China vs Mauritius: World population growth
China
-1.7%
in 2100
Mauritius
-1.4%
in 2100
China rank
235th
Mauritius rank
232nd
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 235th and Mauritius ranks 232nd of 239 countries.
Across the 22 decades both report, China averaged higher in 11 and Mauritius in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 0.6% | 3.4% | 2.8% | Mauritius |
| 1900s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.5% | China |
| 1910s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.7% | China |
| 1920s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.2% | China |
| 1930s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Mauritius |
| 1940s | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.6% | Mauritius |
| 1950s | 1.9% | 2.6% | 0.7% | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 0.2% | China |
| 1970s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 0.4% | China |
| 1980s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0.2% | China |
| 1990s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | China |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.5% | China |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -0.3% | 0.1% | China |
| 2030s | -0.4% | -0.4% | 0.0% | China |
| 2040s | -0.6% | -0.8% | 0.1% | China |
| 2050s | -1.0% | -1.0% | 0.1% | Mauritius |
| 2060s | -1.3% | -1.1% | 0.1% | Mauritius |
| 2070s | -1.4% | -1.3% | 0.0% | Mauritius |
| 2080s | -1.6% | -1.5% | 0.1% | Mauritius |
| 2090s | -1.6% | -1.5% | 0.1% | Mauritius |
| 2100s | -1.7% | -1.4% | 0.3% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, China or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at -1.4% against -1.7% in China as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between China and Mauritius?
- 0.3%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Mauritius?
- 162 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2100.
- How do China and Mauritius rank globally for world population growth?
- China ranks 235th and Mauritius ranks 232nd of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.