Number of female sole proprietors in Mauritius
Mauritius: Number of female sole proprietors was 6,141 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of female sole proprietors in Mauritius, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of female sole proprietors in Mauritius is 6,141, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of female sole proprietors in Mauritius peaked at 6,141 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3,905, in 2015.
Mauritius ranks 39th of 78 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of female sole proprietors in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 3,968 | — |
| 2015 | 3,905 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 4,558 | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 4,325 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 4,341 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 5,051 | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 5,895 | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 5,405 | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 5,766 | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 6,014 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 6,141 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4,358 | 3,905 | 5,051 | 6 |
| 2020s | 5,844 | 5,405 | 6,141 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mauritius
More private sector data for Mauritius
- Merchandise trade 57.4% (2025)
- Food imports 21.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 54.2% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 6.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 50.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 46.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 2.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,883 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1449 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of female sole proprietors in Mauritius?
- Number of female sole proprietors in Mauritius was 6,141 in 2024, according to World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
- What is the highest number of female sole proprietors recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 6,141 in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of female sole proprietors recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,905 in 2015.
- How does Mauritius rank for number of female sole proprietors?
- Mauritius ranks 39th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritius data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as part of Number of female sole proprietors. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of female sole proprietors is the number of newly registered sole proprietors owned by female individuals in the calendar year. A sole proprietorship is a business entity owned and managed by a single individual who is indistinguishable from the business and personally liable.