Mauritius Youth Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Mauritius youth unemployment rate for 2023 was 20.87%, a 0.9% decline from 2022.
  • Mauritius youth unemployment rate for 2022 was 21.76%, a 3.07% decline from 2021.
  • Mauritius youth unemployment rate for 2021 was 24.83%, a 0.07% increase from 2020.
  • Mauritius youth unemployment rate for 2020 was 24.76%, a 2.68% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24
Libya 49.44%
South Africa 49.14%
Botswana 45.41%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 42.31%
Jordan 40.80%
Namibia 38.03%
Gabon 36.53%
Iraq 32.23%
Algeria 30.78%
North Macedonia 28.57%
Albania 28.25%
St. Lucia 28.15%
Montenegro 27.93%
Bosnia 26.52%
Guyana 25.87%
Suriname 25.29%
Serbia 24.31%
Costa Rica 24.10%
Lebanon 23.74%
Iran 22.79%
Romania 21.30%
Mauritius 20.87%
Samoa 19.76%
Colombia 19.27%
Armenia 18.96%
Brazil 17.90%
Turkey 17.61%
Belize 17.41%
Equatorial Guinea 16.35%
China 15.72%
Fiji 15.24%
Maldives 14.93%
Jamaica 13.84%
Azerbaijan 13.55%
Paraguay 13.03%
Russia 12.70%
Malaysia 12.49%
Bulgaria 11.99%
Dominican Republic 11.75%
Venezuela 10.77%
Belarus 10.23%
Turkmenistan 9.06%
Peru 8.80%
Ecuador 7.21%
Tonga 6.70%
Mexico 6.11%
Guatemala 5.87%
Thailand 5.31%
Kazakhstan 3.82%
Cuba 2.99%
Mauritius Youth Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year % of Total Labor Force Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 20.87% -0.90%
2022 21.76% -3.07%
2021 24.83% 0.07%
2020 24.76% 2.68%
2019 22.08% -2.10%
2018 24.19% -0.03%
2017 24.21% 1.24%
2016 22.97% -2.59%
2015 25.57% 0.84%
2014 24.73% 2.57%
2013 22.16% -1.36%
2012 23.52% 1.98%
2011 21.54% -1.94%
2010 23.49% 2.07%
2009 21.42% 2.23%
2008 19.19% -5.30%
2007 24.49% 1.27%
2006 23.22% -2.39%
2005 25.61% 1.03%
2004 24.58% -0.55%
2003 25.14% -0.45%
2002 25.58% -2.08%
2001 27.66% 1.44%
2000 26.22% 0.47%
1999 25.75% 0.79%
1998 24.97% 0.40%
1997 24.56% 0.38%
1996 24.18% 0.44%
1995 23.74% 0.24%
1994 23.50% 0.11%
1993 23.39% 0.27%
1992 23.12% 0.11%
1991 23.01% 0.11%