Unemployment Rate in Mauritania remained unchanged at 10.30 percent in 2025 from 10.30 percent in 2024. Unemployment Rate in Mauritania averaged 10.14 percent from 1988 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 12.10 percent in 1988 and a record low of 9.30 percent in 2006. source: International Labour Organization (ILO)

Unemployment Rate in Mauritania is expected to reach 10.00 percent by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Mauritania Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 9.92 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Population 5.17 5.02 Million Dec 2024
Unemployment Rate 10.30 10.30 percent Dec 2025


Mauritania Unemployment Rate
In Mauritania, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
10.30 10.30 12.10 9.30 1988 - 2025 percent Yearly