Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Mauritius
Mauritius: Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates was 5.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Mauritius, 1995–2024
Source: Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Mauritius is 5.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Mauritius peaked at 9.6% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2024.
Mauritius ranks 95th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.6% | — |
| 2001 | 9.1% | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 8.2% | -10.2% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -28.0% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | +41.2% |
| 2005 | 9.5% | +14.2% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 7.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 6.4% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +36.3% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 6.3% | -18.1% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -11.9% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | -6.4% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 5.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.8%, 90% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 5.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.6%, 93% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +41.2% | 5.9% | 8.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 5.9% | 9.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 5.2% | 8.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 92 Fiji 5.4% compare
- 93 Uzbekistan 5.3% compare
- 94 New Zealand 5.3% compare
- 96 Nicaragua 5.2% compare
- 97 Dominican Republic 5.2% compare
- 98 Nauru 5.1% compare
More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0409 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0343 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0167 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2303 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2885 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0008 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Mauritius?
- Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates in Mauritius was 5.2% in 2024, according to Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 1995.
- What is the lowest unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2024.
- How does Mauritius rank for unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates?
- Mauritius ranks 95th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rates: modeled vs. national estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon. Figures refer to national estimates and may not be fully comparable across countries.