Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
27.97 (2024, World Bank)
Communications: Broadband - fixed subscriptions: total
343,000 (2023 est.)
Communications: Broadcast media
the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) is the national public TV and radio broadcaster, with programming in French, English, Hindi, Creole, and Chinese; MBC provides 17 television channels in Mauritius; 9 FM radio stations and 2 AM radio stations (2022)
Communications: Internet country code
.mu
Communications: Internet users: percent of population
73.3% (2024, World Bank)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
36.88 (2024, World Bank)
Communications: Telephones - fixed lines: total subscriptions
464,000 (2023 est.)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
172.68 (2024, World Bank)
Communications: Telephones - mobile cellular: total subscriptions
2.2 million (2024 est.)
Economy: Agricultural products
sugarcane, chicken, pumpkins/squash, tomatoes, eggs, potatoes, cabbages, bananas, onions, cucumbers/gherkins (2023)
Economy: Budget: expenditures
$5.042 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Budget: revenues
$3.801 billion (2024 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2021
-$1.497 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2022
-$1.437 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2023
-$647.743 million (2023 est.)
Economy: Current account balance: Current account balance 2024
$-1.050 billion (2024, World Bank)
Economy: Debt - external: Debt - external 2023
$20.364 billion (2024, World Bank)
Economy: Exchange rates: Currency
Mauritian rupees (MUR) per US dollar -
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2020
39.347 (2020 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2021
41.692 (2021 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2022
44.183 (2022 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2023
45.267 (2023 est.)
Economy: Exchange rates: Exchange rates 2024
46.415 (2024 est.)
Economy: Exports - commodities
fish, garments, raw sugar, fertilizers, diamonds (2023)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2021
$4.213 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2022
$6.138 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2023
$6.381 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Exports: Exports 2024
$10.508 billion (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: exports of goods and services
65.0% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: government consumption
14.2% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: household consumption
68.4% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: imports of goods and services
74.9% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in fixed capital
19.7% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by end use: investment in inventories
0.2% (2024 est.)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: agriculture
4.6% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: industry
17.7% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - composition, by sector of origin: services
63.9% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP - per capita (PPP)
$33,667 (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP (official exchange rate)
$16.158 billion (2025, World Bank)
Economy: GDP (purchasing power parity) - real
$35.782 billion (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2017
36.8 (2017 est.)
Economy: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income: Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2024
36.80 (2017, World Bank)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: highest 10%
29.9% (2017, World Bank)
Economy: Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%
2.9% (2017, World Bank)
Economy: Imports - commodities
refined petroleum, cars, fish, coal, packaged medicine (2023)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2021
$6.057 billion (2021 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2022
$8.052 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2023
$8.027 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Imports: Imports 2024
$12.103 billion (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Industrial production growth rate
4.7% (2024 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022
10.8% (2022 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023
7.1% (2023 est.)
Economy: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024
3.7% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Labor force
622,328 (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Population below poverty line
8.4% (2023, World Bank)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2019
58% of GDP (2019 est.)
Economy: Public debt: Public debt 2023
57.1% of GDP (2019, World Bank)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022
$31.296 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023
$32.864 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP (purchasing power parity): Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024
$35.782 billion (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2022
8.7% (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2023
5% (2023 est.)
Economy: Real GDP growth rate: Real GDP growth rate 2024
3.2% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2022
$24,800 (2022 est.)
Economy: Real GDP per capita: Real GDP per capita 2023
$26,100 (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2021
2.4% of GDP (2021 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2022
2.1% of GDP (2022 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2023
2.2% of GDP (2023 est.)
Economy: Remittances: Remittances 2024
1.9% of GDP (2024, World Bank)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022
$7.793 billion (2022 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023
$7.248 billion (2023 est.)
Economy: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024
$10.308 billion (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Taxes and other revenues
24.7% of GDP (2024, World Bank)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2022
6.4% (2022 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2023
5.6% (2023 est.)
Economy: Unemployment rate: Unemployment rate 2024
5.6% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): female
19.7% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): male
15.5% (2025, World Bank)
Economy: Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24): total
17.4% (2025, World Bank)
Energy: Coal: consumption
651,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Coal: imports
610,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - rural areas
100.0% (2024, World Bank)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - total population
100.0% (2024, World Bank)
Energy: Electricity access: electrification - urban areas
100.0% (2024, World Bank)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: biomass and waste
9.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: fossil fuels
82.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: hydroelectricity
2.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: solar
4.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity generation sources: wind
0.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: consumption
3.084 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: installed generating capacity
955,000 kW (2023 est.)
Energy: Electricity: transmission/distribution losses
179.996 million kWh (2023 est.)
Energy: Energy consumption per capita: Total energy consumption per capita 2023
60.188 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
Energy: Petroleum: refined petroleum consumption
28,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from coal and metallurgical coke
1.495 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: from petroleum and other liquids
4.056 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Carbon dioxide emissions: total emissions
5.551 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)
Environment: Climate
tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May)
Environment: Environmental issues
water pollution, degradation of coral reefs; soil erosion; wildlife preservation; solid-waste disposal
Environment: International environmental agreements: party to
Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
Environment: International environmental agreements: signed, but not ratified
none of the selected agreements
Environment: Land use: agricultural land
43.0% (2023, World Bank)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
37.6% (2023, World Bank)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 2% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 3.5% (2023 est.)
Environment: Land use: forest
19.5% (2023, World Bank)
Environment: Land use: other
37.8% (2023 est.)
Environment: Particulate matter emissions
10.5 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Environment: Total renewable water resources
2.751 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: agricultural
303 million cubic meters (2022)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: industrial
10 million cubic meters (2022)
Environment: Total water withdrawal: municipal
320 million cubic meters (2022)
Environment: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
0.28% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Environment: Urbanization: urban population
39.0% (2025, World Bank)
Environment: Waste and recycling: municipal solid waste generated annually
438,000 tons (2024 est.)
Environment: Waste and recycling: percent of municipal solid waste recycled
15.9% (2022 est.)
Geography: Area - comparative
almost 11 times the size of Washington, D.C.
Geography: Area: land
2,030 sq km
Geography: Area: water
10 sq km
Geography: Coastline
177 km
Geography: Elevation: highest point
Mont Piton 828 m
Geography: Elevation: lowest point
Indian Ocean 0 m
Geography: Geographic coordinates
20 17 S, 57 33 E
Geography: Geography - note
the main island, from which the country derives its name, is of volcanic origin and is almost entirely surrounded by coral reefs; former home of the extinct dodo, a large flightless bird related to pigeons
Geography: Irrigated land
143 sq km (2022)
Geography: Land boundaries: total
0 km
Geography: Land use: agricultural land
43% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 37.6% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 2% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 3.5% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: forest
19.2% (2023 est.)
Geography: Land use: other
37.8% (2023 est.)
Geography: Map references
Africa
Geography: Maritime claims: continental shelf
200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Geography: Maritime claims: exclusive economic zone
200 nm
Geography: Maritime claims: territorial sea
12 nm
Geography: Natural hazards
cyclones (November to April); almost completely surrounded by reefs that may pose maritime hazards
Geography: Population distribution
population density is one of the highest in the world; urban clusters are found throughout the main island, with a greater density in and around Port Luis; the population on Rodrigues Island is fairly evenly spread, with a slightly denser cluster on the north coast, as shown in this population distribution map
Geography: Terrain
small coastal plain rising to discontinuous mountains encircling central plateau
Government: Administrative divisions
9 districts and 3 dependencies*; Agalega Islands*, Black River, Cargados Carajos Shoals*, Flacq, Grand Port, Moka, Pamplemousses, Plaines Wilhems, Port Louis, Riviere du Rempart, Rodrigues*, Savanne
Government: Capital: etymology
named after LOUIS XV, who was king of France in 1736 when the port became the administrative center of Mauritius
Government: Capital: geographic coordinates
20 09 S, 57 29 E
Government: Capital: time difference
UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by birth
yes
Government: Citizenship: citizenship by descent only
yes
Government: Citizenship: dual citizenship recognized
yes
Government: Citizenship: residency requirement for naturalization
5 out of the previous 7 years including the last 12 months
Government: Constitution: amendment process
proposed by the National Assembly; passage of amendments affecting constitutional articles, including the sovereignty of the state, fundamental rights and freedoms, citizenship, or the branches of government, requires approval in a referendum by at least three-fourths majority of voters followed by a unanimous vote by the Assembly; passage of other amendments requires only two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly
Government: Constitution: history
several previous; latest adopted 12 March 1968
Government: Country name: conventional short form
Mauritius
Government: Country name: etymology
named after Prince Maurice VAN NASSAU, stadtholder (governor) of the Dutch Republic, in 1598
Government: Country name: local long form
Republic of Mauritius
Government: Country name: local short form
Mauritius
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission
Ambassador Henry V. JARDINE (since 22 February 2023); note - also accredited to Seychelles
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: email address and website
PTLConsular@state.gov https://mu.usembassy.gov/
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: embassy
4th Floor, Rogers House, John Kennedy Avenue, Port Louis
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: FAX
[230] 208-9534
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: mailing address
2450 Port Louis Place, Washington, DC 20521-2450
Government: Diplomatic representation from the US: telephone
[230] 202-4400
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chancery
1709 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission
Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Gajjaluxmi MOOTOOSAMY (since 5 June 2025)
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: email address and website
mauritius.embassy@verizon.net https://mauritius-washington.govmu.org/Pages/index.aspx
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: FAX
[1] (202) 966-0983
Government: Diplomatic representation in the US: telephone
[1] (202) 244-1491
Government: Executive branch: cabinet
Cabinet of Ministers (Council of Ministers) appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
Government: Executive branch: chief of state
President Dharam GOKHOOL (since 7 December 2024)
Government: Executive branch: election results
2019 : Prithvirajsing ROOPUN (MSM) elected president by the National Assembly - unanimous vote
Government: Executive branch: election/appointment process
president indirectly elected by the National Assembly for 5-year renewable terms; the president appoints the prime minister and deputy prime minister who have the majority support in the National Assembly
Government: Executive branch: expected date of next election
2029
Government: Executive branch: head of government
Prime Minister Navin RAMGOOLAM (since 13 November 2024)
Government: Executive branch: most recent election date
6 December 2024
Government: Flag
description: four equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, yellow, and green meaning: red stands for self-determination and independence; blue for the Indian Ocean; yellow for the new light of independence, golden sunshine, or the bright future; and green for agriculture or the island's lush vegetation
Government: International law organization participation
accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction
Government: International organization participation
ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, CD, COMESA, CPLP (associate), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, SAARC (observer), SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
Government: Judicial branch: highest court(s)
Supreme Court of Mauritius (consists of the chief justice, a senior puisne judge, and 24 puisne judges)
Government: Judicial branch: judge selection and term of office
chief justice appointed by the president after consultation with the prime minister; senior puisne judge appointed by the president with the advice of the chief justice; other puisne judges appointed by the president with the advice of the Judicial and Legal Commission, a 4-member body of judicial officials including the chief justice; all judges serve until retirement at age 67
Government: Judicial branch: subordinate courts
lower regional courts known as District Courts, Court of Civil Appeal; Court of Criminal Appeal; Public Bodies Appeal Tribunal
Government: Legal system
civil system based on French civil law with some elements of English common law
Government: Legislative branch: chamber name
National Assembly
Government: Legislative branch: electoral system
plurality/majority
Government: Legislative branch: expected date of next election
October 2029
Government: Legislative branch: legislative structure
unicameral
Government: Legislative branch: legislature name
National Assembly - Assemblée nationale
Government: Legislative branch: most recent election date
11/10/2024
Government: Legislative branch: number of seats
67 (62 directly elected; 4 appointed)
Government: Legislative branch: parties elected and seats per party
Alliance Du Changement (Alliance for Change, AdC) (60); Other (2)
Government: Legislative branch: percentage of women in chamber
17.9%
Government: Legislative branch: scope of elections
full renewal
Government: Legislative branch: term in office
5 years
Government: National anthem(s): history
adopted 1968
Government: National anthem(s): lyrics/music
Jean Georges PROSPER/Philippe GENTIL
Government: National color(s)
red, blue, yellow, green
Government: National heritage: selected World Heritage Site locales
Aapravasi Ghat; Le Morne Cultural Landscape
Government: National heritage: total World Heritage Sites
2 (both cultural)
Government: National holiday
Independence and Republic Day, 12 March (1968, 1992)
Government: National symbol(s)
dodo bird, earring tree flower ( Trochetia boutoniana )
Government: Political parties
Alliance Morisien (Mauritian Alliance) Jean-Claude Barbier Movement (Mouvement Jean-Claude Barbier) or MJCB Mauritian Militant Movement (Mouvement Militant Mauricien) or MMM Mauritian Social Democratic Party (Parti Mauricien Social Democrate) or PMSD Mauritius Labor Party (Parti Travailliste) or PTR or MLP Militant Platform (Plateforme Militante) or PM Militant Socialist Movement (Mouvement Socialist Mauricien) or MSM Muvman Liberater or ML National Alliance Patriotic Movement (Mouvement Patriotique) or MAG Rodrigues Peoples Organization (Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais) or OPR
Government: Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Introduction: Background
Although known to Arab and European sailors since at least the early 1500s, the island of Mauritius was uninhabited until 1638 when the Dutch established a settlement named in honor of Prince Maurits van NASSAU. Their presence led to the rapid disappearance of the flightless dodo bird that has since become one of the most well-known examples of extinction in modern times. The Dutch abandoned their financially distressed settlement in 1710, although a number of formerly enslaved people remained. In 1722, the French established what would become a highly profitable settlement focused on sugar cane plantations that were reliant on the labor of enslaved people brought to Mauritius from other parts of Africa. In the 1790s, the island had a brief period of autonomous rule when plantation owners rejected French control because of laws ending slavery that were temporarily in effect during the French Revolution. Britain captured the island in 1810 as part of the Napoleonic Wars but kept most of the French administrative structure, which remains to this day in the form of the country’s legal codes and widespread use of the French Creole language. The abolition of slavery in 1835 -- later than most other British colonies -- led to increased reliance on contracted laborers from the Indian subcontinent to work on plantations. Today their descendants form the majority of the population. Mauritius remained a strategically important British naval base and later an air station, and it played a role during World War II in anti-submarine and convoy operations, as well as in the collection of signals intelligence. Mauritius gained independence from the UK in 1968 as a Parliamentary Republic and has remained a stable democracy with regular free elections and a positive human rights record. The country also attracted considerable foreign investment and now has one of Africa's highest per capita incomes. Mauritius’ often-fractious coalition politics has been dominated by two prominent families, each of which has had father-son pairs who have been prime minister over multiple, often nonconsecutive, terms. Seewoosagur RAMGOOLAM (1968-76) was Mauritius’ first prime minister, and he was succeeded by Anerood JUGNAUTH (1982-95, 2000-03, 2014-17); his son Navin RAMGOOLAM (1995-2000, 2005-14); and Paul Raymond BERENGER (2003-05), the only non-Hindu prime minister of post-independence Mauritius. In 2017, Pravind JUGNAUTH became prime minister after his father stepped down short of completing his term, and he was elected in his own right in 2019. Mauritius claims the French island of Tromelin and the British Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory). Since 2017, Mauritius has secured favorable UN General Assembly resolutions and an International Court of Justice advisory opinion relating to its sovereignty dispute with the UK.
Military and Security: Military - note
key security priorities for the Maritius Police Force (MPF) include combating narcotics trafficking, ensuring public order, fighting cybercrime, improving maritime security, and responding to natural disasters; the MPF's primary security partner is India, which provides training and other support to the National Coast Guard, while Indian naval vessels often patrol the country's waters; the MPF has also received assistance and training from France, the UK, and the US the Special Mobile Force was created in 1960 following the withdrawal of the British garrison (2025)
Military and Security: Military and security forces
no regular military forces; the Mauritius Police Force (MPF) under the Ministry of Defense is responsible for the country's security; it includes a paramilitary unit known as the Special Mobile Force, which includes some motorized infantry and light armored units; the MPF also has a Police Helicopter Squadron, a Special Support Unit (riot police), and the National Coast Guard (2025)
Military and Security: Military expenditures: Military Expenditures 2025
0.1% of GDP (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Age structure: 0-14 years
14.5% (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Age structure: 15-64 years
71.3% (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Age structure: 65 years and over
14.1% (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: beer
1.94 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: other alcohols
0.03 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: spirits
0.88 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: total
3.39 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Alcohol consumption per capita: wine
0.23 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
People and Society: Birth rate
10.30 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Contraceptive prevalence rate
63.8% (2014, World Bank)
People and Society: Current health expenditure
5.6% of GDP (2023, World Bank)
People and Society: Currently married women (ages 15-49)
51.6% (2022 est.)
People and Society: Death rate
10.00 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: elderly dependency ratio
20.5 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: potential support ratio
4.9 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: total dependency ratio
41.7 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Dependency ratios: youth dependency ratio
21.1 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: rural
rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: total
99.9% (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Drinking water source: improved: urban
urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: rural
rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: total
total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Drinking water source: unimproved: urban
urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% GDP)
4.1% of GDP (2024 est.)
People and Society: Education expenditure: Education expenditure (% national budget)
14.2% national budget (2024 est.)
People and Society: Ethnic groups
Indo-Mauritian (compose approximately two thirds of the total population), Creole, Sino-Mauritian, Franco-Mauritian
People and Society: Gross reproduction rate
0.66 (2025 est.)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of GDP)
6.4% of GDP (2021)
People and Society: Health expenditure: Health expenditure (as % of national budget)
9.4% of national budget (2022 est.)
People and Society: Hospital bed density
3.80 (2023, World Bank)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: female
12.30 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: male
15.30 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Infant mortality rate: total
13.80 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: female
77.40 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Life expectancy at birth: male
70.35 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Literacy: female
92.7% (2023, World Bank)
People and Society: Literacy: male
96.1% (2023, World Bank)
People and Society: Literacy: total population
94.3% (2023, World Bank)
People and Society: Major urban areas - population
149,000 PORT LOUIS (capital) (2018)
People and Society: Maternal mortality ratio
66.00 (2023, World Bank)
People and Society: Median age: female
41 years
People and Society: Median age: male
38.1 years
People and Society: Nationality: adjective
Mauritian
People and Society: Net migration rate
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)
People and Society: Obesity - adult prevalence rate
10.8% (2016)
People and Society: Physician density
1.44 (2022, World Bank)
People and Society: Population
1,243,741 (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Population distribution
population density is one of the highest in the world; urban clusters are found throughout the main island, with a greater density in and around Port Luis; the population on Rodrigues Island is fairly evenly spread, with a slightly denser cluster on the north coast, as shown in this population distribution map
People and Society: Population growth rate
-0.2% (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Population: female
623,563 (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Population: male
620,178 (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: total
97.4% (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: improved: urban
urban: 99.7% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: Sanitation facility access: unimproved: urban
urban: 0.3% of population (2022 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): female
15 years (2020 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): male
14 years (2020 est.)
People and Society: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): total
14 years (2020 est.)
People and Society: Sex ratio: 0-14 years
1.04 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 15-64 years
0.99 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: 65 years and over
0.71 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: at birth
1.07 male(s)/female
People and Society: Sex ratio: total population
0.95 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: female
2.6% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: male
37.4% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Tobacco use: total
19.6% (2025 est.)
People and Society: Total fertility rate
1.44 (2024, World Bank)
People and Society: Urbanization: rate of urbanization
-0.1% (2025, World Bank)
People and Society: Urbanization: urban population
39.0% (2025, World Bank)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: IDPs
39 (2024 est.)
Transnational Issues: Refugees and internally displaced persons: refugees
24 (2025, UNHCR)
Transportation: Airports
5 (2025)
Transportation: Civil aircraft registration country code prefix
3B
Transportation: Heliports
1 (2025)
Transportation: Merchant marine: by type
general cargo 1, oil tanker 4, other 27
Transportation: Merchant marine: total
32 (2023)
Transportation: Ports: key ports
Port Louis, Port Mathurin
Transportation: Ports: large
0
Transportation: Ports: medium
0
Transportation: Ports: ports with oil terminals
1
Transportation: Ports: small
1
Transportation: Ports: total ports
2 (2024)
Transportation: Ports: very small
1
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