Mauritius Facts, Map, Population, GDP

Capital

Port Louis

Population

1,311,375 (2025 est.)

Area

2,040 sq km

Location

Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, about 800 km (500 mi) east of Madagascar

🧭 Background

Although known to Arab and European sailors since at least the early 1500s, the island of Mauritius was uninhabited until 1638 when the Dutch established a settlement named in honor of Prince Maurits van NASSAU. Their presence led to the rapid disappearance of the flightless dodo bird that has since become one of the most well-known examples of extinction in modern times. The Dutch abandoned their financially distressed settlement in 1710, although a number of formerly enslaved people remained. In 1722, the French established what would become a highly profitable settlement focused on sugar cane plantations that were reliant on the labor of enslaved people brought to Mauritius from other parts of Africa. In the 1790s, the island had a brief period of autonomous rule when plantation owners rejected French control because of laws ending slavery that were temporarily in effect during the French Revolution. Britain captured the island in 1810 as part of the Napoleonic Wars but kept most of the French administrative structure, which remains to this day in the form of the country’s legal codes and widespread use of the French Creole language. The abolition of slavery in 1835 -- later than most other British colonies -- led to increased reliance on contracted laborers from the Indian subcontinent to work on plantations. Today their descendants form the majority of the population. Mauritius remained a strategically important British naval base and later an air station, and it played a role during World War II in anti-submarine and convoy operations, as well as in the collection of signals intelligence. Mauritius gained independence from the UK in 1968 as a Parliamentary Republic and has remained a stable democracy with regular free elections and a positive human rights record. The country also attracted considerable foreign investment and now has one of Africa's highest per capita incomes. Mauritius’ often-fractious coalition politics has been dominated by two prominent families, each of which has had father-son pairs who have been prime minister over multiple, often nonconsecutive, terms. Seewoosagur RAMGOOLAM (1968-76) was Mauritius’ first prime minister, and he was succeeded by Anerood JUGNAUTH (1982-95, 2000-03, 2014-17); his son Navin RAMGOOLAM (1995-2000, 2005-14); and Paul Raymond BERENGER (2003-05), the only non-Hindu prime minister of post-independence Mauritius. In 2017, Pravind JUGNAUTH became prime minister after his father stepped down short of completing his term, and he was elected in his own right in 2019. Mauritius claims the French island of Tromelin and the British Chagos Archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory). Since 2017, Mauritius has secured favorable UN General Assembly resolutions and an International Court of Justice advisory opinion relating to its sovereignty dispute with the UK.

🗺️ Geography

Location

Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, about 800 km (500 mi) east of Madagascar

Geographic coordinates

20 17 S, 57 33 E

Map references

Africa

Area — total

2,040 sq km

Area — land

2,030 sq km

Area — water

10 sq km

Area - comparative

Almost 11 times the size of Washington, D.C.

Land boundaries — total

0 km

Coastline

177 km

Maritime claims — territorial sea

12 nm

Maritime claims — exclusive economic zone

200 nm

Maritime claims — continental shelf

200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin

Climate

Tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May)

Terrain

Small coastal plain rising to discontinuous mountains encircling central plateau

Elevation — highest point

Mont Piton 828 m

Elevation — lowest point

Indian Ocean 0 m

Natural resources

Arable land, fish

Land use — agricultural land

43% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: arable land

Arable land: 37.6% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: permanent crops

Permanent crops: 2% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: permanent pasture

Permanent pasture: 3.5% (2023 est.)

Land use — forest

19.2% (2023 est.)

Land use — other

37.8% (2023 est.)

Irrigated land

143 sq km (2022)

Population distribution

Population density is one of the highest in the world; urban clusters are found throughout the main island, with a greater density in and around Port Luis; the population on Rodrigues Island is fairly evenly spread, with a slightly denser cluster on the north coast, as shown in this population distribution map

Natural hazards

Cyclones (November to April); almost completely surrounded by reefs that may pose maritime hazards

Geography - note

The main island, from which the country derives its name, is of volcanic origin and is almost entirely surrounded by coral reefs; former home of the extinct dodo, a large flightless bird related to pigeons

👥 People and Society⬆️ Top

Population — total

1,311,375 (2025 est.)

Population — male

639,707

Population — female

671,668

Nationality — noun

Mauritian(s)

Nationality — adjective

Mauritian

Ethnic groups

Indo-Mauritian (compose approximately two thirds of the total population), Creole, Sino-Mauritian, Franco-Mauritian

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.)

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.)

Age structure — 0-14 years

15.1% (male 100,973/female 96,711)

Age structure — 15-64 years

71% (male 462,833/female 467,509)

Age structure — 65 years and over

13.9% (2024 est.) (male 75,464/female 107,014)

Dependency ratios — total dependency ratio

41.7 (2025 est.)

Dependency ratios — youth dependency ratio

21.1 (2025 est.)

Dependency ratios — elderly dependency ratio

20.5 (2025 est.)

Dependency ratios — potential support ratio

4.9 (2025 est.)

Median age — total

40 years (2025 est.)

Median age — male

38.1 years

Median age — female

41 years

Population growth rate

0.06% (2025 est.)

Birth rate

9.73 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Death rate

9.14 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Net migration rate

0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2025 est.)

Population distribution

Population density is one of the highest in the world; urban clusters are found throughout the main island, with a greater density in and around Port Luis; the population on Rodrigues Island is fairly evenly spread, with a slightly denser cluster on the north coast, as shown in this population distribution map

Urbanization — urban population

40.9% of total population (2023)

Urbanization — rate of urbanization

0.28% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Major urban areas - population

149,000 PORT LOUIS (capital) (2018)

Sex ratio — at birth

1.07 male(s)/female

Sex ratio — 0-14 years

1.04 male(s)/female

Sex ratio — 15-64 years

0.99 male(s)/female

Sex ratio — 65 years and over

0.71 male(s)/female

Sex ratio — total population

0.95 male(s)/female (2024 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio

66 deaths/100,000 live births (2023 est.)

Infant mortality rate — total

11.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)

Infant mortality rate — male

13.1 deaths/1,000 live births

Infant mortality rate — female

10 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth — total population

75.4 years (2024 est.)

Life expectancy at birth — male

72.6 years

Life expectancy at birth — female

78.4 years

Total fertility rate

1.36 children born/woman (2025 est.)

Gross reproduction rate

0.66 (2025 est.)

Drinking water source — improved: urban

Urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)

Drinking water source — improved: rural

Rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)

Drinking water source — improved: total

Total: 100% of population (2022 est.)

Drinking water source — unimproved: urban

Urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)

Drinking water source — unimproved: rural

Rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)

Drinking water source — unimproved: total

Total: 0% of population (2022 est.)

Health expenditure — Health expenditure (as % of GDP)

6.4% of GDP (2021)

Health expenditure — Health expenditure (as % of national budget)

9.4% of national budget (2022 est.)

Physician density

1.44 physicians/1,000 population (2022)

Hospital bed density

3.7 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.)

Sanitation facility access — improved: urban

Urban: 99.7% of population (2022 est.)

Sanitation facility access — unimproved: urban

Urban: 0.3% of population (2022 est.)

Obesity - adult prevalence rate

10.8% (2016)

Alcohol consumption per capita — total

3.39 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Alcohol consumption per capita — beer

1.94 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Alcohol consumption per capita — wine

0.23 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Alcohol consumption per capita — spirits

0.88 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Alcohol consumption per capita — other alcohols

0.03 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)

Tobacco use — total

19.6% (2025 est.)

Tobacco use — male

37.4% (2025 est.)

Tobacco use — female

2.6% (2025 est.)

Currently married women (ages 15-49)

51.6% (2022 est.)

Education expenditure — Education expenditure (% GDP)

4.1% of GDP (2024 est.)

Education expenditure — Education expenditure (% national budget)

14.2% national budget (2024 est.)

Literacy — total population

94.3% (2023 est.)

Literacy — male

96.3% (2023 est.)

Literacy — female

92.8% (2023 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) — total

14 years (2020 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) — male

14 years (2020 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) — female

15 years (2020 est.)

🌿 Environment⬆️ Top

Environmental issues

Water pollution, degradation of coral reefs; soil erosion; wildlife preservation; solid-waste disposal

International environmental agreements — party to

Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands

International environmental agreements — signed, but not ratified

None of the selected agreements

Climate

Tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May)

Land use — agricultural land

43% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: arable land

Arable land: 37.6% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: permanent crops

Permanent crops: 2% (2023 est.)

Land use — agricultural land: permanent pasture

Permanent pasture: 3.5% (2023 est.)

Land use — forest

19.2% (2023 est.)

Land use — other

37.8% (2023 est.)

Urbanization — urban population

40.9% of total population (2023)

Urbanization — rate of urbanization

0.28% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions — total emissions

5.551 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions — from coal and metallurgical coke

1.495 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

Carbon dioxide emissions — from petroleum and other liquids

4.056 million metric tonnes of CO2 (2023 est.)

Particulate matter emissions

10.5 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)

Waste and recycling — municipal solid waste generated annually

438,000 tons (2024 est.)

Waste and recycling — percent of municipal solid waste recycled

15.9% (2022 est.)

Total water withdrawal — municipal

320 million cubic meters (2022)

Total water withdrawal — industrial

10 million cubic meters (2022)

Total water withdrawal — agricultural

303 million cubic meters (2022)

Total renewable water resources

2.751 billion cubic meters (2022 est.)

🏛️ Government⬆️ Top

Country name — conventional long form

Republic of Mauritius

Country name — conventional short form

Mauritius

Country name — local long form

Republic of Mauritius

Country name — local short form

Mauritius

Country name — etymology

Named after Prince Maurice VAN NASSAU, stadtholder (governor) of the Dutch Republic, in 1598

Government type

Parliamentary republic

Capital — name

Port Louis

Capital — geographic coordinates

20 09 S, 57 29 E

Capital — time difference

UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Capital — etymology

Named after LOUIS XV, who was king of France in 1736 when the port became the administrative center of Mauritius

Administrative divisions

9 districts and 3 dependencies*; Agalega Islands*, Black River, Cargados Carajos Shoals*, Flacq, Grand Port, Moka, Pamplemousses, Plaines Wilhems, Port Louis, Riviere du Rempart, Rodrigues*, Savanne

Legal system

Civil system based on French civil law with some elements of English common law

Constitution — history

Several previous; latest adopted 12 March 1968

Constitution — amendment process

Proposed by the National Assembly; passage of amendments affecting constitutional articles, including the sovereignty of the state, fundamental rights and freedoms, citizenship, or the branches of government, requires approval in a referendum by at least three-fourths majority of voters followed by a unanimous vote by the Assembly; passage of other amendments requires only two-thirds majority vote by the Assembly

International law organization participation

Accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction

Citizenship — citizenship by birth

Yes

Citizenship — citizenship by descent only

Yes

Citizenship — dual citizenship recognized

Yes

Citizenship — residency requirement for naturalization

5 out of the previous 7 years including the last 12 months

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

Executive branch — chief of state

President Dharam GOKHOOL (since 7 December 2024)

Executive branch — head of government

Prime Minister Navin RAMGOOLAM (since 13 November 2024)

Executive branch — cabinet

Cabinet of Ministers (Council of Ministers) appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister

Executive branch — election/appointment process

President indirectly elected by the National Assembly for 5-year renewable terms; the president appoints the prime minister and deputy prime minister who have the majority support in the National Assembly

Executive branch — most recent election date

6 December 2024

Executive branch — election results

2019: Prithvirajsing ROOPUN (MSM) elected president by the National Assembly - unanimous vote

Executive branch — expected date of next election

2029

Legislative branch — legislature name

National Assembly - Assemblée nationale

Legislative branch — legislative structure

Unicameral

Legislative branch — chamber name

National Assembly

Legislative branch — number of seats

67 (62 directly elected; 4 appointed)

Legislative branch — electoral system

Plurality/majority

Legislative branch — scope of elections

Full renewal

Legislative branch — term in office

5 years

Legislative branch — most recent election date

11/10/2024

Legislative branch — parties elected and seats per party

Alliance Du Changement (Alliance for Change, AdC) (60); Other (2)

Legislative branch — percentage of women in chamber

17.9%

Legislative branch — expected date of next election

October 2029

Judicial branch — highest court(s)

Supreme Court of Mauritius (consists of the chief justice, a senior puisne judge, and 24 puisne judges)

Judicial branch — judge selection and term of office

Chief justice appointed by the president after consultation with the prime minister; senior puisne judge appointed by the president with the advice of the chief justice; other puisne judges appointed by the president with the advice of the Judicial and Legal Commission, a 4-member body of judicial officials including the chief justice; all judges serve until retirement at age 67

Judicial branch — subordinate courts

Lower regional courts known as District Courts, Court of Civil Appeal; Court of Criminal Appeal; Public Bodies Appeal Tribunal

Political parties

Alliance Morisien (Mauritian Alliance) Jean-Claude Barbier Movement (Mouvement Jean-Claude Barbier) or MJCB Mauritian Militant Movement (Mouvement Militant Mauricien) or MMM Mauritian Social Democratic Party (Parti Mauricien Social Democrate) or PMSD Mauritius Labor Party (Parti Travailliste) or PTR or MLP Militant Platform (Plateforme Militante) or PM Militant Socialist Movement (Mouvement Socialist Mauricien) or MSM Muvman Liberater or ML National Alliance Patriotic Movement (Mouvement Patriotique) or MAG Rodrigues Peoples Organization (Organisation du Peuple Rodriguais) or OPR

Diplomatic representation in the US — chief of mission

Ambassador (vacant); Chargé d'Affaires Gajjaluxmi MOOTOOSAMY (since 5 June 2025)

Diplomatic representation in the US — chancery

1709 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20036

Diplomatic representation in the US — telephone

[1] (202) 244-1491

Diplomatic representation in the US — FAX

[1] (202) 966-0983

Diplomatic representation in the US — email address and website

Mauritius.embassy@verizon.net https://mauritius-washington.govmu.org/Pages/index.aspx

Diplomatic representation from the US — chief of mission

Ambassador Henry V. JARDINE (since 22 February 2023); note - also accredited to Seychelles

Diplomatic representation from the US — embassy

4th Floor, Rogers House, John Kennedy Avenue, Port Louis

Diplomatic representation from the US — mailing address

2450 Port Louis Place, Washington, DC 20521-2450

Diplomatic representation from the US — telephone

[230] 202-4400

Diplomatic representation from the US — FAX

[230] 208-9534

Diplomatic representation from the US — email address and website

PTLConsular@state.gov https://mu.usembassy.gov/

International organization participation

ACP, AfDB, AOSIS, AU, CD, COMESA, CPLP (associate), FAO, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (NGOs), ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, InOC, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NAM, OIF, OPCW, PCA, SAARC (observer), SADC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNOOSA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Independence

12 March 1968 (from the UK)

National holiday

Independence and Republic Day, 12 March (1968, 1992)

Flag

Description: four equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, yellow, and green meaning: red stands for self-determination and independence; blue for the Indian Ocean; yellow for the new light of independence, golden sunshine, or the bright future; and green for agriculture or the island's lush vegetation

National symbol(s)

Dodo bird, earring tree flower (Trochetia boutoniana)

National color(s)

Red, blue, yellow, green

National anthem(s) — title

"Motherland"

National anthem(s) — lyrics/music

Jean Georges PROSPER/Philippe GENTIL

National anthem(s) — history

Adopted 1968

National heritage — total World Heritage Sites

2 (both cultural)

National heritage — selected World Heritage Site locales

Aapravasi Ghat; Le Morne Cultural Landscape

💹 Economy⬆️ Top

Economic overview

Upper middle-income Indian Ocean island economy; diversified portfolio; investing in maritime security; strong tourism sector decimated by COVID-19; expanding in information and financial services; environmentally fragile

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) — Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024

$34.406 billion (2024 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) — Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023

$32.864 billion (2023 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) — Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022

$31.296 billion (2022 est.)

Real GDP growth rate — Real GDP growth rate 2024

4.7% (2024 est.)

Real GDP growth rate — Real GDP growth rate 2023

5% (2023 est.)

Real GDP growth rate — Real GDP growth rate 2022

8.7% (2022 est.)

Real GDP per capita — Real GDP per capita 2024

$27,300 (2024 est.)

Real GDP per capita — Real GDP per capita 2023

$26,100 (2023 est.)

Real GDP per capita — Real GDP per capita 2022

$24,800 (2022 est.)

GDP (official exchange rate)

$14.953 billion (2024 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices) — Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024

3.6% (2024 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices) — Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023

7.1% (2023 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices) — Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022

10.8% (2022 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin — agriculture

4.3% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin — industry

17.8% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by sector of origin — services

64.4% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — household consumption

68.6% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — government consumption

14.7% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — investment in fixed capital

21% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — investment in inventories

0.2% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — exports of goods and services

46.2% (2024 est.)

GDP - composition, by end use — imports of goods and services

-57.8% (2024 est.)

Agricultural products

Sugarcane, chicken, pumpkins/squash, tomatoes, eggs, potatoes, cabbages, bananas, onions, cucumbers/gherkins (2023)

Industries

Food processing (largely sugar milling), textiles, clothing, mining, chemicals, metal products, transport equipment, nonelectrical machinery, tourism

Industrial production growth rate

4.7% (2024 est.)

Labor force

594,900 (2024 est.)

Unemployment rate — Unemployment rate 2024

5.5% (2024 est.)

Unemployment rate — Unemployment rate 2023

5.6% (2023 est.)

Unemployment rate — Unemployment rate 2022

6.4% (2022 est.)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) — total

16.6% (2024 est.)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) — male

15.3% (2024 est.)

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) — female

18.4% (2024 est.)

Population below poverty line

10.3% (2017 est.)

Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income — Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2017

36.8 (2017 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share — lowest 10%

2.9% (2017 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share — highest 10%

29.9% (2017 est.)

Remittances — Remittances 2023

2.2% of GDP (2023 est.)

Remittances — Remittances 2022

2.1% of GDP (2022 est.)

Remittances — Remittances 2021

2.4% of GDP (2021 est.)

Budget — revenues

$3.801 billion (2024 est.)

Budget — expenditures

$5.042 billion (2024 est.)

Public debt — Public debt 2019

58% of GDP (2019 est.)

Taxes and other revenues

20.5% (of GDP) (2023 est.)

Current account balance — Current account balance 2023

-$647.743 million (2023 est.)

Current account balance — Current account balance 2022

-$1.437 billion (2022 est.)

Current account balance — Current account balance 2021

-$1.497 billion (2021 est.)

Exports — Exports 2023

$6.381 billion (2023 est.)

Exports — Exports 2022

$6.138 billion (2022 est.)

Exports — Exports 2021

$4.213 billion (2021 est.)

Exports - partners

USA 11%, France 11%, Zimbabwe 10%, South Africa 7%, Zambia 7% (2023)

Exports - commodities

Fish, garments, raw sugar, fertilizers, diamonds (2023)

Imports — Imports 2023

$8.027 billion (2023 est.)

Imports — Imports 2022

$8.052 billion (2022 est.)

Imports — Imports 2021

$6.057 billion (2021 est.)

Imports - partners

China 15%, UAE 11%, India 10%, South Africa 9%, France 6% (2023)

Imports - commodities

Refined petroleum, cars, fish, coal, packaged medicine (2023)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold — Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024

$8.506 billion (2024 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold — Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023

$7.248 billion (2023 est.)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold — Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022

$7.793 billion (2022 est.)

Debt - external — Debt - external 2023

$3.632 billion (2023 est.)

Exchange rates — Currency

Mauritian rupees (MUR) per US dollar -

Exchange rates — Exchange rates 2024

46.415 (2024 est.)

Exchange rates — Exchange rates 2023

45.267 (2023 est.)

Exchange rates — Exchange rates 2022

44.183 (2022 est.)

Exchange rates — Exchange rates 2021

41.692 (2021 est.)

Exchange rates — Exchange rates 2020

39.347 (2020 est.)

⚡ Energy⬆️ Top

Electricity access — electrification - total population

100% (2022 est.)

Electricity access — electrification - urban areas

99%

Electricity access — electrification - rural areas

100%

Electricity — installed generating capacity

955,000 kW (2023 est.)

Electricity — consumption

3.084 billion kWh (2023 est.)

Electricity — transmission/distribution losses

179.996 million kWh (2023 est.)

Electricity generation sources — fossil fuels

82.4% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Electricity generation sources — solar

4.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Electricity generation sources — wind

0.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Electricity generation sources — hydroelectricity

2.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Electricity generation sources — biomass and waste

9.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)

Coal — consumption

651,000 metric tons (2023 est.)

Coal — imports

610,000 metric tons (2023 est.)

Petroleum — refined petroleum consumption

28,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)

Energy consumption per capita — Total energy consumption per capita 2023

60.188 million Btu/person (2023 est.)

📡 Communications⬆️ Top

Telephones - fixed lines — total subscriptions

464,000 (2023 est.)

Telephones - fixed lines — subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

36 (2023 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular — total subscriptions

2.2 million (2024 est.)

Telephones - mobile cellular — subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

173 (2024 est.)

Broadcast media

The Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) is the national public TV and radio broadcaster, with programming in French, English, Hindi, Creole, and Chinese; MBC provides 17 television channels in Mauritius; 9 FM radio stations and 2 AM radio stations (2022)

Internet country code

.mu

Internet users — percent of population

80% (2023 est.)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions — total

343,000 (2023 est.)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions — subscriptions per 100 inhabitants

27 (2023 est.)

🚚 Transportation⬆️ Top

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix

3B

Airports

5 (2025)

Heliports

1 (2025)

Merchant marine — total

32 (2023)

Merchant marine — by type

General cargo 1, oil tanker 4, other 27

Ports — total ports

2 (2024)

Ports — large

0

Ports — medium

0

Ports — small

1

Ports — very small

1

Ports — ports with oil terminals

1

Ports — key ports

Port Louis, Port Mathurin

🛡️ Military and Security⬆️ Top

Military and security forces

No regular military forces; the Mauritius Police Force (MPF) under the Ministry of Defense is responsible for the country's security; it includes a paramilitary unit known as the Special Mobile Force, which includes some motorized infantry and light armored units; the MPF also has a Police Helicopter Squadron, a Special Support Unit (riot police), and the National Coast Guard (2025)

Military - note

Key security priorities for the Maritius Police Force (MPF) include combating narcotics trafficking, ensuring public order, fighting cybercrime, improving maritime security, and responding to natural disasters; the MPF's primary security partner is India, which provides training and other support to the National Coast Guard, while Indian naval vessels often patrol the country's waters; the MPF has also received assistance and training from France, the UK, and the US the Special Mobile Force was created in 1960 following the withdrawal of the British garrison (2025)

🌐 Transnational Issues⬆️ Top

Refugees and internally displaced persons — refugees

82 (2024 est.)

Refugees and internally displaced persons — IDPs

39 (2024 est.)