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Labor force — Mauritius

Labor force in Mauritius in 2025 — 622,328 people. Ranked 152 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 39%.

2025 622,328 people −0.04% vs 2024
World rank 152of 182
Period maximum 628,768 people2019
Period minimum 447,597 people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Mauritius, 1990–2025400,000450,000500,000550,000600,000650,00019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 447,597 people1991: 454,544 people1992: 462,679 people1993: 470,444 people1994: 479,516 people1995: 486,189 people1996: 493,166 people1997: 501,010 people1998: 507,577 people1999: 514,629 people2000: 519,717 people2001: 514,388 people2002: 526,227 people2003: 552,982 people2004: 543,713 people2005: 553,847 people2006: 557,780 people2007: 556,648 people2008: 563,956 people2009: 571,049 people2010: 584,117 people2011: 581,250 people2012: 588,857 people2013: 603,297 people2014: 610,180 people2015: 618,312 people2016: 615,224 people2017: 621,819 people2018: 619,649 people2019: 628,768 people2020: 589,990 people2021: 560,132 people2022: 592,892 people2023: 625,239 people2024: 622,583 people2025: 622,328 people
Change over the period: +174,731 (+39.04%) Average annual rate: 0.95 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Mauritius 622,328 people
World 3.74B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 527M people
Eastern Africa computed 214M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.38B people
Labor force — Mauritius, by year Mauritius All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 622,328 −255 −0.04%
2024 622,583 −2,656 −0.42%
2023 625,239 +32,347 +5.46%
2022 592,892 +32,760 +5.85%
2021 560,132 −29,858 −5.06%
2020 589,990 −38,778 −6.17%
2019 628,768 +9,119 +1.47%
2018 619,649 −2,170 −0.35%
2017 621,819 +6,595 +1.07%
2016 615,224 −3,088 −0.5%
2015 618,312 +8,132 +1.33%
2014 610,180 +6,883 +1.14%
2013 603,297 +14,440 +2.45%
2012 588,857 +7,607 +1.31%
2011 581,250 −2,867 −0.49%
2010 584,117 +13,068 +2.29%
2009 571,049 +7,093 +1.26%
2008 563,956 +7,308 +1.31%
2007 556,648 −1,132 −0.2%
2006 557,780 +3,933 +0.71%
2005 553,847 +10,134 +1.86%
2004 543,713 −9,269 −1.68%
2003 552,982 +26,755 +5.08%
2002 526,227 +11,839 +2.3%
2001 514,388 −5,329 −1.03%
2000 519,717 +5,088 +0.99%
1999 514,629 +7,052 +1.39%
1998 507,577 +6,567 +1.31%
1997 501,010 +7,844 +1.59%
1996 493,166 +6,977 +1.44%
1995 486,189 +6,673 +1.39%
1994 479,516 +9,072 +1.93%
1993 470,444 +7,765 +1.68%
1992 462,679 +8,135 +1.79%
1991 454,544 +6,947 +1.55%
1990 447,597

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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