Unemployment, Youth Total (As % of Total Labour Force Ages 15-24) rose 1.46% to 23.0% in Mauritania in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Unemployment, Youth Total (As % of Total Labour Force Ages 15-24) in Mauritania reached an all time high of 23.0% in 2021 and an all time low of 14.3% in 1999. When compared to Mauritania's main peers, Unemployment, Youth Total (As % of Total Labour Force Ages 15-24) in Algeria amounted to 31.9%, 17.3% in Mali, 27.2% in Morocco and 5.04% in Senegal in 2021.
Mauritania has been ranked 55th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Unemployment, Youth Total (As % of Total Labour Force Ages 15-24), 33 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Unemployment, Youth Total (As % of Total Labour Force Ages 15-24) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | % | 30.1% | 26.1% | 26.6% | 27.0% | 27.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 7.15% | 7.33% | 7.52% | 7.71% | 7.74% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | % | 13.2% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.4% | 13.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | % | 6.44% | 6.45% | 6.53% | 6.64% | 6.73% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 50.6% | 50.6% | 50.3% | 50.4% | 50.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | % | 18.0% | 17.6% | 17.1% | 17.0% | 16.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | % | 18.7% | 20.0% | 21.2% | 21.3% | 21.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | % | 20.9% | 22.4% | 22.5% | 22.7% | 22.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 0.688% | 0.708% | 0.731% | 0.750% | 0.774% | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | % | 8.03% | 6.43% | 4.89% | 4.45% | 4.01% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 48.3% | 44.5% | 38.6% | 34.4% | 32.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | % | 35.2% | 35.4% | 35.5% | 36.0% | 35.4% |
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