Religion & community impact
🇲🇺 Mauritius — how its religious make-up changed
Demographic shift
Share of the population by faith
35.9% → 32.8%
Christian · 1970–2020
▼ -3.1%
15.9% → 17.4%
Muslim · 1970–2020
▲ +1.5%
0% → 1%
Jewish · 1970–2020
▲ +1.0%
0.2% → 1%
Unaffiliated · 1970–2020
▲ +0.8%
47.9% → 51.4%
Other · 1970–2020
▲ +3.5%
- Christian
- Muslim
- Jewish
- Unaffiliated
- Other
| Year | Christian | Muslim | Jewish | Unaffiliated | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 35.9% | 15.9% | 0% | 0.2% | 47.9% |
| 1975 | 36.4% | 16.3% | 0% | 0.3% | 47% |
| 1980 | 36.2% | 16.5% | 0% | 0.4% | 46.9% |
| 1985 | 33.9% | 16.5% | 0% | 1.5% | 48.2% |
| 1990 | 33.2% | 16.5% | 0% | 2.5% | 47.8% |
| 1995 | 31.7% | 17% | 0% | 2.1% | 49.1% |
| 2000 | 32.2% | 16% | 0% | 1.3% | 50.5% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | 16.7% | 0% | 1% | 50.6% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | 17.3% | 1% | 1% | 51.5% |
| 2020 | 32.8% | 17.4% | 1% | 1% | 51.4% |
Figures are real national estimates from the Correlates of War World Religion Project. Green up arrows mark a rising share, red down arrows a falling share. The page shows recorded self-identification, not attendance.