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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Mauritians of United Kingdom

The Mauritians of United Kingdom, numbering approximately 26,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as a Mauritian diaspora community descended from the island's diverse African, Indian, Chinese, European, and Creole populations that preserves a distinct Mauritian cultural heritage in the United Kingdom They are an Diaspora people, with Mauritian Creole as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Other Sub-Saharan African people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. They mostly adhere to Protestantism and Morisyen is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash: Mauritian

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: United Kingdom
People Cluster: Other Sub-Saharan African
Primary Language(s): Morisyen (mfe)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 26,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG000661
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

55%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Morisyen
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Morisyen Speakers

Media Resources in Morisyen:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Morisyen:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
Nouvo Testaman Dan Kreol Morisien✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Morisyen bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Mauritians are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Mauritians:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Mauritians of United Kingdom

Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me! O LORD, be my helper!
readPsalm 30:10

Pray that people in the depths of despair and suffering and living outside of relationship with Christ will cry out to the Lord and find help, peace, and joy in Him.

O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures.
readPsalm 104:24

Pray that they will see the wisdom and power of God in His creation and praise Him for His mighty works.

I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope.
readPsalm 130:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will wait on the Lord and have patience and trust, knowing His ways and His timing are always perfect.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
readPsalm 23:6

Ask God to raise up believers who will share the hope that, for those who trust in Christ, goodness and love will follow them all the days of their lives, and they will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Mauritian Creole Across Countries (ROP3 - 103998) reported in the following countries:

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4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Creole-MauritiansPG015360Creole-MauritiansMauritius276,000No Longer UnreachedMorisyenRoman Catholicism
MauritiansPG000661MauritiansUnited Kingdom26,500Engaged yet UnreachedMorisyenProtestantism
MauritiansPG047472MauritiansCanada11,500No Longer UnreachedMorisyenProtestantism
MauritiansPG042477MauritiansFrance1,000Unengaged and UnreachedMorisyenHinduism

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