Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Labor force, female (% of total labor force) was 33.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female in Mauritania, 1990–2025
Source: International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database. Measured in % of total labor force.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female in Mauritania stood at 33.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female in Mauritania peaked at 33.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 27.6%, in 1990.
That places Mauritania 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.6% | — |
| 1991 | 27.9% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 28.3% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 28.6% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 28.9% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 29.3% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 29.7% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 30.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 30.4% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 30.8% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 31.1% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 31.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 31.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 31.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 31.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 32.0% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 32.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 32.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 33.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 33.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 33.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 33.4% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 33.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 33.2% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 33.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 33.4% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 33.4% | -0.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 33.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.6%, 77% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 33.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 47.5%, 70% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.1% | 27.6% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 31.1% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 32.5% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 33.2% | 33.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More education data for Mauritania
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,029 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 52,338 (2020)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 258,591 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1725 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 891,821 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female in Mauritania?
- Labor force, female in Mauritania was 33.4% in 2025, according to International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database.
- What is the highest labor force, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labor force, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.6% in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for labor force, female?
- Mauritania ranks 161st out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database, published as part of Labor force, female (% of total labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.