Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) was 49.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mauritania, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 49.3% for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mauritania peaked at 49.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 1994.
That places Mauritania 135th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 46.5% | — |
| 1992 | 46.4% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 46.5% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 46.3% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 46.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 46.6% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 46.5% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 46.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 46.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 46.5% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 46.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 46.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 46.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 47.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 48.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 48.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 48.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 48.9% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 49.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 48.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 48.7% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 48.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 48.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 47.6% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 48.1% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 48.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 48.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 49.0% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 49.3% | +0.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 49.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 41.5%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 49.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.6%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.5% | 46.3% | 46.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 47.4% | 46.5% | 48.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.6% | 48.2% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5% | 47.6% | 49.3% | 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 wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mauritania?
- Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) in Mauritania was 49.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 49.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 1994.
- How does Mauritania rank for wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment)?
- Mauritania ranks 135th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.