Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national in Mauritius
Mauritius: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national was 37.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Mauritius, 1962–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Mauritius is 37.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Mauritius peaked at 64.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 1962.
Mauritius ranks 71st of 174 countries on this measure, 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 for ages 15-24 … female national in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 11.9% | — |
| 1972 | 18.1% | +52.6% |
| 1983 | 29.3% | +61.2% |
| 1984 | 15.6% | -46.5% |
| 1987 | 44.6% | +184.9% |
| 1989 | 46.3% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 34.9% | -24.7% |
| 1991 | 40.9% | +17.3% |
| 1992 | 41.7% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 42.2% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 43.2% | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 35.4% | -18.2% |
| 2000 | 35.7% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 34.8% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 37.3% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 39.1% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 38.8% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 39.5% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 37.6% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 35.4% | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 36.9% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 35.2% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 36.0% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 39.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 39.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 38.0% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | +69.4% |
| 2021 | 30.4% | -52.9% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 37.5% | +27.4% |
| 2024 | 37.7% | +0.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 37.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 33.0%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 37.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.8%, 100% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 … female national 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 | +184.9% | 15.6% | 44.6% |
| 2020 | +69.4% | 38.0% | 64.4% |
| 1983 | +61.2% | 18.1% | 29.3% |
| 2021 | -52.9% | 64.4% | 30.4% |
| 1972 | +52.6% | 11.9% | 18.1% |
| 1984 | -46.5% | 29.3% | 15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.9% | 11.9% | 11.9% | 1 |
| 1970s | 18.1% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 1 |
| 1980s | 33.9% | 15.6% | 46.3% | 4 |
| 1990s | 39.7% | 34.9% | 43.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 34.5% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 35.2% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 29.5% | 64.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Mauritius?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) in Mauritius was 37.7% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 1962.
- How does Mauritius rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%)?
- Mauritius ranks 71st out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. 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 for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.