People

As of late 2022, the Republic of Mauritius has a slightly higher female population than male. The population includes approximately 638,015 females (50.6%) and 623,181 males (49.4%), totaling 1,261,196. Females outnumber males by roughly 15,000, particularly within older age

Population: 1,241,856 (2025)

Age Structure (2025)

  • Under 15 years : 15.8
  • 15  -  59 years :  62.9
  • 60  -  64 years :  6.5
  • 65 years and over :  14.8

Dependency Ratio: 441.4

Sex Ratio: 98.0

Population Growth Gate: -0.21 % (31st December 2022)

Birth Rate: 9.6  births/1,000 population (2022)

Death Rate: 10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2022)

Net Migration Rate: -2,784 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025)

Urbanization: urban population: 42% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 0.9% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: The sex ratio stood at 98.0 in 2016 and 2017 but has decreased slightly to 97.9 in 2018.

Infant mortality rate: The infant mortality rate, defined as the number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births, increased from 11.8 in 2016 to 12.2 in 2017. During the year 2017, some 164 infant deaths (deaths to children aged under one year) were registered in the Republic of Mauritius against 154 in 2016, representing an increase of 6.5%.

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 74 years male: 70.53 years female: 77.65 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.81 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - Adult prevalence rate: 1.7% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - People living with HIV/AIDS: 13,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - Deaths: fewer than 100 (2001 est.)

Nationality: noun: Mauritian(s) Adjective: Mauritian

Ethnic Groups: Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2%

Religions: Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other Christian 8.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4% (2000 census)

Languages: Creole 80.5%, Bhojpuri 12.1%, French 3.4%, English (official; spoken by less than 1% of the population), other 3.7%, unspecified 0.3% (2000 census)

Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 84.4% male: 88.4% female: 80.5% (2000 census)

Published by The Central Statistics Office, Ministry of Finance and Economics Empowerment, LIC Centre, John Kennedy Avenue Port Louis.