Mauritius Tourism Dashboard

Arrivals YTD 2026YTD

579,373

+3.2%vs YTD 2025

May 2026 arrivalsYTD

115,165

+0.1%vs May 2025 (115,090)

vs Jan–May 2019YTD

557,684

+3.9%recovery vs pre-pandemic

Avg length of stayYTD

-0.9%11.2 nights · vs 2025

By Air (YTD 2026)YTD

556,500

+1.7%96.1% of total

By Sea (YTD 2026)YTD

22,873

+57.6%3.9% of total

Full year 2025YTD

1,436,250

Jan–Dec 2025 baseline

All Countries — Monthly Trend (YTD 2026)

Monthly tourist arrivals 2026 with YoY vs 2025

2026 (bars) 2025 (line)

Country Ranking — Top 10

Largest source markets (YTD 2026)

#MarketArrivalsShare

1
France+1.6%
138,54324.2%
2
Reunion Island+0.3%
59,74510.4%
3
Germany+18.4%
52,8309.2%
4
United Kingdom-14.2%
51,3449.0%
5
South Africa+2.9%
40,9917.2%
6
India+18.9%
32,1825.6%
7
Russian Federation+5.5%
15,3592.7%
8
Switzerland+3.2%
13,6422.4%
9
Italy-0.9%
12,8562.2%
10
Austria+9.1%
9,1441.6%

Arrivals by Gender

YTD 2026 share

Female
51.2%
296,703+3.1% YoY
Male
48.8%
282,670+3.2% YoY

Mode of Transport

YTD 2026 split (Air vs Sea)

Air556,500 · 96.1% · +1.7%
Sea22,873 · 3.9% · +57.6%

Region Share & Growth

YTD 2026 distribution and YoY change

Europe

+1.1%

370,06963.9% share

Africa

+2.5%

124,99821.6% share

Asia

+20.8%

51,3908.9% share

Middle East

+17.6%

12,6932.2% share

Americas

-4.1%

12,5062.2% share

Oceania

+9.0%

7,4151.3% share

Top Gainers & Decliners

YoY % change Jan–May 2026 vs 2025 (markets with ≥ 500 visitors in 2025)

Top 10 Growth Leaders

Markets ≥ 500 visitors YTD 2026 vs 2025

#MarketArrivalsYoY %

1
Kazakhstan
950+77.6%
2
Seychelles
2,840+44.6%
3
Estonia
829+42.2%
4
China
7,046+35.7%
5
Ukraine
3,289+34.2%
6
Nigeria
1,422+34.2%
7
Lithuania
1,570+34.1%
8
Spain
3,861+33.8%
9
United Arab Emirates
5,636+28.2%
10
Zimbabwe
1,606+26.9%

Top 10 Decliners

Markets ≥ 500 visitors YTD 2026 vs 2025

#MarketArrivalsYoY %

1
Israel
1,136-39.2%
2
Czech Republic
7,348-31.1%
3
Slovakia
3,361-18.7%
4
Netherlands
3,562-16.1%
5
Serbia
861-14.9%
6
United Kingdom
51,344-14.2%
7
Slovenia
770-12.4%
8
Canada
3,683-10.4%
9
Bulgaria
1,562-8.4%
10
Ireland
1,591-5.7%

Full Market Table — YTD 2026

Sortable & searchable list of all source markets

110 markets

Country	Region	YTD 2025	YTD 2026	Δ Abs	YoY %	Air	Sea
France	Europe	136,356	138,543	+2,187	+1.6%	137,493	1,050
Reunion Island	Africa	59,592	59,745	+153	+0.3%	59,745	0
Germany	Europe	44,604	52,830	+8,226	+18.4%	44,084	8,746
United Kingdom	Europe	59,869	51,344	-8,525	-14.2%	49,995	1,349
South Africa, Rep. of	Africa	39,850	40,991	+1,141	+2.9%	39,052	1,939
India	Asia	27,065	32,182	+5,117	+18.9%	31,821	361
Russian Federation	Europe	14,559	15,359	+800	+5.5%	15,200	159
Switzerland	Europe	13,224	13,642	+418	+3.2%	13,086	556
Italy	Europe	12,967	12,856	-111	-0.9%	12,354	502
Austria	Europe	8,383	9,144	+761	+9.1%	8,696	448
Poland	Europe	8,913	8,983	+70	+0.8%	8,878	105
Malagasy Republic	Africa	7,775	7,765	-10	-0.1%	7,752	13
Czech Republic	Europe	10,658	7,348	-3,310	-31.1%	7,325	23
People's Rep. of China	Asia	5,192	7,046	+1,854	+35.7%	6,546	500
Australia	Oceania	6,164	6,679	+515	+8.4%	6,258	421
Saudi Arabia	Middle East	5,508	6,359	+851	+15.5%	6,359	0
USA	Americas	6,414	6,280	-134	-2.1%	5,011	1,269
Belgium	Europe	5,722	5,766	+44	+0.8%	5,637	129
United Arab Emirates	Middle East	4,396	5,636	+1,240	+28.2%	5,634	2
Sweden	Europe	5,658	5,600	-58	-1.0%	5,539	61
Denmark	Europe	4,393	4,385	-8	-0.2%	4,319	66
Spain	Europe	2,885	3,861	+976	+33.8%	3,320	541
Romania	Europe	3,615	3,754	+139	+3.8%	3,691	63
Canada	Americas	4,112	3,683	-429	-10.4%	3,179	504
Netherlands	Europe	4,248	3,562	-686	-16.1%	3,401	161
Slovakia	Europe	4,136	3,361	-775	-18.7%	3,350	11
Ukraine	Europe	2,451	3,289	+838	+34.2%	3,203	86
Hungary	Europe	2,829	3,122	+293	+10.4%	3,074	48
Seychelles	Africa	1,964	2,840	+876	+44.6%	2,838	2
Turkey	Europe	2,878	2,757	-121	-4.2%	2,725	32
Norway	Europe	2,007	2,287	+280	+14.0%	2,240	47
Portugal	Europe	1,994	2,238	+244	+12.2%	2,152	86
Philippines	Asia	1,830	1,934	+104	+5.7%	1,308	626
Finland	Europe	1,674	1,922	+248	+14.8%	1,897	25
Other European countries(group)	Europe	1,066	1,881	+815	+76.5%	1,846	35
Korea Republic	Asia	1,865	1,792	-73	-3.9%	1,700	92
Japan	Asia	495	1,668	+1,173	+237.0%	412	1,256
Kenya	Africa	1,543	1,654	+111	+7.2%	1,644	10
Other African countries(group)	Africa	1,965	1,625	-340	-17.3%	1,608	17
Zimbabwe	Africa	1,266	1,606	+340	+26.9%	1,591	15
Ireland	Europe	1,688	1,591	-97	-5.7%	1,570	21
Lithuania	Europe	1,171	1,570	+399	+34.1%	1,559	11
Bulgaria	Europe	1,706	1,562	-144	-8.4%	1,497	65
Nigeria	Africa	1,060	1,422	+362	+34.2%	1,397	25
Other American countries(group)	Americas	1,272	1,290	+18	+1.4%	1,178	112
Indonesia	Asia	1,299	1,285	-14	-1.1%	859	426
Brazil	Americas	1,242	1,253	+11	+0.9%	1,130	123
Israel	Asia	1,869	1,136	-733	-39.2%	1,132	4
Kazakhstan	Europe	535	950	+415	+77.6%	948	2
Luxembourg	Europe	785	920	+135	+17.2%	893	27
Nepal	Asia	454	876	+422	+93.0%	876	0
Croatia	Europe	736	864	+128	+17.4%	801	63
Serbia	Europe	1,012	861	-151	-14.9%	858	3
Estonia	Europe	583	829	+246	+42.2%	820	9
Namibia	Africa	672	816	+144	+21.4%	786	30
Other CIS countries(group)	Europe	606	791	+185	+30.5%	784	7
Mayotte	Africa	699	783	+84	+12.0%	783	0
Slovenia	Europe	879	770	-109	-12.4%	762	8
Latvia	Europe	543	674	+131	+24.1%	654	20
Taiwan, China	Asia	432	583	+151	+35.0%	486	97
Malaysia	Asia	383	578	+195	+50.9%	490	88
Sri Lanka	Asia	227	555	+328	+144.5%	536	19
Singapore	Asia	464	496	+32	+6.9%	464	32
Ghana	Africa	431	490	+59	+13.7%	480	10
Zambia	Africa	453	488	+35	+7.7%	482	6
Greece	Europe	427	437	+10	+2.3%	396	41
Tanzania	Africa	355	419	+64	+18.0%	416	3
Belarus	Europe	459	416	-43	-9.4%	414	2
Uganda	Africa	290	408	+118	+40.7%	408	0
New Zealand	Oceania	407	373	-34	-8.4%	301	72
Other Oceanian countries(group)	Oceania	229	363	+134	+58.5%	361	2
Botswana	Africa	350	355	+5	+1.4%	349	6
Mozambique	Africa	415	323	-92	-22.2%	317	6
Cameroon	Africa	240	322	+82	+34.2%	322	0
Morocco	Africa	340	314	-26	-7.6%	313	1
Thailand	Asia	192	284	+92	+47.9%	254	30
Egypt	Africa	317	283	-34	-10.7%	281	2
Congo	Africa	245	265	+20	+8.2%	265	0
Comoros	Africa	283	263	-20	-7.1%	263	0
Algeria	Africa	126	237	+111	+88.1%	236	1
Ivory Coast	Africa	198	222	+24	+12.1%	216	6
Vietnam	Asia	168	217	+49	+29.2%	177	40
Tunisia	Africa	234	214	-20	-8.5%	213	1
Bangladesh	Asia	193	212	+19	+9.8%	198	14
Afghanistan	Asia	71	209	+138	+194.4%	209	0
Kingdom of Eswatini	Africa	166	186	+20	+12.0%	184	2
Malawi	Africa	187	166	-21	-11.2%	164	2
Hong Kong SAR 4	Asia	163	164	+1	+0.6%	164	0
Pakistan	Asia	152	157	+5	+3.3%	151	6
Angola	Africa	181	148	-33	-18.2%	142	6
Other Asian countries(group)	Middle East	171	144	-27	-15.8%	117	27
Lebanon	Middle East	121	136	+15	+12.4%	136	0
Rwanda	Africa	164	110	-54	-32.9%	110	0
Ethiopia	Africa	120	105	-15	-12.5%	105	0
Senegal	Africa	136	105	-31	-22.8%	98	7
Lesotho	Africa	100	104	+4	+4.0%	82	22
Qatar	Middle East	74	95	+21	+28.4%	95	0
Kuwait	Middle East	190	81	-109	-57.4%	81	0
Jordan	Middle East	101	73	-28	-27.7%	73	0
Bahrain	Middle East	65	60	-5	-7.7%	60	0
Benin	Africa	52	51	-1	-1.9%	51	0
Burundi	Africa	70	49	-21	-30.0%	49	0
Niger	Africa	30	48	+18	+60.0%	48	0
Oman	Middle East	56	41	-15	-26.8%	38	3
Iran	Middle East	101	40	-61	-60.4%	40	0
Togo	Africa	37	37	0	0.0%	37	0
Gabon	Africa	40	33	-7	-17.5%	33	0
Other Middle East countries(group)	Middle East	14	28	+14	+100.0%	28	0
Maldives	Asia	14	16	+2	+14.3%	16	0
Sudan	Africa	8	6	-2	-25.0%	6	0