Mauritius: Part time employment, male (% of total male employment)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Mauritius' part time employment, male (% of total male employment) rose 7.52 percentage points on 2023 (from 23.26% to 30.78%).

Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2023), the average change was +0.28 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.43 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 13.12 percentage points in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 12.99 percentage points in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 1.4 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 31% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Mauritius had the 10th highest value of the 34 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Mauritius in the 2024 ranking

• Ireland — 7th of 34: 33.22%
• Belgium — 8th of 34: 32.25%
• France — 9th of 34: 31.23%
• Germany — 11th of 34: 30.32%
• Malta — 12th of 34: 30.14%
• Estonia — 13th of 34: 28.57%

What this measures

Part-time employment rate represents the percentage of employment that is part time. Part time employment in this series is based on a common definition of less than 35 actual weekly hours worked.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 23 values

Part time employment, male (% of total male employment) in nearby economies

• Mali — 11.67% (2024)
• Rwanda — 45.92% (2025)
• Seychelles — 11.2% (2025)
• South Africa — 12.38% (2024)

More social protection & labor data for Mauritius

• Net migration — -2,784 (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (national estimate) — 37.68% (2024)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate) — 42.94% (2024)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate) — 40.27% (2024)
• Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 48.1% (2024)
• Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate) — 70.66% (2024)
• Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (national estimate) — 68.07% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Mauritius's part time employment, male (% of total male employment)?

30.78% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2001?

It is up 5.41 percentage points from 25.37% in 2001. The highest value was 37.01% in 2018 and the lowest 10.14% in 2022.

How does Mauritius rank?

10th highest of 34 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in part time employment, male (% of total male employment) unusual for Mauritius?

In 2024, Mauritius' part time employment, male (% of total male employment) rose 7.52 percentage points on 2023 (from 23.26% to 30.78%). Across the 20 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2023), the average change was +0.28 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 5.43 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.TLF.PART.MA.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Wages and Working Time Statistics database (COND), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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