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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Mauritius's labour force participation stands at 58.55% as of 2025-12-31, down from 58.66% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Mauritius's labour force participation was 58.55%, down from 58.66% in 2024.
In 2024, Mauritius's labour force participation was 58.66%, down from 59% in 2023.
In 2023, Mauritius's labour force participation was 59%, up from 55.56% in 2022.
In 2022, Mauritius's labour force participation was 55.56%, up from 52.58% in 2021.
In 2021, Mauritius's labour force participation was 52.58%, down from 55.71% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58.55% | -0.116% |
| 2024 | 58.66% | -0.332% |
| 2023 | 59% | +3.44% |
| 2022 | 55.56% | +2.97% |
| 2021 | 52.58% | -3.13% |
| 2020 | 55.71% | -4.03% |
| 2019 | 59.75% | +0.473% |
| 2018 | 59.27% | -0.613% |
| 2017 | 59.89% | +0.229% |
| 2016 | 59.66% | -0.684% |
| 2015 | 60.34% | +0.369% |
| 2014 | 59.97% | +0.265% |
| 2013 | 59.71% | +1.02% |
| 2012 | 58.69% | +0.264% |
| 2011 | 58.43% | -0.777% |
| 2010 | 59.2% | +0.77% |
| 2009 | 58.43% | +0.128% |
| 2008 | 58.31% | +0.097% |
| 2007 | 58.21% | -0.816% |
| 2006 | 59.02% | -0.242% |
| 2005 | 59.27% | +0.416% |
| 2004 | 58.85% | -1.67% |
| 2003 | 60.52% | +2.26% |
| 2002 | 58.26% | +0.691% |
| 2001 | 57.57% | -1.28% |
| 2000 | 58.84% | -0.207% |
| 1999 | 59.05% | -0.199% |
| 1998 | 59.25% | -0.176% |
| 1997 | 59.42% | -0.162% |
| 1996 | 59.59% | -0.167% |
| 1995 | 59.75% | -0.115% |
| 1994 | 59.87% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 59.97% | -0.085% |
| 1992 | 60.05% | -0.079% |
| 1991 | 60.13% | -0.059% |
| 1990 | 60.19% | — |
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Mauritius's labour force participation is 58.55% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 58.66% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 60.52% (2003); the lowest is 52.58% (2021), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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