International tourist departures in Mauritius
Mauritius: International tourist departures was 229,300 in 2022. ▲ Rising
International tourist departures in Mauritius, 1995–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 229,300 for international tourist departures in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 446.0% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourist departures in Mauritius peaked at 320,000 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 42,000, in 2021.
That places Mauritius 90th out of 112 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
International tourist departures in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 107,000 | — |
| 1996 | 120,000 | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 132,000 | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 143,000 | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 154,000 | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 163,000 | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 161,000 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 162,000 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 161,000 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 180,000 | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 183,000 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 186,000 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 213,000 | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 226,000 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 196,000 | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 212,000 | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 219,000 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 237,000 | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 228,000 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 223,000 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 242,000 | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 260,000 | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 283,000 | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 296,000 | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 320,000 | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 65,000 | -79.7% |
| 2021 | 42,000 | -35.4% |
| 2022 | 229,300 | +446.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 229,300 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.36 million, 17% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 229,300 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 194,550, 1.2× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourist departures 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 | +446.0% | 42,000 | 229,300 |
| 2020 | -79.7% | 320,000 | 65,000 |
| 2021 | -35.4% | 65,000 | 42,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 131,200 | 107,000 | 154,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 183,100 | 161,000 | 226,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 252,000 | 212,000 | 320,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 112,100 | 42,000 | 229,300 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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 international tourist departures in Mauritius?
- International tourist departures in Mauritius was 229,300 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest international tourist departures recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 320,000 in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourist departures recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,000 in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for international tourist departures?
- Mauritius ranks 90th out of 112 countries with data for 2022.
- Is international tourist departures rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of International tourist departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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