Labor Force of Mauritania
Updated on May 15, 2023.

According to recent data from the World Bank, in 2022, the Labor Force of Mauritania was 1,129,487, a difference of +44,085 (4.06% increase) compared to 2021. Also, the male labor force was 749,302, and the female labor force was 380,185.

Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore the values for each year between 1990-2022.

The World Bank defines Labor Force as "people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period; it includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers" .

See also: Female Percent of the Labor Force of Mauritania.

Data Source: World Bank.
Labor Force of Mauritania
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Year Total Labor Force Male Labor Force Female Labor Force
1990 510059 370405 139654
1991 526003 380195 145808
1992 550276 395924 154352
1993 577043 413278 163765
1994 598239 426425 171814
1995 613873 435359 178514
1996 623067 439636 183431
1997 635916 446413 189503
1998 653565 456384 197181
1999 672881 467383 205498
2000 693893 479341 214552
2001 709131 489229 219902
2002 721365 496443 224922
2003 734458 504352 230106
2004 748181 512654 235527
2005 762581 521453 241128
2006 777789 530841 246948
2007 794105 541024 253081
2008 812914 552863 260051
2009 833058 565396 267662
2010 852255 577062 275193
2011 870528 587781 282747
2012 888042 597652 290390
2013 901566 604951 296615
2014 917505 614545 302960
2015 934016 624670 309346
2016 951251 635150 316101
2017 969240 646289 322951
2018 998453 664770 333683
2019 1029009 684188 344821
2020 1052229 699943 352286
2021 1085402 720815 364587
2022 1129487 749302 380185