Mauritius Population Pyramid 2005
Mauritius in 2005
The population of Mauritius in 2005 was 1,257,215. A decade earlier, in 1995, the population was 1,159,820; it has grown by 8.4% since.
With a median age of 30.7 years, Mauritius had a youth dependency ratio of 34.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 9.3 per 100 people of working age. The near-vertical sides of the pyramid indicate a stationary age structure, with births roughly balancing the passage of cohorts into older age.
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 | 1,257,215 | 30.7 | |
| Djibouti | 839,167 | 20.7 | |
| Réunion | 800,224 | 29.6 | |
| Comoros | 592,677 | 17.1 | |
| Mayotte | 179,601 | 17.9 |





