Share of female directors in Mauritius
Mauritius: Share of female directors was 32.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of female directors in Mauritius, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026. Measured in % of total directors.
Analysis
In 2024, share of female directors in Mauritius stood at 32.3%.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female directors in Mauritius peaked at 39.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2020.
That places Mauritius 17th out of 71 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female directors in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 39.8% | — |
| 2015 | 32.9% | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 32.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 33.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 27.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 33.5% | +20.1% |
| 2024 | 32.3% | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.7% | 31.1% | 39.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 27.7% | 33.5% | 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 share of female directors in Mauritius?
- Share of female directors in Mauritius was 32.3% 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 share of female directors recorded in Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2020.
- How does Mauritius rank for share of female directors?
- Mauritius ranks 17th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of female directors (% of total directors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female directors is the proportion of female directors of newly registered limited liability companies out of the total number of directors of newly registered limited liability companies in the economy in the calendar year. A director is defined as an individual who conducts the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.