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Labor force — Mauritania

Labor force in Mauritania in 2025 — 1,248,560 people. Ranked 135 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 152%.

2025 1.25M people +3.09% vs 2024
World rank 135of 182
Period maximum 1.25M people2025
Period minimum 495,369 people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Mauritania, 1990–2025400,000600,000800,0001M1.2M1.4M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 495,369 people1991: 510,519 people1992: 533,965 people1993: 559,857 people1994: 580,159 people1995: 594,895 people1996: 603,191 people1997: 615,131 people1998: 631,881 people1999: 650,369 people2000: 670,649 people2001: 685,336 people2002: 697,153 people2003: 709,947 people2004: 723,366 people2005: 737,537 people2006: 752,518 people2007: 768,512 people2008: 788,979 people2009: 813,148 people2010: 836,733 people2011: 859,554 people2012: 881,729 people2013: 897,627 people2014: 913,659 people2015: 930,280 people2016: 947,607 people2017: 965,695 people2018: 995,824 people2019: 1,027,210 people2020: 1,047,982 people2021: 1,086,687 people2022: 1,130,709 people2023: 1,170,884 people2024: 1,211,128 people2025: 1,248,560 people
Change over the period: +753,191 (+152.05%) Average annual rate: 2.68 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Mauritania 1.25M people
World 3.74B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 527M people
Western Africa computed 203M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.34B people
Labor force — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 1.25M +37,432 +3.09%
2024 1.21M +40,244 +3.44%
2023 1.17M +40,175 +3.55%
2022 1.13M +44,022 +4.05%
2021 1.09M +38,705 +3.69%
2020 1.05M +20,772 +2.02%
2019 1.03M +31,386 +3.15%
2018 995,824 +30,129 +3.12%
2017 965,695 +18,088 +1.91%
2016 947,607 +17,327 +1.86%
2015 930,280 +16,621 +1.82%
2014 913,659 +16,032 +1.79%
2013 897,627 +15,898 +1.8%
2012 881,729 +22,175 +2.58%
2011 859,554 +22,821 +2.73%
2010 836,733 +23,585 +2.9%
2009 813,148 +24,169 +3.06%
2008 788,979 +20,467 +2.66%
2007 768,512 +15,994 +2.13%
2006 752,518 +14,981 +2.03%
2005 737,537 +14,171 +1.96%
2004 723,366 +13,419 +1.89%
2003 709,947 +12,794 +1.84%
2002 697,153 +11,817 +1.72%
2001 685,336 +14,687 +2.19%
2000 670,649 +20,280 +3.12%
1999 650,369 +18,488 +2.93%
1998 631,881 +16,750 +2.72%
1997 615,131 +11,940 +1.98%
1996 603,191 +8,296 +1.39%
1995 594,895 +14,736 +2.54%
1994 580,159 +20,302 +3.63%
1993 559,857 +25,892 +4.85%
1992 533,965 +23,446 +4.59%
1991 510,519 +15,150 +3.06%
1990 495,369

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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