Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) was 0.0083 units per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Mauritania, 2005–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Mauritania stood at 0.0083 units per person.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Mauritania peaked at 0.0087 units per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0077 units per person, in 2020.
That places Mauritania 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0087 units per person | — |
| 2006 | 0.0087 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0086 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0086 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0085 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0085 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0085 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0085 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0084 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0083 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0082 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0081 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.008 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.008 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.008 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0077 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0079 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0082 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0082 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0083 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.0083 units per person | +0.2% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0083 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0149 units per person, 56% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0083 units per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0148 units per person, 56% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0086 units per person | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0082 units per person | 0.008 units per person | 0.0085 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0081 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 0.0083 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Mauritania?
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) in Mauritania was 0.0083 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0087 units per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0077 units per person in 2020.
- How does Mauritania rank for total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled)?
- Mauritania ranks 179th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total weekly hours worked of employed persons International Labour Organization
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.