Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Self-employed, male (% of male employment) was 22.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Mauritius, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Mauritius stood at 22.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Mauritius peaked at 24.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 18.0%, in 2006.
That places Mauritius 129th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24.0% | — |
| 1992 | 23.8% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 23.6% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 23.5% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 23.4% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 23.2% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 23.1% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 22.9% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 22.9% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 22.6% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 22.4% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 22.3% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 18.2% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 18.0% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 19.3% | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 18.8% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 19.0% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 20.7% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 20.1% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | +15.0% |
| 2022 | 22.7% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 22.7% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 22.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.4% | 22.9% | 24.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 18.0% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 18.6% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 20.4% | 23.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Mauritius?
- Self-employed, male (% of male employment) in Mauritius was 22.5% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, male (% of male employment) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.0% in 2006.
- How does Mauritius rank for self-employed, male (% of male employment)?
- Mauritius ranks 129th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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, male (% of male 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.