Labour Force (Total) rose 3.28% to 1.20 mil in Mauritania in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Mauritania reached an all time high of 1.20 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.558 mil in 1990. When compared to Mauritania's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Algeria amounted to 12.3 mil, 7.90 mil in Mali, 11.8 mil in Morocco and 4.38 mil in Senegal in 2021.
Mauritania has been ranked 137th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | mil | 11.7 | 11.9 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 12.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | mil | 6.68 | 6.90 | 7.12 | 7.34 | 7.57 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | mil | 0.724 | 0.747 | 0.771 | 0.795 | 0.821 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | mil | 4.21 | 4.33 | 4.46 | 4.58 | 4.71 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | mil | 2.02 | 2.05 | 2.10 | 2.14 | 2.19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | mil | 6.63 | 6.78 | 6.94 | 7.17 | 7.41 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | mil | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.07 | 1.10 | 1.13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | mil | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 12.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | mil | 7.53 | 7.83 | 8.14 | 8.46 | 8.79 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | mil | 3.71 | 3.82 | 3.94 | 4.06 | 4.18 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | mil | 23.2 | 23.1 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 23.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | mil | 4.12 | 4.16 | 4.18 | 4.20 | 4.24 |
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