Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment was 13.34 % in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Mauritius, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Mauritius is 13.34 %, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 526.3% on the previous year and down 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Mauritius peaked at 20.39 % in 2003 and was at its lowest, 2.13 %, in 2023.
That places Mauritius 51st out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13.24 % | — |
| 2002 | 14.07 % | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 20.39 % | +44.9% |
| 2004 | 15.04 % | -26.2% |
| 2005 | 15.58 % | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 15.6 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 16.19 % | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 16 % | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 15.84 % | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 16.6 % | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 14.97 % | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 16.34 % | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 15.46 % | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 15.91 % | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 16.06 % | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 15.21 % | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 14.81 % | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 13.87 % | -6.3% |
| 2019 | 13.69 % | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 16.6 % | +21.3% |
| 2021 | 11.83 % | -28.7% |
| 2022 | 13.83 % | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 2.13 % | -84.6% |
| 2024 | 13.34 % | +526.3% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 13.34 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.13 %, 44% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 13.34 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73.24 %, 18% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +526.3% | 2.13 % | 13.34 % |
| 2023 | -84.6% | 13.83 % | 2.13 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.77 % | 13.24 % | 20.39 % | 9 |
| 2010s | 15.29 % | 13.69 % | 16.6 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.55 % | 2.13 % | 16.6 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
- 48 Grenada 15.52 % compare
- 49 Switzerland 15.02 % compare
- 50 South Africa 14.72 % compare
- 52 North Macedonia 13.12 % compare
- 53 Barbados 11.95 % compare
- 54 Austria 11.71 % compare
More economy & growth data for Mauritius
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.33 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 38.33 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 681.28 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -10.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0456 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 546.87 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 21.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Mauritius?
- Share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in Mauritius was 13.34 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 20.39 % in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.13 % in 2023.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment?
- Mauritius ranks 51st out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of Self-employed people in [industry] out of total employment in [industry] by [sex]: Total employment — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.