Migration trends in Mauritius

Africa

Mauritius loses more people than it takes in: 114.3K emigrants against 27.6K immigrants. Net balance −86.8K — 7% of the country's population

1.2M

Population

27.6K

Immigrants

114.3K

Emigrants

−86.8K

Outflow

1 in 45 residents of Mauritius was born abroad — and 1 in 12 people born in Mauritius lives abroad

#150 in the world by net migration loss

Top corridors

The largest migration flows in Mauritius

Where people move to

44.7K39.1%

29K25.3%

20.2K17.6%

Where people come from

1India

8.9K32.1%

2Bangladesh

8.5K30.8%

3China

3K10.9%

Immigrants in Mauritius

Key moments

How migration has changed since 1990

1990

3.2K immigrants · 64.2K emigrants

1995

A surge of arrivals — the foreign-born population jumped 114%

2010

The diaspora passed 100K people

Today

Since 1990: roughly the same number of foreign-born residents and 50.1K more emigrants

Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)

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