Religion in Mauritius

Religion in Mauritius (2022 census)
  1. Hinduism (47.9%)
  2. Christianity (32.3%)
  3. Islam (18.2%)
  4. Other (1%)
  5. None (0.6%)

Mauritius is a religiously diverse nation, with Hinduism being the most widely professed faith. According to the 2022 census conducted by Statistics Mauritius, 47.87% of the Mauritian population follows Hinduism. Sizeable populations of the adherents of Christianity, Islam and other religions are also present.

People of Indian descent (Indo-Mauritian) follow mostly Hinduism.

The Franco-Mauritians, Creoles and Sino-Mauritians follow Christianity. A minority of Sino-Mauritians also follow Buddhism and other Chinese-related religions.

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