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Mauritius: Statistics

People [1]

People

Population 1,262,523 (2022)
Population Growth Rate -0.301 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 41.044 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 40.81 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 15.3 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 73.68 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 2.89 billion kWh (2021) #133
Consumption 2.74 billion kWh (2021) #136
Exports 0 billion kWh (2021) #96
Imports 0 billion kWh (2021) #118
Renewable Electricity Generation 0.69 billion kWh (2021) #129

Oil

Ranking
Production 0 thousand bbl/day (2021) #119
Consumption 29.45 thousand bbl/day (2021) #122
Exports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #87
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 0 billion bbl (2021) #100

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 0 billion cu ft (2015) #97
Consumption (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #122
Exports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #57
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 0 trillion cu ft (2021) #100

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 5 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 1,918,000 (2018 est.)
Highways 2,428 km (2015)
Internet Users 717,618 (2016 est.)
Telephones 434,300 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationSouthern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, about 800 km east of Madagascar
Total Area2,040 sq. km
Land Area2,030 sq. km
Water Area10 sq. km
Coastline177 km
Climatetropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May)
Terrainsmall coastal plain rising to discontinuous mountains encircling central plateau
Lowest PointIndian Ocean 0 m
Highest Point Mont Piton 828 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020