# Population density in Mauritius

Population density in Mauritius was 622.9 inhabitants per km² in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Place id: `mu`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Note: United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July divided by land area (water excluded) from the latest Census Gazetteer files. US tables often give people per square mile; multiply persons per km² by 2.59 to compare.
- Source: World Bank, Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Population density, people per km² of land area (EN.POP.DNST). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/EN.POP.DNST. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/population-density/mauritius
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/population-density/mauritius.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=population_density&place=mu

| Period | inhabitants per km² |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 622.9 |
| 2023 | 624.3 |
| 2022 | 631.3 |
| 2021 | 633.2 |
| 2020 | 633 |
| 2019 | 633 |
| 2018 | 632.8 |
| 2017 | 632.4 |
| 2016 | 631.9 |
| 2015 | 631.4 |
| 2014 | 630.6 |
| 2013 | 629.5 |
| 2012 | 628.9 |
| 2011 | 627.1 |
| 2010 | 616 |
| 2009 | 614.5 |
| 2008 | 612.9 |
| 2007 | 610.7 |
| 2006 | 607.9 |
| 2005 | 605.1 |
| 2004 | 601.5 |
| 2003 | 597.7 |
| 2002 | 593.4 |
| 2001 | 589.3 |
| 2000 | 584.7 |
| 1999 | 578.9 |
| 1998 | 571.6 |
| 1997 | 565.7 |
| 1996 | 558.6 |
| 1995 | 552.9 |
| 1994 | 548.2 |
| 1993 | 540.6 |
| 1992 | 534.2 |
| 1991 | 527.2 |
| 1990 | 521.6 |
| 1989 | 517.9 |
| 1988 | 513.9 |
| 1987 | 510.4 |
| 1986 | 506.6 |
| 1985 | 502.7 |
| 1984 | 498.6 |
| 1983 | 493.4 |
| 1982 | 488.9 |
| 1981 | 483 |
| 1980 | 475.9 |
| 1979 | 467.9 |
| 1978 | 459.9 |
| 1977 | 453.9 |
| 1976 | 446.6 |
| 1975 | 439.4 |
| 1974 | 432.5 |
| 1973 | 426 |
| 1972 | 419.7 |
| 1971 | 413.4 |
| 1970 | 406.9 |
| 1969 | 400.2 |
| 1968 | 393.3 |
| 1967 | 386.2 |
| 1966 | 378.7 |
| 1965 | 370.9 |
| 1964 | 362.7 |
| 1963 | 354.1 |
| 1962 | 345 |
| 1961 | 335.3 |