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Employment-to-population ratio — Mauritania

Employment-to-population ratio in Mauritania in 2025 — 36.56%. Ranked 170 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 5.24 pp.

2025 36.56% −0.14 pp vs 2024
World rank 170of 182
Period maximum 41.8%1991
Period minimum 36.07%2020

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of population aged 15+

Employment-to-population ratio — Mauritania, 1991–20253638404219911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 41.8%1992: 41.72%1993: 41.77%1994: 41.67%1995: 41.72%1996: 41.68%1997: 41.63%1998: 41.5%1999: 41.43%2000: 41.39%2001: 41.16%2002: 40.94%2003: 40.89%2004: 40.77%2005: 40.66%2006: 40.6%2007: 40.34%2008: 40.05%2009: 39.65%2010: 39.52%2011: 39.39%2012: 39.26%2013: 38.79%2014: 38.3%2015: 37.83%2016: 37.31%2017: 36.85%2018: 36.8%2019: 36.77%2020: 36.07%2021: 36.17%2022: 36.63%2023: 36.68%2024: 36.7%2025: 36.56%
Change over the period: −5.24 pp Annual average: -0.15 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritania

Mauritania 36.56%
World 58.06%
Sub-Saharan Africa 66.33%
Western Africa computed 71.55%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 56.17%
Employment-to-population ratio — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 36.56 −0.14 pp
2024 36.7 +0.02 pp
2023 36.68 +0.05 pp
2022 36.63 +0.46 pp
2021 36.17 +0.11 pp
2020 36.07 −0.7 pp
2019 36.77 −0.03 pp
2018 36.8 −0.05 pp
2017 36.85 −0.46 pp
2016 37.31 −0.52 pp
2015 37.83 −0.47 pp
2014 38.3 −0.49 pp
2013 38.79 −0.47 pp
2012 39.26 −0.13 pp
2011 39.39 −0.13 pp
2010 39.52 −0.13 pp
2009 39.65 −0.4 pp
2008 40.05 −0.29 pp
2007 40.34 −0.26 pp
2006 40.6 −0.06 pp
2005 40.66 −0.1 pp
2004 40.77 −0.12 pp
2003 40.89 −0.05 pp
2002 40.94 −0.22 pp
2001 41.16 −0.23 pp
2000 41.39 −0.04 pp
1999 41.43 −0.07 pp
1998 41.5 −0.13 pp
1997 41.63 −0.05 pp
1996 41.68 −0.04 pp
1995 41.72 +0.05 pp
1994 41.67 −0.1 pp
1993 41.77 +0.05 pp
1992 41.72 −0.08 pp
1991 41.8 —

Western Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NG Nigeria 79.99 NE Niger 79.43 BJ Benin 75.14 LR Liberia 74.37 BF Burkina Faso 67.57 CI Côte d'Ivoire 65.53 ML Mali 65.14 GW Guinea-Bissau 63.08 GH Ghana 56.78 TG Togo 56.69 SL Sierra Leone 51.69 SN Senegal 50.6 CV Cabo Verde 50.22 GN Guinea 49.89 GM Gambia 44.36 MR Mauritania 36.56
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About the indicator

The ratio of the employed to the population aged 15 and over. Unlike the unemployment rate it does not depend on whether a person is looking for work, so it captures the actual involvement of the population in the economy better. Employment and unemployment together give the full picture: low unemployment alongside low employment means mass withdrawal from the labor force.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.

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