MUS / Sub-Saharan Africa

Mauritius

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Capital
Port Louis
Currency
Mauritian rupee
Continent
Africa
Area
2,040 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q1027 · Official languages: English, French
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
1.24M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
16.16B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
12.99K · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
3.67 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
5.64 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
1.44 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
73.79 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Mauritius: 1.24M
Mauritius · Population1.23M1.24M1.25M1.26M1.27M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Mauritius · Population · people
YearMauritius
20251,243,741
20241,245,779
20231,248,647
20221,262,523
20211,266,334
20201,266,014
20191,265,985
20181,265,577
20171,264,887
20161,263,747
20151,262,879
20141,261,208
20131,258,927
20121,255,882
20111,252,404
20101,250,400
20091,247,429
20081,244,121
20071,239,630
20061,233,996
current US$ · 20062025
2025Mauritius: 16.16B
Mauritius · GDP6.24B8.94B11.65B14.35B17.06B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Mauritius · GDP · current US$
YearMauritius
202516,157,804,491.76
202414,938,055,690.36
202314,072,212,290.46
202212,936,444,123.3
202111,622,048,696.81
202011,566,111,137.56
201914,645,235,204.62
201814,957,535,715.97
201713,896,938,315.28
201612,757,680,846.57
201512,162,211,503.08
201413,230,490,081.57
201312,434,596,541.3
201211,832,323,837.11
201111,677,718,382.43
201010,144,716,154.94
20099,264,482,255.83
200810,127,741,914.53
20078,277,474,849.95
20067,137,710,412.94

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Mauritius: 12.99K
Mauritius · GDP per capita5,063.527,225.649,387.7611.55K13.71K2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Mauritius · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearMauritius
202512,991.29
202411,990.94
202311,269.97
202210,246.5
20219,177.71
20209,135.85
201911,568.25
201811,818.75
201710,986.7
201610,095.12
20159,630.54
201410,490.33
20139,877.14
20129,421.53
20119,324.24
20108,113.18
20097,426.86
20088,140.48
20076,677.38
20065,784.22
% · 20062025
2025Mauritius: 3.67
Mauritius · Inflation-0.632.485.598.711.812006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Mauritius · Inflation · %
YearMauritius
20253.67
20243.6
20237.05
202210.77
20214.03
20202.58
20190.41
20183.22
20173.67
20160.98
20151.29
20143.22
20133.54
20123.85
20116.52
20102.93
20092.52
20089.73
20078.83
20068.91

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Mauritius: 5.64
Mauritius · Unemployment5.26.257.298.349.392006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Mauritius · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearMauritius
20255.64
20245.55
20235.57
20226.32
20217.72
20208.63
20196.33
20186.43
20176.75
20166.81
20157.41
20147.47
20137.32
20127.47
20117.45
20107.65
20097.26
20087.17
20078.48
20069.04

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Mauritius:
Mauritius · Fertility rate1.291.421.551.681.812006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Mauritius · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearMauritius
2025No data available
20241.44
20231.4
20221.33
20211.42
20201.46
20191.41
20181.42
20171.46
20161.41
20151.37
20141.44
20131.45
20121.56
20111.55
20101.57
20091.59
20081.67
20071.74
20061.77

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Mauritius:
Mauritius · Life expectancy72.2272.8573.4774.174.722006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Mauritius · Life expectancy · years
YearMauritius
2025No data available
202473.79
202373.41
202273.51
202173.68
202074.18
201974.24
201874.42
201774.51
201674.39
201574.35
201474.19
201374.02
201273.86
201173.27
201072.97
200972.88
200872.57
200772.57
200672.43
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology