Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Mauritius's unemployment rate stands at 5.64% as of 2025-12-31, up from 5.55% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Mauritius's unemployment rate was 5.64%, up from 5.55% in 2024.
In 2024, Mauritius's unemployment rate was 5.55%, down from 5.57% in 2023.
In 2023, Mauritius's unemployment rate was 5.57%, down from 6.32% in 2022.
In 2022, Mauritius's unemployment rate was 6.32%, down from 7.72% in 2021.
In 2021, Mauritius's unemployment rate was 7.72%, down from 8.63% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.64% | +0.087% |
| 2024 | 5.55% | -0.023% |
| 2023 | 5.57% | -0.751% |
| 2022 | 6.32% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 7.72% | -0.907% |
| 2020 | 8.63% | +2.29% |
| 2019 | 6.33% | -0.095% |
| 2018 | 6.43% | -0.326% |
| 2017 | 6.75% | -0.062% |
| 2016 | 6.81% | -0.596% |
| 2015 | 7.41% | -0.057% |
| 2014 | 7.47% | +0.145% |
| 2013 | 7.32% | -0.15% |
| 2012 | 7.47% | +0.025% |
| 2011 | 7.45% | -0.207% |
| 2010 | 7.65% | +0.397% |
| 2009 | 7.26% | +0.087% |
| 2008 | 7.17% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 8.48% | -0.565% |
| 2006 | 9.04% | -0.484% |
| 2005 | 9.52% | +1.19% |
| 2004 | 8.34% | +0.019% |
| 2003 | 8.32% | +0.113% |
| 2002 | 8.21% | -0.935% |
| 2001 | 9.14% | +0.015% |
| 2000 | 9.13% | -0.153% |
| 1999 | 9.28% | +0.025% |
| 1998 | 9.25% | -0.128% |
| 1997 | 9.38% | -0.122% |
| 1996 | 9.5% | -0.087% |
| 1995 | 9.59% | +0.077% |
| 1994 | 9.51% | +0.013% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | +0.072% |
| 1992 | 9.43% | -0.065% |
| 1991 | 9.49% | — |
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Mauritius's unemployment rate is 5.64% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 5.55% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 9.59% (1995); the lowest is 5.55% (2024), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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