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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
Under-five mortality
15.4

deaths / 1,000 live births·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Mauritius2024 · 15.4
025.9351.8577.78103.71960199320251960: 1041961: 99.11962: 92.51963: 86.91964: 84.11965: 85.21966: 911967: 97.51968: 96.91969: 87.61970: 791971: 78.21972: 81.71973: 81.31974: 73.41975: 63.41976: 55.61977: 50.31978: 46.61979: 43.81980: 40.91981: 37.41982: 33.91983: 31.11984: 29.61985: 28.91986: 28.71987: 28.31988: 27.21989: 25.11990: 23.11991: 21.71992: 21.11993: 21.21994: 21.71995: 22.31996: 22.71997: 22.61998: 21.81999: 20.32000: 18.82001: 17.52002: 16.62003: 162004: 15.72005: 15.62006: 15.42007: 15.22008: 152009: 14.92010: 14.82011: 14.92012: 152013: 14.92014: 14.72015: 14.52016: 14.62017: 152018: 15.42019: 15.72020: 15.82021: 15.72022: 15.52023: 15.42024: 15.4

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.

Country context

Mauritius in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Port Louis
Country code
MUS

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