[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Mauritius
Mauritius: [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash was 1.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
1.2%
World rank
76th
of 86 countries
All-time high
1.2%
in 2011
All-time low
0.5%
in 2001
Years of data
9
2001–2021
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Mauritius, 2001–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 1.2% for [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Mauritius peaked at 1.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2001.
That places Mauritius 76th out of 86 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
[ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5% | — |
| 2005 | 0.9% | +80.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +22.2% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +0.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 1.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.9%, 9% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 73 Caribbean 1.9% compare
- 74 Azerbaijan 1.6% compare
- 74 Melanesia 1.6% compare
- 77 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% compare
- 78 Armenia 0.0% compare
- 78 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 0.0% compare
- 78 Egypt 0.0%
- 78 Ethiopia 0.0%
- 78 Georgia 0.0% compare
- 78 Ghana 0.0%
- 78 Kenya 0.0%
- 78 Mozambique 0.0%
- 78 Nigeria 0.0%
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 [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Mauritius?
- [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash in Mauritius was 1.2% in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2001.
- How does Mauritius rank for [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash?
- Mauritius ranks 76th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is [ilo] proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of [ILO] Proportion of unemployed persons receiving unemployment cash benefit, by sex (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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