Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Mauritania's youth unemployment rate stands at 22.92% as of 2025-12-31, down from 23.04% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1991 to 2025 (35 observations).
In 2025, Mauritania's youth unemployment rate was 22.92%, down from 23.04% in 2024.
In 2024, Mauritania's youth unemployment rate was 23.04%, down from 23.24% in 2023.
In 2023, Mauritania's youth unemployment rate was 23.24%, down from 23.51% in 2022.
In 2022, Mauritania's youth unemployment rate was 23.51%, down from 24.85% in 2021.
In 2021, Mauritania's youth unemployment rate was 24.85%, down from 25.52% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.92% | -0.117% |
| 2024 | 23.04% | -0.202% |
| 2023 | 23.24% | -0.269% |
| 2022 | 23.51% | -1.34% |
| 2021 | 24.85% | -0.664% |
| 2020 | 25.52% | +2.15% |
| 2019 | 23.37% | +1.17% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | +1.23% |
| 2017 | 20.97% | +1.14% |
| 2016 | 19.83% | +1.32% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | +1.14% |
| 2014 | 17.36% | +1.16% |
| 2013 | 16.2% | +1.11% |
| 2012 | 15.09% | -0.133% |
| 2011 | 15.22% | -0.131% |
| 2010 | 15.35% | -0.126% |
| 2009 | 15.48% | +0.623% |
| 2008 | 14.85% | +0.291% |
| 2007 | 14.56% | +0.195% |
| 2006 | 14.37% | -0.353% |
| 2005 | 14.72% | -0.231% |
| 2004 | 14.95% | -0.182% |
| 2003 | 15.13% | -0.356% |
| 2002 | 15.49% | +0.071% |
| 2001 | 15.42% | +0.122% |
| 2000 | 15.3% | +0.017% |
| 1999 | 15.28% | +0.085% |
| 1998 | 15.2% | +0.235% |
| 1997 | 14.96% | +0.021% |
| 1996 | 14.94% | -0.024% |
| 1995 | 14.96% | -0.256% |
| 1994 | 15.22% | +0.177% |
| 1993 | 15.04% | -0.195% |
| 1992 | 15.24% | +0.138% |
| 1991 | 15.1% | — |
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Mauritania's youth unemployment rate is 22.92% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 23.04% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 25.52% (2020); the lowest is 14.37% (2006), across data from 1991 to 2025.
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