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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Mauritius

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population1.24M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$16.16B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$12.99K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth73.82024 · yearsInternet use73.3%2024 · % of populationForest area19.5%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
73.8

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Mauritius2024 · 73.8
018.6337.2655.8974.511960199320251960: 58.51961: 59.61962: 60.41963: 61.11964: 61.51965: 62.11966: 62.11967: 61.71968: 62.11969: 62.71970: 63.71971: 63.91972: 63.91973: 64.31974: 64.41975: 64.61976: 64.41977: 65.11978: 65.61979: 66.31980: 66.81981: 67.41982: 68.11983: 68.51984: 68.81985: 68.91986: 691987: 69.31988: 69.61989: 69.71990: 69.41991: 701992: 70.11993: 70.11994: 70.21995: 70.31996: 70.31997: 70.41998: 70.61999: 712000: 71.72001: 71.82002: 722003: 72.12004: 72.32005: 72.42006: 72.42007: 72.62008: 72.62009: 72.92010: 732011: 73.32012: 73.92013: 742014: 74.22015: 74.42016: 74.42017: 74.52018: 74.42019: 74.22020: 74.22021: 73.72022: 73.52023: 73.42024: 73.8

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Mauritius in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Port Louis
Country code
MUS

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