041 1,167,107 108,919,674
2040 1,174,241 108,594,542
2039 1,181,008 108,237,715
2038 1,187,347 107,861,117
2037 1,193,347 107,463,482
2036 1,199,055 107,058,359
2035 1,204,453 106,630,705
2034 1,209,521 106,189,495
2033 1,214,292 105,745,684
2032 1,218,727 105,283,013
2031 1,222,858 104,809,957
2030 1,226,642 104,314,150
2029 1,230,401 103,819,556
2028 1,234,008 103,300,347
2027 1,237,431 102,759,746
2026 1,240,721 102,197,177
2025 1,243,741 101,598,527
2024 1,245,779 100,987,686
2023 1,248,647 100,352,192
2022 1,262,523 99,680,655
2021 1,266,334 98,935,098
2020 1,266,014 98,079,191
2019 1,265,985 97,173,776
2018 1,265,577 96,237,319
2017 1,264,887 95,176,977
2016 1,263,747 94,000,117
2015 1,262,879 92,823,254
2014 1,261,208 91,679,578
2013 1,258,927 90,573,104
2012 1,255,882 89,510,356
2011 1,252,404 88,468,314
2010 1,250,400 87,455,152
2009 1,247,429 86,460,018
2008 1,244,121 85,175,788
2007 1,239,630 83,633,375
2006 1,233,996 82,167,897
2005 1,228,254 81,088,313
2004 1,221,003 80,338,971
2003 1,213,370 79,563,777
2002 1,204,621 78,772,224
2001 1,196,287 77,969,361
2000 1,186,873 77,154,011
1999 1,175,267 76,287,452
1998 1,160,421 75,299,660
1997 1,148,284 74,226,889
1996 1,133,996 73,156,447
1995 1,122,457 72,049,940
1994 1,112,846 70,854,391
1993 1,097,374 69,586,384
1992 1,084,441 68,260,337
1991 1,070,266 66,891,775
1990 1,058,775 65,504,552
1989 1,051,260 64,147,348
1988 1,043,239 62,843,228
1987 1,036,082 61,584,651
1986 1,028,360 60,347,048
1985 1,020,528 59,060,622
1984 1,012,221 57,706,067
1983 1,001,691 56,337,921
1982 992,521 55,011,289
1981 980,462 53,738,141
1980 966,039 52,490,101
1979 949,888 51,378,211
1978 933,499 50,249,552
1977 921,379 48,954,872
1976 906,507 47,684,931
1975 892,000 46,482,903
1974 878,042 45,413,537
1973 864,819 44,409,861
1972 852,053 43,429,168
1971 839,230 42,449,276
1970 826,000 41,475,230
1969 812,405 40,582,096
1968 798,413 39,734,609
1967 783,917 38,895,080
1966 768,813 38,024,836
1965 753,000 37,129,656
1964 736,381 36,201,563
1963 718,861 35,249,101
1962 700,349 34,288,560
1961 680,757 33,409,059
1960 680,331 32,531,933

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritius increased by 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,026 people (a 1.82% decline), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% growth).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Mauritius' population will shrink by 12.2% to 1,089,300 people with a rank change from 157th to 160th. The population of Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Vietnam is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 110M 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
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Vietnam
2100 -1.42% -0.54%
2099 -1.43% -0.53%
2098 -1.45% -0.51%
2097 -1.46% -0.5%
2096 -1.47% -0.49%
2095 -1.48% -0.48%
2094 -1.5% -0.48%
2093 -1.5% -0.48%
2092 -1.51% -0.48%
2091 -1.51% -0.48%
2090 -1.51% -0.47%
2089 -1.51% -0.47%
2088 -1.5% -0.47%
2087 -1.5% -0.47%
2086 -1.5% -0.46%
2085 -1.48% -0.46%
2084 -1.47% -0.47%
2083 -1.46% -0.47%
2082 -1.44% -0.46%
2081 -1.42% -0.46%
2080 -1.41% -0.45%
2079 -1.39% -0.44%
2078 -1.38% -0.44%
2077 -1.35% -0.42%
2076 -1.33% -0.41%
2075 -1.31% -0.4%
2074 -1.29% -0.39%
2073 -1.27% -0.38%
2072 -1.24% -0.36%
2071 -1.23% -0.35%
2070 -1.21% -0.33%
2069 -1.18% -0.32%
2068 -1.17% -0.32%
2067 -1.15% -0.31%
2066 -1.14% -0.29%
2065 -1.12% -0.28%
2064 -1.1% -0.27%
2063 -1.09% -0.26%
2062 -1.07% -0.25%
2061 -1.05% -0.23%
2060 -1.04% -0.22%
2059 -1.02% -0.21%
2058 -1.01% -0.19%
2057 -1% -0.17%
2056 -0.97% -0.16%
2055 -0.96% -0.14%
2054 -0.95% -0.11%
2053 -0.93% -0.09%
2052 -0.91% -0.06%
2051 -0.89% -0.02%
2050 -0.87% 0.005%
2049 -0.85% 0.04%
2048 -0.83% 0.08%
2047 -0.8% 0.11%
2046 -0.77% 0.15%
2045 -0.73% 0.18%
2044 -0.71% 0.21%
2043 -0.67% 0.25%
2042 -0.64% 0.28%
2041 -0.61% 0.3%
2040 -0.57% 0.33%
2039 -0.53% 0.35%
2038 -0.5% 0.37%
2037 -0.48% 0.38%
2036 -0.45% 0.4%
2035 -0.42% 0.42%
2034 -0.39% 0.42%
2033 -0.36% 0.44%
2032 -0.34% 0.45%
2031 -0.31% 0.48%
2030 -0.31% 0.48%
2029 -0.29% 0.5%
2028 -0.28% 0.53%
2027 -0.27% 0.55%
2026 -0.24% 0.59%
2025 -0.16% 0.6%
2024 -0.23% 0.63%
2023 -1.1% 0.67%
2022 -0.3% 0.75%
2021 0.03% 0.87%
2020 0.002% 0.93%
2019 0.03% 0.97%
2018 0.05% 1.11%
2017 0.09% 1.25%
2016 0.07% 1.27%
2015 0.13% 1.25%
2014 0.18% 1.22%
2013 0.24% 1.19%
2012 0.28% 1.18%
2011 0.16% 1.16%
2010 0.24% 1.15%
2009 0.27% 1.51%
2008 0.36% 1.84%
2007 0.46% 1.78%
2006 0.47% 1.33%
2005 0.59% 0.93%
2004 0.63% 0.97%
2003 0.73% 1%
2002 0.7% 1.03%
2001 0.79% 1.06%
2000 0.99% 1.14%
1999 1.28% 1.31%
1998 1.06% 1.45%
1997 1.26% 1.46%
1996 1.03% 1.54%
1995 0.86% 1.69%
1994 1.41% 1.82%
1993 1.19% 1.94%
1992 1.32% 2.05%
1991 1.09% 2.12%
1990 0.71% 2.12%
1989 0.77% 2.08%
1988 0.69% 2.04%
1987 0.75% 2.05%
1986 0.77% 2.18%
1985 0.82% 2.35%
1984 1.05% 2.43%
1983 0.92% 2.41%
1982 1.23% 2.37%
1981 1.49% 2.38%
1980 1.7% 2.16%
1979 1.76% 2.25%
1978 1.32% 2.64%
1977 1.64% 2.66%
1976 1.63% 2.59%
1975 1.59% 2.35%
1974 1.53% 2.26%
1973 1.5% 2.26%
1972 1.53% 2.31%
1971 1.6% 2.35%
1970 1.67% 2.2%
1969 1.75% 2.13%
1968 1.85% 2.16%
1967 1.96% 2.29%
1966 2.1% 2.41%
1965 2.26% 2.56%
1964 2.44% 2.7%
1963 2.64% 2.8%
1962 2.88% 2.63%
1961 0.06% 2.7%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Mauritius declined by 0.16%, while Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Vietnam
Current population
1240721
102486146
Population rank 157/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 1.23%
One net population change
4.31 hours
51.8 seconds
One birth every
41 minutes
23.3 seconds
One death every
42.2 minutes
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline -6 +1,674
Annual growth/decline -2,038 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate -0.16% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 171/197 122/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change -2,784 -48,171
Net migration rank 103/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - -48,171
2024 374 -2,787 684,393 -59,645
2023 999 -2,824 727,955 -81,789
2022 -757 -2,824 775,914 -78,977
2021 -380 -4,324 799,593 -5,418
2020 2,406 -5,895 924,004 -6,457
2019 1,646 -5,202 895,262 -2,051
2018 2,152 -5,084 882,977 96,650
2017 3,289 -5,322 1,001,833 139,245
2016 2,906 -4,483 1,045,094 167,652
2015 2,905 -3,645 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 3,657 -3,691 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 4,281 -3,617 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 5,023 -3,663 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 5,511 -2,465 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 5,877 -2,624 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 6,113 -2,467 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 7,465 -2,589 1,008,141 571,113
2007 8,429 -2,642 981,689 523,784
2006 8,515 -2,757 943,041 482,399
2005 10,195 -2,840 942,084 -208,337
2004 10,745 -3,001 985,438 -220,458
2003 10,799 -3,141 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 11,685 -3,150 991,427 -193,766
2001 11,723 -3,225 985,610 -177,586
2000 12,224 -2,326 966,894 -144,298
1999 12,341 -1,463 925,519 -15,010
1998 11,489 -1,292 959,016 106,091
1997 11,943 -1,199 1,028,116 52,382
1996 13,041 -1,092 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 13,020 -1,144 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 14,355 -1,112 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 14,814 -1,189 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 15,833 -1,254 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 15,091 -1,333 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 15,564 -1,938 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 14,718 -2,463 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 14,084 -1,399 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 13,262 -300 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 12,340 852 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 12,451 615 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 13,665 -258 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 14,525 -1,756 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 15,880 -2,226 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 18,334 -1,559 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 19,321 -1,739 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 19,282 -2,363 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 18,670 -3,129 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 16,769 -3,749 1,259,315 49,655
1976 16,407 -3,807 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 15,342 -3,869 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 17,561 -4,908 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 13,145 -2,144 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 14,825 -2,408 921,524 -1,920
1971 15,441 -960 963,259 76,961
1970 16,190 -1,281 905,902 1,997
1969 15,761 -674 878,359 0
1968 17,884 -2,445 815,116 1,489
1967 17,560 -1,257 862,071 394
1966 20,758 -4,123 876,283 1,769
1965 20,482 -3,597 913,761 -1,438
1964 22,239 -4,850 950,219 -6,328
1963 22,069 -5,236 961,067 0
1962 20,660 -6,107 960,046 0
1961 20,355 -8,984 798,978 0
1960 19,931 -7,083 955,268 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 26.8% of the population change in Mauritius is from natural causes (a gain of 15,540 people) and 73.2% is from migration (a loss of 42,390 people). In Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

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
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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