Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) was 41.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Part time employment, female in Mauritius, 2001–2024
Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total female employment.
Analysis
In 2024, part time employment, female in Mauritius stood at 41.1%.
The figure is up 31.7% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, part time employment, female in Mauritius peaked at 49.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2022.
Mauritius ranks 39th of 115 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of total female employment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 35.9% | — |
| 2002 | 37.2% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 45.2% | +21.4% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | -13.2% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 40.4% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 40.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 40.0% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 42.6% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 36.4% | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | +22.6% |
| 2013 | 47.3% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 46.3% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 44.5% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 48.3% | +17.5% |
| 2019 | 42.5% | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | -35.8% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | -32.6% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | +69.3% |
| 2024 | 41.1% | +31.7% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 41.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 29.4%, 1.4× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 41.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 30.6%, 1.3× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Part time employment, female (% of total female employment) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +69.3% | 18.4% | 31.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.7% | 35.9% | 45.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 44.3% | 36.4% | 49.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 18.4% | 41.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More work & labour data for Mauritius
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.42 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 604.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 616.68 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 298.03 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 283.69 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 581.72 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is part time employment, female in Mauritius?
- Part time employment, female in Mauritius was 41.1% in 2024, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest part time employment, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest part time employment, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2022.
- How does Mauritius rank for part time employment, female?
- Mauritius ranks 39th out of 115 countries with data for 2024.
- Is part time employment, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Part time employment, female (% of total female employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.