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Overview

ISO 3166-1 alpha-3MUS
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2MU
UN M49 numeric480
IOC codeMRI
Official nameRepublic of Mauritius
Native name(s)eng: official: Republic of Mauritius; common: Mauritius; fra: official: République de Maurice; common: Maurice; mfe: official: Republik Moris; common: Moris
Alt spellingsMU, Republic of Mauritius, République de Maurice
Statusofficially-assigned
IndependentYes
UN memberYes

Geography

RegionAfrica
SubregionEastern Africa
UN regional groupAfrican Group
CapitalPort Louis
Area (km²)2,040
Lat / Lng-20.2833, 57.5500
LandlockedNo
Borders (ISO3)
Top-level domain.mu
Calling coderoot: +2; suffixes: 30

Demographics

Population (World Bank)1,243,741 (2025)
Life expectancy (years, World Bank)73.789 (2024)
Languageseng: English; fra: French; mfe: Mauritian Creole
Demonymseng: f: Mauritian; m: Mauritian; fra: f: Mauricienne; m: Mauricien
Population time-series (UN WPP)74

Economy

GDP (current USD)16,157,804,491.761 (2025)
GDP per capita (current USD)12,991.294 (2025)
Unemployment rate (%)5.635 (2025)
CurrenciesMUR: name: Mauritian rupee; symbol: ₨

Population by year (UN WPP)

74 yearly data points — click to expand
YearPopulation
1950525,558
1951541,169
1952557,176
1953571,920
1954585,479
1955599,588
1956614,557
1957630,404
1958647,154
1959664,835
1960680,331
1961692,529
1962705,274
1963720,351
1964736,537
1965752,660
1966768,650
1967784,257
1968799,280
1969813,741
1970827,696
1971841,106
1972853,604
1973865,144
1974876,463
1975888,023
1976899,852
1977912,147
1978925,277
1979939,387
1980954,216
1981969,218
1982983,610
1983997,366
19841,011,238
19851,025,063
19861,038,344
19871,051,111
19881,063,593
19891,075,982
19901,089,024
19911,103,041
19921,117,670
19931,132,393
19941,146,548
19951,159,821
19961,172,383
19971,184,299
19981,195,105
19991,205,891
20001,216,629
20011,225,801
20021,234,085
20031,242,099
20041,249,800
20051,257,215
20061,263,781
20071,269,518
20081,274,635
20091,278,972
20101,282,709
20111,286,267
20121,289,170
20131,290,984
20141,292,005
20151,292,275
20161,291,803
20171,290,655
20181,288,833
20191,286,270
20201,283,223
20211,279,623
20221,276,130
20231,273,588

Full raw record (JSON)

JSON
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