Employment by status in Mauritius
Mauritius: Employment by status was 81.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Employment by status in Mauritius, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 81.8% for employment by status in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment by status in Mauritius peaked at 81.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.5%, in 1991.
That places Mauritius 55th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.4% | 75.5% | 77.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 77.4% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 79.7% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.3% | 81.0% | 81.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 52 New Caledonia 83.0% compare
- 53 Bahamas 82.9% compare
- 54 Montenegro 82.2% compare
- 56 French Polynesia 81.6% compare
- 57 New Zealand 81.4% compare
- 58 Poland 81.0% compare
More work & labour data for Mauritius
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 69.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 68.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 47.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 68.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 57.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment by status in Mauritius?
- Employment by status in Mauritius was 81.8% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employment by status recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 81.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest employment by status recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 1991.
- How does Mauritius rank for employment by status?
- Mauritius ranks 55th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is employment by status rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Employment by status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.