Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate in Mauritius
Mauritius: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate was 0.4521 % change on previous year in 2050. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2050)
0.4521 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
144th
of 225 countries
All-time high
5.36 % change on previous year
in 1954
All-time low
-0.1158 % change on previous year
in 2014
Years of data
100
1951–2050
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate in Mauritius, 1951–2050
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.4521 % change on previous year for population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate in 2050.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate in Mauritius peaked at 5.36 % change on previous year in 1954 and was at its lowest, -0.1158 % change on previous year, in 2014.
That places Mauritius 144th out of 225 countries with data for 2050, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 3.16 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 3.45 % change on previous year | +9.2% |
| 1953 | 5.33 % change on previous year | +54.7% |
| 1954 | 5.36 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 5.32 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1956 | 5.26 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 5.18 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1958 | 5.12 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 1959 | 5.07 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 5.03 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 4.99 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1962 | 4.92 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 4.79 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 4.6 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 1965 | 4.37 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1966 | 4.13 % change on previous year | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 3.92 % change on previous year | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 3.75 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 1969 | 3.62 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 3.52 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 3.43 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 3.34 % change on previous year | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9936 % change on previous year | -70.2% |
| 1974 | 1.02 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 1.07 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 1.14 % change on previous year | +6.5% |
| 1977 | 1.18 % change on previous year | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 1.16 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 1.06 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 1980 | 0.892 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7274 % change on previous year | -18.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5858 % change on previous year | -19.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4627 % change on previous year | -21.0% |
| 1984 | 1.64 % change on previous year | +254.9% |
| 1985 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 1.43 % change on previous year | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 1.54 % change on previous year | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 1.72 % change on previous year | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 0.9063 % change on previous year | -47.2% |
| 1992 | 1.07 % change on previous year | +18.4% |
| 1993 | 1.16 % change on previous year | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 1.13 % change on previous year | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 1.02 % change on previous year | -9.8% |
| 1996 | 0.8886 % change on previous year | -12.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7803 % change on previous year | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6776 % change on previous year | -13.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5947 % change on previous year | -12.2% |
| 2000 | 0.525 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4764 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3966 % change on previous year | -16.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3327 % change on previous year | -16.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2872 % change on previous year | -13.7% |
| 2005 | 0.255 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2326 % change on previous year | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2067 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1687 % change on previous year | -18.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1147 % change on previous year | -32.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0482 % change on previous year | -58.0% |
| 2011 | -0.0222 % change on previous year | -146.0% |
| 2012 | -0.0812 % change on previous year | +266.2% |
| 2013 | -0.1152 % change on previous year | +41.9% |
| 2014 | -0.1158 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 2015 | -0.0919 % change on previous year | -20.6% |
| 2016 | -0.0074 % change on previous year | -92.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0695 % change on previous year | -1044.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1333 % change on previous year | +91.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1743 % change on previous year | +30.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2009 % change on previous year | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2214 % change on previous year | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2482 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2783 % change on previous year | +12.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3121 % change on previous year | +12.2% |
| 2025 | 0.349 % change on previous year | +11.8% |
| 2026 | 0.3869 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 2027 | 0.4197 % change on previous year | +8.5% |
| 2028 | 0.4509 % change on previous year | +7.4% |
| 2029 | 0.4783 % change on previous year | +6.1% |
| 2030 | 0.5033 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 2031 | 0.5256 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2032 | 0.5487 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 2033 | 0.5683 % change on previous year | +3.6% |
| 2034 | 0.5852 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 2035 | 0.602 % change on previous year | +2.9% |
| 2036 | 0.6157 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 2037 | 0.6292 % change on previous year | +2.2% |
| 2038 | 0.6423 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 2039 | 0.6547 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2040 | 0.6673 % change on previous year | +1.9% |
| 2041 | 0.6778 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 2042 | 0.6453 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2043 | 0.6128 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 2044 | 0.5834 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2045 | 0.5556 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2046 | 0.5308 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 2047 | 0.5054 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2048 | 0.4844 % change on previous year | -4.2% |
| 2049 | 0.4667 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
| 2050 | 0.4521 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.4521 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5808 % change on previous year, 78% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.4521 % change on previous year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.66 % change on previous year, 17% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +1044.8% | -0.0074 % change on previous year | 0.0695 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | -266.2% | -0.0222 % change on previous year | -0.0812 % change on previous year |
| 1984 | +254.9% | 0.4627 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | -146.0% | 0.0482 % change on previous year | -0.0222 % change on previous year |
| 2016 | +92.0% | -0.0919 % change on previous year | -0.0074 % change on previous year |
| 2018 | +91.8% | 0.0695 % change on previous year | 0.1333 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.81 % change on previous year | 3.16 % change on previous year | 5.36 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 4.41 % change on previous year | 3.62 % change on previous year | 5.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.79 % change on previous year | 0.9936 % change on previous year | 3.52 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.17 % change on previous year | 0.4627 % change on previous year | 1.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.994 % change on previous year | 0.5947 % change on previous year | 1.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2996 % change on previous year | 0.1147 % change on previous year | 0.525 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0008 % change on previous year | -0.1158 % change on previous year | 0.1743 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3346 % change on previous year | 0.2009 % change on previous year | 0.4783 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2030s | 0.5875 % change on previous year | 0.5033 % change on previous year | 0.6547 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2040s | 0.573 % change on previous year | 0.4667 % change on previous year | 0.6778 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2050s | 0.4521 % change on previous year | 0.4521 % change on previous year | 0.4521 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 141 Libya 0.4664 % change on previous year compare
- 142 Fiji 0.4647 % change on previous year compare
- 143 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4593 % change on previous year compare
- 145 Kuwait 0.4407 % change on previous year compare
- 146 Brunei Darussalam 0.4349 % change on previous year compare
- 147 Bahamas 0.4187 % change on previous year 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 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)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate in Mauritius?
- Population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate in Mauritius was 0.4521 % change on previous year in 2050, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 5.36 % change on previous year in 1954.
- What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1158 % change on previous year in 2014.
- How does Mauritius rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate?
- Mauritius ranks 144th out of 225 countries with data for 2050.
- Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, annual growth rate rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.