Total employment, female in Mauritius

Mauritius: Total employment, female was 197,665 ages 15+ in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
197,665 ages 15+
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
46th
of 50 countries
All-time high
197,665 ages 15+
in 2011
All-time low
119,818 ages 15+
in 1991
Years of data
21
1991–2011

Total employment, female in Mauritius, 1991–2011

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k1991200120111991: 119.8k ages 15+1992: 122.1k ages 15+1993: 125.8k ages 15+1994: 133.1k ages 15+1995: 132.9k ages 15+1996: 137.8k ages 15+1997: 143.5k ages 15+1998: 144.7k ages 15+1999: 148.4k ages 15+2000: 152.8k ages 15+2001: 159.3k ages 15+2002: 156.4k ages 15+2003: 161.3k ages 15+2004: 161.8k ages 15+2005: 164.7k ages 15+2006: 170.6k ages 15+2007: 172.6k ages 15+2008: 183.2k ages 15+2009: 188.6k ages 15+2010: 195.5k ages 15+2011: 197.7k ages 15+

Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in ages 15+.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total employment, female in Mauritius is 197,665 ages 15+, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total employment, female in Mauritius peaked at 197,665 ages 15+ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 119,818 ages 15+, in 1991.

Mauritius ranks 46th of 50 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Total employment, female in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Total employment, female (ages 15+) in Mauritius, 1991 to 2011.
Year ages 15+ Change
1991 119,818 ages 15+ —
1992 122,068 ages 15+ +1.9%
1993 125,819 ages 15+ +3.1%
1994 133,143 ages 15+ +5.8%
1995 132,915 ages 15+ -0.2%
1996 137,776 ages 15+ +3.7%
1997 143,453 ages 15+ +4.1%
1998 144,682 ages 15+ +0.9%
1999 148,442 ages 15+ +2.6%
2000 152,790 ages 15+ +2.9%
2001 159,251 ages 15+ +4.2%
2002 156,448 ages 15+ -1.8%
2003 161,277 ages 15+ +3.1%
2004 161,808 ages 15+ +0.3%
2005 164,705 ages 15+ +1.8%
2006 170,613 ages 15+ +3.6%
2007 172,595 ages 15+ +1.2%
2008 183,158 ages 15+ +6.1%
2009 188,635 ages 15+ +3.0%
2010 195,542 ages 15+ +3.7%
2011 197,665 ages 15+ +1.1%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 197,665 ages 15+ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 315,835 ages 15+, 63% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 197,665 ages 15+ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.86 million ages 15+, 11% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 134,235 ages 15+ 119,818 ages 15+ 148,442 ages 15+ 9
2000s 167,128 ages 15+ 152,790 ages 15+ 188,635 ages 15+ 10
2010s 196,604 ages 15+ 195,542 ages 15+ 197,665 ages 15+ 2

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 43 Namibia 275,579 ages 15+ compare
  2. 44 Gabon 240,750 ages 15+ compare
  3. 45 Mauritania 210,029 ages 15+ compare
  4. 47 Equatorial Guinea 158,559 ages 15+ compare
  5. 48 Eswatini 110,299 ages 15+ compare
  6. 49 Cape Verde 83,432 ages 15+ compare

See the full ranking of 56 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total employment, female in Mauritius?
Total employment, female in Mauritius was 197,665 ages 15+ in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
What is the highest total employment, female recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 197,665 ages 15+ in 2011.
What is the lowest total employment, female recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 119,818 ages 15+ in 1991.
How does Mauritius rank for total employment, female?
Mauritius ranks 46th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is total employment, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?
The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Total employment, female (ages 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total employment, female (ages 15+)
Unit
ages 15+
Source
International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 1,176 data points, 1991–2011
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Total employment shows the total number employed ages 15 and over.