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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,121 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 34.9 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.54% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.09% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.5% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Mauritius vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Yemen
2100 573,538 111,531,602
2099 581,815 111,216,538
2098 590,276 110,873,896
2097 598,961 110,513,248
2096 607,840 110,125,357
2095 616,931 109,718,989
2094 626,226 109,287,747
2093 635,745 108,834,256
2092 645,427 108,350,834
2091 655,300 107,845,139
2090 665,341 107,319,234
2089 675,562 106,769,903
2088 685,908 106,198,480
2087 696,380 105,606,248
2086 707,018 104,994,691
2085 717,757 104,356,315
2084 728,558 103,704,067
2083 739,420 103,033,111
2082 750,402 102,348,794
2081 761,382 101,642,012
2080 772,374 100,920,728
2079 783,407 100,179,245
2078 794,452 99,422,962
2077 805,529 98,654,481
2076 816,547 97,862,812
2075 827,526 97,057,105
2074 838,506 96,230,615
2073 849,462 95,389,748
2072 860,405 94,528,518
2071 871,223 93,646,094
2070 882,091 92,750,891
2069 892,850 91,836,719
2068 903,547 90,906,457
2067 914,226 89,961,778
2066 924,869 88,998,844
2065 935,546 88,022,210
2064 946,145 87,033,422
2063 956,652 86,020,867
2062 967,159 84,985,459
2061 977,603 83,934,120
2060 988,022 82,867,105
2059 998,355 81,781,887
2058 1,008,603 80,678,032
2057 1,018,853 79,563,835
2056 1,029,103 78,436,146
2055 1,039,228 77,296,391
2054 1,049,313 76,143,587
2053 1,059,364 74,985,186
2052 1,069,276 73,813,387
2051 1,079,090 72,631,340
2050 1,088,773 71,436,891
2049 1,098,370 70,243,074
2048 1,107,805 69,043,876
2047 1,117,049 67,843,741
2046 1,126,022 66,638,116
2045 1,134,772 65,433,874
2044 1,143,155 64,230,423
2043 1,151,325 63,031,296
2042 1,159,078 61,838,177
2041 1,166,543 60,651,763
2040 1,173,673 59,475,172
2039 1,180,437 58,303,694
2038 1,186,773 57,135,690
2037 1,192,770 55,973,689
2036 1,198,476 54,809,098
2035 1,203,871 53,641,994
2034 1,208,936 52,476,195
2033 1,213,705 51,307,469
2032 1,218,138 50,140,351
2031 1,222,267 48,969,961
2030 1,226,049 47,786,079
2029 1,229,806 46,594,926
2028 1,233,411 45,403,313
2027 1,236,833 44,203,683
2026 1,240,121 43,000,078
2025 1,243,139 41,792,731
2024 1,245,779 40,583,164
2023 1,248,647 39,390,799
2022 1,262,523 38,222,876
2021 1,266,334 37,140,230
2020 1,266,014 36,134,863
2019 1,265,985 35,111,408
2018 1,265,577 34,085,182
2017 1,264,887 33,090,921
2016 1,263,747 32,109,010
2015 1,262,879 31,159,379
2014 1,261,208 30,226,309
2013 1,258,927 29,312,952
2012 1,255,882 28,433,647
2011 1,252,404 27,582,897
2010 1,250,400 26,754,387
2009 1,247,429 25,927,724
2008 1,244,121 25,111,941
2007 1,239,630 24,318,082
2006 1,233,996 23,543,083
2005 1,228,254 22,790,085
2004 1,221,003 22,095,167
2003 1,213,370 21,456,379
2002 1,204,621 20,835,086
2001 1,196,287 20,226,147
2000 1,186,873 19,624,141
1999 1,175,267 19,029,420
1998 1,160,421 18,446,013
1997 1,148,284 17,873,936
1996 1,133,996 17,313,177
1995 1,122,457 16,740,058
1994 1,112,846 16,149,147
1993 1,097,374 15,563,914
1992 1,084,441 14,989,494
1991 1,070,266 14,430,201
1990 1,058,775 13,887,862
1989 1,051,260 13,364,174
1988 1,043,239 12,859,708
1987 1,036,082 12,369,912
1986 1,028,360 11,901,040
1985 1,020,528 11,453,825
1984 1,012,221 11,025,597
1983 1,001,691 10,621,499
1982 992,521 10,241,006
1981 980,462 9,882,362
1980 966,039 9,543,358
1979 949,888 9,224,194
1978 933,499 8,926,586
1977 921,379 8,648,222
1976 906,507 8,384,113
1975 892,000 8,133,598
1974 878,042 7,896,783
1973 864,819 7,672,796
1972 852,053 7,460,068
1971 839,230 7,257,462
1970 826,000 7,065,279
1969 812,405 6,875,859
1968 798,413 6,690,524
1967 783,917 6,516,444
1966 768,813 6,351,494
1965 753,000 6,195,593
1964 736,381 6,048,006
1963 718,861 5,911,135
1962 700,349 5,782,221
1961 680,757 5,655,232
1960 680,331 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritius increased by 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Yemen is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 112M 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
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Yemen
2100 -1.42% 0.28%
2099 -1.43% 0.31%
2098 -1.45% 0.33%
2097 -1.46% 0.35%
2096 -1.47% 0.37%
2095 -1.48% 0.39%
2094 -1.5% 0.42%
2093 -1.5% 0.45%
2092 -1.51% 0.47%
2091 -1.51% 0.49%
2090 -1.51% 0.51%
2089 -1.51% 0.54%
2088 -1.5% 0.56%
2087 -1.5% 0.58%
2086 -1.5% 0.61%
2085 -1.48% 0.63%
2084 -1.47% 0.65%
2083 -1.46% 0.67%
2082 -1.44% 0.7%
2081 -1.42% 0.71%
2080 -1.41% 0.74%
2079 -1.39% 0.76%
2078 -1.38% 0.78%
2077 -1.35% 0.81%
2076 -1.33% 0.83%
2075 -1.31% 0.86%
2074 -1.29% 0.88%
2073 -1.27% 0.91%
2072 -1.24% 0.94%
2071 -1.23% 0.97%
2070 -1.21% 1%
2069 -1.18% 1.02%
2068 -1.17% 1.05%
2067 -1.15% 1.08%
2066 -1.14% 1.11%
2065 -1.12% 1.14%
2064 -1.1% 1.18%
2063 -1.09% 1.22%
2062 -1.07% 1.25%
2061 -1.05% 1.29%
2060 -1.04% 1.33%
2059 -1.02% 1.37%
2058 -1.01% 1.4%
2057 -1% 1.44%
2056 -0.97% 1.47%
2055 -0.96% 1.51%
2054 -0.95% 1.54%
2053 -0.93% 1.59%
2052 -0.91% 1.63%
2051 -0.89% 1.67%
2050 -0.87% 1.7%
2049 -0.85% 1.74%
2048 -0.83% 1.77%
2047 -0.8% 1.81%
2046 -0.77% 1.84%
2045 -0.73% 1.87%
2044 -0.71% 1.9%
2043 -0.67% 1.93%
2042 -0.64% 1.96%
2041 -0.61% 1.98%
2040 -0.57% 2.01%
2039 -0.53% 2.04%
2038 -0.5% 2.08%
2037 -0.48% 2.12%
2036 -0.45% 2.18%
2035 -0.42% 2.22%
2034 -0.39% 2.28%
2033 -0.36% 2.33%
2032 -0.34% 2.39%
2031 -0.31% 2.48%
2030 -0.31% 2.56%
2029 -0.29% 2.62%
2028 -0.28% 2.71%
2027 -0.27% 2.8%
2026 -0.24% 2.89%
2025 -0.21% 2.98%
2024 -0.23% 3.03%
2023 -1.1% 3.06%
2022 -0.3% 2.92%
2021 0.03% 2.78%
2020 0.002% 2.91%
2019 0.03% 3.01%
2018 0.05% 3%
2017 0.09% 3.06%
2016 0.07% 3.05%
2015 0.13% 3.09%
2014 0.18% 3.12%
2013 0.24% 3.09%
2012 0.28% 3.08%
2011 0.16% 3.1%
2010 0.24% 3.19%
2009 0.27% 3.25%
2008 0.36% 3.26%
2007 0.46% 3.29%
2006 0.47% 3.3%
2005 0.59% 3.15%
2004 0.63% 2.98%
2003 0.73% 2.98%
2002 0.7% 3.01%
2001 0.79% 3.07%
2000 0.99% 3.13%
1999 1.28% 3.16%
1998 1.06% 3.2%
1997 1.26% 3.24%
1996 1.03% 3.42%
1995 0.86% 3.66%
1994 1.41% 3.76%
1993 1.19% 3.83%
1992 1.32% 3.88%
1991 1.09% 3.91%
1990 0.71% 3.92%
1989 0.77% 3.92%
1988 0.69% 3.96%
1987 0.75% 3.94%
1986 0.77% 3.9%
1985 0.82% 3.88%
1984 1.05% 3.8%
1983 0.92% 3.72%
1982 1.23% 3.63%
1981 1.49% 3.55%
1980 1.7% 3.46%
1979 1.76% 3.33%
1978 1.32% 3.22%
1977 1.64% 3.15%
1976 1.63% 3.08%
1975 1.59% 3%
1974 1.53% 2.92%
1973 1.5% 2.85%
1972 1.53% 2.79%
1971 1.6% 2.72%
1970 1.67% 2.75%
1969 1.75% 2.77%
1968 1.85% 2.67%
1967 1.96% 2.6%
1966 2.1% 2.52%
1965 2.26% 2.44%
1964 2.44% 2.32%
1963 2.64% 2.23%
1962 2.88% 2.25%
1961 0.06% 2.22%

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/yemen | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Mauritius declined by 0.23%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Yemen
Current population
1240121
43325643
Population rank 157/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.52%
One net population change
3.05 hours
26.4 seconds
One birth every
41.3 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
44.8 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline -8 +3,267
Annual growth/decline -2,868 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate -0.23% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 13/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change -2,784 -16,291
Net migration rank 103/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - -16,291
2024 - -2,787 - -10,482
2023 999 -2,824 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 -757 -2,824 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 -253 -4,324 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 2,405 -5,895 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 1,773 -5,202 1,056,432 2,129
2018 2,151 -5,084 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 3,415 -5,322 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 2,906 -4,483 975,697 -6,492
2015 3,031 -3,645 939,922 -9,883
2014 3,657 -3,691 920,330 15,764
2013 4,281 -3,617 884,929 5,697
2012 5,149 -3,663 845,645 22,349
2011 5,511 -2,465 806,359 27,184
2010 5,877 -2,624 803,246 20,269
2009 6,113 -2,467 798,911 30,919
2008 7,465 -2,589 779,123 22,621
2007 8,429 -2,642 764,780 21,210
2006 8,515 -2,757 750,082 13,940
2005 10,195 -2,840 726,708 15,283
2004 10,745 -3,001 710,493 -62,641
2003 10,799 -3,141 694,457 -64,737
2002 11,685 -3,150 672,494 -59,648
2001 11,723 -3,225 658,704 -53,698
2000 12,224 -2,326 646,694 -47,713
1999 12,341 -1,463 633,166 -42,731
1998 11,489 -1,292 615,488 -39,096
1997 11,943 -1,199 604,443 -36,694
1996 13,041 -1,092 588,786 -35,043
1995 13,020 -1,144 607,966 -15,485
1994 14,355 -1,112 602,363 -13,040
1993 14,814 -1,189 595,459 -14,332
1992 15,833 -1,254 582,072 -14,372
1991 15,091 -1,333 565,837 -14,964
1990 15,564 -1,938 549,654 -15,847
1989 14,718 -2,463 530,464 -16,876
1988 14,084 -1,399 513,296 -17,952
1987 13,262 -300 493,337 -9,097
1986 12,340 852 464,665 -11,151
1985 12,451 615 455,576 -14,660
1984 13,665 -258 434,674 -19,143
1983 14,525 -1,756 414,823 -22,152
1982 15,880 -2,226 392,302 -23,981
1981 18,334 -1,559 374,482 -25,499
1980 19,321 -1,739 355,767 -26,740
1979 19,282 -2,363 336,378 -27,090
1978 18,670 -3,129 312,439 -26,524
1977 16,769 -3,749 296,115 -25,305
1976 16,407 -3,807 281,078 -23,669
1975 15,342 -3,869 266,815 -23,192
1974 17,561 -4,908 252,737 -22,726
1973 13,145 -2,144 240,235 -22,282
1972 14,825 -2,408 229,322 -21,826
1971 15,441 -960 219,095 -21,386
1970 16,190 -1,281 207,613 -20,966
1969 15,761 -674 196,305 -4,121
1968 17,884 -2,445 182,518 -4,031
1967 17,560 -1,257 173,637 -3,959
1966 20,758 -4,123 164,091 -3,874
1965 20,482 -3,597 155,398 -3,797
1964 22,239 -4,850 147,299 -3,712
1963 22,069 -5,236 133,781 -3,640
1962 20,660 -6,107 131,262 -3,572
1961 20,355 -8,984 129,787 -3,503
1960 19,931 -7,083 122,994 -3,431

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

GeoRank.org/population/mauritius/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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