Population, age 18, total in Mauritius
Mauritius: Population, age 18, total was 20,156 in 2015. ▬ Flat
Latest (2015)
20,156
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
148th
of 191 countries
All-time high
22,736
in 1996
All-time low
18,687
in 2005
Years of data
25
1990–2015
Population, age 18, total in Mauritius, 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 20,156 for population, age 18, total in 2015.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, age 18, total in Mauritius peaked at 22,736 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 18,687, in 2005.
That places Mauritius 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,264 | 18,878 | 22,736 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,827 | 18,687 | 21,295 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21,254 | 20,156 | 21,779 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 71.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6,144 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.23 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, age 18, total in Mauritius?
- Population, age 18, total in Mauritius was 20,156 in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population, age 18, total recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 22,736 in 1996.
- What is the lowest population, age 18, total recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,687 in 2005.
- How does Mauritius rank for population, age 18, total?
- Mauritius ranks 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
- Is population, age 18, total rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population, age 18, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Age population, total refers to total population at the specified age level, as estimated by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics.