Mauritius tourism statistics: arrivals, nights and spend

Where Mauritius stands, September 2026

Mauritius in September: up on a year

Mauritius recorded 114,506 tourist arrivals in September 2026, +9.6% on a year.

Among the destinations it competes with: Israel +19.2%, Sri Lanka -0.3%, New Zealand +8.1%, Gambia +41.6%.

From the figures on 20 October 2026Every number checked against the dataNext update when October is published

At a glance

Latest month	September 2026
Tourist arrivals	114,506
On a year	+9.6%
Year to date, on a year	+3.4%
Growth rank in Middle East and Africa	3 of 4
Best month on record	December 2025
Trust grade	A, 100

Jet fuel, a gallon$4.39+110.1% on a year/v1/fuel

Growth 20262.7%projected/v1/economy/MU

This brief, its figures, rivals and outlook as data: GET /v1/countries/MU/briefAnalyst

Tourist arrivals to Mauritius from All countries, and the change on a year

Tourist arrivalsThe year beforeChange on a year, %

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Mauritius against its rivals

Click a country to swap it, or remove it with the cross. Up to six alongside Mauritius.As data: GET /v1/compare?country=MUDeveloper

Country	Latest	Figure	On a year	Vs 2019	Year to date	Rivalry with Mauritius

The last six months

Month	Tourist arrivals	On a year	Vs 2019	Vs 3-year average
Sep 2026	114,506	+9.6%	n/a	+12.7%
Aug 2026	123,102	+6.6%	n/a	+15.0%
Jul 2026	136,162	+5.4%	n/a	+15.3%
Jun 2026	89,098	-8.4%	n/a	-0.2%
May 2026	115,165	+0.1%	n/a	+7.9%
Apr 2026	115,763	-3.7%	n/a	+3.7%

The next three months

October+10.1%141K to 163K

November+0.0%0.00M to 0.00MIntel

December+0.0%0.00M to 0.00MIntel

Each country's own model, remade every night as figures arrive, with an 80% range. The first month is free to see; the rest come with Intel.

How it is worked out See the full outlook

Who Mauritius competes with for visitors

5 destinations chasing the same travellers

Ranked by how much of their visitors come from the same markets, how alike their seasons are, and how close they are in size. Open any of them to see its own rivals.

IsraelRivalry 51

United KingdomFranceGermany

Israel, September+19.2% · 136K

Mauritius, September+9.6% · 115K

Sri LankaRivalry 46

United KingdomIndiaGermany

Sri Lanka, September-0.3% · 159K

Mauritius, September+9.6% · 115K

New ZealandRivalry 40

Same season and region

New Zealand, December+8.1% · 230K

Mauritius, September+9.6% · 115K

GambiaRivalry 34

Same season and region

Gambia, December+41.6% · 28K

Mauritius, September+9.6% · 115K

MaltaRivalry 31

Same season and region

Malta, July+14.7% · 280K

Mauritius, September+9.6% · 115K

Rivalry is worked out from the figures each destination publishes and is remade every day. As data: /v1/countries/MU/rivals, on Developer and up.

Top origin markets, share of arrivals

All countries, by Air23.5%

EUROPE, by Air14.7%

France5.5%

France, by Air5.5%

AFRICA, by Air5.2%

Twelve months 2025-10 to 2026-09Intel

Recovery against 2019n/aNot worked out for Mauritius yet: it needs a longer monthly history.Analyst

Forecast, next 12 months1.6m80% range 1.4m to 1.9m. Back-tested error 4.2%.Intel

Market concentrationHHI 919The top three markets bring 44% of arrivals.Intel

What is held for Mauritius

Measure	Frequency	Breakdown	Series	From	Latest
Arrivals	Monthly	Total	6	2020-01	2026-09
Arrivals	Monthly	Origin	357	2020-01	2026-09
Spend	Monthly	Total	1	2020-01	2026-08
Spend	Quarterly	Total	4	2000-Q1	2025-Q1
Spend	Quarterly	Purpose	2	2001-Q1	2025-Q1
Spend	Annual	Total	4	1976	2024
Spend	Annual	Purpose	2	2001	2024

Monthly arrivals: 100.0% of months held since 2020, none missing. See every month

Get Mauritius in one call

# every arrivals month, Developer plan
curl "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/arrivals?country=MU" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY"

# the whole country in one file, Intel plan
curl -o mu.csv "https://api.tourismapi.com/v1/bulk/MU.csv" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $TOURISM_API_KEY"

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