Annual working hours vs. productivity in Mauritius

Mauritius: Annual working hours vs. productivity was 1,990 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1,990 hours per worker
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
62nd
of 129 countries
All-time high
2,057 hours per worker
in 2022
All-time low
1,826 hours per worker
in 2018
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Annual working hours vs. productivity in Mauritius, 2005–2023

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2005201420232005: 2.0k hours per worker2006: 2.0k hours per worker2007: 2.0k hours per worker2008: 2.0k hours per worker2009: 2.0k hours per worker2010: 2.0k hours per worker2011: 2.0k hours per worker2012: 1.9k hours per worker2013: 1.9k hours per worker2014: 1.9k hours per worker2015: 1.9k hours per worker2016: 1.9k hours per worker2017: 1.9k hours per worker2018: 1.8k hours per worker2019: 1.9k hours per worker2020: 1.8k hours per worker2021: 1.9k hours per worker2022: 2.1k hours per worker2023: 2.0k hours per worker

Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 1,990 hours per worker for annual working hours vs. productivity in 2023.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual working hours vs. productivity in Mauritius peaked at 2,057 hours per worker in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,826 hours per worker, in 2018.

Mauritius ranks 62nd of 129 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2,027 hours per worker 2,008 hours per worker 2,042 hours per worker 5
2010s 1,914 hours per worker 1,826 hours per worker 2,049 hours per worker 10
2020s 1,951 hours per worker 1,838 hours per worker 2,057 hours per worker 4

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 59 Taiwan 2,032 hours per worker compare
  2. 60 Serbia 1,995 hours per worker compare
  3. 61 Brazil 1,994 hours per worker compare
  4. 63 Moldova 1,989 hours per worker compare
  5. 64 Armenia 1,976 hours per worker compare
  6. 65 Kazakhstan 1,975 hours per worker compare

See the full ranking of 129 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual working hours vs. productivity in Mauritius?
Annual working hours vs. productivity in Mauritius was 1,990 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 2,057 hours per worker in 2022.
What is the lowest annual working hours vs. productivity recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 1,826 hours per worker in 2018.
How does Mauritius rank for annual working hours vs. productivity?
Mauritius ranks 62nd out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual working hours vs. productivity rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mauritius data come from?
The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours vs. productivity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual working hours vs. productivity
Unit
hours per worker
Source
Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
129 places, 4,891 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

This is the average sum of hours worked by employees and self-employed people during each year in a country.