Mauritius — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Mauritius, 1960–2025.
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%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 29 of 48 economies; Guinea (38.52%) is just below it.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 88th of 217 in 1960 → 97th of 217 in 1970 → 122nd of 217 in 1980 → 128th of 217 in 1990 → 145th of 217 in 2000 → 158th of 217 in 2010 → 171st of 217 in 2020 → 175th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39.04% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 39.02% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 39% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 39% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 39.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 39.16% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 39.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 39.35% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 39.45% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 39.56% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 39.67% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 39.79% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 39.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 40.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 40.17% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 40.3% | -0.2 pp |
| 2009 | 40.45% | -0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 40.62% | -0.2 pp |
| 2007 | 40.78% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 40.96% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 41.14% | -0.2 pp |
| 2004 | 41.33% | -0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 41.51% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 41.7% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 41.88% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 42.06% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 42.26% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 42.48% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 42.72% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 42.97% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 43.2% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 43.42% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 43.62% | -0.2 pp |
| 1992 | 43.77% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 43.86% | -0.0 pp |
| 1990 | 43.9% | +0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 43.78% | +0.3 pp |
| 1988 | 43.46% | +0.4 pp |
| 1987 | 43.03% | +0.5 pp |
| 1986 | 42.56% | +0.4 pp |
| 1985 | 42.13% | +0.3 pp |
| 1984 | 41.82% | +0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 41.7% | -0.1 pp |
| 1982 | 41.76% | -0.2 pp |
| 1981 | 41.91% | -0.2 pp |
| 1980 | 42.14% | -0.3 pp |
| 1979 | 42.42% | -0.3 pp |
| 1978 | 42.74% | -0.3 pp |
| 1977 | 43.06% | -0.3 pp |
| 1976 | 43.38% | -0.3 pp |
| 1975 | 43.66% | -0.2 pp |
| 1974 | 43.89% | -0.2 pp |
| 1973 | 44.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 44.1% | +0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 44.06% | +0.1 pp |
| 1970 | 43.95% | +0.2 pp |
| 1969 | 43.77% | +0.2 pp |
| 1968 | 43.53% | +0.3 pp |
| 1967 | 43.23% | +0.4 pp |
| 1966 | 42.88% | +0.4 pp |
| 1965 | 42.47% | +0.4 pp |
| 1964 | 42.03% | +0.5 pp |
| 1963 | 41.54% | +0.5 pp |
| 1962 | 41.02% | +0.6 pp |
| 1961 | 40.46% | +0.6 pp |
| 1960 | 39.89% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Mauritius’s Urban population in 1961?
40.46% (1961). 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 % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Mauritius’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -2.1% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. 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: 39.04%; 2024: 39.02%; 2023: 39%; 2022: 39%; 2021: 39.08%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.