Labor force (15-64 years), female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Labor force (15-64 years), female was 343,790 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Labor force (15-64 years), female in Mauritania, 1990–2011
Source: International Labour Organization, Key Indicators of the Labour Market database.
Analysis
In 2011, labor force (15-64 years), female in Mauritania stood at 343,790. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force (15-64 years), female in Mauritania peaked at 343,790 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 101,000, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 44th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 127,600 | 101,000 | 160,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 255,547 | 199,379 | 319,394 | 10 |
| 2010s | 338,098 | 332,407 | 343,790 | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Mauritania
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 27.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 27.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 40.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 12.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 20.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 41.9% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 46.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force (15-64 years), female in Mauritania?
- Labor force (15-64 years), female in Mauritania was 343,790 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 343,790 in 2011.
- What is the lowest labor force (15-64 years), female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 101,000 in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for labor force (15-64 years), female?
- Mauritania ranks 44th 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 62.1%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.