Population, male in Mauritius

Mauritius: Population, male was 620,178 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
620,178
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
157th
of 215 countries
All-time high
635,309
in 2019
All-time low
346,405
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025

Population, male in Mauritius, 1960–2025

0200.0k400.0k600.0k196019922025

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 620,178 for population, male in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, male in Mauritius peaked at 635,309 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 346,405, in 1960.

That places Mauritius 157th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 380,866 346,405 415,421 10
1970s 452,009 422,141 483,504 10
1980s 516,070 491,580 536,257 10
1990s 566,654 539,566 594,332 10
2000s 615,507 599,791 626,649 10
2010s 632,230 627,610 635,309 10
2020s 628,068 620,178 635,144 6

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 154 Cyprus 690,463 compare
  2. 155 Trinidad and Tobago 675,684 compare
  3. 156 Estonia 650,456 compare
  4. 158 Eswatini 616,995 compare
  5. 159 Djibouti 586,804 compare
  6. 160 Fiji 463,127 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, male in Mauritius?
Population, male in Mauritius was 620,178 in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest population, male recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 635,309 in 2019.
What is the lowest population, male recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 346,405 in 1960.
How does Mauritius rank for population, male?
Mauritius ranks 157th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
Is population, male rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Population, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population, male
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,394 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Male population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all male residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.