Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Mauritania

Female labor force participation rate in Mauritania in 2025 — 26.18%. Ranked 168 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.95 pp.

2025 26.18% −0.06 pp vs 2024
World rank 168of 182
Period maximum 28.32%2000
Period minimum 25.23%1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Mauritania, 1990–2025252627282919901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 25.23%1991: 25.53%1992: 25.82%1993: 26.12%1994: 26.43%1995: 26.73%1996: 27.05%1997: 27.36%1998: 27.68%1999: 28%2000: 28.32%2001: 28.23%2002: 28.16%2003: 28.09%2004: 28.01%2005: 27.93%2006: 27.85%2007: 27.77%2008: 27.68%2009: 27.59%2010: 27.51%2011: 27.43%2012: 27.35%2013: 27.14%2014: 26.91%2015: 26.68%2016: 26.45%2017: 26.22%2018: 26.23%2019: 26.26%2020: 25.87%2021: 26.07%2022: 26.05%2023: 26.2%2024: 26.24%2025: 26.18%
Change over the period: +0.95 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mauritania 26.18%
World 48.94%
Western Africa computed 69.24%
Female labor force participation rate — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 26.18 −0.06 pp
2024 26.24 +0.04 pp
2023 26.2 +0.15 pp
2022 26.05 −0.02 pp
2021 26.07 +0.2 pp
2020 25.87 −0.39 pp
2019 26.26 +0.03 pp
2018 26.23 +0.02 pp
2017 26.22 −0.23 pp
2016 26.45 −0.23 pp
2015 26.68 −0.23 pp
2014 26.91 −0.23 pp
2013 27.14 −0.21 pp
2012 27.35 −0.07 pp
2011 27.43 −0.08 pp
2010 27.51 −0.08 pp
2009 27.59 −0.09 pp
2008 27.68 −0.09 pp
2007 27.77 −0.08 pp
2006 27.85 −0.08 pp
2005 27.93 −0.08 pp
2004 28.01 −0.07 pp
2003 28.09 −0.07 pp
2002 28.16 −0.07 pp
2001 28.23 −0.09 pp
2000 28.32 +0.32 pp
1999 28 +0.32 pp
1998 27.68 +0.32 pp
1997 27.36 +0.31 pp
1996 27.05 +0.31 pp
1995 26.73 +0.31 pp
1994 26.43 +0.3 pp
1993 26.12 +0.3 pp
1992 25.82 +0.3 pp
1991 25.53 +0.3 pp
1990 25.23

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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