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Islam in Mauritius is the nation's third largest religion behind Hinduism and Christianity. Muslims constitute over 17.3 per cent of Mauritius population.[1] Muslims of Mauritius are mostly of Indian descent. Large numbers of Muslims arrived in Mauritius during the British regime, starting in 1834 as part of the large-scale indentured labor force from India.[2]: 123–124
Mauritius became independent in 1968 and no official religion is defined in the constitution. Hindus make up about half of the population, Christians about a third and Muslims most of the rest. Several religious groups including Muslim ones are recognized by parliamentary decree and receive state subsidies according to their percentage of the population.
- ^ "Resident population by religion and sex" (PDF). Statistics Mauritius. p. 68. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ Bal, Ellen (2007), "When Muslims Leave…: Muslims In British India and their Migration to and Settlement in Mauritius and Surinam", in Oonk, Gijsbert (ed.), Global Indian Diasporas: Exploring Trajectories of Migration and Theory, IIAS Publications Series, Netherlands: Amsterdam University Press, ISBN 9789053560358