Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 70.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Mauritius, 1962–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2024, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Mauritius stood at 70.1%. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Mauritius peaked at 70.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1962.
Mauritius ranks 134th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 21.6% | — |
| 1972 | 24.8% | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 35.1% | +41.6% |
| 1984 | 34.8% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 51.1% | +46.9% |
| 1989 | 52.4% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 43.0% | -17.9% |
| 1991 | 49.7% | +15.6% |
| 1992 | 50.7% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 51.6% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 52.7% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 48.4% | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 49.2% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 46.1% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 48.2% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 51.1% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 53.3% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 53.2% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 55.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 57.7% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 57.0% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 57.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 59.9% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 60.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 61.9% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 61.2% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 68.6% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 62.7% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 61.7% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 67.2% | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 70.1% | +4.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 70.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.1%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 70.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.0%, 83% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 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 | +46.9% | 34.8% | 51.1% |
| 1983 | +41.6% | 24.8% | 35.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.6% | 21.6% | 21.6% | 1 |
| 1970s | 24.8% | 24.8% | 24.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 43.3% | 34.8% | 52.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 49.4% | 43.0% | 52.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 46.1% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 57.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 61.7% | 70.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Mauritius?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Mauritius was 70.1% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1962.
- How does Mauritius rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Mauritius ranks 134th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.