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Mauritania: Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate), 1991–2025
Value in 202510.3
Change since 2015+2.1%10.1 (2015)
World rank35 / 1822025
Rank in region12 / 45Sub-Saharan Africa
World4.8World Bank aggregate
Trend and comparison
Neighbours in the 2025 ranking
11.0
10.9
10.5
10.4
10.3
9.5
9.5
9.3
9.2
Values and rank by year
| Year | Unemployment (% of labour force, ILO estimate) | vs prior year | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.3 | +0.6% | 35 / 182 |
| 2024 | 10.3 | -1.1% | 35 / 182 |
| 2023 | 10.4 | -1.4% | 39 / 184 |
| 2022 | 10.5 | -5.5% | 42 / 186 |
| 2021 | 11.1 | +0.7% | 44 / 187 |
| 2020 | 11.1 | +6.1% | 49 / 187 |
| 2019 | 10.4 | +0.0% | 45 / 187 |
| 2018 | 10.4 | +0.7% | 46 / 187 |
| 2017 | 10.3 | +0.5% | 49 / 187 |
| 2016 | 10.3 | +1.8% | 49 / 187 |
| 2015 | 10.1 | +0.8% | 52 / 187 |
| 2014 | 10.0 | +1.0% | 56 / 187 |
| 2013 | 9.9 | +0.6% | 57 / 187 |
| 2012 | 9.9 | -1.1% | 60 / 187 |
| 2011 | 10.0 | -1.2% | 57 / 187 |
| 2010 | 10.1 | -1.2% | 55 / 187 |
| 2009 | 10.2 | +5.1% | 50 / 187 |
| 2008 | 9.7 | +2.5% | 44 / 187 |
| 2007 | 9.5 | +1.8% | 47 / 187 |
| 2006 | 9.3 | -2.9% | 54 / 187 |
| 2005 | 9.6 | -1.8% | 60 / 187 |
| 2004 | 9.8 | -1.4% | 64 / 187 |
| 2003 | 9.9 | -2.8% | 66 / 187 |
| 2002 | 10.2 | +0.7% | 64 / 187 |
| 2001 | 10.1 | +1.0% | 66 / 187 |
| 2000 | 10.0 | -0.0% | 70 / 187 |
| 1999 | 10.0 | +0.6% | 73 / 187 |
| 1998 | 10.0 | +1.9% | 66 / 187 |
| 1997 | 9.8 | +0.2% | 68 / 187 |
| 1996 | 9.8 | -0.0% | 65 / 187 |
| 1995 | 9.8 | -2.1% | 62 / 187 |
| 1994 | 10.0 | +1.3% | 60 / 187 |
| 1993 | 9.8 | -2.0% | 64 / 187 |
| 1992 | 10.1 | +0.8% | 54 / 187 |
| 1991 | 10.0 | – | 53 / 187 |
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