Labor force, female, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Labor force, female, per square kilometre was 0.3795 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Labor force, female, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.3795 units per square kilometre for labor force, female, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, female, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.3795 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1326 units per square kilometre, in 1990.
Mauritania ranks 186th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Labor force, female, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1326 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.1383 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1464 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1553 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1629 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.169 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1735 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1791 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1863 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1941 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2025 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2076 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2124 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2175 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.2227 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2282 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2338 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2398 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2469 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2553 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2637 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2722 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2807 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2874 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2936 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3065 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3133 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3234 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.334 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3396 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3532 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3647 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3795 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1638 units per square kilometre | 0.1326 units per square kilometre | 0.1941 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2267 units per square kilometre | 0.2025 units per square kilometre | 0.2553 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2975 units per square kilometre | 0.2637 units per square kilometre | 0.334 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3593 units per square kilometre | 0.3396 units per square kilometre | 0.3795 units per square kilometre | 4 |
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 square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.3795 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, female, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3795 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force, female, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1326 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Mauritania rank for labor force, female, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 186th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, female World Bank, World Development Indicators database. Estimates are based on data obtained from International Labour Organization and United Nations Population Division
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.