Labor force (15-24 years), total in Mauritius
Mauritius: Labor force (15-24 years), total was 88,970 in 2011. ▼ Falling
Labor force (15-24 years), total in Mauritius, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Analysis
In 2011, labor force (15-24 years), total in Mauritius stood at 88,970.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-24 years), total in Mauritius peaked at 120,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 85,900, in 2005.
That places Mauritius 47th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 111,200 | 107,000 | 120,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 92,846 | 85,900 | 106,508 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88,470 | 87,969 | 88,970 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 44 Guinea-Bissau 170,224 compare
- 45 Eswatini 132,643 compare
- 46 Equatorial Guinea 106,257 compare
- 48 Djibouti 85,514 compare
- 49 Gabon 81,948 compare
- 50 Cape Verde 68,058 compare
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- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
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- 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 labor force (15-24 years), total in Mauritius?
- Labor force (15-24 years), total in Mauritius was 88,970 in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-24 years), total recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 120,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-24 years), total recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 85,900 in 2005.
- How does Mauritius rank for labor force (15-24 years), total?
- Mauritius ranks 47th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-24 years), total rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-24 years), total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total labor force comprises people ages 15-24 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.