Mauritania - Youth unemployment

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2012 17.02
2017 24.94

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in Mauritania was 27.18 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 27.18 in 2020, while its lowest value was 15.99 in 1995.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 16.09
1992 16.08
1993 16.03
1994 16.11
1995 15.99
1996 16.02
1997 16.11
1998 16.05
1999 16.03
2000 16.10
2001 16.17
2002 16.26
2003 16.31
2004 16.43
2005 16.50
2006 16.52
2007 16.80
2008 16.88
2009 16.97
2010 17.04
2011 17.11
2012 17.18
2013 18.75
2014 20.37
2015 22.05
2016 23.86
2017 25.68
2018 25.74
2019 25.71
2020 27.18

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2012 14.11
2017 18.83

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in Mauritania was 20.69 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 20.69 in 2020, while its lowest value was 13.39 in 1999.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 13.65
1992 13.62
1993 13.55
1994 13.59
1995 13.45
1996 13.45
1997 13.51
1998 13.43
1999 13.39
2000 13.43
2001 13.44
2002 13.48
2003 13.49
2004 13.56
2005 13.59
2006 13.58
2007 13.80
2008 13.86
2009 13.92
2010 13.97
2011 14.02
2012 14.08
2013 15.08
2014 16.09
2015 17.12
2016 18.22
2017 19.29
2018 19.38
2019 19.40
2020 20.69

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2012 15.22
2017 21.15

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)

Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate) in Mauritania was 22.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 22.68 in 2020, while its lowest value was 14.30 in 1999.

Definition: Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
1991 14.49
1992 14.46
1993 14.40
1994 14.46
1995 14.32
1996 14.34
1997 14.41
1998 14.33
1999 14.30
2000 14.35
2001 14.38
2002 14.42
2003 14.44
2004 14.52
2005 14.56
2006 14.55
2007 14.79
2008 14.85
2009 14.92
2010 14.96
2011 15.02
2012 15.08
2013 16.25
2014 17.44
2015 18.66
2016 19.96
2017 21.24
2018 21.32
2019 21.33
2020 22.68

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, female (% of female youth population)

Definition: Share of youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment, or training to the population of the corresponding age group: youth (ages 15 to 24); persons ages 15 to 29; or both age groups.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2012 52.42
2017 45.21

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, male (% of male youth population)

Definition: Share of youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment, or training to the population of the corresponding age group: youth (ages 15 to 24); persons ages 15 to 29; or both age groups.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2012 23.29
2017 22.69

Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population)

Definition: Share of youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) is the proportion of young people who are not in education, employment, or training to the population of the corresponding age group: youth (ages 15 to 24); persons ages 15 to 29; or both age groups.

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2012 39.49
2017 35.53

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Unemployment