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The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Mauritania's labour force participation stands at 40.77% as of 2025-12-31, down from 40.9% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1990 to 2025 (36 observations).
In 2025, Mauritania's labour force participation was 40.77%, down from 40.9% in 2024.
In 2024, Mauritania's labour force participation was 40.9%, down from 40.93% in 2023.
In 2023, Mauritania's labour force participation was 40.93%, down from 40.94% in 2022.
In 2022, Mauritania's labour force participation was 40.94%, up from 40.7% in 2021.
In 2021, Mauritania's labour force participation was 40.7%, up from 40.55% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40.77% | -0.124% |
| 2024 | 40.9% | -0.03% |
| 2023 | 40.93% | -0.013% |
| 2022 | 40.94% | +0.236% |
| 2021 | 40.7% | +0.155% |
| 2020 | 40.55% | -0.497% |
| 2019 | 41.05% | -0.034% |
| 2018 | 41.08% | -0.023% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | -0.487% |
| 2016 | 41.59% | -0.488% |
| 2015 | 42.08% | -0.49% |
| 2014 | 42.57% | -0.491% |
| 2013 | 43.06% | -0.493% |
| 2012 | 43.55% | -0.203% |
| 2011 | 43.75% | -0.203% |
| 2010 | 43.96% | -0.204% |
| 2009 | 44.16% | -0.204% |
| 2008 | 44.37% | -0.203% |
| 2007 | 44.57% | -0.204% |
| 2006 | 44.77% | -0.205% |
| 2005 | 44.98% | -0.204% |
| 2004 | 45.18% | -0.205% |
| 2003 | 45.39% | -0.204% |
| 2002 | 45.59% | -0.205% |
| 2001 | 45.8% | -0.205% |
| 2000 | 46% | -0.048% |
| 1999 | 46.05% | -0.048% |
| 1998 | 46.1% | -0.048% |
| 1997 | 46.14% | -0.048% |
| 1996 | 46.19% | -0.048% |
| 1995 | 46.24% | -0.048% |
| 1994 | 46.29% | -0.048% |
| 1993 | 46.34% | -0.048% |
| 1992 | 46.38% | -0.048% |
| 1991 | 46.43% | -0.048% |
| 1990 | 46.48% | — |
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Mauritania's labour force participation is 40.77% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 40.9% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 46.48% (1990); the lowest is 40.55% (2020), across data from 1990 to 2025.
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