Mauritius: Districts, Major Towns & Villages - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information

Districts

The resident population of the islands and districts of Mauritius according to census results.

Name	Abbr.	Status	Capital	Area A (hect)	Population Census (C) 1983-07-21	Population Census (C) 1990-07-01	Population Census (C) 2000-07-02	Population Census (C) 2011-07-03	Population Census (C) 2022-07-03
Mauritius	MAU	Isl		186,840	966,863	1,022,456	1,143,069	1,196,383	1,189,493	186840	→
Port Louis	PLO	Dist	Port-Louis	4,040	133,702	133,073	127,855	118,431	106,332	4040
Pamplemousses	PAM	Dist	Pamplemousses	17,960	90,466	101,666	122,252	136,268	140,856	17960
Rivière du Rempart	REM	Dist	Poudre d'Or	15,430	80,993	86,779	98,854	106,267	111,195	15430
Flacq	FLA	Dist	Centre de Flacq	29,880	107,670	112,773	126,839	135,406	138,529	29880
Grand Port	GPO	Dist	Mahébourg	26,130	93,180	96,667	106,665	110,907	110,783	26130
Savanne	SAV	Dist	Souillac	24,620	58,789	60,841	66,356	67,906	67,779	24620
Plaines Wilhems	PLA	Dist	Beau-Bassin/Rose-Hill	19,620	303,993	321,713	358,182	362,292	340,780	19620
Moka	MOK	Dist	Moka	23,440	61,209	65,176	75,479	82,301	85,538	23440
Black River (Rivière Noire)	BLA	Dist	Tamarin	25,720	36,861	43,768	60,587	76,605	87,701	25720
Outer Islands	OI	Isl		13,880	33,569	...	36,068	40,708	43,934	13880
Rodrigues	ROD	Isl	Port Mathurin	11,010	33,082	34,204	35,779	40,434	43,604	11010	→
Agalega	AGA	Isl	Vingt Cinq	2,740	350	...	289	274	330	2740
St. Brandon (Cargados Carajos)	SBR	Isl		130	137	...	...	...	...	130
Mauritius	MUS	Rep	Port-Louis	200,720	1,000,432	...	1,179,137	1,237,091	1,233,427		→

Saint Brandon has only a small transient population.
(1983) Petermanns Geographische Mitteilungen 2/89.
(1990) (2000) (2011) (2022) Central Statistical Office of Mauritius.

Major Towns

	Name	Adm.	Population Census (C) 2022-07-03
1	Port-Louis	PLO	140,403
2	Vacoas/Phoenix	PLA	107,433
3	Beau-Bassin/Rose-Hill	PLA	92,149
4	Quatre-Bornes	PLA	71,076
5	Curepipe	PLA	70,008

Contents: Towns & Villages

The population of all Mauritian towns and villages with more than 7,500 inhabitants according to census results.

Name	Adm.	Population Census (C) 1983-07-21	Population Census (C) 2000-07-02	Population Census (C) 2011-07-03	Population Census (C) 2022-07-03	Area
Albion	BLA	...	2,815	5,205	7,506	1720
Baie du Tombeau (Tombeau Bay)	PAM	6,200	12,011	14,687	14,263	748	→
Bambous	BLA	6,100	11,285	15,345	15,879	2183	→
Beau-Bassin/Rose-Hill	PLA	90,577	103,872	103,098	92,149	2017	→
Bel Air Rivière Sèche	FLA	7,400	16,189	17,605	18,030	1815	→
Brisée Verdière	FLA	...	6,756	7,512	7,744	1558	→
Centre de Flacq	FLA	...	16,225	15,791	16,310	2027	→
Chemin Grenier	SAV	6,500	11,782	12,223	12,780	865	→
Curepipe	PLA	62,200	78,920	77,471	70,008	2415	→
Dagotière	MOK	...	6,480	7,146	7,544	1070	→
Goodlands (St.-Antoine)	REM	10,500	19,273	20,712	21,103	1671	→
Grand Baie	REM	5,000	10,611	11,910	11,239	1501	→
Grand Gaube	REM	...	6,596	7,578	7,852	627	→
Lalmatie	FLA	6,000	9,532	10,387	10,613	892	→
Le Hochet	PAM	...	13,878	15,034	14,037	541	→
L'Escalier	GPO	5,500	7,772	7,770	7,579	1218	→
Long Mountain (Montagne Longue)	PAM	...	7,100	6,995	7,008	1376	→
Mahébourg	GPO	13,400	15,753	15,176	13,444	224	→
Moka	MOK	...	8,286	8,846	9,703	1744	→
Montagne Blanche	MOK	...	8,116	9,053	8,801	1963	→
New Grove	GPO	...	9,184	10,518	10,964	555	→
Pamplemousses	PAM	...	8,069	9,295	9,663	1332	→
Petit Raffray	REM	...	8,403	9,254	9,973	1162	→
Plaine des Papayes	PAM	...	6,956	7,607	7,964	668	→
Plaine Magnien	GPO	6,900	9,963	10,443	10,062	1399	→
Pointe aux Piments	PAM	...	...	...	7,488	765
Port-Louis	PLO	139,300	154,257	149,226	140,403	6132	→
Port Mathurin (Region 5)	ROD	...	5,929	7,705	8,004	0
Poste de Flacq	FLA	...	6,535	8,454	8,281	2832	→
Poudre d'Or	REM	...	...	...	4,541	0	→
Quatre-Bornes	PLA	63,682	75,884	75,613	71,076	2119	→
Richelieu	BLA	...	4,494	7,906	8,880	398	→
Rivière du Rempart	REM	...	10,761	10,825	10,664	1470	→
Rose Belle	GPO	...	11,665	12,035	11,978	913	→
Souillac	SAV	...	4,154	4,411	4,941	604	→
St. Pierre	MOK	...	15,382	15,982	16,025	1306	→
Surinam	SAV	5,400	10,045	10,507	10,049	894	→
Tamarin	BLA	...	3,256	3,766	3,757	4786	→
Terre Rouge	PAM	6,300	8,736	10,760	12,041	539	→
Triolet (Trou aux Biches)	PAM	13,200	21,250	23,386	23,179	1485	→
Vacoas/Phoenix	PLA	53,090	100,066	105,559	107,433	5420	→
Vingt Cinq	AGA	...	...	...	...	0

Population according to new boundaries as amended and gazetted in the Local Government Act 2011.
Town and village boundaries do not necessarily coincide with district boundaries. The Town of Port Louis, e.g., includes areas located in Black River and Moka district.
(1983) Petermanns Geographische Mitteilungen 2/89.
(2000) (2011) (2022) Central Statistical Office of Mauritius.

Population Structure

Further information about the population structure.

Gender (C 2022)
Males	607,761
Females	625,336

Age Groups (C 2022)
0-14 years	188,131
15-64 years	881,176
65+ years	163,790

Age Distribution (C 2022)
70+ years	99,914
60-69 years	142,096
50-59 years	165,365
40-49 years	181,490
30-39 years	184,152
20-29 years	186,890
10-19 years	155,521
0-9 years	117,669

Urbanization (C 2022)
Rural	752,028
Urban	481,069

Language at Home (C 2022)
Creole	1,045,558
French	30,039
English	10,616
Bhojpuri	106,583
Bengali	14,483
Hindi	16,730
Other language	9,088

Religion (C 2022)
Hindu	590,263
Muslim	224,885
Buddhist	5,053
Roman Catholic	307,515
Other Christian	90,697
Other/no religion	14,684