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Mauritania Unemployment Rate 1960-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Mauritania unemployment rate for 2022 was 10.79%, a 0.54% decline from 2021.
  • Mauritania unemployment rate for 2021 was 11.33%, a 0.16% increase from 2020.
  • Mauritania unemployment rate for 2020 was 11.17%, a 0.75% increase from 2019.
  • Mauritania unemployment rate for 2019 was 10.42%, a 0.04% decline from 2018.
  
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Unemployment Rate (%)
Djibouti 26.67%
West Bank and Gaza 24.42%
Eswatini 22.64%
Republic of Congo 20.48%
Tunisia 17.76%
Sudan 17.59%
Lesotho 16.75%
Angola 14.48%
Sao Tome and Principe 14.35%
Cabo Verde 12.44%
Georgia 11.68%
Mauritania 10.79%
Morocco 9.99%
Honduras 7.00%
Egypt 6.40%
Mongolia 6.21%
Sri Lanka 6.18%
Bhutan 5.95%
Kenya 5.64%
Pakistan 5.60%
Vanuatu 5.22%
Nicaragua 4.99%
India 4.82%
Uzbekistan 4.51%
Zambia 4.37%
Bangladesh 4.27%
Kyrgyz Republic 4.02%
Nigeria 3.83%
Lao PDR 3.82%
Cameroon 3.78%
Bolivia 3.55%
Ghana 3.52%
Indonesia 3.46%
El Salvador 3.00%
Myanmar 2.96%
Papua New Guinea 2.78%
Philippines 2.38%
Timor-Leste 1.79%
Solomon Islands 1.61%
Vietnam 1.54%
Moldova 0.91%
Cambodia 0.23%
Kosovo 0.00%
Kiribati 0.00%
Micronesia 0.00%
Ukraine 0.00%
Mauritania Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2022 10.79% -0.54%
2021 11.33% 0.16%
2020 11.17% 0.75%
2019 10.42% -0.04%
2018 10.46% 0.12%
2017 10.34% 0.04%
2016 10.30% 0.21%
2015 10.10% 0.07%
2014 10.02% 0.10%
2013 9.92% 0.06%
2012 9.86% -0.14%
2011 10.00% -0.14%
2010 10.14% -0.15%
2009 10.29% 0.64%
2008 9.65% 0.30%
2007 9.35% 0.21%
2006 9.14% -0.34%
2005 9.48% -0.22%
2004 9.70% -0.17%
2003 9.88% -0.37%
2002 10.24% 0.09%
2001 10.15% 0.13%
2000 10.02% -0.01%
1999 10.03% 0.07%
1998 9.96% 0.23%
1997 9.73% 0.03%
1996 9.70% 0.00%
1995 9.70% -0.27%
1994 9.98% 0.16%
1993 9.82% -0.27%
1992 10.09% 0.09%
1991 9.99% 9.99%
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%