Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Mauritania's unemployment rate stands at 10.32% as of 2025-12-31, up from 10.26% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Mauritania's unemployment rate was 10.32%, up from 10.26% in 2024.
In 2024, Mauritania's unemployment rate was 10.26%, down from 10.37% in 2023.
In 2023, Mauritania's unemployment rate was 10.37%, down from 10.52% in 2022.
In 2022, Mauritania's unemployment rate was 10.52%, down from 11.13% in 2021.
In 2021, Mauritania's unemployment rate was 11.13%, up from 11.05% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.32% | +0.062% |
| 2024 | 10.26% | -0.113% |
| 2023 | 10.37% | -0.15% |
| 2022 | 10.52% | -0.611% |
| 2021 | 11.13% | +0.08% |
| 2020 | 11.05% | +0.635% |
| 2019 | 10.42% | +0.005% |
| 2018 | 10.41% | +0.075% |
| 2017 | 10.34% | +0.049% |
| 2016 | 10.29% | +0.183% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | +0.078% |
| 2014 | 10.03% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 9.93% | +0.062% |
| 2012 | 9.86% | -0.112% |
| 2011 | 9.98% | -0.117% |
| 2010 | 10.09% | -0.121% |
| 2009 | 10.21% | +0.499% |
| 2008 | 9.72% | +0.233% |
| 2007 | 9.48% | +0.169% |
| 2006 | 9.31% | -0.277% |
| 2005 | 9.59% | -0.18% |
| 2004 | 9.77% | -0.141% |
| 2003 | 9.91% | -0.29% |
| 2002 | 10.2% | +0.069% |
| 2001 | 10.13% | +0.102% |
| 2000 | 10.03% | -0.003% |
| 1999 | 10.03% | +0.058% |
| 1998 | 9.98% | +0.187% |
| 1997 | 9.79% | +0.024% |
| 1996 | 9.76% | -0.002% |
| 1995 | 9.77% | -0.213% |
| 1994 | 9.98% | +0.129% |
| 1993 | 9.85% | -0.202% |
| 1992 | 10.05% | +0.081% |
| 1991 | 9.97% | — |
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Mauritania's unemployment rate is 10.32% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 10.26% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 11.13% (2021); the lowest is 9.31% (2006), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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