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Mauritius — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Mauritius, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
39.04%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · -2.1% since 1960
Urban population for Mauritius was 39.04% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 44.10% in 1972. The lowest was 39.00% in 2022 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.03% per year.
Mauritius ranks 175 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 81%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 45.11%, so Mauritius sits below it. It peaked in 1972 and has fallen 11% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 2%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
39.04%
First (1960)
39.89%
Change
-2.1%
Highest
44.10%
in 1972
Lowest
39.00%
in 2022
Average
41.77%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-0.03%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 39.04% |
| 2024 | 39.02% |
| 2023 | 39% |
| 2022 | 39% |
| 2021 | 39.08% |
| 2020 | 39.16% |
| 2019 | 39.25% |
| 2018 | 39.35% |
| 2017 | 39.45% |
| 2016 | 39.56% |
| 2015 | 39.67% |
| 2014 | 39.79% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). 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.