Unemployment in Mauritania
10.3%
% of labor force · 2025
35th highest of 181 countries
In 2015: 10.1%
Nearby in the ranking
- Albania 10.9%
- Nepal 10.5%
- Spain 10.4%
- Mauritania 10.3%
- Finland 9.5%
- Saint Lucia 9.5%
- Zimbabwe 9.3%
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About the data
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
- Unit
- % of labor force
- Years
- 1991–2025
- Data as of
- 2026-09-28
- Source
- World Bank
- License
- CC BY 4.0
- Credit
- World Bank, World Development Indicators (SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS), CC BY 4.0