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Employment-to-population ratio — Mauritius

Employment-to-population ratio in Mauritius in 2025 — 55.25%. Ranked 111 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 0.83 pp.

2025 55.25% −0.16 pp vs 2024
World rank 111of 182
Period maximum 55.96%2019
Period minimum 48.53%2021

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Mauritius, 1991–2025485052545619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 54.42%1992: 54.39%1993: 54.27%1994: 54.17%1995: 54.02%1996: 53.92%1997: 53.85%1998: 53.77%1999: 53.57%2000: 53.47%2001: 52.31%2002: 53.48%2003: 55.49%2004: 53.94%2005: 53.62%2006: 53.69%2007: 53.28%2008: 54.12%2009: 54.19%2010: 54.67%2011: 54.08%2012: 54.3%2013: 55.34%2014: 55.5%2015: 55.87%2016: 55.59%2017: 55.84%2018: 55.47%2019: 55.96%2020: 50.91%2021: 48.53%2022: 52.05%2023: 55.71%2024: 55.41%2025: 55.25%
Change over the period: +0.83 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mauritius 55.25%
World 58.06%
Sub-Saharan Africa 66.33%
Eastern Africa computed 68.61%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 59.7%
Employment-to-population ratio — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 55.25 −0.16 pp
2024 55.41 −0.3 pp
2023 55.71 +3.66 pp
2022 52.05 +3.52 pp
2021 48.53 −2.38 pp
2020 50.91 −5.06 pp
2019 55.96 +0.5 pp
2018 55.47 −0.38 pp
2017 55.84 +0.25 pp
2016 55.59 −0.28 pp
2015 55.87 +0.38 pp
2014 55.5 +0.16 pp
2013 55.34 +1.03 pp
2012 54.3 +0.23 pp
2011 54.08 −0.6 pp
2010 54.67 +0.48 pp
2009 54.19 +0.07 pp
2008 54.12 +0.85 pp
2007 53.28 −0.41 pp
2006 53.69 +0.07 pp
2005 53.62 −0.32 pp
2004 53.94 −1.54 pp
2003 55.49 +2.01 pp
2002 53.48 +1.17 pp
2001 52.31 −1.17 pp
2000 53.47 −0.1 pp
1999 53.57 −0.2 pp
1998 53.77 −0.08 pp
1997 53.85 −0.08 pp
1996 53.92 −0.1 pp
1995 54.02 −0.15 pp
1994 54.17 −0.1 pp
1993 54.27 −0.12 pp
1992 54.39 −0.03 pp
1991 54.42 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MG Madagascar 82.9 TZ Tanzania 82.4 UG Uganda 77.83 BI Burundi 77.53 ER Eritrea 73.66 MZ Mozambique 73.49 ET Ethiopia 66.19 KE Kenya 63.71 ZW Zimbabwe 61.42 MW Malawi 59.4 ZM Zambia 58.27 RW Rwanda 56.45 MU Mauritius 55.25 KM Comoros 53.64 SO Somalia 27.43 DJ Djibouti 23.49
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

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

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