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Mauritius

Last update: 2026-04-03

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 Popular social networks and messengers

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