Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 17.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Mauritius, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Mauritius is 17.8%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Mauritius peaked at 24.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2025.
That places Mauritius 132nd out of 186 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, total (% of total employment) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24.5% | — |
| 1992 | 24.2% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 24.0% | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 23.8% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 23.6% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 23.3% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 23.1% | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 22.9% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 22.8% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 22.5% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 22.2% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 22.6% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 22.3% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | -14.4% |
| 2005 | 18.7% | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 19.7% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 20.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 20.1% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 19.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 18.5% | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 18.2% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 17.8% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.6% | 22.8% | 24.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 18.6% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 18.9% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 17.8% | 19.0% | 6 |
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- 133 Montenegro 17.4% compare
- 134 South Africa 17.3% compare
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More work & labour data for Mauritius
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.49 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.4521 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 604.35 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 616.68 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 298.03 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 283.69 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 581.72 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Mauritius?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Mauritius was 17.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2025.
- How does Mauritius rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Mauritius ranks 132nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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, total (% of total 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.