Annual working hours per worker in Mauritius
Mauritius: Annual working hours per worker was 1,990 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours per worker in Mauritius, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours per worker in Mauritius is 1,990 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Mauritius peaked at 2,057 hours per worker in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,826 hours per worker, in 2018.
Mauritius ranks 62nd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Annual working hours per worker in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2,039 hours per worker | — |
| 2006 | 2,042 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,024 hours per worker | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 2,023 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2,008 hours per worker | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1,980 hours per worker | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 2,049 hours per worker | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 1,941 hours per worker | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 1,896 hours per worker | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 1,863 hours per worker | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 1,865 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,889 hours per worker | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1,916 hours per worker | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 1,826 hours per worker | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 1,914 hours per worker | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 1,838 hours per worker | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 1,920 hours per worker | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 2,057 hours per worker | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 1,990 hours per worker | -3.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1,990 hours per worker is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,063 hours per worker, 96% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 1,990 hours per worker is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,121 hours per worker, 94% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,027 hours per worker | 2,008 hours per worker | 2,042 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,914 hours per worker | 1,826 hours per worker | 2,049 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,951 hours per worker | 1,838 hours per worker | 2,057 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More work & labour data for Mauritius
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.42 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4521 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 604.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 616.68 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 298.03 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 283.69 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 581.72 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Mauritius?
- Annual working hours per worker in Mauritius was 1,990 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 2,057 hours per worker in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,826 hours per worker in 2018.
- How does Mauritius rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Mauritius ranks 62nd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.