Urban population in Mauritius

Urban population in Mauritius: 33.6% in 1950 and 39% in 2025, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2025: 39%
Since 1950: +5.5 percentage points
Rank, 2025: 182 of 229; counting from the highest
Projected, 2050: 43.1%; UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

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% of people · UN

Estimates, UNUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 43.1% in 2050.
The highest was 44.1% in 1972, the lowest 33.6% in 1950.

Every year

% of people · UN

Year	Mauritius
2025	39
2024	39
2023	39
2022	39
2021	39.1
2020	39.2
2019	39.3
2018	39.4
2017	39.5
2016	39.6
2015	39.7
2014	39.8
2013	39.9
2012	40
2011	40.2
2010	40.3
2009	40.5
2008	40.6
2007	40.8
2006	41
2005	41.1
2004	41.3
2003	41.5
2002	41.7
2001	41.9
2000	42.1
1999	42.3
1998	42.5
1997	42.7
1996	43
1995	43.2
1994	43.4
1993	43.6
1992	43.8
1991	43.9
1990	43.9
1989	43.8
1988	43.5
1987	43
1986	42.6
1985	42.1
1984	41.8
1983	41.7
1982	41.8
1981	41.9
1980	42.1
1979	42.4
1978	42.7
1977	43.1
1976	43.4
1975	43.7
1974	43.9
1973	44
1972	44.1
1971	44.1
1970	44
1969	43.8
1968	43.5
1967	43.2
1966	42.9
1965	42.5
1964	42
1963	41.5
1962	41
1961	40.5
1960	39.9
1959	39.3
1958	38.7
1957	38
1956	37.4
1955	36.8
1954	36.1
1953	35.5
1952	34.9
1951	34.3
1950	33.6

UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050

Year	Mauritius
2026	39.1
2027	39.1
2028	39.2
2029	39.2
2030	39.3
2031	39.4
2032	39.4
2033	39.5
2034	39.7
2035	39.8
2036	39.9
2037	40
2038	40.2
2039	40.4
2040	40.6
2041	40.7
2042	40.9
2043	41.2
2044	41.4
2045	41.6
2046	41.9
2047	42.2
2048	42.5
2049	42.8
2050	43.1

Good to know

The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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