Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita was 42.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania, 1991–2024
Source: International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania is 42.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania peaked at 42.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 40.2%, in 1994.
Mauritania ranks 139th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 40.4% | — |
| 1992 | 40.4% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 40.4% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 40.2% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 40.3% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 40.4% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 40.4% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 40.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 40.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 40.3% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 40.3% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 40.4% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 40.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 40.8% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 41.7% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 42.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 42.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 42.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 42.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 42.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 42.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 41.8% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 41.5% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 41.2% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 41.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 41.1% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 41.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 41.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 42.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 42.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.4% | 40.2% | 40.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 41.2% | 40.3% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 41.2% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.7% | 41.1% | 42.3% | 5 |
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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 share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania?
- Share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita in Mauritania was 42.3% in 2024, according to International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.2% in 1994.
- How does Mauritania rank for share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 139th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of workers who are employees vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of people in employment working as employees, as a percentage of total employment.