Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 84.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
107th
of 215 countries
All-time high
85.1%
in 2020
All-time low
58.3%
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Mauritius, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 84.9% for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Mauritius peaked at 85.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58.3%, in 1960.
Mauritius ranks 107th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 58.3% | — |
| 1961 | 60.4% | +3.7% |
| 1962 | 61.2% | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 62.3% | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 63.3% | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 65.2% | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 65.8% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 65.1% | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 65.4% | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 66.2% | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 68.0% | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 68.6% | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 69.2% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 70.7% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 70.9% | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 71.2% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 72.2% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 73.3% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 74.3% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 74.5% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 75.4% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 75.9% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 77.0% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 76.8% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 77.1% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 76.8% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 77.5% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 78.1% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 78.8% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 79.3% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 79.6% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 79.2% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 79.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 78.9% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 79.6% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 79.8% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 80.3% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 80.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 80.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 80.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 80.4% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 81.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 82.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 82.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 82.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 83.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 83.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 84.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 84.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 84.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 84.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 83.9% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 85.1% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 82.6% | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 83.6% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 84.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 84.9% | +0.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 84.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 84.8%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 84.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.2%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.3% | 58.3% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.7% | 68.0% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 76.8% | 74.5% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 79.7% | 78.9% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 80.4% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 83.4% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 82.6% | 85.1% | 5 |
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 share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Mauritius?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Mauritius was 84.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 85.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.3% in 1960.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Mauritius ranks 107th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.