Economically active population in agriculture in Mauritius
Mauritius: Economically active population in agriculture was 45,000 number in 2012. βΌ Falling
Economically active population in agriculture in Mauritius, 1980β2012
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for economically active population in agriculture in Mauritius is 45,000 number, measured in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economically active population in agriculture in Mauritius peaked at 100,000 number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 45,000 number, in 2012.
Mauritius ranks 50th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91,200 number | 81,000 number | 100,000 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 70,300 number | 64,000 number | 75,000 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,800 number | 50,000 number | 63,000 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,667 number | 45,000 number | 48,000 number | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 47 Equatorial Guinea 184,000 number compare
- 48 Eswatini 137,000 number compare
- 49 Libya 64,000 number compare
- 51 Sao Tome and Principe 34,000 number compare
- 52 Cape Verde 31,000 number compare
- 53 Seychelles 30,000 number compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mauritius
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0462 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 599.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1976 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6096 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 4.62 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 4.62 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economically active population in agriculture in Mauritius?
- Economically active population in agriculture in Mauritius was 45,000 number in 2012, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 100,000 number in 1980.
- What is the lowest economically active population in agriculture recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,000 number in 2012.
- How does Mauritius rank for economically active population in agriculture?
- Mauritius ranks 50th out of 53 countries with data for 2012.
- Is economically active population in agriculture rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, Production Yearbook and data files, published as part of Economically active population in agriculture (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agricultural employment shows the number of workers in the agricultural sector.