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Unemployment rate
Mauritania — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 50% (1988 est.) |
| 1991 | 21% (1989 est.) |
| 1992 | 20% (1991 est.) |
| 1993 | 20% (1991 est.) |
| 1994 | 20% (1991 est.) |
| 1995 | 20% (1991 est.) |
| 1996 | 20% (1991 est.) |
| 1997 | 20% (1991 est.) |
| 1998 | 23% (1995 est.) |
| 1999 | 23% (1995 est.) |
| 2000 | 23% (1995 est.) |
| 2001 | 23% (1995 est.) |
| 2002 | 21% (1999 est.) |
| 2003 | 21% (1999 est.) |
| 2004 | 21% (1999 est.) |
| 2005 | 20% (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | 20% (2004 est.) |
| 2007 | 20% (2004 est.) |
| 2008 | 20% (2004 est.) |
| 2009 | 30% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 177 20% (2004 est.) |
| 2010 | 30% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 179 20% (2004 est.) |
| 2011 | 30% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 178 20% (2004 est.) |
| 2012 | 30% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 179 20% (2004 est.) |
| 2013 | 30% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 182 20% (2004 est.) |
| 2014 | 30% (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 184 20% (2004 est.) |
| 2015 | 31% (2012 est.) | 30% (2008 est.) | country comparison to the world: 185 |
| 2016 | 31% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 191 |
| 2017 | 11.7% (2016 est.) | 11.1% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 146 |
| 2018 | 10.2% (2017 est.) | 10.1% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | 10.2% (2017 est.) | 10.1% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | 10.2% (2017 est.) | 10.1% (2016 est.) |
| 2021 | 10.2% (2017 est.) 10.1% (2016 est.) |
| 2022 | 10.2% (2017 est.) 10.1% (2016 est.) |
| 2023 | 11.46% (2021 est.) 11.27% (2020 est.) 10.39% (2019 est.) |
| 2024 | 10.51% (2023 est.) 10.6% (2022 est.) 11.07% (2021 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |
| 2025 | 10.4% (2024 est.) 10.5% (2023 est.) 10.6% (2022 est.) note: % of labor force seeking employment |