Share of the population that is female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of the population that is female was 50.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of the population that is female in Mauritius, 1960–2025
Source: United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population that is female in Mauritius is 50.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population that is female in Mauritius peaked at 50.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.6%, in 1963.
Mauritius ranks 131st of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48.8% | 48.6% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.0% | 48.9% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.1% | 49.0% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.2% | 49.0% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.6% | 49.5% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.8% | 49.8% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.0% | 49.8% | 50.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 128 Mongolia 50.2% compare
- 129 Cameroon 50.2% compare
- 130 Ecuador 50.2% compare
- 132 Sierra Leone 50.1% compare
- 133 Philippines 50.1% compare
- 134 South Korea 50.1% compare
More gender data for Mauritius
- 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)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 6,352 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 5,908 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population that is female in Mauritius?
- Share of the population that is female in Mauritius was 50.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population that is female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of the population that is female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.6% in 1963.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of the population that is female?
- Mauritius ranks 131st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of the population that is female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population that is female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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