Editing Demographics of Mauritius (section)

== Vital statistics ==
The table below presents the population development of Mauritius since 1900. The figures up to 1945 are for the island of Mauritius only. As of 1946, the island of [[Rodrigues]] is included.

Figures are from [[Statistics Mauritius]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://statsmauritius.govmu.org/English/Pages/POPULATION--And-VITAL-STATISTICS.aspx|title=Statistics Mauritius : Population and Vital Statistics|website=Statsmauritius.govmu.org|access-date=2017-08-29}}</ref> and [[Yearbook of the United Nations|United Nations Demographic Yearbook]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = United Nations Statistics Division – Demographic and Social Statistics|url = http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm#2001|website =Unstats.un.org|access-date=2017-08-29}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
!
! width="80pt"|Average population 
! width="80pt"|Live births
! width="80pt"|Deaths
! width="80pt"|Natural change
! width="80pt"|Crude birth rate (per 1000)
! width="80pt"|Crude death rate (per 1000)
! width="80pt"|Natural change (per 1000)
! width="80pt"|TFR
|-
| 1900
| align="right" |  371,000
| align="right" | 14,490
| align="right" | 13,695
| align="right" |  795
| align="right" | 38.6
| align="right" | 36.5
| align="right" | 2.1
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1901
| align="right" |  371,000
| align="right" | 12,910
| align="right" | 14,970
| align="right" style="color: red" | -2,060
| align="right" | 34.8
| align="right" | 40.4
| align="right" style="color: red" | -5.6
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1902
| align="right" |  371,000
| align="right" | 13,495
| align="right" | 12,716
| align="right" |  779
| align="right" | 35.9
| align="right" | 33.8
| align="right" | 2.1
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1903
| align="right" |  371,000
| align="right" | 13,611
| align="right" | 15,034
| align="right" style="color: red" | -1,423
| align="right" | 36.3
| align="right" | 40.1
| align="right" style="color: red" | -3.8
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1904
| align="right" |  371,000
| align="right" | 14,103
| align="right" | 12,064
| align="right" | 2,039
| align="right" | 37.2
| align="right" | 31.9
| align="right" | 5.3
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1905
| align="right" |  370,000
| align="right" | 14,043
| align="right" | 15,379
| align="right" style="color: red" | -1,336
| align="right" | 37.2
| align="right" | 40.7
| align="right" style="color: red" | -3.5
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1906
| align="right" |  370,000
| align="right" | 12,669
| align="right" | 15,124
| align="right" style="color: red" | -2,455
| align="right" | 33.6
| align="right" | 40.0
| align="right" style="color: red" | -6.4
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1907
| align="right" |  370,000
| align="right" | 14,186
| align="right" | 13,037
| align="right" | 1,149
| align="right" | 37.7
| align="right" | 34.6
| align="right" | 3.1
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1908
| align="right" |  370,000
| align="right" | 13,456
| align="right" | 15,094
| align="right" style="color: red" | -1,638
| align="right" | 36.0
| align="right" | 40.3
| align="right" style="color: red" | -4.3
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1909
| align="right" |  369,000
| align="right" | 12,837
| align="right" | 13,761
| align="right" style="color: red" | – 924
| align="right" | 34.4
| align="right" | 36.9
| align="right" style="color: red" | -2.5
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1910
| align="right" |  369,000
| align="right" | 13,329
| align="right" | 12,488
| align="right" |  841
| align="right" | 36.1
| align="right" | 33.8
| align="right" | 2.3
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1911
| align="right" |  369,000
| align="right" | 14,585
| align="right" | 12,204
| align="right" | 2,381
| align="right" | 39.2
| align="right" | 32.8
| align="right" | 6.4
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1912
| align="right" |  370,000
| align="right" | 13,209
| align="right" | 14,429
| align="right" style="color: red" | -1,220
| align="right" | 35.5
| align="right" | 38.8
| align="right" style="color: red" | -3.3
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1913
| align="right" |  371,000
| align="right" | 15,153
| align="right" | 13,201
| align="right" | 1,952
| align="right" | 40.8
| align="right" | 35.5
| align="right" | 5.3
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1914
| align="right" |  372,000
| align="right" | 15,229
| align="right" | 12,134
| align="right" | 3,095
| align="right" | 40.8
| align="right" | 32.5
| align="right" | 8.3
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1915
| align="right" |  373,000
| align="right" | 13,094
| align="right" | 13,101
| align="right" style="color: red" | – 7
| align="right" | 34.8
| align="right" | 34.8
| align="right" style="color: red" | -0.0
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1916
| align="right" |  374,000
| align="right" | 13,162
| align="right" | 11,432
| align="right" | 1,730
| align="right" | 35.0
| align="right" | 30.4
| align="right" | 4.6
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1917
| align="right" |  375,000
| align="right" | 13,887
| align="right" | 12,234
| align="right" | 1,653
| align="right" | 36.9
| align="right" | 32.5
| align="right" | 4.4
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1918
| align="right" |  375,000
| align="right" | 13,109
| align="right" | 12,794
| align="right" |  315
| align="right" | 34.8
| align="right" | 33.9
| align="right" | 0.9
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1919
| align="right" |  375,000
| align="right" | 13,261
| align="right" | 24,455
| align="right" style="color: red" | -11,194
| align="right" | 35.2
| align="right" | 64.9
| align="right" style="color: red" | -29.7
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1920
| align="right" |  376,000
| align="right" | 12,791
| align="right" | 11,773
| align="right" | 1,018
| align="right" | 35.1
| align="right" | 32.3
| align="right" | 2.8
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1921
| align="right" |  376,000
| align="right" | 14,360
| align="right" | 15,159
| align="right" style="color: red" | – 799
| align="right" | 38.1
| align="right" | 40.3
| align="right" style="color: red" | -2.2
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1922
| align="right" |  376,000
| align="right" | 13,955
| align="right" | 12,967
| align="right" |  988
| align="right" | 37.0
| align="right" | 34.5
| align="right" | 2.5
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1923
| align="right" |  377,000
| align="right" | 13,879
| align="right" | 10,778
| align="right" | 3,101
| align="right" | 36.8
| align="right" | 28.5
| align="right" | 8.3
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1924
| align="right" |  380,000
| align="right" | 15,430
| align="right" | 10,558
| align="right" | 4,872
| align="right" | 41.1
| align="right" | 28.1
| align="right" | 13.0
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1925
| align="right" |  383,000
| align="right" | 16,545
| align="right" | 9,327
| align="right" | 7,218
| align="right" | 42.6
| align="right" | 24.9
| align="right" | 17.7
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1926
| align="right" |  386,000
| align="right" | 15,520
| align="right" | 9,958
| align="right" | 5,562
| align="right" | 39.4
| align="right" | 25.3
| align="right" | 14.1
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1927
| align="right" |  389,000
| align="right" | 13,748
| align="right" | 10,015
| align="right" | 3,733
| align="right" | 34.5
| align="right" | 25.1
| align="right" | 9.4
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1928
| align="right" |  391,000
| align="right" | 15,206
| align="right" | 11,342
| align="right" | 3,864
| align="right" | 37.9
| align="right" | 28.2
| align="right" | 9.7
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1929
| align="right" |  393,000
| align="right" | 13,771
| align="right" | 12,413
| align="right" | 1,358
| align="right" | 34.0
| align="right" | 30.7
| align="right" | 3.3
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1930
| align="right" |  393,000
| align="right" | 12,793
| align="right" | 14,341
| align="right" style="color: red" | -1,548
| align="right" | 31.6
| align="right" | 35.4
| align="right" style="color: red" | -3.8
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1931
| align="right" |  393,000
| align="right" | 11,941
| align="right" | 15,467
| align="right" style="color: red" | -3,526
| align="right" | 29.7
| align="right" | 38.4
| align="right" style="color: red" | -8.7
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1932
| align="right" |  390,000
| align="right" | 10,266
| align="right" | 12,848
| align="right" style="color: red" | -2,582
| align="right" | 25.7
| align="right" | 32.2
| align="right" style="color: red" | -6.5
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1933
| align="right" |  390,000
| align="right" | 13,479
| align="right" | 10,615
| align="right" | 2,864
| align="right" | 33.8
| align="right" | 26.6
| align="right" | 7.2
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1934
| align="right" |  392,000
| align="right" | 13,516
| align="right" | 10,069
| align="right" | 3,447
| align="right" | 33.7
| align="right" | 25.1
| align="right" | 8.6
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1935
| align="right" |  394,000
| align="right" | 13,246
| align="right" | 10,445
| align="right" | 2,801
| align="right" | 32.8
| align="right" | 25.8
| align="right" | 7.0
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1936
| align="right" |  398,000
| align="right" | 13,867
| align="right" | 10,500
| align="right" | 3,367
| align="right" | 34.1
| align="right" | 25.8
| align="right" | 8.3
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1937
| align="right" |  400,000
| align="right" | 14,097
| align="right" | 11,527
| align="right" | 2,570
| align="right" | 34.4
| align="right" | 28.1
| align="right" | 6.3
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1938
| align="right" |  402,000
| align="right" | 13,420
| align="right" | 12,046
| align="right" | 1,374
| align="right" | 32.6
| align="right" | 29.2
| align="right" | 3.4
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1939
| align="right" |  405,000
| align="right" | 14,578
| align="right" | 11,340
| align="right" | 3,238
| align="right" | 35.2
| align="right" | 27.4
| align="right" | 7.8
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1940
| align="right" |  407,000
| align="right" | 12,145
| align="right" | 10,373
| align="right" | 1,772
| align="right" | 29.1
| align="right" | 24.9
| align="right" | 4.2
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1941
| align="right" |  407,000
| align="right" | 13,430
| align="right" | 10,436
| align="right" | 2,994
| align="right" | 32.2
| align="right" | 25.0
| align="right" | 7.2
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1942
| align="right" |  408,000
| align="right" | 13,553
| align="right" | 11,927
| align="right" | 1,626
| align="right" | 32.5
| align="right" | 28.6
| align="right" | 3.9
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1943
| align="right" |  410,000
| align="right" | 13,604
| align="right" | 10,642
| align="right" | 2,962
| align="right" | 32.6
| align="right" | 25.5
| align="right" | 7.1
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1944
| align="right" |  419,000
| align="right" | 18,258
| align="right" | 11,355
| align="right" | 6,903
| align="right" | 43.4
| align="right" | 27.0
| align="right" | 16.4
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1945
| align="right" |  424,000
| align="right" | 16,290
| align="right" | 15,277
| align="right" | 1,013
| align="right" | 38.4
| align="right" | 36.0
| align="right" | 2.4
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1946
| align="right" |  437,000
| align="right" | 16,939
| align="right" | 12,678
| align="right" |  4,261
| align="right" | 38.8
| align="right" | 29.0
| align="right" | 9.8
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1947
| align="right" |  445,000
| align="right" | 19,458
| align="right" | 8,830
| align="right" | 10,628
| align="right" | 43.7
| align="right" | 19.8
| align="right" | 23.9
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1948
| align="right" |  455,000
| align="right" | 19,429
| align="right" | 10,680
| align="right" | 8,749
| align="right" | 42.7
| align="right" | 23.5
| align="right" | 19.2
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1949
| align="right" |  458,000
| align="right" | 20,931
| align="right" | 7,523
| align="right" | 13,408
| align="right" | 45.7
| align="right" | 16.4
| align="right" | 29.3
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1950
| align="right" |  479,000
| align="right" | 23,667
| align="right" | 6,611
| align="right" | 17,056
| align="right" | 49.4
| align="right" | 13.8
| align="right" | 35.6
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1951
| align="right" |  498,000
| align="right" | 23,543
| align="right" | 7,305
| align="right" | 16,238
| align="right" | 47.3
| align="right" | 14.7
| align="right" | 32.6
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1952
| align="right" |  514,000
| align="right" | 24,689
| align="right" | 7,569
| align="right" | 17,120
| align="right" | 48.0
| align="right" | 14.7
| align="right" | 33.3
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1953
| align="right" |  537,000
| align="right" | 24,428
| align="right" | 8,550
| align="right" | 15,878
| align="right" | 45.5
| align="right" | 15.9
| align="right" | 29.6
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1954
| align="right" |  551,000
| align="right" | 22,513
| align="right" | 8,587
| align="right" | 13,926
| align="right" | 40.9
| align="right" | 15.6
| align="right" | 25.3
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1955
| align="right" |  570,000
| align="right" | 23,612
| align="right" | 7,260
| align="right" | 16,352
| align="right" | 41.4
| align="right" | 12.7
| align="right" | 28.7
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1956
| align="right" |  591,000
| align="right" | 25,666
| align="right" | 6,910
| align="right" | 18,756
| align="right" | 43.4
| align="right" | 11.7
| align="right" | 31.7
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1957
| align="right" |  609,000
| align="right" | 26,055
| align="right" | 7,823
| align="right" | 18,232
| align="right" | 42.8
| align="right" | 12.8
| align="right" | 29.9
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1958
| align="right" |  627,000
| align="right" | 25,398
| align="right" | 7,307
| align="right" | 18,091
| align="right" | 40.5
| align="right" | 11.7
| align="right" | 28.9
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1959
| align="right" |  644,000
| align="right" | 24,792
| align="right" | 7,040
| align="right" | 17,752
| align="right" | 38.5
| align="right" | 10.9
| align="right" | 27.6
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1960
| align="right" |  662,000
| align="right" | 26,017
| align="right" | 7,588
| align="right" | 18,429
| align="right" | 39.3
| align="right" | 11.5
| align="right" | 27.8
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1961
| align="right" |  680,000
| align="right" | 27,028
| align="right" | 6,697
| align="right" | 20,331
| align="right" | 39.7
| align="right" | 9.8
| align="right" | 29.9
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1962
| align="right" |  700,000
| align="right" | 27,162
| align="right" | 6,485
| align="right" | 20,677
| align="right" | 38.8
| align="right" | 9.3
| align="right" | 29.5
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1963
| align="right" |  715,000
| align="right" | 28,859
| align="right" | 6,912
| align="right" | 21,947
| align="right" | 40.4
| align="right" | 9.7
| align="right" | 30.7
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1964
| align="right" |  735,000
| align="right" | 28,610
| align="right" | 6,421
| align="right" | 22,189
| align="right" | 38.9
| align="right" | 8.7
| align="right" | 30.2
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1965
| align="right" |  754,000
| align="right" | 27,195
| align="right" | 6,637
| align="right" | 20,558
| align="right" | 36.1
| align="right" | 8.8
| align="right" | 27.3
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1966
| align="right" |  773,000
| align="right" | 27,831
| align="right" | 6,944
| align="right" | 20,887
| align="right" | 36.0
| align="right" | 9.0
| align="right" | 27.0
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1967
| align="right" |  789,000
| align="right" | 24,471
| align="right" | 6,750
| align="right" | 17,721
| align="right" | 31.0
| align="right" | 8.6
| align="right" | 22.5
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1968
| align="right" |  804,000
| align="right" | 25,409
| align="right" | 7,382
| align="right" | 18,027
| align="right" | 31.6
| align="right" | 9.2
| align="right" | 22.4
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1969
| align="right" |  815,000
| align="right" | 22,621
| align="right" | 6,733
| align="right" | 15,888
| align="right" | 27.7
| align="right" | 8.3
| align="right" | 19.5
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1970
| align="right" |  828,000
| align="right" | 22,765
| align="right" | 6,520
| align="right" | 16,245
| align="right" | 27.5
| align="right" | 7.9
| align="right" | 19.6
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1971
| align="right" |  841,000
| align="right" | 21,926
| align="right" | 6,436
| align="right" | 15,490
| align="right" | 26.1
| align="right" | 7.7
| align="right" | 18.4
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1972
| align="right" |  851,000
| align="right" | 21,495
| align="right" | 6,753
| align="right" | 14,742
| align="right" | 25.3
| align="right" | 7.9
| align="right" | 17.3
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1973
| align="right" |  869,000
| align="right" | 20,015
| align="right" | 6,779
| align="right" | 13,236
| align="right" | 23.0
| align="right" | 7.8
| align="right" | 15.2
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1974
| align="right" |  881,000
| align="right" | 24,002
| align="right" | 6,424
| align="right" | 17,578
| align="right" | 27.3
| align="right" | 7.3
| align="right" | 20.0
| align="right" | 
|-
| 1975
| align="right" |  891,000
| align="right" | 22,557
| align="right" | 7,201
| align="right" | 15,356
| align="right" | 25.3
| align="right" | 8.1
| align="right" | 17.2
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">3.19</span>
|-
| 1976
| align="right" |  903,000
| align="right" | 23,274
| align="right" | 6,968
| align="right" | 16,306
| align="right" | 25.8
| align="right" | 7.7
| align="right" | 18.0
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">3.13</span>
|-
| 1977
| align="right" |  918,000
| align="right" | 23,859
| align="right" | 7,154
| align="right" | 16,705
| align="right" | 26.0
| align="right" | 7.8
| align="right" | 18.2
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">3.04</span>
|-
| 1978
| align="right" |  934,000
| align="right" | 25,278
| align="right" | 6,596
| align="right" | 18,682
| align="right" | 27.1
| align="right" | 7.1
| align="right" | 20.0
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">3.09</span>
|-
| 1979
| align="right" |  948,000
| align="right" | 26,163
| align="right" | 6,871
| align="right" | 19,292
| align="right" | 27.6
| align="right" | 7.2
| align="right" | 20.3
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">3.07</span>
|-
| 1980
| align="right" |  966,000
| align="right" | 26,294
| align="right" | 6,919
| align="right" | 19,375
| align="right" | 27.2
| align="right" | 7.2
| align="right" | 20.1
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">3.19</span>
|-
| 1981
| align="right" |  981,000
| align="right" | 24,967
| align="right" | 6,653
| align="right" | 18,314
| align="right" | 25.5
| align="right" | 6.8
| align="right" | 18.7
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.68</span>
|-
| 1982
| align="right" |  993,000
| align="right" | 22,459
| align="right" | 6,584
| align="right" | 15,875
| align="right" | 22.6
| align="right" | 6.6
| align="right" | 16.0
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.39</span>
|-
| 1983
| align="right" | 1,002,000
| align="right" | 21,073
| align="right" | 6,532
| align="right" | 14,541
| align="right" | 21.0
| align="right" | 6.5
| align="right" | 14.5
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.23</span>
|-
| 1984
| align="right" | 1,011,000
| align="right" | 20,332
| align="right" | 6,646
| align="right" | 13,686
| align="right" | 20.1
| align="right" | 6.6
| align="right" | 13.5
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.16</span>
|-
| 1985
| align="right" | 1,021,000
| align="right" | 19,376
| align="right" | 6,906
| align="right" | 12,470
| align="right" | 19.0
| align="right" | 6.8
| align="right" | 12.2
| align="right" | 2.02
|-
| 1986
| align="right" | 1,028,000
| align="right" | 19,170
| align="right" | 6,805
| align="right" | 12,365
| align="right" | 18.6
| align="right" | 6.6
| align="right" | 12.0
| align="right" | 1.99
|-
| 1987
| align="right" | 1,037,000
| align="right" | 20,033
| align="right" | 6,753
| align="right" | 13,280
| align="right" | 19.3
| align="right" | 6.5
| align="right" | 12.8
| align="right" | 2.05
|-
| 1988
| align="right" | 1,043,000
| align="right" | 20,941
| align="right" | 6,879
| align="right" | 14,062
| align="right" | 20.1
| align="right" | 6.6
| align="right" | 13.5
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.14</span>
|-
| 1989
| align="right" | 1,051,000
| align="right" | 21,822
| align="right" | 7,149
| align="right" | 14,673
| align="right" | 20.8
| align="right" | 6.8
| align="right" | 14.0
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.23</span>
|-
| 1990
| align="right" | 1,059,000
| align="right" | 22,602
| align="right" | 7,031
| align="right" | 15,571
| align="right" | 21.3
| align="right" | 6.6
| align="right" | 14.7
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.32</span>
|-
| 1991
| align="right" | 1,070,000
| align="right" | 22,197
| align="right" | 7,027
| align="right" | 15,170
| align="right" | 20.7
| align="right" | 6.6
| align="right" | 14.2
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.30</span>
|-
| 1992
| align="right" | 1,084,000
| align="right" | 22,902
| align="right" | 7,023
| align="right" | 15,879
| align="right" | 21.1
| align="right" | 6.5
| align="right" | 14.6
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.37</span>
|-
| 1993
| align="right" | 1,098,000
| align="right" | 22,329
| align="right" | 7,433
| align="right" | 14,896
| align="right" | 20.3
| align="right" | 6.8
| align="right" | 13.6
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.31</span>
|-
| 1994
| align="right" | 1,113,000
| align="right" | 21,795
| align="right" | 7,402
| align="right" | 14,393
| align="right" | 19.6
| align="right" | 6.7
| align="right" | 12.9
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.25</span>
|-
| 1995
| align="right" | 1,122,000
| align="right" | 20,549
| align="right" | 7,465
| align="right" | 13,084
| align="right" | 18.3
| align="right" | 6.7
| align="right" | 11.7
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.14</span>
|-
| 1996
| align="right" | 1,134,000
| align="right" | 20,763
| align="right" | 7,670
| align="right" | 13,093
| align="right" | 18.3
| align="right" | 6.8
| align="right" | 11.5
| align="right" | <span style="color:#0000FF">2.12</span>
|-
| 1997
| align="right" | 1,148,000
| align="right" | 20,012
| align="right" | 7,986
| align="right" | 12,026
| align="right" | 17.4
| align="right" | 7.0
| align="right" | 10.5
| align="right" | 2.04
|-
| 1998
| align="right" | 1,160,000
| align="right" | 19,434
| align="right" | 7,839
| align="right" | 11,595
| align="right" | 16.8
| align="right" | 6.8
| align="right" | 10.0
| align="right" | 1.97
|-
| 1999
| align="right" | 1,175,000
| align="right" | 20,311
| align="right" | 7,944
| align="right" | 12,367
| align="right" | 17.3
| align="right" | 6.8
| align="right" | 10.5
| align="right" | 2.05
|-
| 2000
| align="right" | 1,187,000
| align="right" | 20,205
| align="right" | 7,982
| align="right" | 12,223
| align="right" | 17.0
| align="right" | 6.7
| align="right" | 10.3
| align="right" | 1.99
|-
| 2001
| align="right" | 1,200,000
| align="right" | 19,696
| align="right" | 7,983
| align="right" | 11,713
| align="right" | 16.4
| align="right" | 6.7
| align="right" | 9.8
| align="right" | 1.93
|-
| 2002
| align="right" | 1,210,000
| align="right" | 19,983
| align="right" | 8,310
| align="right" | 11,673
| align="right" | 16.5
| align="right" | 6.9
| align="right" | 9.6
| align="right" | 1.96
|-
| 2003
| align="right" | 1,223,000
| align="right" | 19,343
| align="right" | 8,520
| align="right" | 10,823
| align="right" | 15.8
| align="right" | 7.0
| align="right" | 8.8
| align="right" | 1.91
|-
| 2004
| align="right" | 1,233,000
| align="right" | 19,230
| align="right" | 8,475
| align="right" | 10,755
| align="right" | 15.6
| align="right" | 6.9
| align="right" | 8.7
| align="right" | 1.92
|-
| 2005
| align="right" | 1,243,000
| align="right" | 18,820
| align="right" | 8,646
| align="right" | 10,174
| align="right" | 15.1
| align="right" | 7.0
| align="right" | 8.2
| align="right" | 1.88
|-
| 2006
| align="right" | 1,253,000
| align="right" | 17,604
| align="right" | 9,162
| align="right" | 8,442
| align="right" | 14.0
| align="right" | 7.3
| align="right" | 6.7
| align="right" | 1.77
|-
| 2007
| align="right" | 1,261,000
| align="right" | 17,034
| align="right" | 8,498
| align="right" | 8,536
| align="right" | 13.5
| align="right" | 6.7
| align="right" | 6.8
| align="right" | 1.74
|-
| 2008
| align="right" | 1,268,000
| align="right" | 16,372
| align="right" | 9,004
| align="right" | 7,368
| align="right" | 12.9
| align="right" | 7.1
| align="right" | 5.8
| align="right" | 1.67
|-
| 2009
| align="right" | 1,275,000
| align="right" | 15,344
| align="right" | 9,224
| align="right" | 6,120
| align="right" | 12.0
| align="right" | 7.2
| align="right" | 4.8
| align="right" | 1.59
|-
| 2010
| align="right" | 1,281,000
| align="right" | 15,005
| align="right" | 9,131
| align="right" | 5,874
| align="right" | 11.7
| align="right" | 7.1
| align="right" | 4.6
| align="right" | 1.57
|-
| 2011
| align="right" | 1,286,000
| align="right" | 14,701
| align="right" | 9,170
| align="right" | 5,531
| align="right" | 11.7
| align="right" | 7.3
| align="right" | 4.4
| align="right" | 1.55
|-
| 2012
| align="right" |1,256,000
| align="right" | 14,502
| align="right" | 9,343
| align="right" | 5,159
| align="right" | 11.5
| align="right" | 7.4
| align="right" | 4.1
| align="right" | 1.54
|-
| 2013
| align="right" |1,259,000
| align="right" | 13,688
| align="right" | 9,440
| align="right" | 4,248
| align="right" | 10.9
| align="right" | 7.5
| align="right" | 3.4
| align="right" | 1.44
|-
| 2014
| align="right" |1,261,000
| align="right" | 13,283
| align="right" | 9,682
| align="right" | 3,601
| align="right" | 10.5
| align="right" | 7.7
| align="right" | 2.8
| align="right" | 1.43
|-
| 2015
| align="right" | 1,263,000
| align="right" | 12,738
| align="right" | 9,747
| align="right" | 2,991
| align="right" | 10.1
| align="right" | 7.7
| align="right" | 2.4
| align="right" | 1.36
|-
| 2016
| align="right" |1,263,000
| align="right" | 12,948
| align="right" | 10,174
| align="right" | 2,774
| align="right" | 10.2
| align="right" | 8.1
| align="right" | 2.1
| align="right" | 1.40
|-
| 2017
| align="right" |1,265,000
| align="right" | 13,385
| align="right" | 10,140
| align="right" | 3,245
| align="right" | 10.6
| align="right" | 8.0
| align="right" | 2.6
| align="right" | 1.44
|-
| 2018
| align="right" |1,265,000
| align="right" | 12,980
| align="right" | 10,787
| align="right" | 2,193
| align="right" | 10.3
| align="right" | 8.5
| align="right" | 1.8
| align="right" | 1.41
|-
| 2019
| align="right" |1,266,000
| align="right" | 12,862
| align="right" | 11,174
| align="right" | 1,688
| align="right" | 10.2
| align="right" | 8.8
| align="right" | 1.4
| align="right" | 1.40
|-
| 2020
| align="right" |1,266,000
| align="right" | 13,465
| align="right" | 11,060
| align="right" | 2,405
| align="right" | 10.6
| align="right" | 8.7
| align="right" | 1.9
| align="right" | 1.44
|-
| 2021
| align="right" |1,264,000
| align="right" | 12,982
| align="right" | 13,274
| align="right" style="color: red" | -292
| align="right" | 10.3
| align="right" | 10.5
| align="right" style="color: red" | -0.2
| align="right" | 1.41
|-
| 2022
| align="right" |1,261,000
| align="right" | 12,096
| align="right" | 12,938
| align="right" style="color: red" | -842
| align="right" | 9.6
| align="right" | 10.2
| align="right" style="color: red" | -0.6
| align="right" | <span style="color:red">1.32</span>
|-
| 2023
| align="right" |1,260,000
| align="right" | 12,872
| align="right" | 11,839
| align="right" | 1,033
| align="right" | 10.2
| align="right" | 9.4
| align="right" | 0.8
| align="right" | 1.39
|-
|}
=== Current vital statistics ===
<ref>{{Cite web |title=Statistics Mauritius. Population and Vital Statistics |url=https://statsmauritius.govmu.org/Pages/Statistics/ESI/Population/Pop_Vital_Yr24.aspx|access-date=2025-03-22 |website=statsmauritius.govmu.org}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+
|-
! Period
! Live births
! Deaths
! Natural change
|-
| '''2023'''
| 12,872
| 11,839
| +1033
|-
| '''2024'''
| 12,853
| 12,507
| +346
|-
| '''Difference'''
| {{decrease}} -19 (-0.1%)
| {{increasenegative}} +668 (+5.64%)
| {{decrease}} -687
|}

=== Life expectancy ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Period
!Life expectancy in <br /> Years<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/DataQuery/|title=World Population Prospects – Population Division – United Nations|website=esa.un.org|access-date=2018-08-26}}</ref>
|-
|1950–1955
|50.19 
|-
|1955–1960
|{{increase}} 55.74 
|-
|1960–1965
|{{increase}} 61.23  
|-
|1965–1970
|{{increase}} 62.96  
|-
|1970–1975
|{{increase}} 63.55 
|-
|1975–1980
|{{increase}} 65.58  
|-
|1980–1985
|{{increase}} 68.10  
|-
|1985–1990
|{{increase}} 68.49  
|-
|1990–1995
|{{increase}} 70.28  
|-
|1995–2000
|{{increase}} 70.36 
|-
|2000–2005
|{{increase}} 72.09  
|-
|2005–2010
|{{increase}} 72.75 
|-
|2010–2015
|{{increase}} 74.13  
|}