Mauritius — Unemployment rate

percent · Annual · 1982–2030 · 49 observations

About this series

The unemployment rate is the number of people without work who are available for and seeking work, divided by the labour force. It is expressed as a percentage.

In Mauritius, the unemployment rate reading was 5.64% in 2025, compared with 5.8% in 2024. The period change was −0.16 percentage points.

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  • Annual data, 1982–2030
  • Quarterly data, 2001–2024
  • Monthly data, 2004–2016
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Latest observations

2021–2030

PeriodValue
20305.91 %
20295.91 %
20285.91 %
20275.91 %
20265.9 %
5 earlier values, back to 2021
20255.64 %
20245.8 %
20236.11 %
20226.8 %
20219.1 %
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.