Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural was 18.66 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Mauritius, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 18.66 % for share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 48.6% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Mauritius peaked at 36.31 % in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.66 %, in 2024.
That places Mauritius 35th out of 39 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 28.05 % | — |
| 2013 | 32.04 % | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 30.85 % | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 32.23 % | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 32.5 % | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 31.55 % | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 29.03 % | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 30.98 % | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 29.62 % | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 23.95 % | -19.1% |
| 2023 | 36.31 % | +51.6% |
| 2024 | 18.66 % | -48.6% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 18.66 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.23 %, 43% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 18.66 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 74.44 %, 25% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.9 % | 28.05 % | 32.5 % | 8 |
| 2020s | 27.14 % | 18.66 % | 36.31 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 32 Georgia 32.07 % compare
- 33 Costa Rica 31.91 % compare
- 34 Uruguay 25.84 % compare
- 36 Mongolia 13.39 % compare
- 37 North Macedonia 9.56 % compare
- 38 South Africa 8.76 % 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)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Mauritius?
- Share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural in Mauritius was 18.66 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 36.31 % in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.66 % in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural?
- Mauritius ranks 35th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of informal employment by industry and sex: non-agricultural rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.5%. 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 Share of informal employment by industry and sex: Non-agricultural agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.