Highest Poverty in Mauritius

Top 61 cities ranked by highest poverty

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Highest Poverty — Mauritius

1 Trou aux Biches 16 10.3%

2 Montagne Blanche 10.3%

3 Pamplemousses 16 10.3%

4 Rivière des Anguilles 20 10.3%

5 Surinam 20 10.3%

6 Pailles 15 10.3%

7 Lalmatie 13 10.3%

8 Rouge Terre 16 10.3%

9 Plaine Magnien 14 10.3%

10 Rivière du Rempart 19 10.3%

11 New Grove 14 10.3%

12 Terre Rouge 16 10.3%

13 Lallmatie 10.3%

14 Grand Baie 19 10.3%

15 Chemin Grenier 20 10.3%

16 Rose Belle 14 10.3%

17 Petit Raffray 19 10.3%

18 Baie du Tombeau 16 10.3%

19 Le Hochet 16 10.3%

20 Saint Pierre 15 10.3%

21 Mahébourg 14 10.3%

22 Centre de Flacq 13 10.3%

23 Bambous 12 10.3%

24 Bel Air Rivière Sèche 13 10.3%

25 Goodlands 19 10.3%

26 Triolet 16 10.3%

27 Quatre Bornes 17 10.3%

28 Curepipe 17 10.3%

29 Beau Bassin-Rose Hill 17 10.3%

30 Vacoas 17 10.3%

31 Port Louis 18 10.3%

32 Nouvelle France 14 10.3%

33 Petite Rivière 12 10.3%

34 Quatre Cocos 13 10.3%

35 Roches Noire 19 10.3%

36 Sebastopol 13 10.3%

37 Fond du Sac 16 10.3%

38 Piton 19 10.3%

39 Ecroignard 13 10.3%

40 Anse La Raye 10.3%

41 Morcellement Saint André 16 10.3%

42 Laventure 13 10.3%

43 Calodyne 19 10.3%

44 Quartier Militaire 15 10.3%

45 Bon Accueil 13 10.3%

46 Beau Vallon 14 10.3%

47 Camp Diable 20 10.3%

48 Dagotière 15 10.3%

49 Pointe aux Piments 16 10.3%

50 Belle Vue Harel 16 10.3%

51 Belle Vue Maurel 19 10.3%

52 Brisée Verdière 13 10.3%

53 Grand Gaube 19 10.3%

54 Long Mountain 16 10.3%

55 Grand Bois 20 10.3%

56 L’Escalier 14 10.3%

57 Plaine des Papayes 16 10.3%

58 Port Mathurin 23 10.3%

59 Poste de Flacq 13 10.3%

60 Richelieu 12 10.3%

61 Moka 15 10.3%

Cities with the highest poverty rates in Mauritius face deep economic challenges affecting a significant portion of their population. Trou aux Biches has a poverty rate of 10.3%.

High poverty rates impact communities in multiple ways: reduced access to healthcare and healthy food, lower educational outcomes, higher crime rates, and deteriorating infrastructure. These challenges are interconnected and require comprehensive solutions.

Addressing poverty in these cities requires a multi-pronged approach including economic development, affordable housing, quality education, healthcare access, and workforce training programs targeting underserved populations.

Did You Know?

1. In Trou aux Biches, 10.3% of residents — roughly 1 in 10 people — live below the poverty line.
2. Child poverty rates in these cities are often even higher than the overall rate, sometimes exceeding 40%.
3. Poverty is measured by household income relative to family size — the threshold varies from $15,060 for an individual to $31,200 for a family of four.

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