Work & Labour in Mauritania 222 indicators covering work & labour for Mauritania. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Employment in services, female (% of female employment) 60.5% 2025 up 7.5% 116th Employment in industry (% of total employment) 15.0% 2025 up 8.6% 141st Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) 17.4% 2025 up 12.3% 151st Employment in industry, female (% of female employment) 10.0% 2025 down 4.1% 95th Contributing family workers, total (% of total employment) 6.9% 2025 down 21.2% 59th Contributing family workers, male (% of male employment) 5.1% 2025 down 19.6% 57th Contributing family workers, female (% of female employment) 10.8% 2025 down 21.7% 60th Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) 42.6% 2025 up 1.7% 139th Wage and salaried workers, male (% of male employment) 49.3% 2025 up 1.5% 135th Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) 28.1% 2025 up 0.7% 147th Self-employed, total (% of total employment) 57.4% 2025 down 1.3% 49th Self-employed, male (% of male employment) 50.7% 2025 down 1.4% 53rd Self-employed, female (% of female employment) 71.9% 2025 down 0.3% 41st Employers, total (% of total employment) 4.1% 2025 up 23.1% 65th Employers, male (% of male employment) 5.6% 2025 up 22.6% 55th Employers, female (% of female employment) 0.8% 2025 up 12.7% 158th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 0.1% 180th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per capita 0.0002 units per person 2025 down 0.1% 180th Share of workers in vulnerable employment 53.3% 2025 down 2.7% 50th GDP per person employed 31,135 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 10.0% 111th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 29.1% 62nd Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 29.1% 62nd Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 3.02 % change on previous year 2025 up 74.4% 30th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), annual growth rate 3.02 % change on previous year 2025 up 74.4% 30th GDP per employed person 31,135 constant 2021 PPP $ 2025 up 10.0% 111th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.28 2027 down 70.5% 135th SDG indicator 8.2.1: Annual growth rate of output per worker, GDP 1.28 2027 down 70.5% 135th Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per 0.0016 units per square kilometre 2023 up 42.4% 175th Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre 2023 up 30.4% 185th CPI: National consumer price index, base year 2017 = 100 126.88 2025 up 38.8% 84th Employment in agriculture vs. urban population 32.7% 2023 down 7.0% 52nd CPI: National consumer price index, percentage change from previous 1.55 2025 down 52.3% 136th Female labor force participation rates slopes, gaps filled 29.78 2019 up 6.2% 177th Fertility and female labor force participation, gaps filled 29.78 2019 up 6.2% 177th Female labor force participation rates latest vs 1980, gaps filled 29.78 2019 up 6.2% 177th Employment (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre 2023 up 29.8% 185th Employment (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre 2023 up 29.8% 185th Employment in agri vs urban pop, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year 2023 up 22.4% 110th Labour force participation rate (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) 45.47 2019 up 4.4% 193rd Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 10.4% 2019 up 5.6% 31st SDG indicator 10.4.1: Labour income share as a percent of GDP 35.6 2026 down 1.9% 161st Labour income share as a percent of GDP 35.6 2026 down 1.9% 161st LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 15.34 2027 up 0.1% 47th LU2: Combined rate of time-related underemployment and unemployment 15.34 2027 up 0.1% 47th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons 46,987 2027 up 39.9% 139th Ratio of total weekly hours worked to population aged 15-64 15.23 2027 up 0.1% 179th Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person 39.52 2027 up 1.9% 91st Time-related underemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 5.5 2027 down 0.9% 79th Time-related underemployment (ILO modelled estimates) 65.45 2027 up 36.1% 114th Full-time equivalent employment (ILO modelled estimates) 1,175 2027 up 39.9% 139th NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training 37.05 2027 up 4.3% 14th NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training 419.94 2027 up 47.3% 76th Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 64.1% 2019 up 2.0% 153rd Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 29.8% 2019 up 6.2% 177th Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 45.5% 2019 up 4.4% 181st Female labor force participation rate: 1980 vs. 2024 29.8% 2019 up 6.2% 177th Fertility rate versus female labor force participation rate 29.8% 2019 up 6.2% 177th Female labor force participation rate 29.8% 2019 up 6.2% 177th Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 46.5% 2019 up 4.1% 175th Total weekly hours worked of employed persons (ILO modelled) 3.06 % change on previous year 2027 up 52.4% 20th ← Previous Page 2 of 4 Next →