Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) was 5.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS in Mauritius, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Mauritius stood at 5.2%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 6.5% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Mauritius peaked at 9.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2024.
Mauritius ranks 91st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.1% | — |
| 2002 | 8.2% | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -28.0% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | +41.4% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -8.1% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +36.3% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -18.1% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -6.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 5.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 5.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.4%, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%) (age 13th) in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +41.4% | 5.9% | 8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.1% | 5.9% | 9.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.2% | 8.6% | 5 |
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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 unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Mauritius?
- Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls in Mauritius was 5.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 9.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls?
- Mauritius ranks 91st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th icls rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unemployment rate, by sex and age - 13th ICLS (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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