Mauritius
Country in Africa
In brief
Population growth per year: -0.2% (2025). World rank 183 of 216; in Africa, 54 of 54. Aged 0–14: 14.5% (2025). World rank 185 of 216; in Africa, 54 of 54. Aged 15–64: 71.3% (2025). World rank 18 of 216; in Africa, 2 of 54. From 2015 to 2025: population 1.3M → 1.2M, population growth per year +0.1% → -0.2%, and living in cities 39.7% → 39%.
Population and migration
Age and life expectancy
Births and deaths
Society
- Languages
- English, French, Mauritian Creole
- Religions
- Hindu 48.5%, Catholic 26.3%, Muslim 17.3%, and other Christian 6.4% (2011)