Djibouti vs Mauritius: Population

Djibouti
1.15 million people
in 2023
Mauritius
1.27 million people
in 2023
Djibouti rank
160th
Mauritius rank
158th

Population over time

  • Djibouti
  • Mauritius
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 1.27 million people against 1.15 million people in Djibouti, a difference of 120,640 people.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 234 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 160th and Mauritius ranks 158th of 238 regions.

Across the 33 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 10 and Mauritius in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Mauritius Difference Ahead
1700s 24,300 people 401 people 23,899 people Djibouti
1710s 24,790 people 602 people 24,188 people Djibouti
1720s 25,030 people 903 people 24,127 people Djibouti
1730s 25,283 people 1,355 people 23,928 people Djibouti
1740s 25,550 people 2,032 people 23,518 people Djibouti
1750s 25,833 people 3,048 people 22,785 people Djibouti
1760s 26,133 people 4,573 people 21,560 people Djibouti
1770s 26,453 people 6,859 people 19,594 people Djibouti
1780s 26,796 people 10,289 people 16,507 people Djibouti
1790s 27,163 people 15,434 people 11,729 people Djibouti
1800s 22,848 people 67,113 people 44,265 people Mauritius
1810s 22,857 people 82,305 people 59,448 people Mauritius
1820s 24,969 people 90,214 people 65,245 people Mauritius
1830s 30,156 people 102,733 people 72,578 people Mauritius
1840s 36,454 people 142,787 people 106,333 people Mauritius
1850s 40,340 people 239,017 people 198,677 people Mauritius
1860s 40,370 people 328,760 people 288,390 people Mauritius
1870s 40,523 people 353,406 people 312,883 people Mauritius
1880s 40,897 people 379,650 people 338,753 people Mauritius
1890s 41,655 people 390,448 people 348,793 people Mauritius
1900s 42,880 people 393,979 people 351,099 people Mauritius
1910s 43,957 people 400,528 people 356,572 people Mauritius
1920s 46,512 people 414,122 people 367,609 people Mauritius
1930s 50,884 people 436,806 people 385,921 people Mauritius
1940s 56,944 people 482,263 people 425,319 people Mauritius
1950s 72,214 people 593,790 people 521,576 people Mauritius
1960s 108,026 people 745,366 people 637,340 people Mauritius
1970s 211,756 people 882,878 people 671,122 people Mauritius
1980s 407,073 people 1.02 million people 609,906 people Mauritius
1990s 645,446 people 1.15 million people 505,178 people Mauritius
2000s 832,761 people 1.25 million people 418,495 people Mauritius
2010s 1.01 million people 1.29 million people 278,446 people Mauritius
2020s 1.13 million people 1.28 million people 149,022 people Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population, Djibouti or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 1.27 million people against 1.15 million people in Djibouti as of 2023.
What is the difference in population between Djibouti and Mauritius?
120,640 people, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Mauritius?
234 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2023.
How do Djibouti and Mauritius rank globally for population?
Djibouti ranks 160th and Mauritius ranks 158th of 238 regions.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
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, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.