Mauritius Population Pyramid 2007
Mauritius in 2007
As of 2007, Mauritius counted 1,269,519 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1997, the population was 1,184,298; it has grown by 7.2% since.
Half of the population was younger than 31.6 years; 22.9% were children under 15 and 6.7% were 65 or older. 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 | 1,269,519 | 31.6 | |
| Djibouti | 874,528 | 21.1 | |
| Réunion | 818,729 | 30.1 | |
| Comoros | 616,927 | 17.7 | |
| Mayotte | 190,761 | 17.8 |





