Key demographics
- Population
- 1.3M
- Density
- 619.9/km²
- HDI
- 0.806 (Very High)
- Gini index (2017)
- 36.8
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 73.8 yrs
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.44
- Urban population (2025)
- 39.0%
- Literacy rate (2023)
- 94.3%
- Labor force (2025)
- 68.8%
- Gender wage gap (2024)
- 7.9%
Population structure
- Dependency ratio
- 40.2%
- Profile
- Mature
- Urban population (2025)
- 39.0%
- Birth rate (2024)
- 10.3 /1000
- Death rate (2024)
- 10.0 /1000
- Fertility rate (2024)
- 1.44
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 13.8 /1000
- Slum population (2022)
- 48.7%
- Tourism (2020)
- 316.0K
Languages and culture
| Language | Native name |
|---|---|
| English | English |
| French | - |
| Mauritian Creole | - |
| Religion | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Hinduism | 47.9% |
| Christianity | 32.3% |
| Islam | 18.2% |
| Others | 1.6% |
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Indian | 67.0% |
| Creole | 28.0% |
| Chinese | 3.0% |
| French | 2.0% |
- Demonym (male)
- Mauritian
- Demonym (female)
- Mauritian
- National anthem
- Motherland
Healthcare
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 73.8 yrs
- HALE (2021)
- 63.6 yrs
- Health spending (2023)
- 5.6% of GDP
- Infant mortality (2024)
- 13.8/1000
- UHC index (2023)
- 75/100
- Hospital beds (2023)
- 3.8/1000
- Physicians (2022)
- 1.44/1000
- Nurses (2022)
- 4.05/1000
- Health spending per capita (2023)
- $616
- Out-of-pocket (2023)
- 45.2%
Education and technology
- Literacy rate (2023)
- 94.3%
- Education spending (2024)
- 4.3% of GDP
- Learning outcomes (2020)
- 473
- Internet users (2024)
- 73.3%
- Mobile subscriptions (2024)
- 172.7/100
- Broadband (2024)
- 28.0/100
- Secure servers (2024)
- 2,158/1M
Broadband connectivity
- Broadband per 100 (2024)
- 28.0
Geography and practical
- Area
- 2,040 km²
- Continent
- Africa
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Landlocked
- No
- Driving side
- Left
- Timezones
- UTC+04:00
- Calling codes
- +230
- TLD
- .mu
- Maps
- Google Maps · OpenStreetMap
National symbols
- Flag
- The flag of Mauritius is composed of four equal horizontal bands of red, blue, yellow and green.
- National anthem
- Motherland