Labor force, total, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Labor force, total, per capita was 0.2349 units per person in 2025. βΌ Falling
Labor force, total, per capita in Mauritania, 1990β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per capita in Mauritania is 0.2349 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.2579 units per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.2278 units per person, in 2020.
That places Mauritania 182nd out of 188 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2558 units per person | 0.2538 units per person | 0.2579 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2517 units per person | 0.2476 units per person | 0.2566 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2369 units per person | 0.2293 units per person | 0.2468 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2319 units per person | 0.2278 units per person | 0.2349 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 179 Syrian Arab Republic 0.264 units per person compare
- 180 Samoa 0.2634 units per person compare
- 181 Tajikistan 0.2455 units per person compare
- 183 Djibouti 0.226 units per person compare
- 184 Sudan 0.2217 units per person compare
- 185 Afghanistan 0.2152 units per person compare
More education data for Mauritania
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 24,560 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 54.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 42.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 105.4% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per capita in Mauritania?
- Labor force, total, per capita in Mauritania was 0.2349 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2579 units per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2278 units per person in 2020.
- How does Mauritania rank for labor force, total, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 182nd out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, total, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Labor force, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.