Mauritius

Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean. The main Island of Mauritius is located about 2,000 kilometres off the southeast coast of the African continent. The Republic of Mauritius also includes the islands of Rodrigues, Agalega and St. Source: Wikipedia

Area of Mauritius	1,997.7 km²
Population	1.2 million
Male Population	615,052 (50.1%)
Female Population	613,162 (49.9%)
Population change from 1975 to 2015	+43.1%
Population change from 2000 to 2015	+8%
Median Age	31.3 years
Male Median Age	31.2 years
Female Median Age	31.5 years
Timezone	Mauritius Standard Time

Map of Mauritius

Population Over Time

Years 1975 to 2015

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015
Population	858,223	1,014,032	1,136,971	1,228,212
Population Density	429.6 / km²	507.6 / km²	569.2 / km²	614.8 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Population By Age and Gender

Mauritius Population Tree

Age	Male	Female	Total
Under 5	39,609	39,262	78,871
5-9	48,521	47,570	96,091
10-14	51,086	50,034	101,120
15-19	54,760	54,329	109,089
20-24	50,687	49,445	100,133
25-29	49,240	48,976	98,217
30-34	56,376	55,363	111,740
35-39	47,800	47,042	94,842
40-44	48,761	47,779	96,540
45-49	53,817	53,514	107,331
50-54	46,467	46,822	93,289
55-59	38,588	40,380	78,968
60-64	29,341	32,646	61,987
65-69	0	0	0
70-74	0	0	0
75-79	0	0	0
80-84	0	0	0
85 Plus	0	0	0

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1810 to 2100

Year	Est. Population	Avg 10 Year Growth %	Avg 10 Year Growth
1900	375,381	n/a	n/a
1910	371,931	-0.9%	-3,450
1920	378,471	1.8%	6,540
1930	394,041	4.1%	15,570
1940	433,252	10%	39,211
1950	476,182	9.9%	42,930
1960	635,289	33.4%	159,107
1970	792,665	24.8%	157,376
1990	1,014,032	13.1%	110,683
2000	1,136,971	12.1%	122,939
2020	1,259,650	5.3%	61,339
2030	1,315,286	4.4%	55,636
2040	1,347,788	2.5%	32,502
2050	1,356,611	0.7%	8,823
2060	1,349,609	-0.5%	-7,002
2070	1,327,798	-1.6%	-21,811
2080	1,292,593	-2.7%	-35,205
2090	1,249,702	-3.3%	-42,891
2100	1,204,194	-3.6%	-45,508

Sources:
1. JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
2. CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
3. [Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Sources: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. & Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Top Districts in Mauritius

Districts in Mauritius

Name	Area	Population	Population Density
Flacq District	283.4 km²	131,445	1,201 / mi²
Grand Port District	289.6 km²	108,471	969.9 / mi²
Moka District	222.4 km²	76,361	889.2 / mi²
Pamplemousses District	163 km²	137,207	2,180 / mi²
Plaine Wilhems, Mauritius	172.3 km²	367,451	5,523 / mi²
Port Louis District	61.3 km²	146,894	6,210 / mi²
Rivière Noire District	263.3 km²	57,756	568.2 / mi²
Rivière du Rempart District	169.7 km²	113,047	1,725 / mi²
Rodrigues	133.5 km²	42,403	822.4 / mi²
Savanne District	239.2 km²	76,814	831.9 / mi²

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