Languages of the country

Mauritius

Official languages (2): French, English. Population (CLDR): 1.3 million.

The Constitution names no official language; Parliament uses English and French, and everyday life Mauritian Creole (Morisien).

Map of regions

We have not described regional languages for this country yet – the map shows the whole country in the colour of its main language.

Languages and their status

Share: the estimated part of the population that uses the language (also as a second language), according to CLDR.

LanguageStatusShare
French français Co-official (de facto) 73%
English Co-official (de facto) 72%
Morisyen kreol morisien Widely used 90%
Bhojpuri भोजपुरी Minority 8.6%
Urdu اردو Minority 5.2%
Tamil தமிழ் Minority 2.5%

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