Country profile
Mauritius
Republic of Mauritius · Eastern Africa
👥 Population
1,243,741
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Port Louis
🗺 Area
2,040 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$16.16B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.806
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
610 /km²
💱 Currency
MUR
Mauritian rupee
🗣 Languages
English, French, Mauritian Creole
About Mauritius
Mauritius (officially Republic of Mauritius) is a country in Eastern Africa, with Port Louis as its capital. It is home to roughly 1.24 million people, giving a population density of about 610 people per square kilometre. The country covers 2,040 km² of land and has no shared land borders. Its economy is valued at approximately $16.16B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.806. The official currency is the Mauritian rupee (MUR), and the main languages are English, French, Mauritian Creole.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$39.67B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$31,840
GDP growth
3.2%
Inflation
3.7%
Unemployment
5.6%
👥 People
Life expectancy
73.8 yrs
Fertility rate
1.44
Pop. growth
-0.2%
Urban population
39.0%
Infant mortality /1k
13.8
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
73.3%
Literacy rate
94.3%
Physicians /1k
1.44
Renewable energy
8.6%
Travel & practical
Capital
Port Louis
Currency
MUR
Dialing code
+230
Internet TLD
.mu
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Fun facts about Mauritius
- Mauritius is the 155th most populous country in the world, with about 1.24 million people.
- By land area it is the 169th-largest country in the world, covering 2,040 km².
- It has the world's 141st-largest economy by nominal GDP ($16.16B).
- Mauritius has no land borders with other countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of very high human development, with an HDI of 0.806.
- Mauritius has a population density of about 610 people per square kilometre.
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