Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Self-employed, female (% of female employment) was 10.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mauritius, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mauritius stood at 10.6%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mauritius peaked at 25.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2025.
Mauritius ranks 148th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 25.6% | — |
| 1992 | 25.2% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 24.8% | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 24.3% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 24.0% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 23.6% | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 23.2% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 22.9% | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 22.5% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 22.1% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 21.8% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 19.3% | -15.0% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 20.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | -7.7% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 20.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 11.7% | -29.4% |
| 2022 | 11.9% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 11.3% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 10.6% | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.0% | 22.5% | 25.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 19.3% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 17.2% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 10.6% | 16.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mauritius?
- Self-employed, female (% of female employment) in Mauritius was 10.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 25.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, female (% of female employment) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2025.
- How does Mauritius rank for self-employed, female (% of female employment)?
- Mauritius ranks 148th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.