Indicator	Value
Total population	1,250,000–1,270,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 1,271,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 1,246,000 people
Median age	37.4 yearsUN DESA WPP [2024]
Life expectancy	73.8–74.9 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 73.79 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 74.93 years
Ethnic groups	Indo-Mauritian (compose approximately two thirds of the total population), Creole, Sino-Mauritian, Franco-Mauritian; note: Mauritius has not had a question on ethnicity on its national census since 1972CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Languages	Creole 86.5%, Bhojpuri 5.3%, French 4.1%, two languages 1.4%, other 2.6% (includes English, one of the two official languages of the National Assembly, which is spoken by less than 1% of the population), unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Religions	Hindu 48.5%, Roman Catholic 26.3%, Muslim 17.3%, other Christian 6.4%, other 0.6%, none 0.7%, unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Urbanization	40.9% of total population (2023)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive
Population growth	-0.23 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Birth rate	10.3 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Death rate	10 per 1,000World Bank WDI [2024]
Urban population	39 %World Bank WDI [2024]
Languages (structured)	Mauritian Sign Language / MorisyenGlottolog [2026]