Rural population, male in Mauritius
Mauritius: Rural population, male was 29.8% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Rural population, male in Mauritius, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for rural population, male in Mauritius is 29.8%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rural population, male in Mauritius peaked at 29.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 1990.
Mauritius ranks 52nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Rural population, male in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.6% | — |
| 1985 | 28.7% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 28.1% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 28.4% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 28.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 29.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.7% | 28.6% | 28.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.3% | 28.1% | 28.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.8% | 28.5% | 29.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 29.5% | 29.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 49 Equatorial Guinea 30.2% compare
- 50 Mali 29.9% compare
- 51 Somalia 29.9% compare
- 53 Bosnia and Herzegovina 29.6% compare
- 54 Sierra Leone 29.3% compare
- 55 Central African Republic 29.3% compare
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)
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 5,924 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 6,134 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 5,964 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rural population, male in Mauritius?
- Rural population, male in Mauritius was 29.8% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest rural population, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 29.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest rural population, male recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for rural population, male?
- Mauritius ranks 52nd out of 192 countries with data for 2015.
- Is rural population, male rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Rural population, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male rural population is the percentage males who live in rural areas to total population.