Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 41.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Mauritania, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Mauritania is 41.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Mauritania peaked at 47.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 2020.
Mauritania ranks 179th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 47.3% | — |
| 1991 | 47.3% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 47.2% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 47.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 47.1% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 47.1% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 47.1% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 47.0% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 47.0% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 46.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 46.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 46.6% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 46.4% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 46.2% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 45.9% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 45.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 45.3% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 45.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 44.8% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 44.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 44.2% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 43.7% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 43.2% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 42.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 42.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 42.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 41.6% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 42.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 42.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 41.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.1% | 46.9% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.0% | 45.1% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 42.1% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 41.6% | 42.0% | 6 |
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- 176 Iraq 43.4% compare
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More work & labour data for Mauritania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.6195 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.6211 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.6179 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0646 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,532 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,433 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 8,606 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 8,513 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 17,118 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Mauritania?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Mauritania was 41.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 2020.
- How does Mauritania rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Mauritania ranks 179th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.