Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) was 57.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Mauritius, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 57.1% for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Mauritius peaked at 57.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2001.
Mauritius ranks 111th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.3% | — |
| 1991 | 41.5% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 41.7% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 41.9% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 42.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 42.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 42.3% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 42.3% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 42.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 42.3% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 42.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 39.8% | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 41.7% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 45.1% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 45.3% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 45.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 44.6% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 46.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 48.0% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 47.4% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 47.8% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 50.1% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 52.3% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 51.3% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 52.1% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 52.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 53.5% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 50.1% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 47.6% | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 50.2% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 56.5% | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 56.7% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 57.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.0% | 41.3% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 39.8% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.6% | 47.4% | 53.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 47.6% | 57.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Mauritius?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Mauritius was 57.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 57.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2001.
- How does Mauritius rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Mauritius ranks 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.