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2022 G​ender Statistics

In 2022, the population comprised 638,462 wom​en compared to 623,787 men. Women outnumbered men by 14,675 as they lived on average 7 years longer than men.

Both men and women are getting married at an older age and the age difference between them is narrowing over time. Women continue to give birth to fewer children than in the past.

More women than men were enrolled in tertiary institutions but there were fewer women in research (PhD, MPhil and DBA). Only 10.4% of working women were heads of business compared to 28.3% among men. Women are largely under-represented in decision making at higher sphere of society: the number of female ministers was only 3 out of 21.

Unemployed women were equally qualified as their male counterparts: 16.2% women possessed tertiary qualifications, same as men.

According to the Global Gender Gap Index (GGI) of the World Economic Forum, Mauritius was ranked 105 out of 146 countries worldwide. The GGI measures gender equality across four key areas, namely: (a) economic participation and opportunity, (b) educational attainment, (c) health and survival and (d) political empowerment.

While marriage rate is declining, divorce rate is on the rise. The marriage rate, i.e., the number of persons married per 1,000 mid-year population, fell from 17.4 in 2002 to 15.1 in 2022. The number of divorced persons per 1,000 mid-year population increased from 2.1 in 2002 to 3.9 in 2022.

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