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Mauritius
Mauritius Geographical location
Mauritius Economy and finance
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$ 703.67 (2019)
Inflation rate
4.1% (2024)
Unemployment rate
5.5% (2024)
Below the poverty line
10.3% (2017)
Gini coefficient
36.8 (2017)
Mauritius Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
3.39
Beer
1.94
Wine
0.23
Spirits
0.88
Other alcohol
0.03
Current as of
2019
Mauritius Population and society
Population size
1 310 504 (2024)
Male population
639 270
Female population
671 234
Population growth rate
0.07% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
9.8 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
9 (2024)
Urbanization
40.9% (2023)
Mauritius Credit ratings
Moody's
Baa3 (2025)
Standard & Poor's
BBB- (2023)
Mauritius Age-sex pyramid
Mauritius Phone operating systems
Android
85.89%
iOS
13.92%
Current as of
2025
Mauritius Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+230
Internet domain
.mu
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
36
Internet user penetration
80%
Fixed internet penetration
27%
Current as of
2023
Mauritius General Info
Сontinent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+4
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
MU
Capital
Port Louis
Mauritius Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
19.6%
Smoking men
2.6%
Smoking women
37.4%
Current as of
2025
Mauritius Area (sq. km)
Total area
2 040
Land area
2 030
Water area
10
Mauritius Popular payment systems
Mauritius Age structure
0-14 years
15.1%
15-64 years
71%
65+ years
13.9%
Current as of
2024
Mauritius Religion
Main religion
Judaism
Not specified
0.1%
Current as of
2011
Last update: 2026-04-03