Mauritania Refugee Statistics 1987-2024

Refugees are people who are recognized as refugees under the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees or its 1967 Protocol, the 1969 Organization of African Unity Convention Governing the Specific Aspects of Refugee Problems in Africa, people recognized as refugees in accordance with the UNHCR statute, people granted refugee-like humanitarian status, and people provided temporary protection. Asylum seekers--people who have applied for asylum or refugee status and who have not yet received a decision or who are registered as asylum seekers--are excluded. Palestinian refugees are people (and their descendants) whose residence was Palestine between June 1946 and May 1948 and who lost their homes and means of livelihood as a result of the 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. Country of asylum is the country where an asylum claim was filed and granted.
  • Mauritania refugee statistics for 2022 was 100,981.00, a 0.94% decline from 2021.
  • Mauritania refugee statistics for 2021 was 101,942.00, a 8.9% increase from 2020.
  • Mauritania refugee statistics for 2020 was 93,607.00, a 10.26% increase from 2019.
  • Mauritania refugee statistics for 2019 was 84,900.00, a 2.06% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Refugees Granted Asylum
West Bank and Gaza 2,454,258.00
Pakistan 1,743,785.00
Sudan 1,097,128.00
Bangladesh 952,384.00
Kenya 504,473.00
Cameroon 473,887.00
Egypt 294,632.00
India 242,835.00
Moldova 105,374.00
Mauritania 100,981.00
Nigeria 91,275.00
Zambia 61,159.00
Republic of Congo 41,557.00
Georgia 27,839.00
Angola 25,514.00
Djibouti 20,383.00
Uzbekistan 13,026.00
Papua New Guinea 10,524.00
Indonesia 9,785.00
Ghana 8,531.00
Morocco 7,907.00
Tunisia 3,299.00
Ukraine 2,520.00
Eswatini 1,173.00
Bolivia 1,116.00
Philippines 856.00
Sri Lanka 504.00
Nicaragua 312.00
Kyrgyz Republic 274.00
Lesotho 251.00
Honduras 165.00
El Salvador 104.00
Cambodia 24.00
Mongolia 10.00
Mauritania Refugee Statistics - Historical Data
Year Refugees Granted Asylum Annual % Change
2022 100,981.00 -0.94%
2021 101,942.00 8.90%
2020 93,607.00 10.26%
2019 84,900.00 2.06%
2018 83,183.00 7.44%
2017 77,424.00 4.42%
2016 74,146.00 -4.19%
2015 77,390.00 2.33%
2014 75,628.00 -18.47%
2013 92,766.00 15.24%
2012 80,500.00 203.37%
2011 26,535.00 -0.65%
2010 26,709.00 -0.30%
2009 26,789.00 -0.91%
2008 27,036.00 -11.26%
2007 30,465.00 3851.36%
2006 771.00 22.97%
2005 627.00 32.56%
2004 473.00 -0.42%
2003 475.00 19.35%
2002 398.00 9.64%
2001 363.00 3.71%
2000 350.00 58.37%
1999 221.00 750.00%
1998 26.00 -99.65%
1997 7,512.00 -52.69%
1996 15,877.00 -53.84%
1995 34,392.00 -58.17%
1994 82,225.00 59.51%
1993 51,548.00 37.46%
1992 37,500.00 6.53%
1991 35,200.00 -41.33%
1990 60,000.00 300.00%
1989 15,000.00 29900.00%
1987 50.00 29900.00%