Mauritius Rural Population 1960-2024

Rural population refers to people living in rural areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated as the difference between total population and urban population. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Mauritius rural population for 2023 was 745,691, a 0.21% decline from 2022.
  • Mauritius rural population for 2022 was 747,287, a 0.36% decline from 2021.
  • Mauritius rural population for 2021 was 749,986, a 0% increase from 2020.
  • Mauritius rural population for 2020 was 749,987, a 0.01% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Mauritius Rural Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2023 745,691 59.13 -0.21%
2022 747,287 59.19 -0.36%
2021 749,986 59.23 -0.00%
2020 749,987 59.24 0.01%
2019 749,894 59.23 0.08%
2018 749,310 59.21 0.14%
2017 748,295 59.16 0.21%
2016 746,748 59.09 0.22%
2015 745,099 59.00 0.32%
2014 742,713 58.89 0.37%
2013 739,972 58.78 0.43%
2012 736,801 58.67 0.47%
2011 733,358 58.56 0.35%
2010 730,796 58.45 0.43%
2009 727,675 58.33 0.46%
2008 724,365 58.22 0.55%
2007 720,361 58.11 0.65%
2006 715,718 58.00 0.66%
2005 711,012 57.89 0.78%
2004 705,459 57.78 0.82%
2003 699,690 57.67 0.92%
2002 693,296 57.55 0.89%
2001 687,159 57.44 0.98%
2000 680,434 57.33 1.20%
1999 672,335 57.21 1.49%
1998 662,415 57.08 1.27%
1997 654,086 56.96 1.47%
1996 644,552 56.84 1.24%
1995 636,613 56.72 1.08%
1994 629,793 56.59 1.62%
1993 619,687 56.47 1.40%
1992 611,050 56.35 1.54%
1991 601,736 56.22 1.30%
1990 593,973 56.10 0.15%
1989 593,079 56.42 0.21%
1988 591,840 56.73 0.13%
1987 591,054 57.05 0.20%
1986 589,878 57.36 0.22%
1985 588,590 57.68 0.28%
1984 586,967 57.99 0.51%
1983 583,976 58.30 1.29%
1982 576,486 58.08 1.60%
1981 567,354 57.87 1.86%
1980 556,912 57.65 2.06%
1979 545,530 57.43 2.12%
1978 534,083 57.21 1.69%
1977 525,140 57.00 2.01%
1976 514,678 56.78 2.00%
1975 504,488 56.56 1.97%
1974 494,671 56.34 1.91%
1973 485,328 56.12 1.88%
1972 476,298 55.90 0.14%
1971 475,625 56.67 0.24%
1970 474,487 57.44 0.33%
1969 472,901 58.21 0.44%
1968 470,840 58.97 0.55%
1967 468,241 59.73 0.69%
1966 465,009 60.48 0.85%
1965 461,084 61.23 1.03%
1964 456,372 61.98 1.22%
1963 450,826 62.71 1.45%
1962 444,336 63.45 1.70%
1961 436,849 64.17 -0.51%
1960 439,093 64.89 %