Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Mauritius
Mauritius: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled was 1.38 million trips in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Mauritius, 1995–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 1.38 million trips for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Mauritius peaked at 1.38 million trips in 2024 and was at its lowest, 173,500 trips, in 2021.
Mauritius ranks 69th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | trips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 420,000 trips | — |
| 1996 | 488,600 trips | +16.3% |
| 1997 | 534,600 trips | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 554,300 trips | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 572,800 trips | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 651,500 trips | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 648,000 trips | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 680,800 trips | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 690,200 trips | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 708,100 trips | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 751,400 trips | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 774,100 trips | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 898,100 trips | +16.0% |
| 2008 | 933,000 trips | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 861,000 trips | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 920,300 trips | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 941,900 trips | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 941,500 trips | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 971,300 trips | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1.02 million trips | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 1.13 million trips | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 1.26 million trips | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 1.32 million trips | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 1.37 million trips | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 1.36 million trips | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 304,900 trips | -77.6% |
| 2021 | 173,500 trips | -43.1% |
| 2022 | 974,500 trips | +461.7% |
| 2023 | 1.29 million trips | +32.9% |
| 2024 | 1.38 million trips | +6.7% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1.38 million trips is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.32 million trips, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 1.38 million trips is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 228,750 trips, 6.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +461.7% | 173,500 trips | 974,500 trips |
| 2020 | -77.6% | 1.36 million trips | 304,900 trips |
| 2021 | -43.1% | 304,900 trips | 173,500 trips |
| 2023 | +32.9% | 974,500 trips | 1.29 million trips |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 514,060 trips | 420,000 trips | 572,800 trips | 5 |
| 2000s | 759,620 trips | 648,000 trips | 933,000 trips | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.12 million trips | 920,300 trips | 1.37 million trips | 10 |
| 2020s | 825,980 trips | 173,500 trips | 1.38 million trips | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 66 Cuba 1.60 million trips compare
- 67 Guatemala 1.53 million trips compare
- 68 San Marino 1.42 million trips compare
- 70 New Zealand 1.29 million trips compare
- 71 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.25 million trips compare
- 72 Panama 1.24 million trips compare
More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0409 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Mauritius?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled in Mauritius was 1.38 million trips in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 million trips in 2024.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 173,500 trips in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled?
- Mauritius ranks 69th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes with 130 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.