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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Mauritius was 1,245,779 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Mauritius' population is 1,240,121 people compared to 22,697,916 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Zambia's population is 18.3 times bigger than Mauritius'.
  • Mauritius is ranked the 157th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.29% of the world: 0.01% for Mauritius vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Mauritius has had an average growth rate of -0.09% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Mauritius has increased from 1.23M people to 1.24M (0.5% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.7M (87.1% growth).

Mauritius vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Mauritius
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Mauritius Zambia
2100 573,538 65,217,429
2099 581,815 64,871,545
2098 590,276 64,515,891
2097 598,961 64,148,736
2096 607,840 63,777,313
2095 616,931 63,393,169
2094 626,226 62,992,652
2093 635,745 62,590,327
2092 645,427 62,175,930
2091 655,300 61,750,591
2090 665,341 61,321,399
2089 675,562 60,880,148
2088 685,908 60,434,676
2087 696,380 59,970,107
2086 707,018 59,499,234
2085 717,757 59,023,040
2084 728,558 58,535,857
2083 739,420 58,040,512
2082 750,402 57,538,672
2081 761,382 57,027,491
2080 772,374 56,506,421
2079 783,407 55,983,242
2078 794,452 55,449,777
2077 805,529 54,906,771
2076 816,547 54,361,075
2075 827,526 53,806,856
2074 838,506 53,246,777
2073 849,462 52,677,348
2072 860,405 52,101,139
2071 871,223 51,519,691
2070 882,091 50,931,614
2069 892,850 50,334,700
2068 903,547 49,737,479
2067 914,226 49,135,488
2066 924,869 48,530,443
2065 935,546 47,918,592
2064 946,145 47,299,740
2063 956,652 46,677,439
2062 967,159 46,048,819
2061 977,603 45,416,657
2060 988,022 44,777,347
2059 998,355 44,137,306
2058 1,008,603 43,494,451
2057 1,018,853 42,851,923
2056 1,029,103 42,206,898
2055 1,039,228 41,558,284
2054 1,049,313 40,906,492
2053 1,059,364 40,255,629
2052 1,069,276 39,603,888
2051 1,079,090 38,949,958
2050 1,088,773 38,294,607
2049 1,098,370 37,634,194
2048 1,107,805 36,971,309
2047 1,117,049 36,309,749
2046 1,126,022 35,645,868
2045 1,134,772 34,981,812
2044 1,143,155 34,316,981
2043 1,151,325 33,652,420
2042 1,159,078 32,990,657
2041 1,166,543 32,329,447
2040 1,173,673 31,664,262
2039 1,180,437 31,001,305
2038 1,186,773 30,335,662
2037 1,192,770 29,668,561
2036 1,198,476 29,000,264
2035 1,203,871 28,333,498
2034 1,208,936 27,671,195
2033 1,213,705 27,011,974
2032 1,218,138 26,356,580
2031 1,222,267 25,702,812
2030 1,226,049 25,055,216
2029 1,229,806 24,414,405
2028 1,233,411 23,780,809
2027 1,236,833 23,151,479
2026 1,240,121 22,529,742
2025 1,243,139 21,918,187
2024 1,245,779 21,314,956
2023 1,248,647 20,723,965
2022 1,262,523 20,152,938
2021 1,266,334 19,603,607
2020 1,266,014 19,059,395
2019 1,265,985 18,513,839
2018 1,265,577 17,973,569
2017 1,264,887 17,441,320
2016 1,263,747 16,914,423
2015 1,262,879 16,399,089
2014 1,261,208 15,895,315
2013 1,258,927 15,398,997
2012 1,255,882 14,913,629
2011 1,252,404 14,437,796
2010 1,250,400 13,965,594
2009 1,247,429 13,490,389
2008 1,244,121 13,021,324
2007 1,239,630 12,565,085
2006 1,233,996 12,129,553
2005 1,228,254 11,718,819
2004 1,221,003 11,338,198
2003 1,213,370 10,983,595
2002 1,204,621 10,647,949
2001 1,196,287 10,325,185
2000 1,186,873 10,017,631
1999 1,175,267 9,740,005
1998 1,160,421 9,482,408
1997 1,148,284 9,237,063
1996 1,133,996 9,004,053
1995 1,122,457 8,785,763
1994 1,112,846 8,576,269
1993 1,097,374 8,373,921
1992 1,084,441 8,176,680
1991 1,070,266 7,981,650
1990 1,058,775 7,786,169
1989 1,051,260 7,589,216
1988 1,043,239 7,391,440
1987 1,036,082 7,191,282
1986 1,028,360 6,986,471
1985 1,020,528 6,780,953
1984 1,012,221 6,580,490
1983 1,001,691 6,381,038
1982 992,521 6,178,637
1981 980,462 5,983,289
1980 966,039 5,802,833
1979 949,888 5,631,728
1978 933,499 5,465,374
1977 921,379 5,302,480
1976 906,507 5,143,842
1975 892,000 4,990,086
1974 878,042 4,842,746
1973 864,819 4,702,693
1972 852,053 4,569,309
1971 839,230 4,442,525
1970 826,000 4,321,718
1969 812,405 4,197,116
1968 798,413 4,065,593
1967 783,917 3,936,343
1966 768,813 3,812,003
1965 753,000 3,692,086
1964 736,381 3,577,017
1963 718,861 3,465,907
1962 700,349 3,358,099
1961 680,757 3,254,086
1960 680,331 3,153,729

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/zambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Mauritius increased by 29,751 people (a 2.41% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Mauritius lost 23,626 people (a 1.87% decline), while Zambia's population increased by 5,783,493 people (a 34.2% growth).

Mauritius was ranked 151st most populous country in 2006 and is 157th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 68.7% to 38,294,607 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

Zambia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 65.2M 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
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Mauritius Zambia
2100 -1.42% 0.53%
2099 -1.43% 0.55%
2098 -1.45% 0.57%
2097 -1.46% 0.58%
2096 -1.47% 0.61%
2095 -1.48% 0.64%
2094 -1.5% 0.64%
2093 -1.5% 0.67%
2092 -1.51% 0.69%
2091 -1.51% 0.7%
2090 -1.51% 0.72%
2089 -1.51% 0.74%
2088 -1.5% 0.77%
2087 -1.5% 0.79%
2086 -1.5% 0.81%
2085 -1.48% 0.83%
2084 -1.47% 0.85%
2083 -1.46% 0.87%
2082 -1.44% 0.9%
2081 -1.42% 0.92%
2080 -1.41% 0.93%
2079 -1.39% 0.96%
2078 -1.38% 0.99%
2077 -1.35% 1%
2076 -1.33% 1.03%
2075 -1.31% 1.05%
2074 -1.29% 1.08%
2073 -1.27% 1.11%
2072 -1.24% 1.13%
2071 -1.23% 1.15%
2070 -1.21% 1.19%
2069 -1.18% 1.2%
2068 -1.17% 1.23%
2067 -1.15% 1.25%
2066 -1.14% 1.28%
2065 -1.12% 1.31%
2064 -1.1% 1.33%
2063 -1.09% 1.37%
2062 -1.07% 1.39%
2061 -1.05% 1.43%
2060 -1.04% 1.45%
2059 -1.02% 1.48%
2058 -1.01% 1.5%
2057 -1% 1.53%
2056 -0.97% 1.56%
2055 -0.96% 1.59%
2054 -0.95% 1.62%
2053 -0.93% 1.65%
2052 -0.91% 1.68%
2051 -0.89% 1.71%
2050 -0.87% 1.75%
2049 -0.85% 1.79%
2048 -0.83% 1.82%
2047 -0.8% 1.86%
2046 -0.77% 1.9%
2045 -0.73% 1.94%
2044 -0.71% 1.97%
2043 -0.67% 2.01%
2042 -0.64% 2.05%
2041 -0.61% 2.1%
2040 -0.57% 2.14%
2039 -0.53% 2.19%
2038 -0.5% 2.25%
2037 -0.48% 2.3%
2036 -0.45% 2.35%
2035 -0.42% 2.39%
2034 -0.39% 2.44%
2033 -0.36% 2.49%
2032 -0.34% 2.54%
2031 -0.31% 2.58%
2030 -0.31% 2.62%
2029 -0.29% 2.66%
2028 -0.28% 2.72%
2027 -0.27% 2.76%
2026 -0.24% 2.79%
2025 -0.21% 2.83%
2024 -0.23% 2.85%
2023 -1.1% 2.83%
2022 -0.3% 2.8%
2021 0.03% 2.86%
2020 0.002% 2.95%
2019 0.03% 3.01%
2018 0.05% 3.05%
2017 0.09% 3.12%
2016 0.07% 3.14%
2015 0.13% 3.17%
2014 0.18% 3.22%
2013 0.24% 3.25%
2012 0.28% 3.3%
2011 0.16% 3.38%
2010 0.24% 3.52%
2009 0.27% 3.6%
2008 0.36% 3.63%
2007 0.46% 3.59%
2006 0.47% 3.5%
2005 0.59% 3.36%
2004 0.63% 3.23%
2003 0.73% 3.15%
2002 0.7% 3.13%
2001 0.79% 3.07%
2000 0.99% 2.85%
1999 1.28% 2.72%
1998 1.06% 2.66%
1997 1.26% 2.59%
1996 1.03% 2.48%
1995 0.86% 2.44%
1994 1.41% 2.42%
1993 1.19% 2.41%
1992 1.32% 2.44%
1991 1.09% 2.51%
1990 0.71% 2.6%
1989 0.77% 2.68%
1988 0.69% 2.78%
1987 0.75% 2.93%
1986 0.77% 3.03%
1985 0.82% 3.05%
1984 1.05% 3.13%
1983 0.92% 3.28%
1982 1.23% 3.26%
1981 1.49% 3.11%
1980 1.7% 3.04%
1979 1.76% 3.04%
1978 1.32% 3.07%
1977 1.64% 3.08%
1976 1.63% 3.08%
1975 1.59% 3.04%
1974 1.53% 2.98%
1973 1.5% 2.92%
1972 1.53% 2.85%
1971 1.6% 2.8%
1970 1.67% 2.97%
1969 1.75% 3.24%
1968 1.85% 3.28%
1967 1.96% 3.26%
1966 2.1% 3.25%
1965 2.26% 3.22%
1964 2.44% 3.21%
1963 2.64% 3.21%
1962 2.88% 3.2%
1961 0.06% 3.18%

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 Zambia's population grew by 2.85%.

Live population counters

Mauritius Zambia
Current population
1240121
22697916
Population rank 157/197 62/197
Percent of world population 0.01% 0.27%
One net population change
3.05 hours
53.4 seconds
One birth every
41.3 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
44.8 minutes
4.87 minutes
Daily growth/decline -8 +1,619
Annual growth/decline -2,868 +590,991
Annual growth/decline rate -0.23% +2.85%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 21/197
One migration net change every
3.16 hours
1.34 hours
Annual migration change -2,784 +6,562
Net migration rank 103/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 29,142 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 165/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.3% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 129/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

Mauritius
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Mauritius Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -2,784 - 6,562
2024 - -2,787 - 7,381
2023 999 -2,824 577,660 9,521
2022 -757 -2,824 563,456 -8,566
2021 -253 -4,324 535,629 8,143
2020 2,405 -5,895 536,484 8,156
2019 1,773 -5,202 528,089 18,385
2018 2,151 -5,084 515,644 18,431
2017 3,415 -5,322 504,630 25,789
2016 2,906 -4,483 497,521 25,860
2015 3,031 -3,645 491,021 16,261
2014 3,657 -3,691 483,663 16,574
2013 4,281 -3,617 476,846 15,542
2012 5,149 -3,663 469,406 8,958
2011 5,511 -2,465 459,743 13,569
2010 5,877 -2,624 448,337 22,761
2009 6,113 -2,467 434,458 44,867
2008 7,465 -2,589 419,560 39,249
2007 8,429 -2,642 403,729 49,945
2006 8,515 -2,757 387,891 29,517
2005 10,195 -2,840 368,756 35,316
2004 10,745 -3,001 349,352 7,819
2003 10,799 -3,141 331,189 20,845
2002 11,685 -3,150 316,041 3,206
2001 11,723 -3,225 302,682 23,582
2000 12,224 -2,326 293,186 -4,338
1999 12,341 -1,463 283,297 -16,888
1998 11,489 -1,292 275,568 -26,796
1997 11,943 -1,199 268,198 -26,276
1996 13,041 -1,092 262,468 -38,358
1995 13,020 -1,144 257,897 -45,423
1994 14,355 -1,112 252,023 -45,504
1993 14,814 -1,189 245,917 -47,739
1992 15,833 -1,254 239,953 -43,656
1991 15,091 -1,333 237,957 -44,203
1990 15,564 -1,938 235,835 -38,619
1989 14,718 -2,463 233,429 -36,736
1988 14,084 -1,399 230,118 -31,270
1987 13,262 -300 227,813 -26,338
1986 12,340 852 224,768 -16,610
1985 12,451 615 221,351 -18,474
1984 13,665 -258 216,695 -18,652
1983 14,525 -1,756 212,712 -11,849
1982 15,880 -2,226 207,621 -3,676
1981 18,334 -1,559 202,822 -16,072
1980 19,321 -1,739 198,817 -24,664
1979 19,282 -2,363 197,578 -29,515
1978 18,670 -3,129 194,933 -30,284
1977 16,769 -3,749 191,557 -30,423
1976 16,407 -3,807 186,762 -30,612
1975 15,342 -3,869 182,258 -30,886
1974 17,561 -4,908 174,484 -31,178
1973 13,145 -2,144 168,258 -31,472
1972 14,825 -2,408 161,648 -31,672
1971 15,441 -960 155,249 -31,651
1970 16,190 -1,281 149,380 -31,370
1969 15,761 -674 142,660 -11,469
1968 17,884 -2,445 137,315 -5,447
1967 17,560 -1,257 131,938 -5,298
1966 20,758 -4,123 127,164 -5,129
1965 20,482 -3,597 122,814 -5,023
1964 22,239 -4,850 117,197 -4,851
1963 22,069 -5,236 114,555 -4,676
1962 20,660 -6,107 110,173 -4,428
1961 20,355 -8,984 106,318 -4,043
1960 19,931 -7,083 102,335 -3,898

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

GeoRank.org/population/mauritius/zambia | 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 Zambia 97.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,233,797 people) and 2.58% is from migration (a gain of 138,554 people).

As of 2024, 29,142 residents or 2.3% of the population were not native-born in Mauritius, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

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
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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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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