Religion in Mauritius

Religion in Mauritius (2011)^[1]

Hinduism (48.54%)

Islam (17.30%)

Buddhism (0.43%)

Other/Not stated (1.03%)

Mauritius is a religiously diverse nation, with Hinduism being the most widely professed faith.^[1] According to the 2011 census made by Statistics Mauritius, Hinduism is the major religion at 48.54%, followed by Christianity at 32.71% (with Catholicism as the largest Christian denomination at 26.26%), followed by Islam 17.30% and Buddhism 0.18% in terms of number of adherents.^[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 ^c "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.

[VOL2-1] "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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