Labor force (15-64 years), female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Labor force (15-64 years), female was 26.5% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-64 years), female in Mauritania, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database. Measured in % of total labor force 15-64 years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force (15-64 years), female in Mauritania is 26.5%, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), female in Mauritania peaked at 26.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 1990.
Mauritania ranks 50th of 52 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Labor force (15-64 years), female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force 15-64 years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.0% | — |
| 1991 | 20.3% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 20.6% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 20.6% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 21.5% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 21.1% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 21.2% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 22.2% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 22.6% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 22.6% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 23.1% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 23.6% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 24.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 26.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.3% | 20.0% | 22.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.5% | 23.1% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 26.4% | 26.5% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-64 years), female in Mauritania?
- Labor force (15-64 years), female in Mauritania was 26.5% in 2011, according to International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
- What is the highest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 26.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for labor force (15-64 years), female?
- Mauritania ranks 50th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is labor force (15-64 years), female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database, published as part of Labor force (15-64 years), female (% of total labor force 15-64 years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The labor force comprising people ages 15 to 64 who meet the International Labour Organization definition of the economically active population: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes both the employed and the unemployed. While national practices vary in the treatment of such groups as the armed forces and seasonal or part-time workers, in general the labor force includes the armed forces, the unemployed, and first-time job-seekers, but excludes homemakers and other unpaid caregivers and workers in the informal sector.