Life expectancy estimates and projections in Mauritius

Life expectancy at birth in Mauritius was 74.9 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 2017.

Mauritius, 2023 (latest estimate) 74.9 Years
Change from 2022 +1.9% 2022: 73.5 years
Projection for 2030 76.1 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 79.5 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 87.0 years Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 105th of 216 See the full ranking

Life expectancy estimates and projections in Mauritius over time

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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Life expectancy at birth, estimates and projections to 2100 (years), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Mauritius
2100 87.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2095 86.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2090 85.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2085 85.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2080 84.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2075 83.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2070 82.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2065 82.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2060 81.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2055 80.4 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2050 79.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2045 78.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2040 77.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2035 77.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2030 76.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2025 75.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant))
2023 74.9 years
2022 73.5 years
2021 72.9 years
2020 74.7 years
2019 74.2 years
2018 74.5 years
2017 75.0 years
2016 74.9 years
2015 74.7 years
2014 74.6 years

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.9% from 73.5 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 74.4 years, the figure has changed by +0.7%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Mauritius has the 105th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Mauritius
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024