China vs Mauritius: World population growth

China

-1.7%

in 2100

Mauritius

-1.4%

in 2100

China rank

234th

Mauritius rank

231st

World population growth over time

China
Mauritius

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports -1.4% against -1.7% in China, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 162 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Mauritius ahead.

China ranks 234th and Mauritius ranks 231st of 238 countries.

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World population growth in China
World population growth in Mauritius
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: World population growth
Unit: %
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 239 places, 38,302 data points, 1700–2100
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.