Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Mauritius
Mauritius: Gini index of hourly earnings of employees was 0.382 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Mauritius, 2001–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Mauritius is 0.382, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Mauritius peaked at 0.49 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.322, in 2022.
That places Mauritius 28th out of 55 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.
Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.425 | — |
| 2002 | 0.423 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.423 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.42 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.451 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.431 | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.428 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.448 | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.476 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 0.46 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.46 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.461 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.469 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.49 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.484 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.473 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.458 | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 0.447 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.421 | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.411 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.322 | -21.7% |
| 2023 | 0.431 | +33.9% |
| 2024 | 0.382 | -11.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.382 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3765, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.382 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.602, 63% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +33.9% | 0.322 | 0.431 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4361 | 0.42 | 0.476 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4623 | 0.421 | 0.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3865 | 0.322 | 0.431 | 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 gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Mauritius?
- Gini index of hourly earnings of employees in Mauritius was 0.382 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest gini index of hourly earnings of employees recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.49 in 2014.
- What is the lowest gini index of hourly earnings of employees recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.322 in 2022.
- How does Mauritius rank for gini index of hourly earnings of employees?
- Mauritius ranks 28th out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gini index of hourly earnings of employees rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Gini index of hourly earnings of employees (15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of earnings among employees. It ranges from 0 to 1, where 0 indicates perfect equality (all employees have the same earnings) and higher values indicate greater inequality. The index is calculated from the distribution of employees earnings. For more information, refer to the Wages and Working Time Statistics (COND) database description.