Macao vs Mauritius: Population growth
Macao
-0.2%
in 2025
Mauritius
-0.2%
in 2025
Macao rank
184th
Mauritius rank
185th
Population growth over time
- Macao
- Mauritius
How they compare
Macao currently reports -0.2% against -0.2% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mauritius ahead.
Macao ranks 184th and Mauritius ranks 185th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 6 and Mauritius in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.3% | 2.0% | 2.3% | Macao |
| 1970s | -0.8% | 1.6% | 2.4% | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 1.0% | 2.2% | Macao |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.1% | 1.6% | Macao |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 0.6% | 1.6% | Macao |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.1% | 2.1% | Macao |
| 2020s | 0.3% | -0.3% | 0.6% | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population growth, Macao or Mauritius?
- Macao, at -0.2% against -0.2% in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population growth between Macao and Mauritius?
- 0.0%, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Mauritius?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Macao and Mauritius rank globally for population growth?
- Macao ranks 184th and Mauritius ranks 185th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), note: Derived from total population, publisher: UN Population Division, published as Population growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.