Language details — Mauritius

This table lists languages spoken in Mauritius, including official, working, regional, and minority languages.

Percentages and speaker counts may be unavailable for some languages due to census and reporting limitations.

Language details

11 languages
Language Statuses Language presence
Morisyen
National Minority
90% · ≈ 1.1 m
French
Official National Minority Working
73% · ≈ 923 k
English
Official Working
72% · ≈ 911 k
Bhojpuri
National Minority
8.6% · ≈ 109 k
Urdu
No special status 5.2% · ≈ 66 k
Tamil
No special status 2.5% · ≈ 32 k
Hindi
No special status
Mauritian Creole
National
Moritian Creole
National
Rodriguan Creole
Minority
Réunion Creole French
Minority
Data compiled from national censuses and international linguistic datasets.
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