Years colonized in Mauritius

Mauritius: Years colonized was 254 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
254
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 159 countries
All-time high
254
in 1968
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Mauritius, 1462–2022

0100200300146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 254 for years colonized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Mauritius peaked at 254 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Mauritius ranks 38th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Mauritius, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 1 —
1716 2 +100.0%
1717 3 +50.0%
1718 4 +33.3%
1719 5 +25.0%
1720 6 +20.0%
1721 7 +16.7%
1722 8 +14.3%
1723 9 +12.5%
1724 10 +11.1%
1725 11 +10.0%
1726 12 +9.1%
1727 13 +8.3%
1728 14 +7.7%
1729 15 +7.1%
1730 16 +6.7%
1731 17 +6.2%
1732 18 +5.9%
1733 19 +5.6%
1734 20 +5.3%
1735 21 +5.0%
1736 22 +4.8%
1737 23 +4.5%
1738 24 +4.3%
1739 25 +4.2%
1740 26 +4.0%
1741 27 +3.8%
1742 28 +3.7%
1743 29 +3.6%
1744 30 +3.4%
1745 31 +3.3%
1746 32 +3.2%
1747 33 +3.1%
1748 34 +3.0%
1749 35 +2.9%
1750 36 +2.9%
1751 37 +2.8%
1752 38 +2.7%
1753 39 +2.6%
1754 40 +2.6%
1755 41 +2.5%
1756 42 +2.4%
1757 43 +2.4%
1758 44 +2.3%
1759 45 +2.3%
1760 46 +2.2%
1761 47 +2.2%
1762 48 +2.1%
1763 49 +2.1%
1764 50 +2.0%
1765 51 +2.0%
1766 52 +2.0%
1767 53 +1.9%
1768 54 +1.9%
1769 55 +1.9%
1770 56 +1.8%
1771 57 +1.8%
1772 58 +1.8%
1773 59 +1.7%
1774 60 +1.7%
1775 61 +1.7%
1776 62 +1.6%
1777 63 +1.6%
1778 64 +1.6%
1779 65 +1.6%
1780 66 +1.5%
1781 67 +1.5%
1782 68 +1.5%
1783 69 +1.5%
1784 70 +1.4%
1785 71 +1.4%
1786 72 +1.4%
1787 73 +1.4%
1788 74 +1.4%
1789 75 +1.4%
1790 76 +1.3%
1791 77 +1.3%
1792 78 +1.3%
1793 79 +1.3%
1794 80 +1.3%
1795 81 +1.2%
1796 82 +1.2%
1797 83 +1.2%
1798 84 +1.2%
1799 85 +1.2%
1800 86 +1.2%
1801 87 +1.2%
1802 88 +1.1%
1803 89 +1.1%
1804 90 +1.1%
1805 91 +1.1%
1806 92 +1.1%
1807 93 +1.1%
1808 94 +1.1%
1809 95 +1.1%
1810 96 +1.1%
1811 97 +1.0%
1812 98 +1.0%
1813 99 +1.0%
1814 100 +1.0%
1815 101 +1.0%
1816 102 +1.0%
1817 103 +1.0%
1818 104 +1.0%
1819 105 +1.0%
1820 106 +1.0%
1821 107 +0.9%
1822 108 +0.9%
1823 109 +0.9%
1824 110 +0.9%
1825 111 +0.9%
1826 112 +0.9%
1827 113 +0.9%
1828 114 +0.9%
1829 115 +0.9%
1830 116 +0.9%
1831 117 +0.9%
1832 118 +0.9%
1833 119 +0.8%
1834 120 +0.8%
1835 121 +0.8%
1836 122 +0.8%
1837 123 +0.8%
1838 124 +0.8%
1839 125 +0.8%
1840 126 +0.8%
1841 127 +0.8%
1842 128 +0.8%
1843 129 +0.8%
1844 130 +0.8%
1845 131 +0.8%
1846 132 +0.8%
1847 133 +0.8%
1848 134 +0.8%
1849 135 +0.7%
1850 136 +0.7%
1851 137 +0.7%
1852 138 +0.7%
1853 139 +0.7%
1854 140 +0.7%
1855 141 +0.7%
1856 142 +0.7%
1857 143 +0.7%
1858 144 +0.7%
1859 145 +0.7%
1860 146 +0.7%
1861 147 +0.7%
1862 148 +0.7%
1863 149 +0.7%
1864 150 +0.7%
1865 151 +0.7%
1866 152 +0.7%
1867 153 +0.7%
1868 154 +0.7%
1869 155 +0.6%
1870 156 +0.6%
1871 157 +0.6%
1872 158 +0.6%
1873 159 +0.6%
1874 160 +0.6%
1875 161 +0.6%
1876 162 +0.6%
1877 163 +0.6%
1878 164 +0.6%
1879 165 +0.6%
1880 166 +0.6%
1881 167 +0.6%
1882 168 +0.6%
1883 169 +0.6%
1884 170 +0.6%
1885 171 +0.6%
1886 172 +0.6%
1887 173 +0.6%
1888 174 +0.6%
1889 175 +0.6%
1890 176 +0.6%
1891 177 +0.6%
1892 178 +0.6%
1893 179 +0.6%
1894 180 +0.6%
1895 181 +0.6%
1896 182 +0.6%
1897 183 +0.5%
1898 184 +0.5%
1899 185 +0.5%
1900 186 +0.5%
1901 187 +0.5%
1902 188 +0.5%
1903 189 +0.5%
1904 190 +0.5%
1905 191 +0.5%
1906 192 +0.5%
1907 193 +0.5%
1908 194 +0.5%
1909 195 +0.5%
1910 196 +0.5%
1911 197 +0.5%
1912 198 +0.5%
1913 199 +0.5%
1914 200 +0.5%
1915 201 +0.5%
1916 202 +0.5%
1917 203 +0.5%
1918 204 +0.5%
1919 205 +0.5%
1920 206 +0.5%
1921 207 +0.5%
1922 208 +0.5%
1923 209 +0.5%
1924 210 +0.5%
1925 211 +0.5%
1926 212 +0.5%
1927 213 +0.5%
1928 214 +0.5%
1929 215 +0.5%
1930 216 +0.5%
1931 217 +0.5%
1932 218 +0.5%
1933 219 +0.5%
1934 220 +0.5%
1935 221 +0.5%
1936 222 +0.5%
1937 223 +0.5%
1938 224 +0.4%
1939 225 +0.4%
1940 226 +0.4%
1941 227 +0.4%
1942 228 +0.4%
1943 229 +0.4%
1944 230 +0.4%
1945 231 +0.4%
1946 232 +0.4%
1947 233 +0.4%
1948 234 +0.4%
1949 235 +0.4%
1950 236 +0.4%
1951 237 +0.4%
1952 238 +0.4%
1953 239 +0.4%
1954 240 +0.4%
1955 241 +0.4%
1956 242 +0.4%
1957 243 +0.4%
1958 244 +0.4%
1959 245 +0.4%
1960 246 +0.4%
1961 247 +0.4%
1962 248 +0.4%
1963 249 +0.4%
1964 250 +0.4%
1965 251 +0.4%
1966 252 +0.4%
1967 253 +0.4%
1968 254 +0.4%
1969 254 +0.0%
1970 254 +0.0%
1971 254 +0.0%
1972 254 +0.0%
1973 254 +0.0%
1974 254 +0.0%
1975 254 +0.0%
1976 254 +0.0%
1977 254 +0.0%
1978 254 +0.0%
1979 254 +0.0%
1980 254 +0.0%
1981 254 +0.0%
1982 254 +0.0%
1983 254 +0.0%
1984 254 +0.0%
1985 254 +0.0%
1986 254 +0.0%
1987 254 +0.0%
1988 254 +0.0%
1989 254 +0.0%
1990 254 +0.0%
1991 254 +0.0%
1992 254 +0.0%
1993 254 +0.0%
1994 254 +0.0%
1995 254 +0.0%
1996 254 +0.0%
1997 254 +0.0%
1998 254 +0.0%
1999 254 +0.0%
2000 254 +0.0%
2001 254 +0.0%
2002 254 +0.0%
2003 254 +0.0%
2004 254 +0.0%
2005 254 +0.0%
2006 254 +0.0%
2007 254 +0.0%
2008 254 +0.0%
2009 254 +0.0%
2010 254 +0.0%
2011 254 +0.0%
2012 254 +0.0%
2013 254 +0.0%
2014 254 +0.0%
2015 254 +0.0%
2016 254 +0.0%
2017 254 +0.0%
2018 254 +0.0%
2019 254 +0.0%
2020 254 +0.0%
2021 254 +0.0%
2022 254 +0.0%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 254 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 254 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 3.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1716 +100.0% 1 2
1717 +50.0% 2 3
1718 +33.3% 3 4
1719 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 1.5 0 5 10
1720s 10.5 6 15 10
1730s 20.5 16 25 10
1740s 30.5 26 35 10
1750s 40.5 36 45 10
1760s 50.5 46 55 10
1770s 60.5 56 65 10
1780s 70.5 66 75 10
1790s 80.5 76 85 10
1800s 90.5 86 95 10
1810s 100.5 96 105 10
1820s 110.5 106 115 10
1830s 120.5 116 125 10
1840s 130.5 126 135 10
1850s 140.5 136 145 10
1860s 150.5 146 155 10
1870s 160.5 156 165 10
1880s 170.5 166 175 10
1890s 180.5 176 185 10
1900s 190.5 186 195 10
1910s 200.5 196 205 10
1920s 210.5 206 215 10
1930s 220.5 216 225 10
1940s 230.5 226 235 10
1950s 240.5 236 245 10
1960s 250.4 246 254 10
1970s 254 254 254 10
1980s 254 254 254 10
1990s 254 254 254 10
2000s 254 254 254 10
2010s 254 254 254 10
2020s 254 254 254 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Mauritius?
Years colonized in Mauritius was 254 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 254 in 1968.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Mauritius rank for years colonized?
Mauritius ranks 38th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
Last refreshed