Work & Labour in Mauritania

222 indicators covering work & labour for Mauritania.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Employment by status 42.3% 2024 up 0.3% 139th
Share of workers who are employees vs. GDP per capita 42.3% 2024 up 0.3% 139th
Monthly minimum wage (Local currency), per square kilometre 0.0029 units per square kilometre 2022 unchanged 142nd
Monthly minimum wage, per square kilometre 0.0029 units per square kilometre 2022 unchanged 142nd
Annual growth of GDP per employed person 0.9% 2025 down 74.6% 134th
SDG indicator 8.8.2: Level of national compliance with labour rights 1.63 2024 down 10.9% 91st
Level of national compliance with labor rights 1.63 score 2024 down 10.9% 91st
Labor share of gross domestic product (GDP) 35.4% 2025 up 0.3% 168th
Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of) 1.63 2024 down 10.9% 98th
Own-account workers, total 38.9% 2016 up 15.4% 43rd
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) active in labor force with 33.4% 2024 down 5.3% 108th
Proportion of adults (15 years and older) out of labor force with an 16.3% 2024 up 58.0% 108th
Labor force (15-24 years), female 78,254 2011 up 51.8% 44th
Labor force (15-24 years), total 281,942 2011 up 33.0% 38th
Labor force (15-24 years), male 203,688 2011 up 27.0% 37th
Labor force (15-64 years), female 343,790 2011 up 62.1% 44th
Labor force (15-64 years), female 26.5% 2011 up 12.5% 50th
Labor force (15-64 years), total 1.30 million 2011 up 44.1% 39th
Labor force (15-64 years), male 953,474 2011 up 38.6% 38th
Labor force (15-64 years), male 73.5% 2011 down 3.8% 3rd
Labor participation rate, female 17.6% 2011 up 20.2% 40th
Labor participation rate, male 56.4% 2011 down 0.3% 32nd
Labor participation rate, total 33.8% 2011 up 3.6% 38th
Labor force, male 73.3% 2011 down 3.9% 3rd
Labor force, male 844,064 2011 up 39.4% 38th
Labor participation rate, female 33.3% 2011 up 19.5% 49th
Labor participation rate, male 93.0% 2011 down 0.1% 31st
Labor participation rate, total 63.4% 2011 up 4.9% 46th
Labor participation rate, female 27.2% 2011 up 20.2% 45th
Labor participation rate, male 81.8% 2011 up 0.2% 35th
Labor participation rate, total 52.6% 2011 up 8.4% 41st
Labor participation rate, female 33.1% 2010 up 21.7% 49th
Labor participation rate, male 92.4% 2010 down 0.2% 28th
Labor participation rate, total 63.2% 2010 up 5.0% 48th
Labor participation rate, female 33.3% 2010 up 22.0% 47th
Labor participation rate, male 94.9% 2010 down 0.4% 30th
Labor participation rate, total 64.1% 2010 up 6.1% 46th
Labor force (15-24 years), female 27.8% 2011 up 14.2% 50th
Labor force (15-24 years), male 72.2% 2011 down 4.5% 3rd
Number of people employed 771,570 2011 up 45.2% 40th
Total employment, female 210,029 ages 15+ 2011 up 62.5% 45th
Total employment, male 561,644 ages 15+ 2011 up 39.5% 39th