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Mauritius

Africa · 2024

Mauritius Overview & Key Indicators

Mauritius is in the Africa region. Population is 1,245,779. Total GDP is $14.9B. GDP per capita is $11,991. Life expectancy is 73.8 years.

Population

1,245,779

World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.POP.TOTL · 2024

Total GDP

$14.9B

World Bank World Development Indicators · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · 2024

GDP per Capita

$11,991

World Bank World Development Indicators · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · 2024

Life Expectancy

73.8

World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024

Historical Trends
World Bank and UNDP series from 2000 through 2024. Missing years are omitted.
Mauritius Demographics

Median Age (years)

37.4

UN World Population Prospects · MedianAgePop · 2024

Population Growth

-0.23%

World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.POP.GROW · 2024

Urbanization

39.0%

World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2024

Net Migration

-2.2

World Bank World Development Indicators · derived · 2024

Mauritius Economy

Unemployment Rate

5.5%

World Bank World Development Indicators · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2024

Inflation Rate

3.6%

World Bank World Development Indicators · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2024

Gini Index

36.8

Data year 2017

World Bank World Development Indicators · SI.POV.GINI · 2017

Poverty Rate

0.5%

Data year 2017

World Bank World Development Indicators · SI.POV.DDAY · 2017

Military Expenditure (% of GDP)

0.1%

World Bank World Development Indicators · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · 2024

Mauritius Social & Health

Life Expectancy

73.8

World Bank World Development Indicators · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024

Literacy Rate

94.3%

Data year 2023

World Bank World Development Indicators · SE.ADT.LITR.ZS · 2023

Human Development Index

0.806

Data year 2023

UNDP Human Development Report · hdi · 2023

Education Index

0.730

Data year 2023

UNDP Human Development Report · education_index · 2023

Mauritius Environment

CO₂ Emissions

3.54

World Bank World Development Indicators · EN.ATM.CO2E.PC · 2024

Renewable Energy Share

8.6%

Data year 2021

World Bank World Development Indicators · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2021

Forest Area

19.5%

Data year 2023

World Bank World Development Indicators · AG.LND.FRST.ZS · 2023

PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)

14.1

Data year 2023

World Bank World Development Indicators · EN.ATM.PM25.MC.M3 · 2023

Mauritius Technology

Internet Users

73.3%

World Bank World Development Indicators · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024

Mobile Subscriptions

172.7

World Bank World Development Indicators · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024

Data Sources & Accuracy

World Development Indicators, The World Bank, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Human Development Index and Education Index inputs, UNDP Human Development Report Office, licensed under CC BY 3.0 IGO. Median age, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division, World Population Prospects, licensed under CC BY 3.0 IGO.

Headline figures use 2024 where available. Older values show their year on the card. Missing values are shown as “No data”; they are never filled in with zeros.

Last checked: September 30, 2026