Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Mauritius
Mauritius: Industry jobs as a share of total employment was 20.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Mauritius, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Mauritius stood at 20.6%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry jobs as a share of total employment in Mauritius peaked at 35.0% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 2025.
Mauritius ranks 75th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.0% | 32.8% | 35.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 32.3% | 29.4% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 23.5% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 20.6% | 23.4% | 6 |
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More reference data data for Mauritius
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0513 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2141 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 15.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 105.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.2171 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1893 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 8.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 4.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry jobs as a share of total employment in Mauritius?
- Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Mauritius was 20.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 35.0% in 1991.
- What is the lowest industry jobs as a share of total employment recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 2025.
- How does Mauritius rank for industry jobs as a share of total employment?
- Mauritius ranks 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry jobs as a share of total employment rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Industry jobs as a share of total employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of total employment working in the industry sector.