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Female unemployment — Mauritius

Female unemployment in Mauritius in 2025 — 7.62%. Ranked 123 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 6.01 pp.

2025 7.62% +0.16 pp vs 2024
World rank 123of 182
Period maximum 16.51%2005
Period minimum 7.47%2024

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of female labor force

Female unemployment — Mauritius, 1991–202557.51012.51517.519911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 13.64%1992: 13.53%1993: 13.62%1994: 13.62%1995: 13.7%1996: 13.34%1997: 12.92%1998: 12.51%1999: 12.29%2000: 11.85%2001: 11.69%2002: 11.75%2003: 12.62%2004: 13.5%2005: 16.51%2006: 15.67%2007: 14.53%2008: 12.77%2009: 12.42%2010: 13.06%2011: 11.8%2012: 11.8%2013: 11.23%2014: 10.9%2015: 10.77%2016: 10.5%2017: 10.13%2018: 9.6%2019: 9.79%2020: 10.23%2021: 8.67%2022: 8.55%2023: 7.5%2024: 7.47%2025: 7.62%
Change over the period: −6.01 pp Annual average: -0.18 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mauritius 7.62%
World 4.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.25%
Eastern Africa computed 5.17%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 5.58%
Female unemployment — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 7.62 +0.16 pp
2024 7.47 −0.04 pp
2023 7.5 −1.05 pp
2022 8.55 −0.12 pp
2021 8.67 −1.56 pp
2020 10.23 +0.44 pp
2019 9.79 +0.19 pp
2018 9.6 −0.53 pp
2017 10.13 −0.37 pp
2016 10.5 −0.26 pp
2015 10.77 −0.14 pp
2014 10.9 −0.33 pp
2013 11.23 −0.57 pp
2012 11.8 −0 pp
2011 11.8 −1.26 pp
2010 13.06 +0.64 pp
2009 12.42 −0.35 pp
2008 12.77 −1.77 pp
2007 14.53 −1.14 pp
2006 15.67 −0.84 pp
2005 16.51 +3.02 pp
2004 13.5 +0.88 pp
2003 12.62 +0.87 pp
2002 11.75 +0.06 pp
2001 11.69 −0.16 pp
2000 11.85 −0.44 pp
1999 12.29 −0.22 pp
1998 12.51 −0.42 pp
1997 12.92 −0.41 pp
1996 13.34 −0.37 pp
1995 13.7 +0.09 pp
1994 13.62 +0 pp
1993 13.62 +0.08 pp
1992 13.53 −0.11 pp
1991 13.64 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

BI Burundi 0.81 TZ Tanzania 2.22 UG Uganda 3.29 MG Madagascar 3.31 KM Comoros 4.4 ET Ethiopia 4.53 MW Malawi 6.01 ZM Zambia 6.16 ER Eritrea 6.73 KE Kenya 6.74 MZ Mozambique 7.18 MU Mauritius 7.62 ZW Zimbabwe 9.37 RW Rwanda 12.83 SO Somalia 24.58 DJ Djibouti 35.43
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About the indicator

The share of the female labor force that is unemployed. The gap with male unemployment reflects both the structure of labor demand and the barriers women face in reaching employment. In some countries the indicator looks favorable only because many women are outside the labor force altogether — it should be read alongside female labor force participation.

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

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