Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Mauritius
Mauritius: Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) was 55.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Mauritius, 2012–2018
Source: UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Mauritius is 55.4%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Mauritius ranks 11th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 50.9% | — |
| 2013 | 52.8% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 54.4% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 53.9% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 53.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | +3.1% |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 8 Viet Nam 59.0% compare
- 9 El Salvador 56.7% compare
- 10 Colombia 55.5% compare
- 12 Egypt 55.4% compare
- 13 Dominican Republic 54.8% compare
- 14 Palestine, State of 52.7% 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 informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Mauritius?
- Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) in Mauritius was 55.4% in 2018, according to UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/.
- What is the highest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.9% in 2012.
- How does Mauritius rank for informal employment by sector and gender (% of total)?
- Mauritius ranks 11th out of 27 countries with data for 2018.
- Is informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from UN Open Data Hub. Available at: https://unstats-undesa.opendata.arcgis.com/, published as part of Informal employment by sector and gender (% of total) - Non-agriculture - Male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator presents the share of non-agriculture (male) employment which is classified as informal employment in the total economy. Data is taken from the United Nations Sustainable Goals, representing Indicator 8.3.1: Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex.