Country: Mauritius

People Groups
Total

18

People Groups Unreached

8 (44.4%)

People Groups Unreached Frontier

1 (5.6%)

Population
Total

1,236,000

Population in Unreached

108,000 (8.7%)

Population in Unreached Frontier

17,000 (1.4%)

% Evangelical

9.72%

Progress Level

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Photo People Group Population
this Ctry
Population
Global
Count
Ctrys
Indigenous Primary Language Primary
Religion
Progress
Scale
% Christian
Adherent
% Evangelical Needed
Workers
 Arab 800 3,066,000 39 Arabic, Levantine Islam 5.00 % 0.20 % 1
 British 700 55,399,000 126 English Christianity 60.00 % 8.00 % -
 Chinese, general 19,000 16,066,000 64 Chinese, Mandarin Non-Religious 9.00 % 5.00 % -
 Deaf 6,300 51,182,000 216 Mauritian Sign Language Hinduism 32.71 % -
 European, general 2,400 259,000 7 English Christianity 60.00 % 1.00 % -
 Franco-Mauritian 51,000 52,107,000 113 French Christianity 91.00 % 5.00 % -
 Gujarati 2,000 2,934,000 29 Gujarati Hinduism 2.00 % 0.20 % 1
 Han Chinese, Hakka 4,100 43,950,000 23 Chinese, Hakka Non-Religious 8.00 % 4.00 % -
 Hindi 36,000 2,810,000 17 Hindi Hinduism 1.00 % 0.30 % 1
 Jewish, Marathi-speaking 17,000 114,000 4 Marathi Ethnic Religions ☀︎ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
 Malagasy 1,300 85,000 6 Malagasy, Merina Christianity 72.00 % 1.50 % -
 Mauritian 976,000 1,084,000 10 Morisyen Hinduism 35.00 % 11.64 % -
 Punjabi 25,000 2,083,000 18 Punjabi, Eastern Other / Small 2.50 % 1.50 % 1
 South Asian, Bengali-speaking 7,100 2,673,000 21 Bengali Islam 4.00 % 0.00 % 1
 South Asian, general 66,000 13,288,000 59 Bhojpuri Hinduism 6.00 % 3.00 % -
 South Asian, Telugu-speaking 19,000 1,167,000 11 Telugu Hinduism 3.00 % 1.00 % 1
Tamil (Hindu traditions) 1,100 2,974,000 20 Tamil Hinduism 9.00 % 3.00 % -
 Urdu 800 2,158,000 24 Urdu Islam 0.50 % 0.00 % 1
  Totals:  18 1,236,000           1 ☀︎  8 32.47 % 9.72 %
  Unclassified / Other Individuals 32,000                  
  UN Country Population (2025) 1,268,000                  
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Province Estimated
Population
Agalega Islands 300
Black River 75,000
Flacq 135,000
Grand Port 110,000
Moka 78,000
Pamplemousses 134,000
Plaines Wilhems 368,000
Port Louis 121,000
Rivière du Rempart 105,000
Rodriguez 40,000
Saint Brandon 60
Savanne 68,000
Provinces:  12 1,234,000
UN Country Population 1,268,000
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Language Code # Peoples
w/ this Primary
Language
# Unreached
w/ this Primary
Language
Scripture
Status
YouVersion
Bible
Resources
Faith Comes
By Hearing
Bible Resources
Jesus Film
Online
Global
Recordings
Resources
Gospel
Tract
Online
Arabic, Levantine apc 1 1 Bible Portions
Bengali ben 1 1 Complete Bible
Bhojpuri bho 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Hakka hak 1 0 Complete Bible
Chinese, Mandarin cmn 1 0 Complete Bible
English eng 2 0 Complete Bible
French fra 1 0 Complete Bible
Gujarati guj 1 1 Complete Bible
Hindi hin 1 1 Complete Bible
Malagasy, Merina plt 1 0 Complete Bible
Marathi mar 1 1 Complete Bible
Mauritian Sign Language lsy 1 0 Translation Started
Morisyen mfe 1 0 New Testament
Punjabi, Eastern pan 1 1 Complete Bible
Tamil tam 1 0 Complete Bible
Telugu tel 1 1 Complete Bible
Urdu urd 1 1 Complete Bible
Totals: 17 18 8   16 16 16 16 11
Networking Possibilities

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  • Church planting agencies in Mauritius
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Mauritius Statistics
People Groups 18
Unreached People Groups 8  (44.4%)
Population 1,236,000
Population Annual Growth Rate 0.3%
Population in Unreached 108,000  (8.7%)
Primary Religion Hinduism
Percent Christian Adherent 32.5%
Percent Evangelical 9.7%
Pioneer Workers Needed * 8
Country Progress Level 4
Continent Africa
Region Africa, East and Southern
10/40 Window No
Country Code MP
Official Language(s) EnglishFrench
Literacy Rate 91%
Estimated Illiterate Population 111,000
Persecution Ranking Not ranked
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