Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 68.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Mauritius, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Mauritius stood at 68.8%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Mauritius peaked at 68.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 60.4%, in 2021.
Mauritius ranks 98th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.2% | — |
| 1991 | 64.2% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 64.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 64.2% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 64.2% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 64.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 64.0% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 63.8% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 63.7% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 63.5% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 63.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 62.1% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 62.9% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 65.1% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 63.6% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 64.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 63.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 63.1% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 63.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 64.2% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 63.6% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 65.3% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 65.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 66.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 66.1% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 63.4% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 60.4% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 68.3% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 68.4% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 68.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.0% | 63.5% | 64.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.4% | 62.1% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 63.6% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.6% | 60.4% | 68.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Mauritius?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Mauritius was 68.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 68.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4% in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Mauritius ranks 98th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, total (% of total 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.