Mauritania vs Puerto Rico: Labor force, total

Mauritania
1.25 million
in 2025
Puerto Rico
1.21 million
in 2025
Mauritania rank
140th
Puerto Rico rank
141st

Labor force, total over time

  • Mauritania
  • Puerto Rico
400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1.2M1.4M199020072025

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 1.25 million against 1.21 million in Puerto Rico, a difference of 39,250.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Globally, Mauritania ranks 140th and Puerto Rico ranks 141st of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Labor force, total
Source
International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 8,410 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.