Work & Labour in Mauritania 222 indicators covering work & labour for Mauritania. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.6195 % change on previous year 2100 down 25.5% 17th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.6211 % change on previous year 2100 down 25.3% 15th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.6179 % change on previous year 2100 down 25.7% 17th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0646 % change on previous year 2050 down 85.4% 44th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year 2050 down 14.3% 42nd Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,532 1000 No 2050 up 27.9% 103rd Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 2,433 1000 No 2050 up 2.4% 91st Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 8,606 1000 No 2100 up 7.4% 80th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 8,513 1000 No 2100 up 7.4% 81st Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 17,118 1000 No 2100 up 7.4% 80th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per unit 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 29.1% 36th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per capita 0.001 1000 No per person 2025 unchanged 26th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 28.5% 36th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per capita 0.0005 1000 No per person 2025 up 0.7% 128th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 29.6% 36th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per capita 0.0005 1000 No per person 2025 down 0.7% 58th Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 42.8% 43rd Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per capita 0.0004 1000 No per person 2025 down 19.4% 80th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP 2025 down 20.6% 24th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per capita 0.0006 1000 No per person 2025 up 12.0% 105th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,944 2027 up 40.5% 108th Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 40.57 2027 down 1.3% 176th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 1,327 2027 up 37.4% 140th Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 10.41 2027 up 0.7% 36th Labour dependency ratio 3.72 2027 down 3.8% 8th Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 31,871 2027 up 8.3% 118th Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 8,302 2027 up 8.3% 127th Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 36.34 2027 down 1.4% 174th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 3.5 % change on previous year 2027 down 11.9% 15th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.1 % change on previous year 2027 up 62.6% 18th Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, per square 0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 34.5% 181st Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, per square 0.0024 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 35.5% 181st Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, per square 0.0025 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 33.5% 181st Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, per square kilometre 0.0021 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 9.1% 168th Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre 0.0029 1000 No per square kilometre 2023 up 53.0% 184th Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 150th Criminal sanctions or compensation for workplace sexual harassment 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 139th Women can take the same jobs as men 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 — 170th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 40.8% 2025 down 3.1% 177th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 56.6% 2025 down 4.1% 174th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 46.2% 2025 up 2.3% 166th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 26.2% 2025 down 1.9% 170th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 41.9% 2025 down 3.1% 179th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 57.8% 2025 down 4.3% 177th Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 27.1% 2025 down 1.8% 170th Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 20.1% 2025 down 9.5% 181st Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 27.3% 2025 down 9.9% 172nd Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 12.9% 2025 down 11.8% 172nd Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0003 units per person 2025 up 5.7% 54th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 up 0.1% 180th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rates 46.2% 2025 up 2.3% 165th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 25.0% 27th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 29.0% 61st Employment 1,120 2025 up 33.9% 141st Employment (ILO modelled estimates) 1,120 2025 up 33.9% 141st Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) 22.9% 2025 up 23.9% 37th Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) 19.6% 2025 up 16.3% 43rd Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) 29.8% 2025 up 37.9% 30th Employment in services (% of total employment) 52.8% 2025 up 6.0% 114th Employment in services, male (% of male employment) 49.3% 2025 up 5.4% 105th Page 1 of 4 Next →