Mauritius Population Pyramid 2001
Mauritius in 2001
The population of Mauritius in 2001 was 1,225,801. That is 11.1% more than in 1991, when the population stood at 1,103,041.
With a median age of 29.4 years, Mauritius had a youth dependency ratio of 36.9 and an old-age dependency ratio of 9.1 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 1,225,801 | 29.4 | |
| Réunion | 772,236 | 28.4 | |
| Djibouti | 771,313 | 20.2 | |
| Comoros | 547,220 | 16.4 | |
| Mayotte | 162,701 | 18.0 |





