Mauritania Labor Force Participation Rate 1991-2024

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 2023 was 19.77%, a 0.14% increase from 2022.
  • Mauritania labor force participation rate for 2022 was 19.63%, a 0.23% decline from 2021.
  • Mauritania labor force participation rate for 2021 was 19.86%, a 0.02% decline from 2020.
  • Mauritania labor force participation rate for 2020 was 19.88%, a 0.34% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Participation Rate for Ages 15-24
Solomon Islands 71.27%
Cambodia 57.63%
Vanuatu 55.32%
Honduras 54.08%
Angola 53.11%
Nicaragua 50.65%
Lao PDR 48.45%
Cameroon 46.54%
Vietnam 46.49%
Indonesia 45.83%
Bolivia 45.72%
Myanmar 44.82%
Kyrgyz Republic 43.64%
El Salvador 43.60%
Pakistan 43.16%
Republic of Congo 42.38%
Lesotho 41.64%
Kenya 41.25%
Ghana 41.05%
Bangladesh 38.82%
Timor-Leste 38.49%
Moldova 37.16%
Georgia 36.51%
Uzbekistan 34.96%
Zambia 34.83%
Sao Tome and Principe 34.12%
Philippines 34.08%
Papua New Guinea 33.60%
Sri Lanka 30.99%
Mongolia 30.84%
India 30.22%
Cabo Verde 28.93%
Tunisia 28.47%
Morocco 26.53%
Sudan 26.39%
Bhutan 26.05%
Nigeria 24.61%
Eswatini 24.04%
Egypt 24.02%
Mauritania 19.77%
Djibouti 14.08%
Mauritania Labor Force Participation Rate - Historical Data
Year Participation Rate for Ages 15-24 Annual Change
2023 19.77% 0.14%
2022 19.63% -0.23%
2021 19.86% -0.02%
2020 19.88% -0.34%
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% -0.23%
2009 25.18% -0.24%
2008 25.43% -0.25%
2007 25.68% -0.26%
2006 25.94% -0.27%
2005 26.21% -0.34%
2004 26.55% -0.37%
2003 26.92% -0.38%
2002 27.31% -0.36%
2001 27.67% -0.30%
2000 27.97% -0.28%
1999 28.25% -0.24%
1998 28.49% -0.20%
1997 28.70% -0.18%
1996 28.88% -0.18%
1995 29.06% -0.20%
1994 29.26% -0.18%
1993 29.44% -0.15%
1992 29.59% -0.09%
1991 29.68% -0.09%