Labor force (15-24 years), female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Labor force (15-24 years), female was 27.8% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-24 years), female in Mauritania, 1990–2011
Source: ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM). Measured in % of total labor force 15-24 years.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 27.8% for labor force (15-24 years), female in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-24 years), female in Mauritania peaked at 27.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 50th out of 52 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Labor force (15-24 years), female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force 15-24 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.0% | — |
| 1991 | 20.7% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 20.6% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 20.6% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 21.6% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 21.5% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 21.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 22.7% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 23.0% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 23.2% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 23.8% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 24.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 25.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 25.6% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 25.9% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 20.0% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 23.8% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 27.6% | 27.8% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-24 years), female in Mauritania?
- Labor force (15-24 years), female in Mauritania was 27.8% in 2011, according to ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM).
- What is the highest labor force (15-24 years), female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-24 years), female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for labor force (15-24 years), female?
- Mauritania ranks 50th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-24 years), female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Key Indicators of the Labour Market (KILM), published as part of Labor force (15-24 years), female (% of total labor force 15-24 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-24)