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Mauritania
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.

Global rank#35out of 182 countries
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Historical trend

11.110.710.29.89.3199120082025Mauritania · 2025: 10.32%Mauritania

Analytical takeaways

  • Mauritania records 10.32% for Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) in 2025, ranking #35 globally out of 182 countries.
  • Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate) increased from 9.97% in 1991 to 10.32% in 2025, a gain of 0.35%.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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