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Mauritania - Youth Unemployment 2011

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Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank

15.22% −0.13pp from 2010 Global rank: 91st

Mauritania's youth unemployment was 15.22% in 2011, decreased +0.13pp from 15.35% in 2010. This was the 91st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2011▾

Youth Unemployment by Country - 2011
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Niger	0.47%	-61.5%
2nd	Cambodia	0.60%	-38.0%
3rd	Qatar	1.31%	0.8%
4th	Chad	1.32%	1.4%
5th	Myanmar	1.53%	1.9%
6th	Pakistan	1.72%	33.6%
7th	Lao PDR	2.02%	28.1%
8th	Mali	2.18%	1.4%
9th	Solomon Islands	2.37%	-19.1%
10th	Burundi	2.41%	4.6%
11th	Liberia	2.77%	-12.2%
12th	Thailand	2.95%	13.4%
13th	Senegal	2.98%	1.4%
14th	Togo	3.15%	-20.4%
15th	Madagascar	3.22%	-32.7%
16th	Viet Nam	3.23%	-6.0%
17th	Guinea-Bissau	3.80%	-0.8%
18th	Tonga	4.49%	7.2%
19th	Papua New Guinea	4.53%	26.8%
20th	Kazakhstan	4.58%	-12.3%
21st	Moldova	4.87%	-14.4%
22nd	Guatemala	4.99%	-5.8%
23rd	Uganda	5.10%	-4.8%
24th	Bahrain	5.28%	6.7%
25th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	5.33%	0.8%
26th	Benin	5.45%	154.8%
27th	Macao SAR, China	5.75%	6.2%
28th	Guinea	5.96%	0.0%
29th	Burkina Faso	6.11%	3.3%
30th	Cameroon	6.31%	-0.1%
31st	Malawi	6.58%	1.0%
32nd	Tanzania	6.76%	15.5%
33rd	United Arab Emirates	6.86%	-4.7%
34th	Mozambique	6.92%	0.7%
35th	Kenya	6.92%	-1.8%
36th	Peru	7.00%	2.3%
37th	Kyrgyz Republic	7.09%	5.2%
38th	Bangladesh	7.43%	18.1%
39th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	7.65%	2.6%
40th	Cuba	7.66%	27.2%
41st	Switzerland	7.73%	-6.0%
42nd	Nigeria	7.90%	0.4%
43rd	Congo, Democratic Republic of	8.00%	6.8%
44th	Honduras	8.06%	7.4%
45th	Sierra Leone	8.16%	4.6%
46th	Korea	8.30%	-2.8%
47th	Japan	8.33%	-12.0%
48th	Norway	8.41%	-8.8%
49th	Turkmenistan	8.53%	1.1%
50th	El Salvador	8.54%	-15.9%
51st	Trinidad and Tobago	8.59%	-12.8%
52nd	Ghana	8.81%	-20.4%
53rd	Singapore	8.87%	-5.8%
54th	Ecuador	8.90%	-4.2%
55th	Bhutan	8.91%	1.4%
56th	Germany	8.93%	-14.3%
57th	Zimbabwe	8.96%	-1.5%
58th	Austria	9.17%	-5.2%
59th	Hong Kong SAR, China	9.27%	-23.4%
60th	Timor-Leste	9.29%	-0.7%
61st	Comoros	9.41%	-0.7%
62nd	Philippines	9.48%	-2.7%
63rd	Côte d'Ivoire	9.68%	6.8%
64th	Vanuatu	9.76%	3.8%
65th	Mexico	9.77%	0.6%
66th	Netherlands	9.78%	-9.2%
67th	Malaysia	9.82%	-9.7%
68th	China	9.98%	1.6%
69th	Afghanistan	10.04%	0.0%
70th	Central African Republic	10.19%	-1.5%
71st	Nicaragua	10.19%	-15.7%
72nd	Mongolia	10.27%	-29.4%
73rd	Kuwait	10.30%	20.0%
74th	Eritrea	10.33%	-1.4%
75th	Uzbekistan	10.59%	-8.6%
76th	Belarus	10.88%	-0.1%
77th	Panama	11.10%	-17.4%
78th	Paraguay	11.36%	7.0%
79th	Australia	11.37%	-1.5%
80th	Israel	11.83%	-16.8%
81st	Tajikistan	13.20%	0.9%
82nd	Malta	13.34%	0.7%
83rd	Fiji	13.69%	4.8%
84th	Canada	13.92%	-4.5%
85th	Dominican Republic	13.96%	29.1%
86th	Iceland	14.15%	-10.8%
87th	Azerbaijan	14.52%	-0.8%
88th	Gambia, The	14.76%	4.6%
89th	Samoa	14.88%	1.8%
90th	Oman	15.21%	9.6%
91st	Mauritania	15.22%	-0.9%
92nd	Russian Federation	15.51%	-9.7%
93rd	Equatorial Guinea	15.56%	-0.3%
94th	Slovenia	15.76%	7.2%
95th	Rwanda	16.29%	1.2%
96th	Denmark	16.31%	4.8%
97th	Iraq	16.45%	-0.8%
98th	Sri Lanka	16.76%	-10.3%
99th	Brazil	16.93%	-7.2%
100th	Belize	16.96%	0.2%
101st	Lebanon	17.13%	6.6%
102nd	United States	17.27%	-5.9%
103rd	New Zealand	17.51%	0.5%
104th	Ukraine	17.81%	0.6%
105th	Morocco	17.93%	1.8%
106th	Chile	18.00%	-5.5%
107th	Luxembourg	18.05%	29.7%
108th	Uruguay	18.06%	-12.8%
109th	Czechia	18.08%	-1.5%
110th	Channel Islands	18.11%	6.0%
111th	Türkiye	18.21%	-15.6%
112th	Indonesia	18.39%	4.0%
113th	Argentina	18.71%	-3.5%
114th	Belgium	18.72%	-16.4%
115th	Suriname	19.21%	42.8%
116th	Nepal	19.29%	0.5%
117th	South Sudan	19.61%	1.1%
118th	Finland	19.93%	-6.4%
119th	São Tomé and Principe	20.27%	-2.7%
120th	Jamaica	20.36%	-0.4%
121st	Syrian Arab Republic	21.11%	3.0%
122nd	Cyprus	21.16%	33.5%
123rd	Colombia	21.17%	-6.2%
124th	Mauritius	21.59%	-8.2%
125th	United Kingdom	21.69%	6.7%
126th	Costa Rica	22.04%	26.8%
127th	Brunei Darussalam	22.05%	1.8%
128th	Maldives	22.11%	-5.3%
129th	Estonia	22.39%	-32.0%
130th	Cabo Verde	22.62%	6.1%
131st	Albania	22.70%	-26.5%
132nd	Guyana	22.72%	0.8%
133rd	Sweden	22.78%	-8.0%
134th	Algeria	22.80%	2.9%
135th	France	23.02%	-2.4%
136th	Yemen, Republic of	23.16%	5.1%
137th	Lesotho	23.20%	0.9%
138th	Zambia	23.22%	-20.4%
139th	India	23.64%	1.5%
140th	European Union	23.73%	3.5%
141st	Romania	24.06%	8.5%
142nd	Virgin Islands (US)	24.37%	5.6%
143rd	Bulgaria	25.06%	14.2%
144th	Saudi Arabia	25.11%	1.5%
145th	Poland	25.52%	8.3%
146th	Hungary	25.96%	-1.6%
147th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	26.65%	-7.2%
148th	Barbados	26.83%	5.8%
149th	Bahamas, The	27.00%	1.7%
150th	Italy	29.15%	4.4%
151st	Egypt, Arab Republic of	29.43%	19.7%
152nd	Ireland	29.58%	5.1%
153rd	Portugal	30.31%	33.2%
154th	Jordan	30.79%	2.4%
155th	Latvia	31.07%	-14.3%
156th	West Bank and Gaza	31.22%	-13.7%
157th	Guam	31.96%	64.1%
158th	Sudan	32.17%	21.9%
159th	Lithuania	32.59%	-8.8%
160th	Slovak Republic	33.49%	-0.8%
161st	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	33.74%	0.3%
162nd	Puerto Rico (US)	34.56%	-2.5%
163rd	Botswana	35.20%	0.3%
164th	Gabon	35.34%	-1.7%
165th	Haiti	35.35%	-4.2%
166th	French Polynesia	35.51%	1.2%
167th	New Caledonia	36.31%	0.5%
168th	Croatia	36.67%	13.3%
169th	Montenegro	37.04%	0.9%
170th	Armenia	38.08%	1.5%
171st	Angola	39.01%	0.8%
172nd	Namibia	39.37%	-11.6%
173rd	St. Lucia	39.55%	12.0%
174th	Congo, Republic of	40.19%	0.7%
175th	Georgia	40.71%	2.0%
176th	Tunisia	42.64%	44.2%
177th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	42.74%	0.7%
178th	Greece	44.95%	36.2%
179th	Spain	46.16%	11.4%
180th	South Africa	49.75%	-1.4%
181st	Libya	50.37%	1.6%
182nd	Serbia	51.18%	10.2%
183rd	Eswatini	53.25%	-2.4%
184th	North Macedonia	55.11%	-0.2%
185th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	59.57%	-0.2%
186th	Djibouti	70.49%	0.7%

FAQ

What was Mauritania's youth unemployment in 2011?▾

Mauritania's youth unemployment in 2011 was 15.22%. This ranked 91st globally.

How did Mauritania's youth unemployment change in 2011?▾

Mauritania's youth unemployment decreased by 0.9% in 2011 compared to 2010.

Which country had the highest youth unemployment in 2011?▾

Djibouti had the highest youth unemployment in 2011 at 70.49%.

What is the youth unemployment of Mauritania in 2011?▾

The youth unemployment of Mauritania in 2011 was 15.22%. This ranked 91st globally.

How does 2011 compare to 2010 for Mauritania's youth unemployment?▾

Mauritania's youth unemployment went from 15.35% in 2010 to 15.22% in 2011, a 0.9% decrease.

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