- Population : 1,263,473 (2016)
- Median age:
total: 35.3 years - Birth rate : 13 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)
- Death rate : 1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)
- Urbanization:
urban population: 39.4% of total population (2017) - Major cities – population : PORT LOUIS (capital) 135,000 (2014)
- Life expectancy at birth:
male: 72.4 years
female: 79.5 years (2017 est.)
- Ethnic groups : Indo-Mauritian ( approximately two thirds of the total population), Creole, Sino-Mauritian, Franco-Mauritian
- Religions: Hindu 48.5%, Roman Catholic 26.3%, Muslim 17.3%, other Christian 6.4%, other 0.6%, none 0.7%, unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.
- Languages : Creole 86.5%, Bhojpuri 5.3%, French 4.1%, two languages 1.4%, other 2.6% (includes English, the official language of the National Assembly, which is spoken by less than 1% of the population), unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)
