Gender in Mauritania 206 indicators covering gender for Mauritania. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 28.6% 66th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 32.1% 37th Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 26.7% 45th Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 0.9549 index 2025 up 19.8% 144th Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 0.8774 index 2025 up 39.3% 141st Labor force, female, annual growth rate 3.04 % change on previous year 2025 up 39.9% 32nd Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 57.8% 2050 down 7.4% 55th Labor force, female, per square kilometre 0.3795 units per square kilometre 2023 up 32.0% 186th Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0021 units per square kilometre 2023 up 31.0% 176th Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0028 units per square kilometre 2023 up 37.2% 183rd Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.563 2023 up 3.5% 163rd Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st SDG indicator 1.1.1: Working poverty rate 5.96 2025 down 25.8% 52nd Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 77th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-49, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-49 2024 unchanged 103rd Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 9,038 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 9.5% 130th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, female 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected female population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 76th Incidence of HIV, ages 15-24, male 0.1 per 1,000 uninfected male population ages 15-24 2024 unchanged 89th Share of the population that is female 50.9% 2025 down 0.7% 63rd Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 105.44 2024 up 12.3% 58th Gender Development Index 0.886 2023 up 2.1% 159th Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.886 2023 up 2.1% 159th Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.886 2023 up 2.1% 159th Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.5953 2023 up 3.0% 157th Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 30.3% 39th Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate 0.2153 % change on previous year 2023 down 83.8% 143rd Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 26.6 2016 up 3.1% 77th Access to justice for women 0 2025 — 47th Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 — 18th Gender of the head of government 0 2025 — 20th Gender of the head of state 0 2025 — 18th Share of women in parliament 23.3% 2025 down 7.4% 101st Population 5.17 million 2024 up 34.3% 121st Life Expectancy at Birth 68.71 2024 up 3.8% 163rd Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 54.5% 2023 up 4.2% 3rd Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 54.5% 2023 up 4.2% 3rd Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 53.9% 2023 up 0.9% 8th Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 36.03 2020 up 76.4% 189th Sex ratio at birth 102.66 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.6% 202nd Sex ratio by age 50 males per 100 females 2023 down 21.4% 24th Sex ratio at age 5 102.37 males per 100 females 2023 up 1.3% 188th Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 102.66 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.6% 202nd Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st Probability of dying that year, among females 2.7% 2023 down 25.6% 41st Probability that a man will outlive a woman 42.2% 2023 down 0.3% 51st Sex ratio at age 60 88.88 males per 100 females 2023 down 9.7% 167th Male population by age group 404,941 people 2023 up 22.5% 94th Female population by age group 394,976 people 2023 up 22.9% 92nd Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 0 2023 — 170th Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 75 2023 unchanged 94th Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 0 2023 — 154th Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 60 2023 unchanged 76th Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →