Eritrea vs Mauritius: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Eritrea
144,058 people
in 2023
Mauritius
164,707 people
in 2023
Eritrea rank
145th
Mauritius rank
143rd
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Eritrea
- Mauritius
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 164,707 people against 144,058 people in Eritrea, a difference of 20,649 people.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 145th and Mauritius ranks 143rd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 5 and Mauritius in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 26,916 people | 18,592 people | 8,325 people | Eritrea |
| 1960s | 29,075 people | 24,845 people | 4,230 people | Eritrea |
| 1970s | 35,201 people | 34,583 people | 618.5 people | Eritrea |
| 1980s | 46,600 people | 47,652 people | 1,052 people | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 59,423 people | 66,293 people | 6,870 people | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 87,495 people | 81,230 people | 6,265 people | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 120,420 people | 113,655 people | 6,765 people | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 139,106 people | 155,293 people | 16,187 people | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Eritrea or Mauritius?
- Mauritius, at 164,707 people against 144,058 people in Eritrea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Eritrea and Mauritius?
- 20,649 people, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Mauritius?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Eritrea and Mauritius rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Eritrea ranks 145th and Mauritius ranks 143rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.