Mauritius vs Trinidad and Tobago: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people

Mauritius
164,707 people
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
178,146 people
in 2023
Mauritius rank
143rd
Trinidad and Tobago rank
141st

Number of children, working-age adults, and older people over time

  • Mauritius
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Trinidad and Tobago currently reports 178,146 people against 164,707 people in Mauritius, a difference of 13,439 people.

That makes Trinidad and Tobago's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Trinidad and Tobago ahead.

Mauritius ranks 143rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 141st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 3 and Trinidad and Tobago in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritius Trinidad and Tobago Difference Ahead
1950s 18,592 people 24,822 people 6,231 people Trinidad and Tobago
1960s 24,845 people 32,439 people 7,594 people Trinidad and Tobago
1970s 34,583 people 44,990 people 10,408 people Trinidad and Tobago
1980s 47,652 people 52,296 people 4,644 people Trinidad and Tobago
1990s 66,293 people 59,964 people 6,329 people Mauritius
2000s 81,230 people 71,877 people 9,353 people Mauritius
2010s 113,655 people 113,061 people 594.2 people Mauritius
2020s 155,293 people 166,272 people 10,979 people Trinidad and Tobago

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children, working-age adults, and older people, Mauritius or Trinidad and Tobago?
Trinidad and Tobago, at 178,146 people against 164,707 people in Mauritius as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children, working-age adults, and older people between Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago?
13,439 people, with Trinidad and Tobago ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Mauritius and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
Mauritius ranks 143rd and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 141st 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

Indicator
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.