Gender wage gap in Mauritius
Mauritius: Gender wage gap was 7.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gender wage gap in Mauritius, 2001–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 7.9% for gender wage gap in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 63.2% on the previous year and down 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender wage gap in Mauritius peaked at 27.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2024.
Mauritius ranks 31st of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 19.4% | 27.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 10.6% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 7.9% | 21.4% | 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 gender wage gap in Mauritius?
- Gender wage gap in Mauritius was 7.9% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender wage gap recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for gender wage gap?
- Mauritius ranks 31st out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender wage gap rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender wage gap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference between average earnings of men and average earnings of women expressed as a percentage of average earnings of men.