Fiji vs Mauritius: Number of people living in urban and rural areas
Fiji
555,642 people
in 2025
Mauritius
495,098 people
in 2025
Fiji rank
161st
Mauritius rank
164th
Number of people living in urban and rural areas over time
- Fiji
- Mauritius
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 555,642 people against 495,098 people in Mauritius, a difference of 60,544 people.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.1 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Mauritius ahead.
Fiji ranks 161st and Mauritius ranks 164th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 1 and Mauritius in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57,135 people | 217,265 people | 160,130 people | Mauritius |
| 1960s | 146,298 people | 314,207 people | 167,909 people | Mauritius |
| 1970s | 210,802 people | 384,138 people | 173,336 people | Mauritius |
| 1980s | 274,680 people | 431,733 people | 157,053 people | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 359,052 people | 497,094 people | 138,043 people | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 436,356 people | 515,965 people | 79,609 people | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 498,131 people | 512,393 people | 14,262 people | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 538,714 people | 498,010 people | 40,704 people | Fiji |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, Fiji or Mauritius?
- Fiji, at 555,642 people against 495,098 people in Mauritius as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas between Fiji and Mauritius?
- 60,544 people, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Mauritius?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Mauritius rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Fiji ranks 161st and Mauritius ranks 164th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.