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Population in Mauritius
1 295 789
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Mauritius is 1 295 789 people, including children under the age of 6 - 129 903 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 152 579 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 155 819 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 556 865 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 282 482 people, and the centenarians in Mauritius over 80 years old - 18 141 people.
Population size in Mauritius by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 129 903 / 10.03% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 152 579 / 11.78% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 155 819 / 12.03% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 556 865 / 42.98% |
| Elderly over 60 | 282 482 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 18 141 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Mauritius
Total in Mauritius permanent residents 584 401 men (45.1%) and 711 388 women (54.9%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 37 901 / 5.7% | 30 322 / 6% | 46.5% |
| 5 – 9 | 37 901 / 5.7% | 29 739 / 5.9% | 46.3% |
| 10 - 14 | 33 819 / 5% | 26 824 / 5.4% | 46.3% |
| 15 - 19 | 28 571 / 4.1% | 23 325 / 4.8% | 46.8% |
| 20 - 24 | 33 819 / 5% | 27 990 / 5.6% | 47.8% |
| 25 - 29 | 50 146 / 7.8% | 41 984 / 8% | 47.7% |
| 30 - 34 | 48 980 / 7.6% | 41 984 / 8% | 48.2% |
| 35 - 39 | 44 898 / 6.9% | 40 818 / 7.8% | 49.9% |
| 40 - 44 | 41 400 / 6.3% | 38 486 / 7.4% | 50.3% |
| 45 - 49 | 37 901 / 5.7% | 35 570 / 6.9% | 50.6% |
| 50 - 54 | 43 149 / 6.6% | 43 151 / 8.2% | 52.4% |
| 55 - 59 | 45 481 / 7% | 49 565 / 9.3% | 54.3% |
| 60 - 64 | 37 901 / 5.7% | 44 317 / 8.4% | 56.1% |
| 65 - 69 | 26 239 / 3.7% | 34 987 / 6.8% | 59.2% |
| 70 - 74 | 11 078 / 1.1% | 18 660 / 4% | 64.6% |
| 75 - 79 | 13 994 / 1.6% | 29 156 / 5.8% | 68.8% |
| 80+ | 9 912 / 0.9% | 26 241 / 5.3% | 74% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Mauritius: have higher education 22.3% (288 961 people), incomplete higher education — 3.3% (42 761 people), secondary vocational — 35.3% (457 414 people), 11 classes — 15.3% (198 256 people), 9 classes — 8.3% (107 550 people), 5 classes — 8.6% (111 438 people), have no education — 0% (0 people), illiterate — 1% (12 958 people).
| Higher education | 288 961 / 22.3% |
| Incomplete higher | 42 761 / 3.3% |
| Secondary vocational | 457 414 / 35.3% |
| Elementary school | 198 256 / 15.3% |
| Middle school | 107 550 / 8.3% |
| High school | 111 438 / 8.6% |
| Without education | 0 / 0% |
| Illiterate | 12 958 / 1% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Mauritius
Total in Mauritius the number of officially employed population is 780 065 people (60.2%), pensioners 349 863 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 126 987 people (9.8%).
| Employed population | 780 065 / 60.2% |
| Unemployed | 126 987 / 9.8% |
| Pensioners | 349 863 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Mauritius have a disability 144 221 people, what constitutes 11.13% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 24 231 (1.87.%), disabled of the group II are 53 387 (4.12.%), disabled of the group III are 51 443 (3.97.%), disabled children 15 161 (1.17.%).
| Total disabled | 144 221 / 11.13% |
| Disabled of the group I | 24 231 / 1.87% |
| Disabled of the group II | 53 387 / 4.12% |
| Disabled of the group III | 51 443 / 3.97% |
| Disabled children | 15 161 / 1.17% |