Mauritania Labor Force Participation Rate 1960-2024

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Mauritania labor force participation rate for 2022 was 19.63%, a 0.23% decline from 2021.
  • Mauritania labor force participation rate for 2021 was 19.86%, a 0.02% decline from 2020.
  • Mauritania labor force participation rate for 2020 was 19.88%, a 0.34% decline from 2019.
  • Mauritania labor force participation rate for 2019 was 20.22%, a 0.2% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 71.00%
Cambodia 57.70%
Vanuatu 55.12%
Honduras 54.01%
Angola 53.14%
Nicaragua 50.46%
Lao PDR 48.35%
Cameroon 46.51%
Indonesia 45.29%
Myanmar 44.63%
Bolivia 44.38%
Vietnam 43.72%
El Salvador 43.69%
Kyrgyz Republic 43.64%
Pakistan 43.17%
Republic of Congo 42.16%
Lesotho 41.67%
Kenya 41.12%
Ghana 41.11%
Bangladesh 39.04%
Timor-Leste 38.36%
Moldova 36.92%
Georgia 36.65%
Uzbekistan 35.02%
Zambia 34.96%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.92%
Papua New Guinea 33.79%
Philippines 33.50%
Sri Lanka 30.92%
West Bank and Gaza 30.81%
Mongolia 30.40%
Cabo Verde 28.98%
India 28.90%
Tunisia 28.02%
Sudan 26.83%
Morocco 26.77%
Bhutan 26.56%
Nigeria 24.39%
Eswatini 23.93%
Egypt 23.87%
Mauritania 19.63%
Djibouti 14.14%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Mauritania Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 19.63% -0.23%
2021 19.86% -0.02%
2020 19.88% -0.34%
2019 20.22% -0.20%
2018 20.42% -0.19%
2017 20.61% -0.76%
2016 21.37% -0.78%
2015 22.15% -0.80%
2014 22.96% -0.82%
2013 23.78% -0.84%
2012 24.62% -0.17%
2011 24.79% -0.16%
2010 24.95% -0.23%
2009 25.18% -0.24%
2008 25.43% -0.25%
2007 25.68% -0.26%
2006 25.94% -0.27%
2005 26.21% -0.34%
2004 26.55% -0.37%
2003 26.92% -0.38%
2002 27.31% -0.36%
2001 27.67% -0.30%
2000 27.97% -0.28%
1999 28.25% -0.24%
1998 28.49% -0.20%
1997 28.70% -0.18%
1996 28.88% -0.18%
1995 29.06% -0.20%
1994 29.26% -0.18%
1993 29.44% -0.15%
1992 29.59% -0.09%
1991 29.68% 29.68%
1990 0.00% 0.00%
1989 0.00% 0.00%
1988 0.00% 0.00%
1987 0.00% 0.00%
1986 0.00% 0.00%
1985 0.00% 0.00%
1984 0.00% 0.00%
1983 0.00% 0.00%
1982 0.00% 0.00%
1981 0.00% 0.00%
1980 0.00% 0.00%
1979 0.00% 0.00%
1978 0.00% 0.00%
1977 0.00% 0.00%
1976 0.00% 0.00%
1975 0.00% 0.00%
1974 0.00% 0.00%
1973 0.00% 0.00%
1972 0.00% 0.00%
1971 0.00% 0.00%
1970 0.00% 0.00%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%