Labor force (15-24 years), female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Labor force (15-24 years), female was 41.3% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-24 years), female in Mauritius, 1990–2011
Source: ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM). Measured in % of total labor force 15-24 years.
Analysis
In 2011, labor force (15-24 years), female in Mauritius stood at 41.3%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-24 years), female in Mauritius peaked at 41.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 1990.
Mauritius ranks 37th of 52 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Labor force (15-24 years), female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force 15-24 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 34.2% | — |
| 1991 | 34.2% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 34.2% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 34.8% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 34.5% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 34.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 35.2% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 35.5% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 35.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 36.1% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 36.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 36.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 36.8% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 37.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 38.2% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 39.5% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 40.7% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 41.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 41.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 40.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 41.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.9% | 34.2% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.8% | 36.0% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 41.2% | 41.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 34 Equatorial Guinea 41.7% compare
- 35 Eswatini 41.5% compare
- 36 Lesotho 41.4% compare
- 38 Senegal 39.9% compare
- 39 Côte d'Ivoire 39.7% compare
- 40 Cape Verde 38.2% compare
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 labor force (15-24 years), female in Mauritius?
- Labor force (15-24 years), female in Mauritius was 41.3% in 2011, according to ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM).
- What is the highest labor force (15-24 years), female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-24 years), female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for labor force (15-24 years), female?
- Mauritius ranks 37th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-24 years), female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM), published as part of Labor force (15-24 years), female (% of total labor force 15-24 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-24)