SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Mauritius
Mauritius: SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total was 23.45 in 2024. ▼ Falling
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Mauritius, 2012–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 23.45 for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.8% on the previous year and down 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Mauritius peaked at 54.53 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23.45, in 2024.
Mauritius ranks 49th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 51 | — |
| 2013 | 51.33 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 54.53 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 53.15 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 52.69 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 52.06 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 53.37 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 53.41 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 31.81 | -40.4% |
| 2022 | 32.48 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 33.9 | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 23.45 | -30.8% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 23.45 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 55.37, 42% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 23.45 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 85, 28% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 52.69 | 51 | 54.53 | 8 |
| 2020s | 30.41 | 23.45 | 33.9 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Mauritius?
- Sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total in Mauritius was 23.45 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 54.53 in 2014.
- What is the lowest sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.45 in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total?
- Mauritius ranks 49th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sdg indicator 8.3.1: proportion of informal employment in total rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of SDG indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data may differ from nationally reported figures and the Global SDG Indicators Database due to differences in sources and/or reference years. This indicator conveys the share of informal employment in total employment. Employment comprises all persons of working age who, during a specified brief period, were either in paid employment (whether at work or with a job but not at work) or in self-employment (whether at work or with an enterprise but not at work). Informal employment comprises persons who in their main or secondary jobs were (a) own-account workers, employers and members of producers' cooperatives employed in their own informal sector enterprises; (b) own-account workers engaged in the production of goods exclusively for own final use by their household (e.g. subsistence farming); (c) contributing family workers, regardless of whether they work in formal or informal sector enterprises; or (d) employees holding informal jobs, whether employed by formal sector enterprises, informal sector enterprises, or as paid domestic workers by households. Data disaggregated by economic activity are provided according to the latest version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) available for that year. Data may have been regrouped from national classifications, which may not be strictly compatible with ISIC. For more information, refer to the Labour Market-related SDG Indicators (ILOSDG) database description.