Mauritius vs Pre-demographic dividend: Employment in services (% of total employment)
Employment in services (% of total employment) over time
- Mauritius
- Pre-demographic dividend
How they compare
Mauritius currently reports 74.7% against 37.6% in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 37.1%.
That makes Mauritius's figure about 2.0 times Pre-demographic dividend's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.
Mauritius ranks 37th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 40th of 187 countries.
Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritius | Pre-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.5% | 29.0% | 19.5% | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 56.9% | 31.4% | 25.6% | Mauritius |
| 2010s | 67.3% | 35.6% | 31.7% | Mauritius |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 36.7% | 36.3% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher employment in services (% of total employment), Mauritius or Pre-demographic dividend?
- Mauritius, at 74.7% against 37.6% in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in employment in services (% of total employment) between Mauritius and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 37.1%, with Mauritius ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Pre-demographic dividend?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Mauritius and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Mauritius ranks 37th and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 40th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).