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Mauritius: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates was 0.6513 Persons per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Mauritius, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Persons per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 0.6513 Persons per square kilometre for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Mauritius peaked at 0.6513 Persons per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5371 Persons per square kilometre, in 1990.
Mauritius ranks 8th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Persons per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.5371 Persons per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.544 Persons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.5511 Persons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5583 Persons per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.5651 Persons per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5715 Persons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5776 Persons per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5834 Persons per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5886 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.5938 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.599 Persons per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6036 Persons per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.6079 Persons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.612 Persons per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.616 Persons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6197 Persons per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.623 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6259 Persons per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6284 Persons per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6305 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6322 Persons per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6441 Persons per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6453 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6463 Persons per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.647 Persons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6475 Persons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6479 Persons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6483 Persons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6487 Persons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6491 Persons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6499 Persons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6504 Persons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6507 Persons per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6513 Persons per square kilometre | +0.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.6513 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.085 Persons per square kilometre, 7.7× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.6513 Persons per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0606 Persons per square kilometre, 10.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.567 Persons per square kilometre | 0.5371 Persons per square kilometre | 0.5938 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6166 Persons per square kilometre | 0.599 Persons per square kilometre | 0.6305 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6457 Persons per square kilometre | 0.6322 Persons per square kilometre | 0.6491 Persons per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6506 Persons per square kilometre | 0.6499 Persons per square kilometre | 0.6513 Persons per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 5 Malta 1.67 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 6 Bangladesh 1.33 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 7 Barbados 0.6558 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 9 Nauru 0.639 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 10 Rwanda 0.5713 Persons per square kilometre compare
- 11 San Marino 0.5607 Persons per square kilometre compare
More population data for Mauritius
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 1,226 Persons (2050)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.7958 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.43 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.4% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 18,891 people (2100)
- Population density 291.3 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.4% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Mauritius?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates in Mauritius was 0.6513 Persons per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6513 Persons per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5371 Persons per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates?
- Mauritius ranks 8th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 05 - demographic estimates rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates — Population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.