Age population, age 05, male, interpolated in Mauritius
Mauritius: Age population, age 05, male, interpolated was 5,875 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
5,875
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
165th
of 218 countries
All-time high
12,457
in 1969
All-time low
5,875
in 2025
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Age population, age 05, male, interpolated in Mauritius, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects.
Analysis
In 2025, age population, age 05, male, interpolated in Mauritius stood at 5,875. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age population, age 05, male, interpolated in Mauritius peaked at 12,457 in 1969 and was at its lowest, 5,875, in 2025.
Mauritius ranks 165th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Age population, age 05, male, interpolated in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 10,569 | — |
| 1961 | 11,147 | +5.5% |
| 1962 | 11,630 | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 11,846 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 11,851 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 11,814 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 11,875 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 12,126 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 12,369 | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 12,457 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 12,423 | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 12,253 | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 11,934 | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 11,514 | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 11,082 | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 10,667 | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 10,271 | -3.7% |
| 1977 | 9,992 | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 9,959 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 10,146 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 10,457 | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 10,835 | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 11,275 | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 11,768 | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 12,117 | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 12,150 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 11,897 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 11,441 | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 10,970 | -4.1% |
| 1989 | 10,609 | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 10,361 | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 10,268 | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 10,306 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 10,514 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 10,658 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 10,887 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 11,145 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 11,325 | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 11,383 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 11,120 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 10,717 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 10,425 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 10,199 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 9,743 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 9,803 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 10,013 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 9,703 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 9,574 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 9,512 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 9,377 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 9,232 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 8,814 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 8,421 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 8,120 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 7,726 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 7,395 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 7,152 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 6,959 | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 6,760 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 6,532 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 6,324 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 6,139 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 6,013 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 5,947 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 5,900 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 5,875 | -0.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 5,875 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43,048, 14% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 5,875 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 214,401, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,768 | 10,569 | 12,457 | 10 |
| 1970s | 11,024 | 9,959 | 12,423 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,352 | 10,457 | 12,150 | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,797 | 10,268 | 11,383 | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,907 | 9,377 | 10,717 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,711 | 6,532 | 9,232 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,033 | 5,875 | 6,324 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More gender data for Mauritius
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 171.19 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -1.18 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,079 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,079 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1674 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,566 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,753 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,628 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,816 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,747 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age population, age 05, male, interpolated in Mauritius?
- Age population, age 05, male, interpolated in Mauritius was 5,875 in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects.
- What is the highest age population, age 05, male, interpolated recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 12,457 in 1969.
- What is the lowest age population, age 05, male, interpolated recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,875 in 2025.
- How does Mauritius rank for age population, age 05, male, interpolated?
- Mauritius ranks 165th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age population, age 05, male, interpolated rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, published as part of Age population, age 05, male, interpolated. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, male refers to male population at the specified age level. The geographical areas included in the data are the same as the data source.