Part time employment, total in Mauritius

Mauritius: Part time employment, total was 35.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
35.9%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
25th
of 111 countries
All-time high
48.3%
in 2011
All-time low
32.5%
in 2012
Years of data
19
2001–2019

Part time employment, total in Mauritius, 2001–2019

010203040502001201020192001: 40.7 % of total employment2002: 41 % of total employment2003: 46.4 % of total employment2004: 41.1 % of total employment2005: 39.3 % of total employment2006: 38 % of total employment2007: 39.9 % of total employment2008: 39.8 % of total employment2009: 39.9 % of total employment2010: 43.2 % of total employment2011: 48.3 % of total employment2012: 32.5 % of total employment2013: 34.2 % of total employment2014: 36.2 % of total employment2015: 36.4 % of total employment2016: 36 % of total employment2017: 37.5 % of total employment2018: 36.1 % of total employment2019: 35.9 % of total employment

Source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total employment.

Analysis

The most recent figure for part time employment, total in Mauritius is 35.9%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, part time employment, total in Mauritius peaked at 48.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2012.

Mauritius ranks 25th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Part time employment, total in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Part time employment, total (% of total employment) in Mauritius, 2001 to 2019.
Year % of total employment Change
2001 40.7%
2002 41.0% +0.9%
2003 46.4% +13.0%
2004 41.1% -11.5%
2005 39.3% -4.4%
2006 38.0% -3.3%
2007 39.9% +4.9%
2008 39.8% -0.1%
2009 39.9% +0.1%
2010 43.2% +8.3%
2011 48.3% +11.8%
2012 32.5% -32.6%
2013 34.2% +5.2%
2014 36.2% +5.8%
2015 36.4% +0.3%
2016 36.0% -0.9%
2017 37.5% +4.0%
2018 36.1% -3.5%
2019 35.9% -0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.7% 38.0% 46.4% 9
2010s 37.6% 32.5% 48.3% 10

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 22 Mali 39.7% compare
  2. 23 Dominican Republic 38.0% compare
  3. 24 Uruguay 37.2% compare
  4. 26 Philippines 35.5% compare
  5. 27 Honduras 34.9% compare
  6. 28 Indonesia 34.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is part time employment, total in Mauritius?
Part time employment, total in Mauritius was 35.9% in 2019, according to Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest part time employment, total recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2011.
What is the lowest part time employment, total recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2012.
How does Mauritius rank for part time employment, total?
Mauritius ranks 25th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
Is part time employment, total rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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, total (% of total employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Part time employment, total (% of total employment)
Unit
% of total employment
Source
Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
123 places, 2,531 data points, 1976–2025
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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.