Mauritania Labor Force Participation Rate 1990-2023

Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24 is the proportion of the population ages 15-24 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
  • Mauritania labor force participation rate for 2022 was 20.33%, a 0.24% increase from 2021.
  • Mauritania labor force participation rate for 2021 was 20.09%, a 0.2% increase from 2020.
  • Mauritania labor force participation rate for 2020 was 19.90%, a 0.32% decline from 2019.
  • Mauritania labor force participation rate for 2019 was 20.22%, a 0.2% decline from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 69.80%
Cambodia 58.90%
Angola 56.20%
Honduras 54.65%
Vanuatu 54.33%
Nicaragua 50.85%
Cameroon 47.49%
Lao PDR 47.45%
Bolivia 45.88%
Indonesia 45.44%
Vietnam 44.43%
Pakistan 44.00%
Lesotho 42.50%
Kenya 42.26%
Ghana 41.84%
El Salvador 41.78%
Republic of Congo 41.77%
Bangladesh 40.14%
Timor-Leste 39.03%
Georgia 38.13%
Zambia 38.02%
Kyrgyz Republic 36.69%
Uzbekistan 35.75%
Papua New Guinea 34.44%
Sao Tome and Principe 33.66%
Philippines 32.94%
Cabo Verde 30.75%
Sri Lanka 30.18%
West Bank and Gaza 29.87%
Tunisia 28.89%
Mongolia 28.89%
India 28.04%
Bhutan 27.88%
Morocco 27.10%
Sudan 26.49%
Nigeria 25.09%
Eswatini 23.78%
Egypt 23.34%
Mauritania 20.33%
Moldova 18.44%
Djibouti 13.75%
Mauritania Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2022 20.33% 0.24%
2021 20.09% 0.20%
2020 19.90% -0.32%
2019 20.22% -0.20%
2018 20.42% -0.19%
2017 20.61% -0.76%
2016 21.37% -0.78%
2015 22.15% -0.80%
2014 22.96% -0.82%
2013 23.78% -0.84%
2012 24.62% -0.17%
2011 24.79% -0.16%
2010 24.95% -0.24%
2009 25.19% -0.24%
2008 25.44% -0.25%
2007 25.69% -0.27%
2006 25.96% -0.27%
2005 26.23% -0.35%
2004 26.57% -0.38%
2003 26.95% -0.39%
2002 27.33% -0.36%
2001 27.70% -0.31%
2000 28.01% -0.29%
1999 28.30% -0.25%
1998 28.54% -0.20%
1997 28.75% -0.18%
1996 28.93% -0.18%
1995 29.11% -0.20%
1994 29.31% -0.18%
1993 29.49% -0.15%
1992 29.64% -0.09%
1991 29.73% -0.01%
1990 29.74% -0.01%