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Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Mauritius

Female labor force participation rate in Mauritius in 2025 — 47.46%. Ranked 126 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 9.47 pp.

2025 47.46% +0.01 pp vs 2024
World rank 126of 182
Period maximum 47.64%2023
Period minimum 36.23%2001

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Mauritius, 1990–20253540455019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 37.99%1991: 38.12%1992: 38.26%1993: 38.41%1994: 38.57%1995: 38.74%1996: 38.74%1997: 38.75%1998: 38.74%1999: 38.71%2000: 38.66%2001: 36.23%2002: 37.84%2003: 41.13%2004: 39.77%2005: 41.2%2006: 41.48%2007: 40.49%2008: 41.44%2009: 41.91%2010: 43.47%2011: 42.61%2012: 43.03%2013: 44.96%2014: 45.22%2015: 46.37%2016: 45.41%2017: 45.72%2018: 45.6%2019: 46.42%2020: 43.11%2021: 40.56%2022: 42.52%2023: 47.64%2024: 47.45%2025: 47.46%
Change over the period: +9.47 pp Annual average: 0.27 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mauritius 47.46%
World 48.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 65.16%
Eastern Africa computed 65.83%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 54.16%
Female labor force participation rate — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 47.46 +0.01 pp
2024 47.45 −0.19 pp
2023 47.64 +5.12 pp
2022 42.52 +1.96 pp
2021 40.56 −2.55 pp
2020 43.11 −3.31 pp
2019 46.42 +0.82 pp
2018 45.6 −0.11 pp
2017 45.72 +0.3 pp
2016 45.41 −0.96 pp
2015 46.37 +1.15 pp
2014 45.22 +0.26 pp
2013 44.96 +1.93 pp
2012 43.03 +0.42 pp
2011 42.61 −0.85 pp
2010 43.47 +1.55 pp
2009 41.91 +0.47 pp
2008 41.44 +0.95 pp
2007 40.49 −0.99 pp
2006 41.48 +0.28 pp
2005 41.2 +1.43 pp
2004 39.77 −1.36 pp
2003 41.13 +3.29 pp
2002 37.84 +1.61 pp
2001 36.23 −2.43 pp
2000 38.66 −0.05 pp
1999 38.71 −0.03 pp
1998 38.74 −0.01 pp
1997 38.75 +0.01 pp
1996 38.74 +0 pp
1995 38.74 +0.17 pp
1994 38.57 +0.16 pp
1993 38.41 +0.15 pp
1992 38.26 +0.14 pp
1991 38.12 +0.13 pp
1990 37.99 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

MG Madagascar 82.91 TZ Tanzania 80.28 BI Burundi 79.5 MZ Mozambique 77.09 UG Uganda 75.6 ER Eritrea 72.84 KE Kenya 63.04 ZW Zimbabwe 62.16 ET Ethiopia 58.46 MW Malawi 58.18 RW Rwanda 57.3 ZM Zambia 56.43 KM Comoros 47.65 MU Mauritius 47.46 SO Somalia 20.7 DJ Djibouti 19.37
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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

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