Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre was 1.96 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.96 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
190th
of 215 countries
All-time high
1.96 units per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.7596 units per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre in Mauritania is 1.96 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 1.96 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7596 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Mauritania ranks 190th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7596 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7749 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.791 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.8078 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.824 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8401 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8566 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8731 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.8896 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.9059 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.9219 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.9374 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 0.9524 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.967 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.9811 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.9945 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.01 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.01 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.02 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.03 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 1.04 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.06 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.09 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 1.12 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 1.15 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 1.18 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 1.23 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 1.29 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 1.33 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 1.38 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 1.41 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.44 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 1.48 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 1.53 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.57 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 1.61 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 1.64 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.66 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.68 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.7 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.71 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.73 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.74 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.76 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.78 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.8 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.82 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.83 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.85 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1.86 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.87 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.87 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.89 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.9 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.92 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.93 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.95 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.96 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 1.96 units per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.64 units per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 1.96 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.51 units per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8241 units per square kilometre | 0.7596 units per square kilometre | 0.8896 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.97 units per square kilometre | 0.9059 units per square kilometre | 1.02 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 units per square kilometre | 1.02 units per square kilometre | 1.12 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.34 units per square kilometre | 1.15 units per square kilometre | 1.53 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 units per square kilometre | 1.57 units per square kilometre | 1.76 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.85 units per square kilometre | 1.78 units per square kilometre | 1.9 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.94 units per square kilometre | 1.92 units per square kilometre | 1.96 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 187 Norway 2.56 units per square kilometre compare
- 188 Saudi Arabia 2.43 units per square kilometre compare
- 189 Russia 2.22 units per square kilometre compare
- 191 Qatar 1.86 units per square kilometre compare
- 192 Namibia 1.8 units per square kilometre compare
- 193 Botswana 1.44 units per square kilometre 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 urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 1.96 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7596 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Mauritania rank for urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 190th out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 Urban and rural population 2050, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban and rural population 2050 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Urban and rural population projected to 2050 HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Urban and rural population 2050 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.