Urban population share 2050 in Mauritania
Mauritania: Urban population share 2050 was 61.49 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
61.49
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
139th
of 238 countries
All-time high
61.49
in 2025
All-time low
0.0001
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Urban population share 2050 in Mauritania, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population share 2050 in Mauritania is 61.49, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 108 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population share 2050 in Mauritania peaked at 61.49 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0001, in 1000.
Mauritania ranks 139th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Urban population share 2050 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 0.0001 | — |
| 1100 | 0.0004 | +200.0% |
| 1200 | 0.0013 | +200.0% |
| 1300 | 0.0038 | +200.0% |
| 1400 | 0.0113 | +200.0% |
| 1500 | 0.034 | +200.0% |
| 1600 | 0.1019 | +200.0% |
| 1700 | 0.3056 | +200.0% |
| 1710 | 0.3443 | +12.7% |
| 1720 | 0.3771 | +9.5% |
| 1730 | 0.413 | +9.5% |
| 1740 | 0.4523 | +9.5% |
| 1750 | 0.4954 | +9.5% |
| 1760 | 0.5426 | +9.5% |
| 1770 | 0.5943 | +9.5% |
| 1780 | 0.6509 | +9.5% |
| 1790 | 0.7129 | +9.5% |
| 1800 | 0.7808 | +9.5% |
| 1810 | 0.8551 | +9.5% |
| 1820 | 0.9365 | +9.5% |
| 1830 | 1.03 | +9.5% |
| 1840 | 1.12 | +9.5% |
| 1850 | 1.23 | +9.5% |
| 1860 | 1.35 | +9.5% |
| 1870 | 1.48 | +9.5% |
| 1880 | 1.62 | +9.5% |
| 1890 | 1.77 | +9.5% |
| 1900 | 1.94 | +9.5% |
| 1910 | 2.12 | +9.5% |
| 1920 | 2.33 | +9.5% |
| 1930 | 2.55 | +9.5% |
| 1940 | 2.79 | +9.5% |
| 1950 | 2.61 | -6.4% |
| 1951 | 2.82 | +8.1% |
| 1952 | 3.09 | +9.6% |
| 1953 | 3.42 | +10.4% |
| 1954 | 3.79 | +10.9% |
| 1955 | 4.21 | +11.0% |
| 1956 | 4.67 | +10.9% |
| 1957 | 5.17 | +10.7% |
| 1958 | 5.7 | +10.3% |
| 1959 | 6.26 | +9.9% |
| 1960 | 6.86 | +9.4% |
| 1961 | 7.47 | +9.0% |
| 1962 | 8.11 | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 8.75 | +7.9% |
| 1964 | 9.4 | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 10.21 | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 11.11 | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 12.05 | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 13.03 | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 14.05 | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 15.1 | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 16.19 | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 17.3 | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 18.45 | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 19.63 | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 20.84 | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 22.07 | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 23.39 | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 24.93 | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 26.72 | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 28.66 | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 30.67 | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 32.66 | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 34.54 | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 36.25 | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 37.69 | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 38.78 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 39.44 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 39.6 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 39.56 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 39.47 | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 39.35 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 39.19 | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 39.02 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 38.84 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 38.65 | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 38.48 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 38.32 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 38.19 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 38.1 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 38.06 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 38.11 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 38.39 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 38.89 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 39.57 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 40.41 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 41.37 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 42.44 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 43.58 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 44.76 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 45.95 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 47.13 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 48.27 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 49.36 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 50.47 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 51.67 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 52.92 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 54.2 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 55.13 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 56.06 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 56.98 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 57.9 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 58.81 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 59.71 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 60.61 | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 61.49 | +1.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 61.49 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50.87, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 61.49 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 44.89, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Urban population share 2050 in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1100 | +200.0% | 0.0001 | 0.0004 |
| 1200 | +200.0% | 0.0004 | 0.0013 |
| 1300 | +200.0% | 0.0013 | 0.0038 |
| 1400 | +200.0% | 0.0038 | 0.0113 |
| 1500 | +200.0% | 0.0113 | 0.034 |
| 1600 | +200.0% | 0.034 | 0.1019 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 0.0001 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 0.0004 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.0013 | 0.0013 | 0.0013 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.0038 | 0.0038 | 0.0038 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.0113 | 0.0113 | 0.0113 | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.034 | 0.034 | 0.034 | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.1019 | 0.1019 | 0.1019 | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.3056 | 0.3056 | 0.3056 | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.3443 | 0.3443 | 0.3443 | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.3771 | 0.3771 | 0.3771 | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.413 | 0.413 | 0.413 | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.4523 | 0.4523 | 0.4523 | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.4954 | 0.4954 | 0.4954 | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.5426 | 0.5426 | 0.5426 | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.5943 | 0.5943 | 0.5943 | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.6509 | 0.6509 | 0.6509 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.7129 | 0.7129 | 0.7129 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.7808 | 0.7808 | 0.7808 | 1 |
| 1810s | 0.8551 | 0.8551 | 0.8551 | 1 |
| 1820s | 0.9365 | 0.9365 | 0.9365 | 1 |
| 1830s | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1 |
| 1840s | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1.12 | 1 |
| 1850s | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1 |
| 1860s | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1.35 | 1 |
| 1870s | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1.48 | 1 |
| 1880s | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1.62 | 1 |
| 1890s | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1 |
| 1900s | 1.94 | 1.94 | 1.94 | 1 |
| 1910s | 2.12 | 2.12 | 2.12 | 1 |
| 1920s | 2.33 | 2.33 | 2.33 | 1 |
| 1930s | 2.55 | 2.55 | 2.55 | 1 |
| 1940s | 2.79 | 2.79 | 2.79 | 1 |
| 1950s | 4.17 | 2.61 | 6.26 | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.1 | 6.86 | 14.05 | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.46 | 15.1 | 26.72 | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.78 | 28.66 | 39.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.76 | 38.1 | 39.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.56 | 38.06 | 44.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.12 | 45.95 | 56.06 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.25 | 56.98 | 61.49 | 6 |
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- 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)
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- Population density 16.61 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.22 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.614 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population share 2050 in Mauritania?
- Urban population share 2050 in Mauritania was 61.49 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest urban population share 2050 recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 61.49 in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population share 2050 recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 in 1000.
- How does Mauritania rank for urban population share 2050?
- Mauritania ranks 139th out of 238 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population share 2050 rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Urban population share 2050. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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