Mauritius: cities by population
Mauritius has a population of 1,265,059 (UN estimate, 2026), with Port Louis as its capital. The 50 largest of its 116 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+4%
since 2000 (1,216,629)
-12%
projected by 2050 (1,107,197)
623
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Mauritius
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Port Louis | Port Louis | 155,226 |
| 2 | Vacoas | Plaines Wilhems | 115,289 |
| 3 | Beau Bassin-Rose Hill | Plaines Wilhems | 111,355 |
| 4 | Curepipe | Plaines Wilhems | 78,618 |
| 5 | Quatre Bornes | Plaines Wilhems | 77,308 |
| 6 | Triolet | Pamplemousses | 24,361 |
| 7 | Goodlands | Rivière du Rempart | 21,063 |
| 8 | Bel Air Rivière Sèche | Flacq | 18,036 |
| 9 | Bambous | Black River | 17,818 |
| 10 | Centre de Flacq | Flacq | 17,710 |
| 11 | Mahébourg | Grand Port | 17,042 |
| 12 | Saint Pierre | Moka | 16,704 |
| 13 | Le Hochet | Pamplemousses | 15,662 |
| 14 | Baie du Tombeau | Pamplemousses | 15,301 |
| 15 | Trou aux Biches | Pamplemousses | 14,706 |
| 16 | Rose Belle | Grand Port | 12,619 |
| 17 | Chemin Grenier | Savanne | 12,457 |
| 18 | Grand Baie | Rivière du Rempart | 12,173 |
| 19 | Lallmatie | 11,910 | |
| 20 | Terre Rouge | Pamplemousses | 11,210 |
| 21 | New Grove | Grand Port | 11,023 |
| 22 | Rivière du Rempart | Rivière du Rempart | 10,825 |
| 23 | Plaine Magnien | Grand Port | 10,778 |
| 24 | Rouge Terre | Pamplemousses | 10,760 |
| 25 | Lalmatie | Flacq | 10,641 |
| 26 | Pailles | Moka | 10,622 |
| 27 | Surinam | Savanne | 10,621 |
| 28 | Rivière des Anguilles | Savanne | 9,927 |
| 29 | Pamplemousses | Pamplemousses | 9,682 |
| 30 | Montagne Blanche | 9,440 | |
| 31 | Petit Raffray | Rivière du Rempart | 9,410 |
| 32 | Moka | Moka | 9,364 |
| 33 | Richelieu | Black River | 9,178 |
| 34 | Poste de Flacq | Flacq | 8,659 |
| 35 | Port Mathurin | Rodrigues | 8,350 |
| 36 | Plaine des Papayes | Pamplemousses | 7,925 |
| 37 | L’Escalier | Grand Port | 7,899 |
| 38 | Grand Bois | Savanne | 7,804 |
| 39 | Long Mountain | Pamplemousses | 7,775 |
| 40 | Grand Gaube | Rivière du Rempart | 7,706 |
| 41 | Brisée Verdière | Flacq | 7,696 |
| 42 | Belle Vue Harel | Pamplemousses | 7,607 |
| 43 | Belle Vue Maurel | Rivière du Rempart | 7,607 |
| 44 | Pointe aux Piments | Pamplemousses | 7,556 |
| 45 | Dagotière | Moka | 7,468 |
| 46 | Nouvelle France | Grand Port | 7,238 |
| 47 | Beau Vallon | Grand Port | 7,016 |
| 48 | Bon Accueil | Flacq | 6,553 |
| 49 | Quartier Militaire | Moka | 6,424 |
| 50 | Calodyne | Rivière du Rempart | 6,252 |
Twenty years earlier: Mauritius in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 1,268,044.
Common questions
What is the population of Mauritius?
Mauritius has a population of 1,265,059, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 1,107,197 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Mauritius?
Port Louis.