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.
Industry jobs as a share of total employment in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 35.0% | — |
| 1992 | 34.9% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 34.6% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 34.3% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 33.8% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 33.4% | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 32.8% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 33.4% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 33.6% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 33.5% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 33.2% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 33.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 33.1% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 31.7% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 21.2% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 21.0% | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 20.6% | -1.7% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 20.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.1%, 98% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 20.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.2%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
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 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.