Labor force (15-64 years), female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Labor force (15-64 years), female was 38.2% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-64 years), female in Mauritius, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in % of total labor force 15-64 years.
Analysis
In 2011, labor force (15-64 years), female in Mauritius stood at 38.2%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), female in Mauritius peaked at 38.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 1990.
Mauritius ranks 38th 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 (15-64 years), female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force 15-64 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.9% | — |
| 1991 | 32.1% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 32.2% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 32.5% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 32.7% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 32.9% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 33.4% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 33.7% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 33.9% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 34.2% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 34.8% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 35.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 35.0% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 34.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 34.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 36.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 37.1% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 37.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 38.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.0% | 31.9% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.8% | 34.8% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 38.0% | 38.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 35 Nigeria 42.5% compare
- 36 Eswatini 39.2% compare
- 37 Cape Verde 38.8% compare
- 39 Côte d'Ivoire 38.0% compare
- 40 Sao Tome and Principe 37.8% compare
- 41 Mali 35.0% compare
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.34 % change on previous year (2100)
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- 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 (15-64 years), female in Mauritius?
- Labor force (15-64 years), female in Mauritius was 38.2% in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for labor force (15-64 years), female?
- Mauritius ranks 38th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-64 years), female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (15-64 years), female (% of total labor force 15-64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The labor force comprising people ages 15 to 64 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.