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Mauritania - Youth Unemployment 2005

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
14.72% −0.23pp from 2004 Global rank: 94th

Mauritania's youth unemployment was 14.72% in 2005, decreased +0.23pp from 14.95% in 2004. This was the 94th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2005▾
Youth Unemployment by Country - 2005
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Pakistan 0.94% -0.5%
2nd Chad 1.02% -1.9%
3rd Benin 1.31% 15.2%
4th Myanmar 1.37% 0.8%
5th Cambodia 1.74% 7.6%
6th Mali 2.13% -1.9%
7th Madagascar 2.27% -51.1%
8th Qatar 2.83% -0.3%
9th Senegal 2.85% -2.2%
10th Uganda 2.85% -29.3%
11th Lao PDR 2.86% -9.6%
12th Liberia 3.25% -0.2%
13th Solomon Islands 3.35% -2.2%
14th Bahrain 3.84% -1.8%
15th Guinea-Bissau 3.86% -0.7%
16th Burundi 3.87% -0.2%
17th Cuba 4.22% 8.0%
18th Papua New Guinea 4.32% -4.8%
19th Thailand 4.81% 4.7%
20th Congo, Democratic Republic of 4.93% -0.7%
21st Viet Nam 4.96% 8.6%
22nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 5.22% 2.8%
23rd Guatemala 5.35% 0.0%
24th Kyrgyz Republic 5.36% 4.8%
25th Sierra Leone 5.70% 11.5%
26th Tajikistan 5.81% 8.7%
27th Guinea 5.83% 1.4%
28th Tanzania 5.83% 2.9%
29th Niger 6.18% 11.6%
30th Burkina Faso 6.30% 16.1%
31st Mozambique 6.53% 2.2%
32nd Kuwait 6.57% -10.3%
33rd Malawi 6.62% -0.5%
34th Cameroon 6.63% -13.9%
35th Kenya 6.65% -2.4%
36th Tonga 6.79% -34.7%
37th Mexico 6.88% -16.1%
38th Iceland 7.05% -38.6%
39th Togo 7.40% 2.4%
40th Nigeria 7.54% 4.3%
41st Ireland 7.82% -0.7%
42nd Ecuador 7.86% -22.9%
43rd Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 7.89% -0.9%
44th Côte d'Ivoire 8.04% 2.5%
45th United Arab Emirates 8.05% 9.3%
46th Zimbabwe 8.10% 3.3%
47th Macao SAR, China 8.26% -21.2%
48th Peru 8.43% 9.0%
49th Denmark 8.60% 10.6%
50th Nicaragua 8.68% -15.6%
51st Japan 8.71% -9.1%
52nd Honduras 8.73% -17.2%
53rd Switzerland 8.76% 13.7%
54th Bangladesh 8.79% 13.3%
55th Philippines 9.25% 2.1%
56th Korea 9.32% -4.9%
57th Bhutan 9.44% 26.0%
58th China 9.50% 0.7%
59th Fiji 9.64% -16.7%
60th New Zealand 9.75% 1.0%
61st Comoros 9.85% -0.5%
62nd Timor-Leste 9.99% -1.5%
63rd Afghanistan 10.18% 0.6%
64th Eritrea 10.22% -0.1%
65th Paraguay 10.33% -13.4%
66th Singapore 10.38% -1.3%
67th Central African Republic 10.55% -1.2%
68th Australia 10.62% -6.6%
69th Ghana 10.67% -10.0%
70th Hong Kong SAR, China 10.67% -11.6%
71st Austria 11.18% 1.7%
72nd United States 11.24% -4.7%
73rd Mongolia 11.28% 3.5%
74th Norway 11.29% -11.7%
75th Malaysia 11.33% -0.3%
76th Netherlands 11.54% 45.8%
77th Armenia 11.98% -0.2%
78th Canada 12.39% -7.8%
79th El Salvador 12.67% 7.1%
80th Kazakhstan 12.71% -9.9%
81st United Kingdom 13.05% 22.9%
82nd Samoa 13.10% 2.9%
83rd Channel Islands 13.41% 3.2%
84th Panama 13.49% -0.8%
85th Dominican Republic 13.49% 4.6%
86th Cyprus 13.54% 32.6%
87th Luxembourg 13.63% -18.9%
88th Vanuatu 13.63% -2.6%
89th Gambia, The 14.41% -0.4%
90th Uzbekistan 14.49% -13.6%
91st Turkmenistan 14.51% -12.0%
92nd Oman 14.59% -2.4%
93rd Moldova 14.64% -5.5%
94th Mauritania 14.72% -1.5%
95th Equatorial Guinea 14.85% -0.2%
96th Estonia 15.12% -40.9%
97th Latvia 15.14% -30.5%
98th Ukraine 15.21% -4.9%
99th Azerbaijan 15.33% -16.0%
100th Germany 15.46% 19.1%
101st Costa Rica 15.52% 6.8%
102nd Russian Federation 15.53% -9.9%
103rd Belarus 15.58% -7.3%
104th Maldives 15.60% 17.6%
105th Morocco 15.71% 1.7%
106th Lithuania 15.77% -22.2%
107th Slovenia 15.97% 13.2%
108th Rwanda 16.00% 1.4%
109th Malta 16.12% -13.3%
110th Portugal 16.22% 15.4%
111th Guam 16.28% -10.3%
112th Trinidad and Tobago 16.54% -3.8%
113th Jamaica 16.84% 0.8%
114th Iraq 16.91% -0.7%
115th Israel 17.86% -13.5%
116th Syrian Arab Republic 18.18% -3.2%
117th South Sudan 18.76% 0.5%
118th Nepal 19.05% -0.2%
119th Czechia 19.25% -5.5%
120th Brunei Darussalam 19.41% 3.1%
121st Spain 19.64% -12.6%
122nd Hungary 19.65% 34.6%
123rd Türkiye 19.69% -3.2%
124th Yemen, Republic of 20.19% 1.4%
125th Bahamas, The 20.26% -6.8%
126th Lebanon 20.49% 3.6%
127th Romania 20.56% -11.2%
128th India 21.12% 0.6%
129th France 21.23% 7.9%
130th Barbados 21.26% -6.0%
131st Suriname 21.29% -2.5%
132nd Brazil 21.40% 6.8%
133rd European Union 21.40% 0.3%
134th Belgium 21.48% 22.7%
135th Virgin Islands (US) 21.50% -0.7%
136th Belize 22.16% 3.0%
137th Guyana 22.21% -2.3%
138th Bulgaria 22.39% -8.6%
139th Lesotho 22.47% -0.4%
140th Colombia 22.60% -14.2%
141st Sweden 22.83% 23.3%
142nd São Tomé and Principe 23.12% 2.9%
143rd Iran, Islamic Republic of 23.40% 15.0%
144th Chile 23.41% -4.5%
145th Puerto Rico (US) 23.53% 9.7%
146th Italy 24.11% -1.3%
147th Sudan 24.13% 0.0%
148th Cabo Verde 24.67% 0.8%
149th Mauritius 25.66% 4.0%
150th Saudi Arabia 25.80% 2.9%
151st Greece 25.81% -2.9%
152nd Georgia 26.16% 3.2%
153rd Argentina 26.21% -11.3%
154th Albania 26.24% -1.4%
155th Indonesia 26.30% 11.4%
156th Finland 26.78% -2.3%
157th Sri Lanka 27.70% -2.1%
158th Tunisia 28.10% -8.0%
159th Uruguay 29.07% -12.1%
160th Slovak Republic 30.28% -8.2%
161st Egypt, Arab Republic of 31.22% 10.1%
162nd Algeria 31.24% -8.7%
163rd Zambia 31.46% 6.2%
164th West Bank and Gaza 31.93% -10.3%
165th Gabon 32.22% -2.8%
166th Croatia 32.54% -0.9%
167th French Polynesia 33.47% 0.7%
168th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 33.60% 0.0%
169th St. Lucia 34.37% -9.7%
170th Haiti 34.80% 8.4%
171st Jordan 34.99% 2.6%
172nd Botswana 36.82% -11.7%
173rd Poland 36.95% -7.6%
174th Angola 38.02% -0.2%
175th New Caledonia 39.75% -3.1%
176th Congo, Republic of 40.02% 0.0%
177th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 40.16% 0.5%
178th Namibia 43.26% 0.6%
179th South Africa 43.93% 0.2%
180th Libya 46.40% -0.6%
181st Serbia 47.13% 13.0%
182nd Eswatini 54.70% 1.9%
183rd Montenegro 55.65% 0.2%
184th Bosnia and Herzegovina 61.65% 4.0%
185th North Macedonia 61.97% -3.4%
186th Djibouti 67.31% 0.6%
Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS)

FAQ

What was Mauritania's youth unemployment in 2005?▾

Mauritania's youth unemployment in 2005 was 14.72%. This ranked 94th globally.

How did Mauritania's youth unemployment change in 2005?▾

Mauritania's youth unemployment decreased by 1.5% in 2005 compared to 2004.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2005?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2005 at 67.31%.

What is the youth unemployment of Mauritania in 2005?▾

The youth unemployment of Mauritania in 2005 was 14.72%. This ranked 94th globally.

How does 2005 compare to 2004 for Mauritania's youth unemployment?▾

Mauritania's youth unemployment went from 14.95% in 2004 to 14.72% in 2005, a 1.5% decrease.

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