Labor force, total, per capita in Mauritius
Mauritius: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.5004 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, total, per capita in Mauritius, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Mauritius is 0.5004 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Mauritius peaked at 0.5007 units per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4227 units per person, in 1990.
That places Mauritius 68th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, total, per capita in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4227 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.4247 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4267 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4287 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4309 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.4331 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4349 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4363 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4374 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4379 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4379 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.43 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4368 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4557 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4453 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4509 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.452 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.449 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4533 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4578 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4671 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4641 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4689 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4792 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4838 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4896 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.4868 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4916 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4896 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4967 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.466 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4423 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4696 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5007 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4998 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.5004 units per person | +0.1% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.5004 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4696 units per person, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.5004 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3995 units per person, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4313 units per person | 0.4227 units per person | 0.4379 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4469 units per person | 0.43 units per person | 0.4578 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4817 units per person | 0.4641 units per person | 0.4967 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4798 units per person | 0.4423 units per person | 0.5007 units per person | 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, total, per capita in Mauritius?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Mauritius was 0.5004 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5007 units per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4227 units per person in 1990.
- How does Mauritius rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Mauritius ranks 68th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.