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Mauritius

Country

Member state of the United Nations.[1]

Capital
Population
1,243,741 in 2025[3]
Other published figures
  • 1,264,613in 2017[4]
Land area
2,000 km²[5]
Total area
2,040 km²[6] land and water
Official languages
Currency
Coast
Yes[11]
Continent
Official names

Parts of Mauritius

Loading 16 places.

Through time

Population over time[3]
196020251.2M

680,331 in 1960, 1,243,741 in 2025

Show as a table
YearPopulation
1960680,331
1961680,757
1962700,349
1963718,861
1964736,381
1965753,000
1966768,813
1967783,917
1968798,413
1969812,405
1970826,000
1971839,230
1972852,053
1973864,819
1974878,042
1975892,000
1976906,507
1977921,379
1978933,499
1979949,888
1980966,039
1981980,462
1982992,521
19831,001,691
19841,012,221
19851,020,528
19861,028,360
19871,036,082
19881,043,239
19891,051,260
19901,058,775
19911,070,266
19921,084,441
19931,097,374
19941,112,846
19951,122,457
19961,133,996
19971,148,284
19981,160,421
19991,175,267
20001,186,873
20011,196,287
20021,204,621
20031,213,370
20041,221,003
20051,228,254
20061,233,996
20071,239,630
20081,244,121
20091,247,429
20101,250,400
20111,252,404
20121,255,882
20131,258,927
20141,261,208
20151,262,879
20161,263,747
20171,264,887
20181,265,577
20191,265,985
20201,266,014
20211,266,334
20221,262,523
20231,248,647
20241,245,779
20251,243,741

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Codes

ISO alpha-2
MU[15]
ISO alpha-3
MUS[16]
ISO numeric
480[17]

Changes to this page's data

No changes recorded since the dataset of 5 November 2026.

Sources

  1. United Nations: Member States (checked 2026-11-05) Published directly by the source.
  2. Wikidata: Mauritius (Q1027), capital: Port Louis (revision 2564284960) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  3. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  4. Wikidata: Mauritius (Q1027), population (revision 2564284960) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  5. World Bank, World Development Indicators: Land area (sq. km) (AG.LND.TOTL.K2) (2026-10-08) Published directly by the source.
  6. Wikidata: Mauritius (Q1027), area (revision 2564284960) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  7. Wikidata: Mauritius (Q1027), official language: English (revision 2564284960) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  8. Wikidata: Mauritius (Q1027), official language: French (revision 2564284960) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  9. Wikidata: Mauritius (Q1027), currency: Mauritian rupee (revision 2564284960) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  10. Wikidata: Mauritius (Q1027), continent: Africa (revision 2564284960) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  11. Natural Earth: Admin 0 countries, 1:50m (revision v5.1.2) Published directly by the source.
  12. Wikidata: Mauritius (Q1027), official name (revision 2564284960) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  13. Wikidata: Mauritius (Q1027), official name (revision 2564284960) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  14. Wikidata: Mauritius (Q1027), official name (revision 2564284960) Wikidata statement that cites its own sources.
  15. Wikidata: Mauritius (Q1027), ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code (revision 2564284960) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  16. Wikidata: Mauritius (Q1027), ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 code (revision 2564284960) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.
  17. Wikidata: Mauritius (Q1027), ISO 3166-1 numeric code (revision 2564284960) Wikidata statement that does not cite a source yet.

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