Mauritius — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Mauritius, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Mauritius was 58.55% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 60.52% in 2003. The lowest was 52.58% in 2021 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.08% per year.
Mauritius ranks 114 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 61%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 64.31%, so Mauritius sits below it. It peaked in 2003 and has fallen 3% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 3%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 31 of 47 economies; Ghana (58.52%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 7% in 2020.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 99th of 187 in 1990 → 116th of 187 in 2000 → 115th of 187 in 2010 → 127th of 187 in 2020 → 113th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 58.66% | -0.3 pp |
| 2023 | 59% | +3.4 pp |
| 2022 | 55.56% | +3.0 pp |
| 2021 | 52.58% | -3.1 pp |
| 2020 | 55.71% | -4.0 pp |
| 2019 | 59.75% | +0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 59.27% | -0.6 pp |
| 2017 | 59.89% | +0.2 pp |
| 2016 | 59.66% | -0.7 pp |
| 2015 | 60.34% | +0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 59.97% | +0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 59.71% | +1.0 pp |
| 2012 | 58.69% | +0.3 pp |
| 2011 | 58.43% | -0.8 pp |
| 2010 | 59.2% | +0.8 pp |
| 2009 | 58.43% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 58.31% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 58.21% | -0.8 pp |
| 2006 | 59.02% | -0.2 pp |
| 2005 | 59.27% | +0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 58.85% | -1.7 pp |
| 2003 | 60.52% | +2.3 pp |
| 2002 | 58.26% | +0.7 pp |
| 2001 | 57.57% | -1.3 pp |
| 2000 | 58.84% | -0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 59.05% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 59.25% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 59.42% | -0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 59.59% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 59.75% | -0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 59.87% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 59.97% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 60.05% | -0.1 pp |
| 1991 | 60.13% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 60.19% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Mauritius’s Labor participation in 1991?
60.13% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Mauritius’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -2.7% in total — about 0.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 58.55%; 2024: 58.66%; 2023: 59%; 2022: 55.56%; 2021: 52.58%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.