Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 82.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Mauritius, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Mauritius stood at 82.2%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Mauritius peaked at 82.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 75.5%, in 1991.
Mauritius ranks 56th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 75.5% | — |
| 1992 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 76.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 76.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 76.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 76.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 76.9% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 77.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 77.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 77.5% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 77.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 77.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 77.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 80.9% | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 81.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 80.3% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 80.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 80.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 81.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 80.1% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 79.7% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 79.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 80.0% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 80.0% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 80.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 81.8% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 82.2% | +0.5% |
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 | 81.5% | 81.0% | 82.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 53 New Caledonia 82.9% compare
- 54 South Africa 82.7% compare
- 55 Montenegro 82.6% compare
- 57 French Polynesia 81.8% compare
- 58 New Zealand 81.6% compare
- 59 Poland 81.1% 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 wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Mauritius?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Mauritius was 82.2% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.5% in 1991.
- How does Mauritius rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Mauritius ranks 56th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.