Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Mauritius

Mauritius: Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total was 0.2% in 2012. ▼ Falling

Latest (2012)
0.2%
Change on year
down 15.6%
World rank
40th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2003
All-time low
0.2%
in 2012
Years of data
12
2001–2012

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Mauritius, 2001–2012

00.10.20.32001200620122001: 0.257 % of total employed population in working age2002: 0.262 % of total employed population in working age2003: 0.309 % of total employed population in working age2004: 0.272 % of total employed population in working age2005: 0.275 % of total employed population in working age2006: 0.217 % of total employed population in working age2007: 0.272 % of total employed population in working age2008: 0.275 % of total employed population in working age2009: 0.27 % of total employed population in working age2010: 0.281 % of total employed population in working age2011: 0.247 % of total employed population in working age2012: 0.209 % of total employed population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed population in working age.

Analysis

In 2012, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Mauritius stood at 0.2%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.6% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Mauritius peaked at 0.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.

Mauritius ranks 40th of 84 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age) in Mauritius, 2001 to 2012.
Year % of total employed population in working age Change
2001 0.3%
2002 0.3% +1.9%
2003 0.3% +18.0%
2004 0.3% -12.0%
2005 0.3% +0.9%
2006 0.2% -21.0%
2007 0.3% +25.7%
2008 0.3% +1.0%
2009 0.3% -2.0%
2010 0.3% +4.3%
2011 0.2% -12.1%
2012 0.2% -15.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 9
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 3

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 37 Brazil 0.2% compare
  2. 38 El Salvador 0.2% compare
  3. 39 Denmark 0.2% compare
  4. 41 Belize 0.2%
  5. 42 Sri Lanka 0.2% compare
  6. 43 Thailand 0.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Mauritius?
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total in Mauritius was 0.2% in 2012, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2003.
What is the lowest underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
How does Mauritius rank for underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total?
Mauritius ranks 40th out of 84 countries with data for 2012.
Is underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Underemployment, less than 35 hours per week, aged 15-64, total (% of total employed population in working age)
Unit
% of total employed population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
84 places, 1,253 data points, 1970–2021
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