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Mauritania Highest Unemployment Rate

Name: Mauritania Unemployment Rate
Creator: World Bank
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11.13% in 2021

Unemployment as % of total labor force · World Bank

The highest unemployment rate in Mauritania was 11.13% in 2021. The top 5 years were: 2021 (11.13%), 2020 (11.05%), 2022 (10.52%), 2019 (10.42%), 2018 (10.41%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Mauritania Top 5 Highest Unemployment Rate Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2021	11.13%
2nd	2020	11.05%
3rd	2022	10.52%
4th	2019	10.42%
5th	2018	10.41%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	10.32%	+0.06pp	147th
2024	10.26%	−0.11pp	152nd
2023	10.37%	−0.15pp	150th
2022	10.52%	−0.61pp	149th
2021	11.13%	+0.08pp	148th
2020	11.05%	+0.64pp	143rd
2019	10.42%	+0.01pp	147th
2018	10.41%	+0.07pp	146th
2017	10.34%	+0.05pp	143rd
2016	10.29%	+0.18pp	143rd
2015	10.10%	+0.08pp	140th
2014	10.03%	+0.10pp	135th
2013	9.93%	+0.06pp	134th
2012	9.86%	−0.11pp	131st
2011	9.98%	−0.12pp	135th
2010	10.09%	−0.12pp	136th
2009	10.21%	+0.50pp	140th
2008	9.72%	+0.23pp	147th
2007	9.48%	+0.17pp	144th
2006	9.31%	−0.28pp	137th
2005	9.59%	−0.18pp	131st
2004	9.77%	−0.14pp	127th
2003	9.91%	−0.29pp	125th
2002	10.20%	+0.07pp	128th
2001	10.13%	+0.10pp	126th
2000	10.03%	−0.00pp	121st
1999	10.03%	+0.06pp	116th
1998	9.98%	+0.19pp	123rd
1997	9.79%	+0.02pp	121st
1996	9.76%	−0.00pp	124th
1995	9.77%	−0.21pp	127th
1994	9.98%	+0.13pp	127th
1993	9.85%	−0.20pp	123rd
1992	10.05%	+0.08pp	134th
1991	9.97%	–	135th

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