Editing Demographics of Mauritius

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{{Infobox place demographics|place=Mauritius|image=File:Mauritius single age population pyramid 2020.png|image_size=350|caption=Population pyramid of Mauritius in 2020|size_of_population=1,308,222 (2022 est.)|nation=Mauritian|age_0–14_years=15.4%|age_65_years=11.08%|growth=0.1% (2022 est.)|birth=9.86 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)|death=8.86 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)|net_migration=0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)|infant_mortality=12.08 deaths/1,000 live births|life=74.86 years|life_male=72.04 years|life_female=77.88 years|fertility=1.35 children born/woman (2022 est.)|density=640 inhabitants per km² (2023)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}} Mauritian society contains several ethnic groups. The majority of the residents of [[Mauritius]] are descendants of people from India, followed by Africa. Mauritius also comprises migrants from continental Africa, China, France, and the East African island of Madagascar. As of 2023, Mauritius had the highest population density in Africa.


==Population==

According to {{UN_Population|source}}, the total population was {{UN_Population|Mauritius}} in {{UN_Population|Year}}, compared to 479,000 in 1950.<ref name="WPP 2010"/>

The proportion of the population aged under 15 was 21.9% in 2010.<ref name="WPP 2010"/> 71.2% were between 15 and 65 years of age, with 6.9% being 65 years or older.<ref name="WPP 2010">{{cite web|url=http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm|title=World Population Prospects, the 2010 Revision|date=6 May 2011|access-date=29 August 2017|url-status=deviated|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506065230/http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm|archive-date=6 May 2011}}</ref>

=== 2022 Census ===
Mauritius has a population of 1,235,260 (608,090 males, 627,170 females), according to the 2022 [[Census]].<ref>statsmauritius.govmu.org/Pages/Censuses and Surveys/Census/census_2022.aspx</ref> The population on the island of Mauritius was 1,191,280 (586,590 males and 604,690 females);<ref>statsmauritius.govmu.org/Pages/Censuses and Surveys/Census/2022_Population_census_Main_results.aspx</ref> [[Rodrigues]] island was 43,650 (21,330 males and 22,320 females); and [[Agaléga]] island was 330 (170 males and 160 females).<ref>[https://statsmauritius.govmu.org/Pages/Censuses%20and%20Surveys/Census/census_2022.aspx]</ref><ref>[https://statsmauritius.govmu.org/Pages/Censuses%20and%20Surveys/Census/2022_Population_census_Main_results.aspx]</ref><ref>[https://statsmauritius.govmu.org/Documents/Statistics/ESI/2022/EI1687/2022%20Population%20Census_Main%20Results_18112022.pdf]</ref> 

The average age of the population was 38 years;<ref>[https://statsmauritius.govmu.org/Pages/Censuses%20and%20Surveys/Census/census_2022.aspx]</ref><ref>[https://statsmauritius.govmu.org/Pages/Censuses%20and%20Surveys/Census/2022_Population_census_Main_results.aspx]</ref><ref>[https://statsmauritius.govmu.org/Documents/Statistics/ESI/2022/EI1687/2022%20Population%20Census_Main%20Results_18112022.pdf]</ref> the proportion of children aged under 15 years decreased from 20.7% (in 2011) to 15.4% (in 2022); and the number of adults aged 60 years and over increased from 12.7% (2011) to 18.7% (2022).<ref>[https://statsmauritius.govmu.org/Documents/Statistics/ESI/2022/EI1687/2022%20Population%20Census_Main%20Results_18112022.pdf]</ref>


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=== Structure of the population ===

====UN estimates====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
!
! width="80pt"|Total population
! width="80pt"|Population aged 0–14 (%)
! width="80pt"|Population aged 15–64 (%)
! width="80pt"|Population aged 65+ (%)
|-
| 1950
| 479 000||45.2||51.9||3.0
|-
| 1955
| 570 000||46.1||51.3||2.6
|-
| 1960
| 662 000||46.6||50.9||2.5
|-
| 1965
| 754 000||46.2||51.3||2.5
|-
| 1970
| 828 000||43.8||53.6||2.6
|-
| 1975
| 891 000||39.9||57.3||2.8
|-
| 1980
| 966 000||35.4||61.0||3.6
|-
| 1985
|1 021 000||31.4||64.5||4.1
|-
| 1990
|1 059 000||29.7||65.8||4.5
|-
| 1995
|1 122 000||27.8||67.2||5.0
|-
| 2000
|1 187 000||26.7||67.6||5.7
|-
| 2005
|1 243 000||24.8||69.1||6.1
|-
| 2010
|1 281 000||21.9||71.2||6.9
|}

====2012 estimates====
Population Estimates by sex and age group (01.VII.2012) (Based on the results of the 2011 Population Census.) :
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 621 297
| align="right" | 634 585
| align="right" | 1,255,882
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 38 379
| align="right" | 37 772
| align="right" | 76 151
| align="right" | 6.06
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 46 802
| align="right" | 45 130
| align="right" | 91 932
| align="right" | 7.32
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 49 926
| align="right" | 48 044
| align="right" | 97 970
| align="right" | 7.80
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 50 158
| align="right" | 49 996
| align="right" | 100 154
| align="right" | 7.97
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 48 747
| align="right" | 47 374
| align="right" | 96 121
| align="right" | 7.65
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 43 794
| align="right" | 43 392
| align="right" | 87 186
| align="right" | 6.94
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 52 325
| align="right" | 51 550
| align="right" | 103 875
| align="right" | 8.27
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 45 447
| align="right" | 44 448
| align="right" | 89 895
| align="right" | 7.16
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 43 961
| align="right" | 43 150
| align="right" | 87 111
| align="right" | 6.94
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 49 134
| align="right" | 48 570
| align="right" | 97 704
| align="right" | 7.78
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 43 718
| align="right" | 44 514
| align="right" | 88 232
| align="right" | 7.03
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 37 174
| align="right" | 38 625
| align="right" | 75 799
| align="right" | 6.04
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 28 929
| align="right" | 31 946
| align="right" | 60 875
| align="right" | 4.85
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 16 986
| align="right" | 20 842
| align="right" | 37 828
| align="right" | 3.01
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 11 099
| align="right" | 14 471
| align="right" | 25 570
| align="right" | 2.04
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 7 761
| align="right" | 11 311
| align="right" | 19 072
| align="right" | 1.52
|-
| align="right" | 80–84
| align="right" | 4 077
| align="right" | 7 033
| align="right" | 11 110
| align="right" | 0.88
|-
| align="right" | 85+
| align="right" | 2 880
| align="right" | 6 417
| align="right" | 9 297
| align="right" | 0.74
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 135 107
| align="right" | 130 946
| align="right" | 266 053
| align="right" | 21.18
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 443 387
| align="right" | 443 565
| align="right" | 886 952
| align="right" | 70.62
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 42 803
| align="right" | 60 074
| align="right" | 102 877
| align="right" | 8.19
|-
|}

====Census 2019====
Population by sex and age group (Census 04.VII.2019) (Excludes the islands of St. Brandon and Agalega.):<ref>{{cite web|url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm|title=United Nations Statistics Division – Demographic and Social Statistics|website=Unstats.un.org|access-date=2017-08-29}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 610 848
| align="right" | 625 969 
| align="right" | 1,236,817
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 36 702 
| align="right" | 36 376
| align="right" | 73 078
| align="right" | 5.91
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 44 947
| align="right" | 44 068
| align="right" | 89 015
| align="right" | 7.20
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 47 302
| align="right" | 46 337
| align="right" | 93 639
| align="right" | 7.57
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 50 715
| align="right" | 50 293
| align="right" | 101 008
| align="right" | 8.17
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 46 871
| align="right" | 45 800
| align="right" | 92 671
| align="right" | 7.49
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 45 589
| align="right" | 45 348
| align="right" | 90 937
| align="right" | 7.35
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 52 182
| align="right" | 51 247
| align="right" | 103 429
| align="right" | 8.36
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 44 241
| align="right" | 43 556
| align="right" | 87 797
| align="right" | 7.10
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 45 150
| align="right" | 44 236
| align="right" | 89 386
| align="right" | 7.23
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 49 800
| align="right" | 49 541
| align="right" | 99 341
| align="right" | 8.03
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 42 996
| align="right" | 43 341
| align="right" | 86 337
| align="right" | 6.98
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 35 713
| align="right" | 37 341
| align="right" | 73 054
| align="right" | 5.91
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 27 143
| align="right" | 30 199
| align="right" | 57 342
| align="right" | 4.64
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 15 846
| align="right" | 19 593
| align="right" | 35 439
| align="right" | 2.87
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 10 986
| align="right" | 14 389
| align="right" | 25 375
| align="right" | 2.05
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 7 349
| align="right" | 10 695
| align="right" | 18 044
| align="right" | 1.46
|-
| align="right" | 80–84
| align="right" | 4 176
| align="right" | 7 193
| align="right" | 11 369
| align="right" | 0.92
|-
| align="right" | 85–89
| align="right" | 2 135
| align="right" | 4 233
| align="right" | 6 368
| align="right" | 0.51
|-
| align="right" | 90–94
| align="right" | 512
| align="right" | 1 470
| align="right" | 1 982
| align="right" | 0.16
|-
| align="right" | 95–99
| align="right" | 107
| align="right" | 384
| align="right" | 491
| align="right" | 0.04
|-
| align="right" | 100+
| align="right" | 13
| align="right" | 83
| align="right" | 96
| align="right" | 0.01
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 128 951
| align="right" | 126 781
| align="right" | 255 732
| align="right" | 20.68
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 440 400
| align="right" | 440 902
| align="right" | 881 302
| align="right" | 71.26
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 41 124
| align="right" | 58 040
| align="right" | 99 164
| align="right" | 8.02
|-
| align="right" | unknown
| align="right" | 373
| align="right" | 246
| align="right" | 619
| align="right" | 0.05
|-
|}

== 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>

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|-
!
! 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  
|}

==Ethnic groups==
[[Mauritians of Indian origin|Indo-Mauritians]] are roughly forty-six percent of the population. The Indo-Mauritian population consists of [[Hindus|Hindu]], [[Muslims|Muslim]], and [[Christians|Christian]] descendants of Indian [[Laborer|laborers]].

[[Mauritian Creoles]] (descendants of [[Africans]]) are thirty-eight percent of the population. Today, a significant proportion of Creoles are of African descent, with varying amounts of French and Indian [[Ancestor|ancestry]]. The Creole community also includes the country's ‘Metisse,’ or [[Multiracial people|mixed-race]] communities, which consist of people with any admixture of the island's other groups.<ref>Common Denominators: Ethnicity nationalism and the politics of compromise in Mauritius</ref> Rodrigues and [[Chagossians]] are usually incorporated within the Creole ethnic group.

Along with the French European community, [[United Kingdom|British]] [[Expatriate|expatriates]] or people of British descent make up roughly three percent of the population of Mauritius.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC NEWS {{!}} Special Reports {{!}} Brits Abroad |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/in_depth/brits_abroad/html/africa.stm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200419101859/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/in_depth/brits_abroad/html/africa.stm |archive-date=2020-04-19 |access-date=2020-04-19 |website=news.bbc.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/indian-ocean/mp-forrel-uk.htm|title=Mauritius – UK Relations}}</ref>

[[Sino-Mauritian]]s from the [[Hakka people|Hakka]] and other [[List of ethnic groups in China|Chinese sub-ethnic]]/linguistic groups make up around three percent of Mauritian society.<ref name="Eriksen 1998 82">{{harvnb|Eriksen|1998|p=82}}</ref>

While the government officially groups Mauritians into four ethnic groups – Hindus, Muslims, Chinese, and [[General Population (Mauritius)|General Population]] – the general population includes all who do not practice [[Hinduism]] or [[Islam]] and are not Chinese by ethnicity. The general population is the Christian community, which includes Creoles, mixed-race people, [[white people]], and those who have converted to Christianity. 

Small groups of foreign students from [[Europe]] or the [[Indian Ocean]] region are also present. Recent years have seen a steady flow of foreign workers into the [[textile industry]] (primarily Chinese women), the [[Construction|construction industry]] (primarily Indian workers), and [[harbor]]-related activities (primarily [[Taiwanese people|Taiwanese]] men).

==Language==
{{Further|Languages of Mauritius}}
[[Image:Port Louis vegetables.jpg|thumb|150px|Picture from the 1950s of the Central Market, Port Louis, Mauritius.]]

The main languages spoken in Mauritius are [[English language|English]], [[French language|French]], [[Mauritian Creole]], and [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]].<ref name="chass.utoronto.ca" /> There is no [[official language]]. English is the [[official language]] of the [[parliament]], though French is also permitted. However, the [[lingua franca]] is Mauritian Creole, and the newspapers and television programs are usually in French.<ref name="brandeis.edu">{{cite web|url=http://www.brandeis.edu/coexistence/linked%20documents/Nigel%20-%20Mauritius%20FINAL.pdf |title=Coexistence International at Brandeis University |website=Brandeis.edu |access-date=2010-07-04}}</ref> The Mauritian currency features the [[Latin script|Latin]], [[Tamil script|Tamil]] and [[Devanagari]] scripts.

Mauritian Creole, which is spoken by 90 percent of the population, is considered to be the [[native language]] of the country and is used most often in informal settings.<ref name="chass.utoronto.ca">{{cite web|url=http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~cpercy/courses/6362-chiba.htm|title=English Usage in Mauritius|website=Chass.utoronto.ca|access-date=2017-08-29|archive-date=2010-06-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617090232/http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~cpercy/courses/6362-chiba.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was developed in the 18th century by African [[Slavery|slaves]] who used a [[pidgin language]] to communicate with each other and with their French masters, who did not understand the various [[Languages of Africa|African languages]]. The pidgin evolved with later generations to become a casual language.<ref name="m2002.thecgf.com">{{cite web|url=http://m2002.thecgf.com/Nations/Africa/Mauritius/default.asp|title=Mauritius|website=M2002.thecgf.com|access-date=2017-08-29|archive-date=2011-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511093919/http://m2002.thecgf.com/Nations/Africa/Mauritius/default.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Mauritian Creole is a [[French-based creole]].

==Religion==
{{Further|Religion in Mauritius}}

In 2015, the population was estimated to be 48.5% Hindu, 27.2% [[Roman Catholicism|Roman Catholic]], 17.5% Muslim, 3.9% No religion and unspecified, 2.5% [[Protestantism]], and 0.4% Other religions.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mauritius, Religion And Social Profile {{!}} National Profiles {{!}} International Data {{!}} TheARDA|url=https://www.thearda.com/internationalData/countries/Country_147_2.asp|access-date=2021-06-12|website=www.thearda.com|archive-date=2019-04-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403190400/http://www.thearda.com/internationalData/countries/Country_147_2.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>

More than 90% of the [[Sino-Mauritian]] community are Christian; the remainder are largely [[Buddhism|Buddhist]].<ref name="Eriksen 1998 82"/>

==Migrants==

According to the [[United Nations]], there were 28,713 international migrants in Mauritius in 2017.

Their most common countries of origin were as follows:

{| class="wikitable"  style="width:24em;"
! colspan=2|International migrants in Mauritius in 2017
|-
| {{Flagu|India}} || style="text-align:center;"| 8,689
|-
| {{Flagu|Bangladesh}} || style="text-align:center;"| 8,364
|-
| {{Flagu|China}} || style="text-align:center;"| 2,964
|-
| {{Flagu|Madagascar}} || style="text-align:center;"| 2,287
|-
| {{Flagu|France}} || style="text-align:center;"| 1,511
|-
| {{Flagu|Sri Lanka}} || style="text-align:center;"| 1,131
|-
| {{Flagu|South Africa}} || style="text-align:center;"| 624
|-
| {{Flagu|Great Britain}} || style="text-align:center;"| 456
|-
| {{Flagu|Pakistan}} || style="text-align:center;"| 187
|-
| {{Flagu|Italy}} || style="text-align:center;"| 146
|-
| {{Flagu|Germany}} || style="text-align:center;"| 136
|-
| {{Flagu|Seychelles}} || style="text-align:center;"| 124
|-
|colspan=2|{{center|<small>Source: [[United Nations ]]</small>{{cite web|url=https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/migration/data/estimates2/docs/MigrationStockDocumentation_2017.pdf|title= Migrant Stock by Origin and Destination|date=2019|access-date=4 October 2019}}}}
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==
* {{cite book|last = Eriksen|first = T. H.|author-link = Thomas Hylland Eriksen|date = 1998|title = Common denominators: nation-building and compromise in Mauritius|location = Oxford|publisher = Berg Publishers|isbn = 9781859739594}}

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