Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Mauritius
Mauritius: Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation was 7.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Mauritius, 2001–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Mauritius stood at 7.9%. 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 vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Mauritius peaked at 27.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 2024.
That places Mauritius 31st out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26.1% | — |
| 2002 | 27.3% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 23.3% | -14.5% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | -14.0% |
| 2006 | 22.5% | +14.0% |
| 2007 | 20.2% | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 19.4% | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | -28.8% |
| 2013 | 13.2% | -19.9% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 18.4% | +40.8% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 14.5% | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -27.4% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +21.8% |
| 2022 | 18.5% | +44.0% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | +15.4% |
| 2024 | 7.9% | -63.2% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 7.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.9%, 2.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 7.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 10.9%, 72% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
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 |
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 gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation in Mauritius?
- Gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation 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 vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation?
- Mauritius ranks 31st out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender wage gap vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation 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 vs. ratio of female-to-male labor force participation. 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.