Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper-middle income
Mauritius: key statistics
Mauritius has 1.2m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $12,991. Below: 79 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Port Louis
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- Mauritian rupee MUR
- Languages
- French, English
- ISO codes
- MUMUS
- Land neighbours
- France, Maldives, Seychelles
Population1.2m2025 · rank 159 of 217GDP$16.2bn2025 · rank 144 of 211GDP per capita$12,9912025 · rank 96 of 211Life expectancy73.8 yrs2024 · rank 117 of 217Internet users73.3%2024 · rank 116 of 188Fertility1.442024 · rank 167 of 217CO₂ per person3.54 t2024 · rank 84 of 203Inflation3.7%2025 · rank 72 of 180
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Mauritius, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Mauritius by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Sub-Saharan Africa.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1.2m | 2025 | 159/217 | 44/48 | −1.5% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | -0.16% | 2025 | 185/217 | 48/48 | −0.3 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 39.0% | 2025 | 175/217 | 29/48 | −0.6 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.44 | 2024 | 167/217 | 48/48 | ±0.0% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 14.1% | 2025 | 73/217 | 1/48 | +5.2 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 14.5% | 2025 | 185/217 | 48/48 | −4.3 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 622.9 | 2024 | 15/216 | 1/48 | −1.2% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 10.3 | 2024 | 152/217 | 48/48 | −2.8% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 2,010 km² | 2024 | 175/216 | 45/48 | +0.1% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $16.2bn | 2025 | 144/211 | 28/46 | +33% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $12,991 | 2025 | 96/211 | 2/46 | +35% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $33,667 | 2025 | 77/199 | 2/46 | +66% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $14,040 | 2025 | 80/201 | 2/46 | +32% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 3.2% | 2025 | 108/210 | 32/46 | −0.6 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 3.3% | 2025 | 72/210 | 16/46 | −0.3 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 4.6% | 2025 | 108/198 | 40/45 | +1.6 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 17.7% | 2025 | 142/201 | 35/45 | −1.3 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 63.9% | 2025 | 65/201 | 5/45 | −2.1 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 19.9% | 2025 | 123/175 | 25/43 | +2.6 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 21.1% | 2024 | 91/163 | 14/39 | +5.9 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 3.7% | 2025 | 72/180 | 20/44 | +2.4 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 4.9% | 2025 | 70/136 | 22/36 | −2.0 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 9.0% | 2025 | 63/136 | 25/36 | +0.5 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 46.00 | 2025 | 80/210 | 34/47 | +31% | — | |
| Government debt | 57.1% | 2019 | 34/78 | 6/15 | +21.1 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 20.5% | 2024 | 45/142 | 7/32 | +2.7 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 29.1% | 2023 | 57/142 | 5/32 | +7.8 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 123.2% | 2024 | 6/119 | 3/43 | +28.3 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 0.15% | 2025 | 152/156 | 45/45 | ±0.0 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 65.0% | 2025 | 35/184 | 2/43 | +0.5 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 74.9% | 2025 | 26/184 | 4/43 | +6.3 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 139.9% | 2025 | 26/184 | 3/43 | +6.8 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | -7.0% | 2024 | 147/185 | 30/42 | −1.8 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 5.0% | 2025 | 42/197 | 13/46 | +3.2 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 1.9% | 2024 | 102/178 | 27/41 | −0.6 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 316,000 | 2020 | 145/196 | 23/42 | −67% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 5.6% | 2025 | 82/187 | 23/47 | −1.8 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 17.4% | 2025 | 66/187 | 13/47 | −8.2 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 58.5% | 2025 | 114/187 | 31/47 | −1.8 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 47.5% | 2025 | 128/187 | 38/47 | +1.1 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $94.9m | 2023 | 117/145 | 44/48 | −35% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.6% | 2023 | 102/139 | 43/47 | −0.5 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $76.0 | 2023 | 62/145 | 20/48 | −34% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 0.5% | 2017 | 107/151 | 44/44 | −0.6 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 2.3% | 2017 | 90/151 | 43/44 | −1.5 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 8.4% | 2023 | 131/145 | 45/45 | +0.5 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 36.8 | 2017 | 60/151 | 30/44 | +3.1% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 4.9% | 2024 | 83/167 | 43/44 | −1.9 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 17.9% | 2025 | 137/190 | 32/46 | +6.3 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 94.3% | 2023 | 67/141 | 1/41 | +2.8 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 92.7% | 2023 | 72/147 | 4/41 | +3.7 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 107.3% | 2024 | 42/191 | 14/41 | +10.2 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 90.7% | 2024 | 99/176 | 5/34 | −6.4 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 45.8% | 2024 | 89/172 | 1/34 | +5.7 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 83.2% | 2024 | 128/168 | 12/36 | −10.0 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 16.2 | 2018 | 103/173 | 39/40 | −25% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 4.2% | 2024 | 90/184 | 15/43 | −0.6 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 73.8 yrs | 2024 | 117/217 | 3/48 | −0.5% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 13.8 | 2024 | 92/196 | 45/48 | +6.2% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 15.4 | 2024 | 96/196 | 45/48 | +4.8% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 66 | 2023 | 85/194 | 46/48 | +14% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 5.6% | 2023 | 116/193 | 19/48 | +0.9 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $616 | 2023 | 79/193 | 2/48 | +40% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 1.44 | 2022 | 96/180 | 2/46 | +7.5% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 98% | 2024 | 25/193 | 1/48 | ±0.0 pp | 84% | |
| Child stunting | 13.6% | 1995 | — | — | — | — | |
| Basic water | 99.9% | 2024 | 47/206 | 1/46 | +0.2 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 97.4% | 2024 | 81/203 | 2/46 | +2.9 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 73.3% | 2024 | 116/188 | 4/46 | +28.5 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 172.7 | 2024 | 17/210 | 3/48 | +35% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 28.0 | 2024 | 67/208 | 2/48 | +99% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 67/215 | 1/48 | +0.5 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 99.0% | 2024 | 55/192 | 1/48 | +1.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 3.54 t | 2024 | 84/203 | 3/47 | +12% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 8.6% | 2021 | 156/212 | 46/48 | −3.4 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 21.7% | 2021 | 110/206 | 30/48 | +1.6 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 19.1% | 2024 | 132/214 | 28/48 | ±0.0 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 35.3% | 2024 | 20/206 | 8/48 | ±0.0 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 23.0% | 2022 | 55/177 | 9/47 | +1.8 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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