ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Mauritius

Mauritius: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total was 26.93 % in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
26.93 %
Change on year
up 5.2%
World rank
49th
of 97 countries
All-time high
30.43 %
in 2001
All-time low
16.11 %
in 2020
Years of data
23
2001–2024

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Mauritius, 2001–2024

01020302001201220242001: 30.4 %2002: 26.4 %2003: 26.1 %2004: 25.6 %2005: 28.9 %2006: 24.5 %2008: 24.8 %2009: 30.4 %2010: 28.2 %2011: 26.9 %2012: 27.8 %2013: 27.5 %2014: 25.6 %2015: 22.6 %2016: 28.6 %2017: 22.8 %2018: 23.2 %2019: 24.6 %2020: 16.1 %2021: 21.4 %2022: 20.6 %2023: 25.6 %2024: 26.9 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Mauritius is 26.93 %, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Mauritius peaked at 30.43 % in 2001 and was at its lowest, 16.11 %, in 2020.

Mauritius ranks 49th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value in Mauritius, 2001 to 2024.
Year % Change
2001 30.43 %
2002 26.41 % -13.2%
2003 26.12 % -1.1%
2004 25.65 % -1.8%
2005 28.93 % +12.8%
2006 24.52 % -15.2%
2008 24.78 % +1.1%
2009 30.36 % +22.5%
2010 28.22 % -7.0%
2011 26.95 % -4.5%
2012 27.77 % +3.0%
2013 27.5 % -1.0%
2014 25.57 % -7.0%
2015 22.6 % -11.6%
2016 28.55 % +26.3%
2017 22.75 % -20.3%
2018 23.23 % +2.1%
2019 24.65 % +6.1%
2020 16.11 % -34.6%
2021 21.36 % +32.6%
2022 20.58 % -3.7%
2023 25.6 % +24.4%
2024 26.93 % +5.2%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 26.93 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.42 %, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 26.93 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 23.5 %, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 27.15 % 24.52 % 30.43 % 8
2010s 25.78 % 22.6 % 28.55 % 10
2020s 22.12 % 16.11 % 26.93 % 5

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 46 Russian Federation 27.79 % compare
  2. 47 Pakistan 27.49 % compare
  3. 48 Poland 26.99 % compare
  4. 50 New Zealand 26.92 % compare
  5. 51 Latvia 26.71 % compare
  6. 52 Greece 26.57 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Mauritius?
Ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total in Mauritius was 26.93 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 30.43 % in 2001.
What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 16.11 % in 2020.
How does Mauritius rank for ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total?
Mauritius ranks 49th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
Is ilostat - labour force survey — share of female employees in total rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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 of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Share of female employees in total employees in agriculture — Female — Value
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
106 places, 2,172 data points, 1976–2025
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The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database. In addition, the ILO modelled estimates and projections (ILOEST) are used to provide information on employment in agriculture. FAOSTAT also publishes indicators on employment in agrifood systems (AFS) from 2000 at the national, regional, and global levels, using a methodology developed by the FAO to estimate the number of people employed within these systems.