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