Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 38.04 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Mauritius, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritius recorded 38.04 % for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 366.7% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Mauritius peaked at 38.57 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.15 %, in 2023.
That places Mauritius 43rd out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16.4 % | — |
| 2002 | 19.82 % | +20.9% |
| 2003 | 21.07 % | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 20.41 % | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 20.74 % | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 18.74 % | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 20.69 % | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 20.79 % | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 22.81 % | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 22.7 % | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 29.1 % | +28.2% |
| 2012 | 31.85 % | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 36.51 % | +14.6% |
| 2014 | 35.45 % | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 35.11 % | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 33.74 % | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 34.11 % | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 33.12 % | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 33.37 % | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 32.02 % | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 32.34 % | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 38.57 % | +19.3% |
| 2023 | 8.15 % | -78.9% |
| 2024 | 38.04 % | +366.7% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 38.04 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.92 %, 76% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 38.04 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73.51 %, 52% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Mauritius changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +366.7% | 8.15 % | 38.04 % |
| 2023 | -78.9% | 38.57 % | 8.15 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.16 % | 16.4 % | 22.81 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 32.51 % | 22.7 % | 36.51 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.82 % | 8.15 % | 38.57 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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 self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Mauritius?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Mauritius was 38.04 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 38.57 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.15 % in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Mauritius ranks 43rd out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total AFS employment — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — 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.