Employment in industry — all countries

Employment in industry — Mauritius

Employment in industry in Mauritius in 2025 — 20.6%. Ranked 73 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 14.4 pp.

2025 20.6% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 73of 182
Period maximum 35%1991
Period minimum 20.6%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in industry — Mauritius, 1991–20252025303519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 35%1992: 34.9%1993: 34.6%1994: 34.3%1995: 33.8%1996: 33.4%1997: 32.8%1998: 33.4%1999: 33.6%2000: 33.5%2001: 33.2%2002: 33.3%2003: 33.1%2004: 32.6%2005: 32.3%2006: 32%2007: 31.7%2008: 31.5%2009: 29.4%2010: 28.4%2011: 27.8%2012: 27.6%2013: 26.7%2014: 25.9%2015: 25%2016: 25.8%2017: 24.3%2018: 23.7%2019: 23.5%2020: 23.4%2021: 22.1%2022: 22.8%2023: 21.2%2024: 21%2025: 20.6%
Change over the period: −14.4 pp Annual average: -0.42 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritius

Mauritius 20.6%
World 23.7%
Eastern Africa computed 8.6%
Employment in industry — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 20.6 −0.4 pp
2024 21 −0.2 pp
2023 21.2 −1.6 pp
2022 22.8 +0.7 pp
2021 22.1 −1.3 pp
2020 23.4 −0.1 pp
2019 23.5 −0.2 pp
2018 23.7 −0.6 pp
2017 24.3 −1.6 pp
2016 25.8 +0.8 pp
2015 25 −0.9 pp
2014 25.9 −0.7 pp
2013 26.7 −1 pp
2012 27.6 −0.2 pp
2011 27.8 −0.6 pp
2010 28.4 −1 pp
2009 29.4 −2.1 pp
2008 31.5 −0.2 pp
2007 31.7 −0.2 pp
2006 32 −0.3 pp
2005 32.3 −0.3 pp
2004 32.6 −0.5 pp
2003 33.1 −0.2 pp
2002 33.3 +0.1 pp
2001 33.2 −0.3 pp
2000 33.5 −0.2 pp
1999 33.6 +0.2 pp
1998 33.4 +0.6 pp
1997 32.8 −0.5 pp
1996 33.4 −0.5 pp
1995 33.8 −0.5 pp
1994 34.3 −0.3 pp
1993 34.6 −0.3 pp
1992 34.9 −0.1 pp
1991 35

About the indicator

The share of total employment in industry (mining, manufacturing, electricity, water supply) and in construction. The peak is in countries in the middle of the industrial transition; in postindustrial economies the share declines even as industrial output grows, because of automation.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.