Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Mauritius's youth unemployment rate stands at 17.37% as of 2025-12-31, up from 16.5% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Mauritius's youth unemployment rate was 17.37%, up from 16.5% in 2024.
In 2024, Mauritius's youth unemployment rate was 16.5%, up from 16.45% in 2023.
In 2023, Mauritius's youth unemployment rate was 16.45%, down from 22.32% in 2022.
In 2022, Mauritius's youth unemployment rate was 22.32%, down from 25.37% in 2021.
In 2021, Mauritius's youth unemployment rate was 25.37%, up from 25.03% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.37% | +0.875% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | +0.051% |
| 2023 | 16.45% | -5.87% |
| 2022 | 22.32% | -3.05% |
| 2021 | 25.37% | +0.337% |
| 2020 | 25.03% | +2.95% |
| 2019 | 22.08% | -2.11% |
| 2018 | 24.2% | -0.035% |
| 2017 | 24.23% | +1.25% |
| 2016 | 22.98% | -2.59% |
| 2015 | 25.56% | +0.836% |
| 2014 | 24.73% | +2.55% |
| 2013 | 22.18% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 23.57% | +1.99% |
| 2011 | 21.59% | -1.94% |
| 2010 | 23.52% | +2.09% |
| 2009 | 21.44% | +2.23% |
| 2008 | 19.21% | -5.31% |
| 2007 | 24.52% | +1.26% |
| 2006 | 23.25% | -2.41% |
| 2005 | 25.66% | +0.998% |
| 2004 | 24.66% | -0.591% |
| 2003 | 25.25% | -0.489% |
| 2002 | 25.74% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 27.84% | +1.45% |
| 2000 | 26.39% | +0.458% |
| 1999 | 25.93% | +0.827% |
| 1998 | 25.1% | +0.413% |
| 1997 | 24.69% | +0.395% |
| 1996 | 24.3% | +0.461% |
| 1995 | 23.83% | +0.351% |
| 1994 | 23.48% | +0.23% |
| 1993 | 23.25% | +0.386% |
| 1992 | 22.87% | +0.159% |
| 1991 | 22.71% | — |
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Mauritius's youth unemployment rate is 17.37% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 16.5% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 27.84% (2001); the lowest is 16.45% (2023), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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