Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6149 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mauritania, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mauritania is 0.6149 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.6149 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0686 people per person, in 1960.
That places Mauritania 123rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0686 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0747 people per person | +9.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0811 people per person | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0875 people per person | +7.9% |
| 1964 | 0.094 people per person | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1021 people per person | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1111 people per person | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1205 people per person | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1303 people per person | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1405 people per person | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 0.151 people per person | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1619 people per person | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.173 people per person | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1845 people per person | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1963 people per person | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2084 people per person | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2207 people per person | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2339 people per person | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2493 people per person | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2672 people per person | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2866 people per person | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3067 people per person | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3266 people per person | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3454 people per person | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3625 people per person | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3769 people per person | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3878 people per person | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3944 people per person | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.396 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3956 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3947 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3935 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3919 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3902 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3884 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3865 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3848 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3832 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3819 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.381 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3806 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3811 people per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3839 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3889 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3957 people per person | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4041 people per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4137 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4244 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4358 people per person | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4476 people per person | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4595 people per person | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4713 people per person | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4827 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4936 people per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5047 people per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5167 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5292 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.542 people per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5513 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5606 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5698 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.579 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5881 people per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5971 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6061 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.6149 people per person | +1.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.6149 people per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.6149 people per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4552 people per person, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.101 people per person | 0.0686 people per person | 0.1405 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2046 people per person | 0.151 people per person | 0.2672 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3578 people per person | 0.2866 people per person | 0.396 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3876 people per person | 0.381 people per person | 0.3947 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4056 people per person | 0.3806 people per person | 0.4476 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5112 people per person | 0.4595 people per person | 0.5606 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5925 people per person | 0.5698 people per person | 0.6149 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 120 Ireland 0.6251 people per person compare
- 121 Kazakhstan 0.6239 people per person compare
- 122 French Polynesia 0.6176 people per person compare
- 124 Aruba 0.6139 people per person compare
- 125 Barbados 0.597 people per person compare
- 126 Trinidad and Tobago 0.5963 people per person compare
More population data for Mauritania
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6195 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.8005 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6195 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.5617 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1772 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Population density 16.61 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.22 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, annual growth rate 4.31 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mauritania?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Mauritania was 0.6149 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6149 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0686 people per person in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 123rd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.