Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female in Mauritius
Mauritius: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female was 48.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Mauritius, 1962–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Mauritius is 48.1%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Mauritius peaked at 58.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1984.
That places Mauritius 130th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 17.5% | — |
| 1972 | 20.6% | +17.5% |
| 1983 | 28.1% | +36.3% |
| 1984 | 14.2% | -49.4% |
| 1987 | 41.9% | +195.0% |
| 1989 | 43.3% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 34.7% | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 40.8% | +17.7% |
| 1992 | 41.6% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 42.3% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 43.2% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 38.8% | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 38.5% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 36.8% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 41.8% | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 40.4% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 41.8% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 41.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 40.8% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 41.7% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 42.1% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 43.6% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 42.6% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 42.9% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 44.8% | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 46.2% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 45.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 45.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 45.9% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 58.3% | +26.8% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | -30.8% |
| 2022 | 42.2% | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 48.1% | +2.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 48.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.0%, 92% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 48.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.7%, 83% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate, female (% of female) … national female in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +195.0% | 14.2% | 41.9% |
| 1984 | -49.4% | 28.1% | 14.2% |
| 1983 | +36.3% | 20.6% | 28.1% |
| 2021 | -30.8% | 58.3% | 40.3% |
| 2020 | +26.8% | 45.9% | 58.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.5% | 17.5% | 17.5% | 1 |
| 1970s | 20.6% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 31.9% | 14.2% | 43.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 40.2% | 34.7% | 43.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 36.8% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 42.6% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 40.3% | 58.3% | 5 |
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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 48.1% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), 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 58.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1984.
- How does Mauritius rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Mauritius ranks 130th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.