Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people in Mauritius
Mauritius: Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people was 1,087 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people in Mauritius, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in arrivals per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 1,087 arrivals per 1,000 people for arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people in Mauritius peaked at 1,087 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 140.51 arrivals per 1,000 people, in 2021.
Mauritius ranks 51st of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | arrivals per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 363.85 arrivals per 1,000 people | — |
| 1996 | 415.39 arrivals per 1,000 people | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 452.59 arrivals per 1,000 people | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 466.9 arrivals per 1,000 people | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 479.31 arrivals per 1,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 539.19 arrivals per 1,000 people | +12.5% |
| 2001 | 538.42 arrivals per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 552.63 arrivals per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 565.17 arrivals per 1,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 575.29 arrivals per 1,000 people | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 605.31 arrivals per 1,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 623.52 arrivals per 1,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 714.44 arrivals per 1,000 people | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 729.62 arrivals per 1,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 681.01 arrivals per 1,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 728.92 arrivals per 1,000 people | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 750.23 arrivals per 1,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 748.54 arrivals per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 769.18 arrivals per 1,000 people | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 803.4 arrivals per 1,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 890.67 arrivals per 1,000 people | +10.9% |
| 2016 | 986.99 arrivals per 1,000 people | +10.8% |
| 2017 | 1,040 arrivals per 1,000 people | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 1,085 arrivals per 1,000 people | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 1,075 arrivals per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 240.8 arrivals per 1,000 people | -77.6% |
| 2021 | 140.51 arrivals per 1,000 people | -41.6% |
| 2022 | 781.27 arrivals per 1,000 people | +456.0% |
| 2023 | 1,017 arrivals per 1,000 people | +30.1% |
| 2024 | 1,087 arrivals per 1,000 people | +6.9% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1,087 arrivals per 1,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 209.18 arrivals per 1,000 people, 5.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 1,087 arrivals per 1,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.6 arrivals per 1,000 people, 39.4× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people 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 | +456.0% | 140.51 arrivals per 1,000 people | 781.27 arrivals per 1,000 people |
| 2020 | -77.6% | 1,075 arrivals per 1,000 people | 240.8 arrivals per 1,000 people |
| 2021 | -41.6% | 240.8 arrivals per 1,000 people | 140.51 arrivals per 1,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 435.61 arrivals per 1,000 people | 363.85 arrivals per 1,000 people | 479.31 arrivals per 1,000 people | 5 |
| 2000s | 612.46 arrivals per 1,000 people | 538.42 arrivals per 1,000 people | 729.62 arrivals per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 887.84 arrivals per 1,000 people | 728.92 arrivals per 1,000 people | 1,085 arrivals per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 653.31 arrivals per 1,000 people | 140.51 arrivals per 1,000 people | 1,087 arrivals per 1,000 people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 48 Georgia 1,337 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
- 49 Grenada 1,274 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
- 50 United Arab Emirates 1,173 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
- 52 Switzerland 1,042 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
- 53 Palau 1,033 arrivals per 1,000 people compare
- 54 Fiji 1,000 arrivals per 1,000 people 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 per 1,000 people in Mauritius?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people in Mauritius was 1,087 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1,087 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2024.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 140.51 arrivals per 1,000 people in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people?
- Mauritius ranks 51st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad per 1,000 people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of trips by visitors who arrive from abroad and stay overnight, per 1,000 people in the destination country's population.