Urban population, per capita in Mauritius
Mauritius: Urban population, per capita was 0.3904 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Urban population, per capita in Mauritius, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.3904 units per person for urban population, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Mauritius peaked at 0.441 units per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.39 units per person, in 2022.
That places Mauritius 176th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3988 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4046 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.4102 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4154 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 0.4203 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4247 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4288 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.4323 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4353 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4377 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4395 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.4406 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.441 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4404 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4389 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4366 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4338 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4306 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.4274 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4242 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4214 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4191 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4176 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.417 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4182 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4213 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4256 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4303 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4346 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.4378 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.439 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4386 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4377 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4362 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4342 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.432 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4297 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4272 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4248 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4226 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4206 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4188 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.417 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4151 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4133 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4114 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4096 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4078 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4062 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4045 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.403 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4017 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4004 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3991 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3979 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3967 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3956 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3945 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3935 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3925 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3916 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3908 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.39 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.39 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3902 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3904 units per person | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4208 units per person | 0.3988 units per person | 0.4377 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4353 units per person | 0.4242 units per person | 0.441 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4243 units per person | 0.417 units per person | 0.4378 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4322 units per person | 0.4226 units per person | 0.439 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4124 units per person | 0.4045 units per person | 0.4206 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3975 units per person | 0.3925 units per person | 0.403 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3905 units per person | 0.39 units per person | 0.3916 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 173 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.4031 units per person compare
- 174 Faroe Islands 0.3964 units per person compare
- 175 Pakistan 0.3953 units per person compare
- 177 Viet Nam 0.3883 units per person compare
- 178 Guinea 0.3852 units per person compare
- 179 Mozambique 0.3721 units per person compare
More climate change data for Mauritius
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 9.11 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 96.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 74.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2813 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.7765 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 59.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 52.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1969 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, per capita in Mauritius?
- Urban population, per capita in Mauritius was 0.3904 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.441 units per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.39 units per person in 2022.
- How does Mauritius rank for urban population, per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 176th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.