Mauritius vs Reunion: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Mauritius
192,621 people
in 2023
Reunion
185,455 people
in 2023
Mauritius rank
164th
Reunion rank
165th
Share of children, working-age adults, and older people over time
- Mauritius
- Reunion
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 192,621 people against 185,455 people in Reunion, a difference of 7,166 people.
Across all 74 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.
Mauritius ranks 164th and Reunion ranks 165th of 236 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Reunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 265,942 people | 128,642 people | 137,301 people | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 329,028 people | 185,886 people | 143,142 people | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 333,279 people | 204,033 people | 129,246 people | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 322,249 people | 202,701 people | 119,548 people | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 319,094 people | 209,183 people | 109,911 people | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 298,842 people | 213,086 people | 85,756 people | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 245,275 people | 208,316 people | 36,959 people | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 200,802 people | 187,706 people | 13,096 people | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of children, working-age adults, and older people, Mauritius or Reunion?
- Mauritius, at 192,621 people against 185,455 people in Reunion as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of children, working-age adults, and older people between Mauritius and Reunion?
- 7,166 people, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Reunion?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Mauritius and Reunion rank globally for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Mauritius ranks 164th and Reunion ranks 165th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share 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 0-14.