Religion in Mauritius

Religion in Mauritius (2022 census)^[1]

Hinduism (47.9%)

Islam (18.2%)

Other / None (1.6%)

Mauritius is a religiously diverse nation, with Hinduism being the most widely professed faith.^[2] According to the 2022 census conducted by Statistics Mauritius, 47.87% of the Mauritian population follows Hinduism, followed by Christianity (32.29%), out of which 24.94% are Catholic, Islam (18.24%) out of which 1.21% are Bangladeshi nationals^[3] and other religions (0.86%) (including Chinese ethnic religions). 0.63% reported themselves as non-religious and 0.11% did not answer.^[4]

People of Indian descent (Indo-Mauritian) follow mostly Hinduism and Islam. The Franco-Mauritians, Creoles and Sino-Mauritians follow Christianity. A minority of Sino-Mauritians also follow Buddhism and other Chinese-related religions.

^ "2022 HOUSING AND POPULATION CENSUS" (PDF). Republic of Mauritius. May 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
^ "Resident population by religion and sex" (PDF). Statistics Mauritius. pp. 68, 71. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
^ Including Bangladeshi nationals who represent 1.21% of the resident population.
^ "Resident population by religion and sex" (PDF). Statistics Mauritius. p. 68. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2023.