Religion in Mauritius

Religion in Mauritius (2022 census)^[1]

Hinduism (48.3%)

Islam (17.9%)

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, Hinduism is the largest religion at 48.3%, followed by Christianity at 32.2% (with Catholicism as the largest Christian denomination), followed by Islam at 17.9%. Other religions including Buddhism and non-religious individuals collectively represented 1.6% of the population.^[1]

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.

^ ^a ^b "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.

[2022_Census_Religion-1] "2022 HOUSING AND POPULATION CENSUS" (PDF). Republic of Mauritius. May 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.

[VOL2-2] "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.

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