Mauritius - Self-employed

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Mauritius was 13.54 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 20.41 in 2003, while its lowest value was 12.13 in 1991.

Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 12.13
1992 12.24
1993 12.34
1994 12.47
1995 12.57
1996 12.70
1997 12.84
1998 12.93
1999 13.20
2000 13.54
2001 13.32
2002 14.10
2003 20.41
2004 15.04
2005 15.58
2006 15.61
2007 16.21
2008 16.01
2009 15.86
2010 16.62
2011 14.98
2012 16.35
2013 15.46
2014 15.91
2015 16.07
2016 15.21
2017 14.81
2018 13.87
2019 13.54

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Mauritius was 23.18 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 24.16 in 2003, while its lowest value was 20.97 in 2006.

Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 21.23
1992 21.28
1993 21.43
1994 21.56
1995 21.78
1996 21.98
1997 22.12
1998 22.32
1999 22.77
2000 22.75
2001 23.40
2002 23.62
2003 24.16
2004 22.00
2005 21.13
2006 20.97
2007 22.18
2008 21.64
2009 21.96
2010 22.21
2011 21.80
2012 22.70
2013 23.90
2014 23.50
2015 23.83
2016 23.77
2017 24.09
2018 23.36
2019 23.18

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)

Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate) in Mauritius was 19.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 22.93 in 2003, while its lowest value was 18.40 in 1991.

Definition: Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include four sub-categories of employers, own-account workers, members of producers' cooperatives, and contributing family workers.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1991 18.40
1992 18.47
1993 18.59
1994 18.71
1995 18.89
1996 19.03
1997 19.14
1998 19.27
1999 19.62
2000 19.70
2001 20.03
2002 20.46
2003 22.93
2004 19.72
2005 19.30
2006 19.17
2007 20.19
2008 19.71
2009 19.84
2010 20.23
2011 19.38
2012 20.43
2013 20.79
2014 20.69
2015 20.90
2016 20.58
2017 20.60
2018 19.75
2019 19.50

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Economic activity