Mauritius — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Mauritius, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Mauritius was -0.16% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 2.84% in 1962. The lowest was -1.11% in 2023 (about 6.8× the latest value).
Mauritius ranks 185 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 85%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 2.30%, so Mauritius sits below it. It peaked in 1962 and has fallen 106% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 224%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 48 of 48 economies; Cabo Verde (0.47%) is just above it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 4433% in 1962. That is 29% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1962; grown tenfold by 1962.
World ranking. Climbed: 209th of 216 in 1961 → 139th of 216 in 1970 → 124th of 216 in 1980 → 163rd of 216 in 1990 → 138th of 217 in 2000 → 172nd of 217 in 2010 → 173rd of 217 in 2020 → 185th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.16% | +0.1 pp |
| 2024 | -0.23% | +0.9 pp |
| 2023 | -1.11% | -0.8 pp |
| 2022 | -0.3% | -0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 0.03% | +0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 0% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 0.03% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 0.05% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 0.09% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 0.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 0.13% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 0.18% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 0.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 0.28% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 0.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 0.24% | -0.0 pp |
| 2009 | 0.27% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 0.36% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 0.46% | -0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 0.47% | -0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 0.59% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 0.63% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 0.72% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 0.69% | -0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 0.79% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 0.98% | -0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 1.27% | +0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 1.05% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 1.25% | +0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 1.02% | +0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 0.86% | -0.5 pp |
| 1994 | 1.4% | +0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 1.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 1.32% | +0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 1.08% | +0.4 pp |
| 1990 | 0.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 0.77% | +0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 0.69% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 0.75% | -0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 0.76% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 0.82% | -0.2 pp |
| 1984 | 1.05% | +0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 0.92% | -0.3 pp |
| 1982 | 1.22% | -0.3 pp |
| 1981 | 1.48% | -0.2 pp |
| 1980 | 1.69% | -0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 1.74% | +0.4 pp |
| 1978 | 1.31% | -0.3 pp |
| 1977 | 1.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 1.61% | +0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 1.58% | +0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 1.52% | +0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 1.49% | -0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 1.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 1.59% | -0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 1.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 1.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 1.83% | -0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 1.95% | -0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 2.08% | -0.2 pp |
| 1965 | 2.23% | -0.2 pp |
| 1964 | 2.41% | -0.2 pp |
| 1963 | 2.61% | -0.2 pp |
| 1962 | 2.84% | +2.8 pp |
| 1961 | 0.06% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Mauritius’s Population growth in 1962?
2.84% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Mauritius’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -361.6% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -0.16%; 2024: -0.23%; 2023: -1.11%; 2022: -0.3%; 2021: 0.03%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.