Mauritius Population Pyramid 1969
Mauritius in 1969
As of 1969, Mauritius counted 813,741 inhabitants. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 22.4%, up from 664,834 in 1959.
Half of the population was younger than 18.3 years; 42.3% were children under 15 and 3.6% were 65 or older. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Mauritius was 1.39 births per woman in 2023, under the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 73.4 years on average (76.9 years for girls, 70.1 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
27,563 immigrants live in Mauritius, 2.2% of the population.
| India | 8,855 |
| Bangladesh | 8,488 |
| China | 3,007 |
| Madagascar | 2,321 |
| France | 1,532 |
114,313 people born in Mauritius live in other countries.
| France | 44,709 |
| Australia | 28,962 |
| Canada | 20,173 |
| Italy | 7,315 |
| Réunion | 5,390 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 813,741 | 18.3 | |
| Réunion | 460,061 | 17.7 | |
| Eritrea | 1,212,006 | 18.8 | |
| Comoros | 237,001 | 17.6 | |
| Djibouti | 136,079 | 17.8 |





