Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 11.54 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Mauritius, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Mauritius stood at 11.54 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Mauritius peaked at 11.54 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.66 units per square kilometre, in 2021.
That places Mauritius 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.91 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 10.05 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 10 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 10.28 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 10.27 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 10.38 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 10.9 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 10.45 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 10.47 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 10.38 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 10.52 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 10.66 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 10.92 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 10.38 units per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 11.03 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 9.68 units per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 9.66 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.12 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2023 | 11.54 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 11.54 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.25 units per square kilometre, 9.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 11.54 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.04 units per square kilometre, 11.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.1 units per square kilometre | 9.91 units per square kilometre | 10.28 units per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.61 units per square kilometre | 10.38 units per square kilometre | 11.03 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5 units per square kilometre | 9.66 units per square kilometre | 11.54 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 5 Maldives 39.34 units per square kilometre compare
- 6 Malta 30.34 units per square kilometre compare
- 7 Bangladesh 25.48 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 South Korea 11.37 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Barbados 11.35 units per square kilometre compare
- 11 Burundi 9.31 units per square kilometre compare
More work & labour data for Mauritius
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.42 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Mauritius?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Mauritius was 11.54 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 11.54 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.66 units per square kilometre in 2021.
- How does Mauritius rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Mauritius ranks 8th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.