Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 9:46 PM

SERIAL · 480Africa

Mauritius

CapitalPort Louis

CurrencyMUR · Mauritian rupee

LanguageFrench, English

Area2,010 km²

Since1968

ISOMUS · MU

Population

1.2Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Island country in the Indian Ocean

Mauritius, officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island country in the Indian Ocean, located about 1,100 nautical miles off the southeastern coast of Africa, east of Madagascar. It includes the main island, as well as Rodrigues, Agaléga, and St. Brandon. The islands of Mauritius and Rodrigues, along with nearby Réunion, are part of the Mascarene Islands. The main island of Mauritius, where the population is concentrated, hosts the capital and largest city, Port Louis. The country spans 2,040 square kilometres (790 sq mi) and has an exclusive economic zone covering approximately 580,000 square nautical miles.

Text: Wikipedia — MauritiusCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-07-29

— FACTS —

Capital: Port Louis
Currency: Mauritian rupee (MUR)
Official language: French, English
Drives on the: Left
Calling code: +230
Licence plate code: MS
Top-level domain: .mu
Independence / founding: 12 Mar 1968
Highest point: Piton de la Petite Rivière Noire (828 m)
Lowest point: Indian Ocean (0 m)
Anthem: Motherland

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

19.5%% of land area

#133 of 2132023

61% of world average

Forest area

389km²

#170 of 2132023

0% of world average

Agricultural land

43.0%% of land area

#86 of 2092023

116% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

37.6%% of land area

#15 of 2062023

270% of world average

Land area

2,010km²

#175 of 2152023

0% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

1.2Mpeople

#159 of 2162025

3% of world average

Population growth

-0.2%% per year

#184 of 2162025

-17% of world average

Population density

625people per km²

#14 of 2152023

138% of world average

People living in cities

39.0%% of population

#175 of 2162025

62% of world average

Urban population growth

-0.1%% per year

#190 of 2162025

-7% of world average

People living rurally

61.0%% of population

#42 of 2162025

166% of world average

Population aged 0-14

14.5%% of population

#185 of 2162025

58% of world average

Population aged 15-64

71.3%% of population

#18 of 2162025

111% of world average

Population aged 65+

14.1%% of population

#72 of 2162025

130% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

40.2%% of working-age population

#199 of 2162025

70% of world average

Female population

50.1%% of population

#132 of 2162025

100% of world average

Births per woman

1births per woman

#167 of 2162024

61% of world average

Birth rate

10.3 /1,000per 1,000 people

#152 of 2162024

60% of world average

Death rate

10.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#38 of 2162024

130% of world average

Net migration

-2,784people (5-year total)

#122 of 2162025

-2528% of world average

Migrants living in the country

2.3%% of population

#148 of 2152024

17% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$16.16Bcurrent US$

#145 of 2112025

3% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$41.87Bcurrent int'l $

#139 of 1992025

4% of world average

GDP per person

$12,991current US$

#95 of 2112025

54% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$33,667current int'l $

#77 of 1992025

101% of world average

GDP growth

3.2%% per year

#107 of 2102025

93% of world average

GDP per person growth

3.3%% per year

#71 of 2102025

140% of world average

Gross national income

$17.76Bcurrent US$

#142 of 2042025

3% of world average

Gross national income per person

$14,040current US$

#80 of 2032025

70% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$37,000current int'l $

#64 of 1972025

116% of world average

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Inflation

3.7%% per year

#115 of 1902025

43% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

3.9%% per year

#125 of 2092025

55% of world average

Real interest rate

4.9%%

#65 of 1342025

118% of world average

Lending interest rate

9.0%%

#62 of 1342025

80% of world average

Government debt

57.1%% of GDP

#34 of 632019

96% of world average

Government revenue

24.7%% of GDP

#79 of 1492024

94% of world average

Government spending

29.1%% of GDP

#58 of 1492023

106% of world average

Government consumption

14.2%% of GDP

#112 of 1812025

81% of world average

Household consumption

68.4%% of GDP

#69 of 1812025

106% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

19.9%% of GDP

#125 of 1782025

85% of world average

Fixed investment

19.7%% of GDP

#122 of 1732025

89% of world average

Gross savings

21.1%% of GDP

#93 of 1682024

96% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$681.3Mcurrent US$

#111 of 2012024

8% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

4.6%% of GDP

#46 of 1982024

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

0.3%% of GDP

#100 of 1792024

12% of world average

Current account balance

-7.0%% of GDP

#149 of 1912024

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$10.31Bcurrent US$

#78 of 1772025

10% of world average

External debt

$20.36Bcurrent US$

#73 of 1212024

26% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

370-100

#93 of 1472017

103% of world average

People below the poverty line

0.5%% of population

#45 of 1472017

4% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

29.9%%

#103 of 1472017

107% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

2.9%%

#69 of 1472017

104% of world average

Stock market value

55.0%% of GDP

#33 of 882025

73% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$286.9Mcurrent US$

#133 of 1862024

6% of world average

Foreign aid received

0.6%% of GNI

#100 of 1372023

10% of world average

Exchange rate

46local currency per US$

#81 of 2112025

3% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

4.6%% of GDP

#109 of 1992025

46% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

17.7%% of GDP

#144 of 2022025

72% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

11.2%% of GDP

#87 of 1952025

102% of world average

Services' share of the economy

63.9%% of GDP

#65 of 2022025

110% of world average

— TRADE —

Exports

65.0%% of GDP

#35 of 1872025

150% of world average

Imports

74.9%% of GDP

#27 of 1872025

151% of world average

Trade balance

-9.9%% of GDP

#127 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

57.4%% of GDP

#92 of 2052025

89% of world average

Goods exported

$2.34Bcurrent US$

#142 of 2072025

2% of world average

Goods imported

$6.94Bcurrent US$

#130 of 2072025

6% of world average

Services exported

$4.19Bcurrent US$

#101 of 1912024

9% of world average

Services imported

$2.28Bcurrent US$

#118 of 1912024

5% of world average

Goods and services exported

$6.56Bcurrent US$

#126 of 1912024

4% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$8.63Bcurrent US$

#127 of 1912024

5% of world average

High-tech share of exports

1.2%% of manufactured exports

#150 of 1792024

10% of world average

Terms of trade

94index

#150 of 2062024

89% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

73.8 yrsyears

#116 of 2162024

100% of world average

Life expectancy, women

77.4 yrsyears

#113 of 2162024

101% of world average

Life expectancy, men

70.4 yrsyears

#120 of 2162024

98% of world average

Infant deaths

13.8 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#105 of 1962024

74% of world average

Deaths under age 5

15.4 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#101 of 1962024

64% of world average

Maternal deaths

66per 100,000 live births

#111 of 1942023

57% of world average

Health spending

5.6%% of GDP

#116 of 1932023

82% of world average

Health spending per person

$616current US$

#79 of 1932023

42% of world average

11 of 19 figures unavailable for Mauritius.

— LEARNING —

10 of 10 figures unavailable for Mauritius.

— WORK —

Men in the labour force

69.7%% of men aged 15+

#97 of 1862025

100% of world average

Labour force

622,328people

#157 of 1862025

3% of world average

Working in agriculture

4.7%% of employment

#133 of 1862025

21% of world average

Working in industry

20.6%% of employment

#75 of 1862025

105% of world average

Working in services

74.7%% of employment

#36 of 1862025

128% of world average

Self-employed

17.8%% of employment

#132 of 1862025

46% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

79.1%% of labour force

#72 of 1712024

104% of world average

Employed

55.2%% aged 15+

#112 of 1862025

98% of world average

4 of 12 figures unavailable for Mauritius.

— CONNECTED —

People online

73.3%% of population

#125 of 2072024

103% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

173per 100 people

#17 of 2102024

149% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

28per 100 people

#67 of 2082024

154% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

37per 100 people

#25 of 2132024

248% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#67 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

99.1%% of population

#71 of 1892023

142% of world average

Electricity used per person

2,465kWh per person

#78 of 1492023

58% of world average

Energy used per person

1,172kg oil equivalent per person

#85 of 1492023

52% of world average

Air passengers carried

1.5Mpassengers

#88 of 1652023

6% of world average

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Air freight

170million tonne-km

#52 of 1632023

13% of world average

Container port traffic

468,254TEU

#90 of 1672024

9% of world average

Research and development spending

0.3%% of GDP

#84 of 1272024

27% of world average

Patent applications by residents

6count

#114 of 1422021

0% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

205count

#126 of 1972023

1% of world average

Tourists arriving

316,000count

#143 of 1942020

6% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$518.0Mcurrent US$

#97 of 1752020

14% of world average

2 of 18 figures unavailable for Mauritius.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

4tonnes per person

#120 of 2032024

79% of world average

Carbon emissions

4Mt CO2

#64 of 2032024

2% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

6Mt CO2-equivalent

#52 of 2032024

3% of world average

Protected land

5.0%% of land area

#180 of 2132025

27% of world average

Protected coastal waters

0.0%% of territorial waters

#165 of 1742025

0% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

23.0%% of internal resources

#123 of 1772022

18% of world average

Renewable water available per person

2,179m³ per person

#101 of 1832022

15% of world average

Renewable energy use

8.6%% of final energy consumption

#156 of 2122021

30% of world average

Electricity from renewables

21.7%% of total

#110 of 2062021

63% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

82.4%% of total

#135 of 2092023

139% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#136 of 2082021

0% of world average

1 of 12 figures unavailable for Mauritius.

— STATE —

Military spending

0.1%% of GDP

#155 of 1562024

7% of world average

Military spending

$23.0Mcurrent US$

#153 of 1602024

0% of world average

Military spending

0.5%% of government spending

#152 of 1532024

6% of world average

Armed forces personnel

3,000people

#153 of 1702020

2% of world average

Armed forces

0.5%% of labour force

#113 of 1682020

40% of world average

Tax revenue

20.5%% of GDP

#48 of 1492024

122% of world average

Homicides

2per 100,000 people

#78 of 1582022

29% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

Exports toas of 2025

France$218.0M
South Africa$206.1M
USA$173.8M
France$161.5M
United Kingdom$159.3M
Madagascar$154.2M
South Africa$150.1M
USA$120.8M

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Madagascar$120.8M
United Kingdom$116.8M
Spain$116.1M
Spain$94.9M
Netherlands$63.5M
Kenya$60.3M
France$56.5M

Imports fromas of 2025

China$1.21B
United Arab Emirates$754.4M
China$745.6M
India$565.3M
South Africa$449.3M
France$412.6M
Oman$373.1M
United Arab Emirates$371.5M

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India$308.5M
France$256.4M
South Africa$251.0M
United Arab Emirates$240.2M
Germany$229.8M
Japan$215.1M
Brazil$172.1M

Trade balance, 2025-$5.29B

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

MotherlandAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Port Louis · approx. UTC+4

Neighbours

Mauritius has no land borders

Landmarks

Le Morne BrabantImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Jean-Marie Gustave Le ClézioFrench writer and Nobel Prize winner (born 1940)

Ameenah Gurib-Fakimscientist and president of Mauritius

Anerood JugnauthMauritian politician (1930–2021)

Robin SharmaCanadian self-help writer

Vikash DhorasooFrench association football player (born 1973)

Pravind JugnauthPrime Minister of Mauritius from 2017–2024

Navin RamgoolamPrime Minister of Mauritius (1995–2000, 2005–2014, 2024–Present)

Chad le ClosSouth African swimmer

Kailash PurryagPresident of Mauritius from 2012 to 2015

Seewoosagur Ramgoolampolitician, statesman and philanthropist and the first prime minister of Mauritius (1900-1985)

Prithvirajsing RoopunFormer president of Mauritius since 2019 to December 2024

Maurice PiatMauritian Roman Catholic cardinal

History

12 Mar 1968Mauritius — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population1.2M2025

GDP$16.16B2025

GDP per person$12,9912025