Mauritius vs Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago has 10% more people than Mauritius: 1,367,764 vs 1,243,741, a gap of 124,023. Trinidad and Tobago is shrinking more slowly (−0.04% vs −0.16% a year), adding about -569 people a year against −2,036. At these source-year rates the modelled relative population gap is widening. Mauritius is the older society: 14.1% aged 65+ against 12.9% in Trinidad and Tobago, while Trinidad and Tobago has more children (17.5% under 15 vs 14.5%). Mauritius is 2.3× as densely populated (625.3 vs 266.6 people per km²). GDP per capita is 1.5× higher in Trinidad and Tobago ($18,967 vs $12,991).
Country/territory population bases: World Bank 2025 (Mauritius) and 2025 (Trinidad and Tobago); growth years 2025 / 2025. Annual source values, not live counts; years may differ. Growth is national, not local.
Mauritius vs Trinidad and Tobago — side by side
 Mauritius |  Trinidad and Tobago | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 1,243,7412025 | 1,367,7642025 |
| Growth rate / yr | −0.16%2025 | −0.04%2025 |
| Births per 1,000 | 10.32024 | 10.52024 |
| Deaths per 1,000 | 10.02024 | 8.72024 |
| Children per woman | 1.442024 | 1.542024 |
| Life expectancy | 73.8 yrs2024 | 73.6 yrs2024 |
| Aged 0–14 | 14.5%2025 | 17.5%2025 |
| Aged 65+ | 14.1%2025 | 12.9%2025 |
| Density | 625.3 /km²2023 | 266.6 /km²2023 |
| Area | 2,010 km²2023 | 5,130 km²2023 |
| Urban population | 39.0%2025 | 54.0%2025 |
| Net migration / yr | -2,7842025 | +6912025 |
| GDP per capita | $12,9912025 | $18,9672025 |
| Country population rank (available records) | #159 | #156 |
| Base / world population (World Bank 2025) | 0.02% | 0.02% |
Highlighted cell = the higher value (not "better"). Small print under each value is its own data year. Source: World Bank; country/territory population bases may have different years. These are not live counts.
Population since 1960
World Bank population history (not the separate UN WPP timeline). Mauritius: 1.8× from 1960 to 2025; Trinidad and Tobago: 1.6× from 1960 to 2025. Left: absolute population. Right: each series indexed to its own first available year = 100; baseline years may differ.
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