Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Mauritius
Mauritius: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre was 0.3791 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.3791 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
6th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.3791 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.2147 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Mauritius, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Mauritius is 0.3791 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Mauritius peaked at 0.3791 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2147 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.
Mauritius ranks 6th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | 1000 No per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2147 1000 No per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2182 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.2216 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.2247 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2272 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2293 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.2309 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2321 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2331 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2339 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2344 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2347 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2392 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2438 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.2486 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2537 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.259 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2643 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2695 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2743 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2788 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2829 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2868 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.2878 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2886 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2891 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.2895 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2899 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2906 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.2918 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2959 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3006 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3056 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3106 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3153 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3197 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.3239 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3277 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3313 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3347 1000 No per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3378 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3407 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3434 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.346 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3485 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3509 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3532 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3554 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3575 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3593 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3668 1000 No per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3682 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3695 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3707 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3721 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3735 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3748 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.376 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3771 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.378 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3786 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3789 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3791 1000 No per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.3791 1000 No per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.027 1000 No per square kilometre, 14.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.3791 1000 No per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0351 1000 No per square kilometre, 10.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2258 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.2147 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.2331 1000 No per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2481 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.2339 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.2695 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2858 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.2743 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.2906 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3122 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.2918 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.3313 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3468 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.3347 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.3575 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3708 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.3593 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.3771 1000 No per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3786 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.378 1000 No per square kilometre | 0.3791 1000 No per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 3 Rwanda 0.4646 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 4 Barbados 0.4608 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 5 Burundi 0.433 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 7 Comoros 0.3478 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 8 Aruba 0.3329 1000 No per square kilometre compare
- 9 India 0.305 1000 No per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Mauritius
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.42 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4521 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 604.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 616.68 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 298.03 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 283.69 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 581.72 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Mauritius?
- Population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre in Mauritius was 0.3791 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3791 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2147 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritius rank for population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre?
- Mauritius ranks 6th out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population - est. & proj. — rural population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.