Unemployment rate in Mauritius
Mauritius: Unemployment rate was 5.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Mauritius, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment rate in Mauritius stood at 5.6%.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Mauritius peaked at 9.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 2024.
Mauritius ranks 81st of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 9.3% | 9.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 7.2% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 5.5% | 8.6% | 6 |
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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 unemployment rate in Mauritius?
- Unemployment rate in Mauritius was 5.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for unemployment rate?
- Mauritius ranks 81st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.