Mauritania - Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Mauritania was 1,292,596 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,292,596 in 2021 and a minimum value of 570,524 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 570,524
1991 585,648
1992 601,518
1993 618,056
1994 635,125
1995 652,678
1996 670,476
1997 688,762
1998 707,785
1999 727,907
2000 749,317
2001 766,489
2002 784,986
2003 804,484
2004 824,512
2005 844,816
2006 864,809
2007 885,271
2008 906,182
2009 927,616
2010 949,616
2011 971,314
2012 993,590
2013 1,025,065
2014 1,057,555
2015 1,091,062
2016 1,123,727
2017 1,157,889
2018 1,192,786
2019 1,228,417
2020 1,254,313
2021 1,292,596

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The labor force is the supply of labor available for producing goods and services in an economy. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave. Data are generated with World Bank population estimates and ILO estimates on labor force participation rate. The ILO estimates are harmonized to ensure comparability across countries and over time by accounting for differences in data source, scope of coverage, methodology, and other country-specific factors. The estimates are based mainly on nationally representative labor force surveys, with other sources (population censuses and nationally reported estimates) used only when no survey data are available.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Data up to 2016 are estimates while data from 2017 are projections.

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure