Gender Statistics - Year 2023
Highlights
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In 2023, the population comprised 637,950 women compared to 622,817 men. Women outnumbered men by 15,133 as they lived on average 6.8 years longer than men.
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Women continued to give birth to fewer children than in the past.
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Both men and women are getting married at an older age and the age difference between them is narrowing over time.
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More women than men were enrolled in tertiary institutions.
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Only 11.4% of working women were heads of business compared to 25.2% among men.
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Unemployed women were more qualified than their male counterparts: 21.3% women possessed tertiary qualifications compared to 18.1% men.
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Women are largely under-represented in decision making at higher sphere of society: the number of female ministers was only 4 out of 23.
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The proportion of women in the most senior positions in government services (Senior Chief Executive, Permanent Secretary, Deputy Permanent Secretary, Director, Manager, Judge and Magistrate) was 38.9%.
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Among victims of domestic violence, 79.8% were women and 20.2% were men.
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Some 4,906 men were victims of homicides and assaults compared to 5,282 women whereas 650 women were victims of sexual violence and sexual exploitation compared to 59 men.
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Women participated less than men in sports as high level athletes (62.6% men against 37.4% women).
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Statistics Mauritius
Ministry of Finance, Economic Planning and Development
22 July 2024
