Mauritius vs East Timor: Population
Mauritius
1.27 million people
in 2023
East Timor
1.38 million people
in 2023
Mauritius rank
159th
East Timor rank
156th
Population over time
- Mauritius
- East Timor
How they compare
East Timor currently reports 1.38 million people against 1.27 million people in Mauritius, a difference of 110,700 people.
That makes East Timor's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 234 shared years of data; in 1700 it was East Timor ahead.
Mauritius ranks 159th and East Timor ranks 156th of 239 countries.
Across the 33 decades both report, Mauritius averaged higher in 17 and East Timor in 16.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 401 people | 160,263 people | 159,862 people | East Timor |
| 1710s | 602 people | 163,231 people | 162,629 people | East Timor |
| 1720s | 903 people | 166,254 people | 165,351 people | East Timor |
| 1730s | 1,355 people | 169,332 people | 167,977 people | East Timor |
| 1740s | 2,032 people | 172,468 people | 170,436 people | East Timor |
| 1750s | 3,048 people | 175,662 people | 172,614 people | East Timor |
| 1760s | 4,573 people | 178,915 people | 174,342 people | East Timor |
| 1770s | 6,859 people | 182,228 people | 175,369 people | East Timor |
| 1780s | 10,289 people | 185,603 people | 175,314 people | East Timor |
| 1790s | 15,434 people | 189,040 people | 173,606 people | East Timor |
| 1800s | 67,113 people | 137,262 people | 70,149 people | East Timor |
| 1810s | 82,305 people | 137,298 people | 54,993 people | East Timor |
| 1820s | 90,214 people | 145,896 people | 55,682 people | East Timor |
| 1830s | 102,733 people | 166,224 people | 63,491 people | East Timor |
| 1840s | 142,787 people | 189,571 people | 46,784 people | East Timor |
| 1850s | 239,017 people | 215,132 people | 23,885 people | Mauritius |
| 1860s | 328,760 people | 242,715 people | 86,045 people | Mauritius |
| 1870s | 353,406 people | 273,761 people | 79,645 people | Mauritius |
| 1880s | 379,650 people | 298,864 people | 80,786 people | Mauritius |
| 1890s | 390,448 people | 317,194 people | 73,254 people | Mauritius |
| 1900s | 393,979 people | 339,422 people | 54,556 people | Mauritius |
| 1910s | 400,528 people | 359,377 people | 41,151 people | Mauritius |
| 1920s | 414,122 people | 399,739 people | 14,383 people | Mauritius |
| 1930s | 436,806 people | 428,670 people | 8,135 people | Mauritius |
| 1940s | 482,263 people | 415,199 people | 67,064 people | Mauritius |
| 1950s | 593,790 people | 435,882 people | 157,908 people | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 745,366 people | 504,008 people | 241,358 people | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 882,878 people | 595,434 people | 287,443 people | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 1.02 million people | 694,199 people | 322,781 people | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 1.15 million people | 845,877 people | 304,747 people | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 1.25 million people | 930,350 people | 320,906 people | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 1.29 million people | 1.19 million people | 95,854 people | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 1.28 million people | 1.36 million people | 79,300 people | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, Mauritius or East Timor?
- East Timor, at 1.38 million people against 1.27 million people in Mauritius as of 2023.
- What is the difference in population between Mauritius and East Timor?
- 110,700 people, with East Timor ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and East Timor?
- 234 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2023.
- How do Mauritius and East Timor rank globally for population?
- Mauritius ranks 159th and East Timor ranks 156th of 239 countries.
- 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.