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Mauritius

Mauritius / MU

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Mauritius in numbers.

Area2,010 kmยฒWorld # 175 โ†’Population1.2MWorld # 158 โ†’Population density618.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 12 โ†’Life expectancy73.8 yearsWorld # 115 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 12,991World # 95 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Mauritius across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area2,010 kmยฒWorld # 175 / 2023 โ†’Population1.2MWorld # 158 / 2025 โ†’Population density618.8 people/kmยฒWorld # 12 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,968World # 56 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth-0.2%World # 184 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.4World # 165 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate10.3 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 151 / 2024 โ†’Death rate10 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 38 / 2024 โ†’Median age36.9 yearsWorld # 84 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+14.1%World # 72 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1414.5%World # 184 / 2025 โ†’Urban population39%World # 174 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-2.8KWorld # 122 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-2.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 164 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share2.3%World # 148 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy73.8 yearsWorld # 115 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy63.6 yearsWorld # 81 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 103 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate17.7%World # 91 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 12,991World # 95 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 16.2BWorld # 145 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 33,667World # 77 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth3.2%World # 107 / 2025 โ†’Inflation3.7%World # 76 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment5.6%World # 81 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment17.4%World # 66 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,990 hours/yearWorld # 62 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)36.8World # 66 / 2017 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.2%World # 93 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million people688.5 per million peopleWorld # 72 / 2024 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.3%World # 97 / 2024 โ†’Patent applications per million people4.8 per million peopleWorld # 94 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,256 kcal/dayWorld # 58 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person64.5 kg/person/yearWorld # 78 / 2023 โ†’Rice production0 tWorld # 120 / 2024 โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production0 tWorld # 83 / 1992 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area19.5%World # 133 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person2,465 kWh/personWorld # 78 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person3.7 tWorld # 95 / 2024 โ†’Internet use73.3%World # 124 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions172.7 per 100 peopleWorld # 17 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate2.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 99 / 2022 โ†’Road traffic death rate12.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 114 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.1%World # 158 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament17.9%World # 139 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals316KWorld # 147 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 518MWorld # 101 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites2 sitesWorld # 114 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupHinduism2011 / 48.5%Main languagemfeMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2024Top export categoryPrepared food and beverages2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal557 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightmfeLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyMauritius RupeeMURDriving sideLeft-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsMauritius Island