Demographics & population — Mauritius
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Mauritius: 1,379,365
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Population overview
- Population
1,379,365
- Population Growth Rate
0.68%
- Urban Population
- Population in Major Urban Areas
PORT LOUIS (capital) 151,000
Age & family
- Age Structure
- Median Age
- Birth Rate - births/1,000 population
14
- Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population
6.79
- Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman
1.78
- Contraceptive Prevalance Rate - female 12-49
75.8%
- Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 12-49
75.8%
- Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2%
- Nationality Noun
Mauritian(s)
Education
- Literacy - total population
84.4%
- Literacy - male
88.6%
- Literacy - female
82.7%
- Literacy Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
3.5%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
60
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
1.06
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
3.4
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
5.9%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
18.5%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved