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Labor force participation rate — Mauritius

Labor force participation rate in Mauritius in 2025 — 58.55%. Ranked 113 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 1.64 pp.

2025 58.55% −0.12 pp vs 2024
World rank 113of 182
Period maximum 60.52%2003
Period minimum 52.58%2021

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Labor force participation rate — Mauritius, 1990–202552545658606219901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 60.19%1991: 60.13%1992: 60.05%1993: 59.97%1994: 59.87%1995: 59.75%1996: 59.59%1997: 59.42%1998: 59.25%1999: 59.05%2000: 58.84%2001: 57.57%2002: 58.26%2003: 60.52%2004: 58.85%2005: 59.27%2006: 59.02%2007: 58.21%2008: 58.31%2009: 58.43%2010: 59.2%2011: 58.43%2012: 58.69%2013: 59.71%2014: 59.97%2015: 60.34%2016: 59.66%2017: 59.89%2018: 59.27%2019: 59.75%2020: 55.71%2021: 52.58%2022: 55.56%2023: 59%2024: 58.66%2025: 58.55%
Change over the period: −1.64 pp Annual average: -0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mauritius 58.55%
World 60.98%
Sub-Saharan Africa 70.32%
Eastern Africa computed 71.67%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 63.16%
Labor force participation rate — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 58.55 −0.12 pp
2024 58.66 −0.33 pp
2023 59 +3.44 pp
2022 55.56 +2.97 pp
2021 52.58 −3.13 pp
2020 55.71 −4.03 pp
2019 59.75 +0.47 pp
2018 59.27 −0.61 pp
2017 59.89 +0.23 pp
2016 59.66 −0.68 pp
2015 60.34 +0.37 pp
2014 59.97 +0.27 pp
2013 59.71 +1.02 pp
2012 58.69 +0.26 pp
2011 58.43 −0.78 pp
2010 59.2 +0.77 pp
2009 58.43 +0.13 pp
2008 58.31 +0.1 pp
2007 58.21 −0.82 pp
2006 59.02 −0.24 pp
2005 59.27 +0.42 pp
2004 58.85 −1.67 pp
2003 60.52 +2.26 pp
2002 58.26 +0.69 pp
2001 57.57 −1.28 pp
2000 58.84 −0.21 pp
1999 59.05 −0.2 pp
1998 59.25 −0.18 pp
1997 59.42 −0.16 pp
1996 59.59 −0.17 pp
1995 59.75 −0.12 pp
1994 59.87 −0.1 pp
1993 59.97 −0.08 pp
1992 60.05 −0.08 pp
1991 60.13 −0.06 pp
1990 60.19 —

Eastern Africa, 2025

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

MG Madagascar 85.5 TZ Tanzania 83.72 UG Uganda 80.03 MZ Mozambique 78.71 ER Eritrea 78.35 BI Burundi 78.26 ET Ethiopia 68.46 ZW Zimbabwe 67.72 KE Kenya 67.39 RW Rwanda 63.68 MW Malawi 62.58 ZM Zambia 61.93 MU Mauritius 58.55 KM Comoros 55.77 SO Somalia 33.85 DJ Djibouti 31.74
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of the population aged 15 and over that belongs to the labor force. It shows how fully a country uses its labor potential. The decline in advanced countries comes from an aging population and longer years of schooling, while low values in developing ones usually come from limited participation by women.

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

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