Homo sapiens; growth slowing toward a projected peak
Africa · Eastern Africa
Mauritius is recorded at 1.27m people in 2024, with total annual change of -2,696 under the WPP medium variant.
Mauritius observed 2023 population pyramid, grouped into five broad age bands from WPP single-age male and female arrays.
Population identity: births minus deaths plus net migration equals total change within the Record tolerance.
| Births | 11,600 |
|---|---|
| Deaths | -11,502 |
| Natural change | +98 |
| Net migration | -2,787 |
| Total change | -2,696 |
Change from 2024 to the WPP medium-variant 2100 endpoint.
| This year | -2,696 |
|---|---|
| Since peak | -21,106 since 2015 |
| Projected 2100 | 581.7k |
Current-rate extrapolation, not a forecast; WPP medium-variant projections remain the page baseline.
foreign citizens; working-age share is not published in IMS 2024.
No reviewed Layer 2 dispatch is attached to this country record.
WPP single-age population by sex, rendered as 5-year pyramid bands from the 101-bin canonical arrays.
Mauritius 2023 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 192.6k, ages 15-64 916.1k, ages 65+ 164.8k.
Mauritius 2050 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 126.4k, ages 15-64 691.5k, ages 65+ 289.3k.
Mauritius 2100 pyramid: male and female single-age arrays cover 101 age bins; ages 0-14 59.1k, ages 15-64 291.9k, ages 65+ 230.7k.
Stage since 2015.
First year deaths exceed births, if reached in the series.
Potential support ratio: ages 15-64 per person aged 65+. Working-age peak: 2015.
Generated 2026-06-26. Last observed year: 2023.
| Year | Population | Change | Births | Deaths | TFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.27m | -2,696 | 11.6k | 11.5k | 1.23 |
| 2030 | 1.25m | -3,863 | 10.7k | 12.8k | 1.21 |
| 2050 | 1.11m | -9,891 | 7.4k | 15.9k | 1.31 |
| 2080 | 783.3k | -11,228 | 4.8k | 15.2k | 1.41 |
| 2100 | 581.7k | -8,264 | 3.7k | 11.3k | 1.45 |