Unemployment rate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Unemployment rate was 10.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Unemployment rate in Mauritania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 10.3% for unemployment rate in 2025.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Mauritania peaked at 11.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.3%, in 2006.
That places Mauritania 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.9% | 9.8% | 10.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 9.3% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.1% | 9.9% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.3% | 11.1% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Mauritania
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) (2023)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 40.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 56.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 46.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 26.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 41.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 57.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 27.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment rate in Mauritania?
- Unemployment rate in Mauritania was 10.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.3% in 2006.
- How does Mauritania rank for unemployment rate?
- Mauritania ranks 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the labor force without work, but actively looking for a job and available to start soon.