Labor force, female, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Labor force, female, per capita was 0.0785 units per person in 2025. ▬ Flat
Labor force, female, per capita in Mauritania, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force, female, per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.0785 units per person.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0802 units per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.07 units per person, in 1990.
Mauritania ranks 169th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Labor force, female, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.07 units per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0709 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0723 units per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0736 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0746 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0754 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0758 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0766 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0776 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0787 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0799 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0799 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.08 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.08 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.08 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.08 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.08 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0799 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.08 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0801 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0802 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0801 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0799 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0793 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0786 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.078 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0773 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0767 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0768 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0771 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0761 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0769 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0771 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0779 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0783 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.0785 units per person | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0746 units per person | 0.07 units per person | 0.0787 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.08 units per person | 0.0799 units per person | 0.0801 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0784 units per person | 0.0767 units per person | 0.0802 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0775 units per person | 0.0761 units per person | 0.0785 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More gender data for Mauritania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,466 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 83,378 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 85,511 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 81,699 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 83,772 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 80,167 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 82,174 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, female, per capita in Mauritania?
- Labor force, female, per capita in Mauritania was 0.0785 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0802 units per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.07 units per person in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for labor force, female, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 169th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force, female, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force, female 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, female ÷ Population, total
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- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Labor force, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.