Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Employment in services, male (% of male employment) was 67.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Mauritius, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Mauritius is 67.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Mauritius peaked at 67.5% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 1991.
Mauritius ranks 35th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 48.1% | — |
| 1992 | 48.7% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 48.9% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 49.1% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 49.8% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 50.5% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 51.6% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 51.8% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 52.2% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 52.8% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 53.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 53.0% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 53.5% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 55.9% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 56.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 55.9% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 56.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 58.7% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 59.3% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 60.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 60.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 60.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 61.4% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 62.1% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 61.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 64.5% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 64.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 65.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 63.3% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 66.7% | +5.3% |
| 2024 | 67.0% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 67.5% | +0.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 67.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.1%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 67.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 38.5%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.1% | 48.1% | 52.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 55.2% | 52.8% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 59.3% | 64.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 63.3% | 67.5% | 6 |
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 employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Mauritius?
- Employment in services, male (% of male employment) in Mauritius was 67.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services, male (% of male employment) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 1991.
- How does Mauritius rank for employment in services, male (% of male employment)?
- Mauritius ranks 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).