Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Mauritius

Mauritius: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre was 0.262 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.262 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
22nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.262 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1198 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Mauritius, 1961–2023

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Mauritius is 0.262 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Mauritius peaked at 0.262 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1198 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1961.

Mauritius ranks 22nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.1437 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1198 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1674 1000 No per square kilometre 9
1970s 0.189 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1733 1000 No per square kilometre 0.1998 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.2113 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2015 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2245 1000 No per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.2388 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2283 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2478 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.2528 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2491 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2553 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.2587 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2555 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2596 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.261 1000 No per square kilometre 0.2601 1000 No per square kilometre 0.262 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 19 United States Virgin Islands 0.2868 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 20 Cayman Islands 0.2756 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 21 Aruba 0.2643 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 23 Tuvalu 0.2615 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 24 Haiti 0.2543 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 25 Qatar 0.254 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Mauritius?
Population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Mauritius was 0.262 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 0.262 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1198 1000 No per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Mauritius rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Mauritius ranks 22nd out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban 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.