Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national in Mauritius
Mauritius: Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national was 42.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 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, male (%) in Mauritius is 42.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) in Mauritius peaked at 78.0% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 35.6%, in 2021.
That places Mauritius 96th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male national in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 61.2% | — |
| 1972 | 78.0% | +27.5% |
| 1983 | 72.1% | -7.5% |
| 1984 | 39.7% | -44.9% |
| 1987 | 75.6% | +90.3% |
| 1989 | 75.3% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 71.2% | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 72.3% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 71.8% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 71.0% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 70.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 65.0% | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 63.0% | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 67.3% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 64.1% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 65.4% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 61.0% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 58.5% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 55.8% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 52.2% | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 49.5% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 48.6% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 48.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 49.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 51.1% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 52.1% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 52.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 51.0% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 50.3% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 50.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 74.3% | +49.3% |
| 2021 | 35.6% | -52.1% |
| 2022 | 41.6% | +17.0% |
| 2023 | 46.7% | +12.3% |
| 2024 | 42.9% | -8.0% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 42.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.0%, 98% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 42.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 45.1%, 95% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male … male 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 | +90.3% | 39.7% | 75.6% |
| 2021 | -52.1% | 74.3% | 35.6% |
| 2020 | +49.3% | 49.7% | 74.3% |
| 1984 | -44.9% | 72.1% | 39.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 61.2% | 61.2% | 61.2% | 1 |
| 1970s | 78.0% | 78.0% | 78.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 65.7% | 39.7% | 75.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 70.4% | 65.0% | 72.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 58.5% | 48.6% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 48.8% | 52.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.2% | 35.6% | 74.3% | 5 |
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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 42.9% 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, male (%) recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 1972.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.6% in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%)?
- Mauritius ranks 96th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, male (%) (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.