Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita in Mauritius
Mauritius: Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita was 1,990 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita in Mauritius, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita in Mauritius is 1,990 hours per worker, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. gdp per capita in Mauritius peaked at 2,057 hours per worker in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,826 hours per worker, in 2018.
That places Mauritius 62nd out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
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 |
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More work & labour data for Mauritius
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 68.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 47.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 68.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours vs. gdp per capita in Mauritius?
- Annual working hours vs. gdp per capita in Mauritius was 1,990 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 2,057 hours per worker in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual working hours vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,826 hours per worker in 2018.
- How does Mauritius rank for annual working hours vs. gdp per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 62nd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours vs. gdp per capita 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.