Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 40.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Mauritius, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 40.6% for labor force, female in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Mauritius peaked at 40.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 1990.
Mauritius ranks 135th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.1% | — |
| 1991 | 31.3% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 31.4% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 31.6% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 31.8% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 32.0% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 32.2% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 32.3% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 32.4% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 32.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 32.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 31.2% | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 33.7% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 33.6% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 35.0% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 34.7% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 35.4% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 36.5% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 37.6% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 37.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 38.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 38.0% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 38.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 38.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 38.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 38.3% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 38.1% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 40.3% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 40.4% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 40.6% | +0.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 40.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.4%, 96% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 40.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.5%, 85% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.9% | 31.1% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.9% | 31.2% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 36.5% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 38.1% | 40.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More education data for Mauritius
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,330 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 21 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,956 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13,539 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 100,395 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 84,530 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -5.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Mauritius?
- Labor force, female in Mauritius was 40.6% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for labor force, female?
- Mauritius ranks 135th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.