Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) was 42.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Mauritius, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Mauritius stood at 42.0%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Mauritius peaked at 69.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2021.
That places Mauritius 106th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 69.5% | — |
| 1991 | 68.8% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 67.9% | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 67.1% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 66.1% | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 65.0% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 64.6% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 64.2% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 63.8% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 63.4% | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 63.0% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 61.1% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 58.2% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 59.4% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 55.5% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 47.5% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 45.0% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 44.2% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 44.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 44.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 46.5% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 47.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 46.4% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 45.7% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 45.2% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 36.9% | -18.5% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | -20.3% |
| 2022 | 34.4% | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 42.4% | +23.5% |
| 2024 | 42.1% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 42.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.1% | 63.4% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.8% | 44.2% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.8% | 44.4% | 47.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 29.4% | 42.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Mauritius?
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Mauritius was 42.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Mauritius ranks 106th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.