Employment in industry in Mauritius
20.6% of employed people in Mauritius worked in industry in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1991.
Mauritius, 2025
20.6%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
World, 2025
23.7%
Position in 2025
73rd of 182
Employment in industry in Mauritius over time
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% of total employment. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mauritius | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.6% | 23.7% |
| 2024 | 21.0% | 23.6% |
| 2023 | 21.2% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | 23.6% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | 23.6% |
| 2020 | 23.4% | 23.3% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | 23.5% |
| 2018 | 23.7% | 23.5% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | 23.4% |
| 2016 | 25.8% | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | 23.3% |
| 2014 | 25.9% | 23.5% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | 23.5% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | 23.6% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | 23.2% |
| 2010 | 28.4% | 22.9% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | 22.5% |
| 2008 | 31.5% | 22.6% |
| 2007 | 31.7% | 22.5% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | 21.9% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | 21.4% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | 21.0% |
| 2003 | 33.1% | 20.6% |
| 2002 | 33.3% | 20.6% |
| 2001 | 33.2% | 20.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 21.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 25.0%, the figure has changed by −4.4 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2025, Mauritius has the 73rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 23.7%.
More for Mauritius
All statistics for Mauritius
Employment in agriculture
4.7%
2025 · World Bank
Employment in services
74.7%
2025 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the unemployment rate
5.6%
2025 · ILOSTAT
ILO estimate of youth unemployment
17.4%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Labour force participation
58.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Women's labour force participation
47.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT