Mauritius
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Global rank#77out of 182 countries
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Historical trend

9.68.67.66.65.5199120082025Mauritius · 2025: 5.64%Mauritius

Analytical takeaways

  • Mauritius records 5.64% for Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, ranking #77 globally out of 182 countries.
  • Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) declined from 9.49% in 1991 to 5.64% in 2025, a decrease of 3.86%.
  • The country sits in the middle of the global distribution for this metric, making the page a balanced entry point for comparative analysis beyond the extremes.

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