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Female unemployment — Mauritania

Female unemployment in Mauritania in 2025 — 14.74%. Ranked 161 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 1.81 pp.

2025 14.74% −0.15 pp vs 2024
World rank 161of 182
Period maximum 15.91%2021
Period minimum 11.54%2017

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of female labor force

Female unemployment — Mauritania, 1991–20251012141619911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 12.93%1992: 13.01%1993: 12.74%1994: 12.88%1995: 12.6%1996: 12.58%1997: 12.59%1998: 12.8%1999: 12.85%2000: 12.83%2001: 12.95%2002: 13.03%2003: 12.66%2004: 12.48%2005: 12.25%2006: 11.9%2007: 12.11%2008: 12.39%2009: 12.99%2010: 12.84%2011: 12.69%2012: 12.54%2013: 12.29%2014: 12.1%2015: 11.88%2016: 11.78%2017: 11.54%2018: 13.34%2019: 15.05%2020: 15.77%2021: 15.91%2022: 15.28%2023: 15.05%2024: 14.89%2025: 14.74%
Change over the period: +1.81 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mauritania 14.74%
World 4.94%
Sub-Saharan Africa 6.25%
Western Africa computed 3.45%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5.03%
Female unemployment — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 14.74 −0.15 pp
2024 14.89 −0.16 pp
2023 15.05 −0.23 pp
2022 15.28 −0.63 pp
2021 15.91 +0.14 pp
2020 15.77 +0.72 pp
2019 15.05 +1.72 pp
2018 13.34 +1.8 pp
2017 11.54 −0.25 pp
2016 11.78 −0.1 pp
2015 11.88 −0.22 pp
2014 12.1 −0.2 pp
2013 12.29 −0.25 pp
2012 12.54 −0.15 pp
2011 12.69 −0.15 pp
2010 12.84 −0.15 pp
2009 12.99 +0.61 pp
2008 12.39 +0.28 pp
2007 12.11 +0.2 pp
2006 11.9 −0.35 pp
2005 12.25 −0.23 pp
2004 12.48 −0.18 pp
2003 12.66 −0.37 pp
2002 13.03 +0.08 pp
2001 12.95 +0.12 pp
2000 12.83 −0.02 pp
1999 12.85 +0.05 pp
1998 12.8 +0.21 pp
1997 12.59 +0.01 pp
1996 12.58 −0.02 pp
1995 12.6 −0.28 pp
1994 12.88 +0.14 pp
1993 12.74 −0.27 pp
1992 13.01 +0.08 pp
1991 12.93 —

Western Africa, 2025

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

NE Niger 0.3 BJ Benin 1.38 GW Guinea-Bissau 1.91 TG Togo 2.03 SL Sierra Leone 2.11 LR Liberia 2.22 CI Côte d'Ivoire 2.62 ML Mali 3.01 SN Senegal 3.11 GH Ghana 3.22 NG Nigeria 3.88 BF Burkina Faso 4.26 GN Guinea 5.04 GM Gambia 6.12 CV Cabo Verde 11.39 MR Mauritania 14.74
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About the indicator

The share of the female labor force that is unemployed. The gap with male unemployment reflects both the structure of labor demand and the barriers women face in reaching employment. In some countries the indicator looks favorable only because many women are outside the labor force altogether — it should be read alongside female labor force participation.

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

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The share of women aged 15 and over who work or look for work — the main indicator of access to employment.

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What part of the labor force of a country is made up of women.

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