Mauritania Urban Population 1960-2024

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Mauritania urban population for 2022 was 2,695,952, a 4.07% increase from 2021.
  • Mauritania urban population for 2021 was 2,590,523, a 4.08% increase from 2020.
  • Mauritania urban population for 2020 was 2,488,943, a 4.16% increase from 2019.
  • Mauritania urban population for 2019 was 2,389,505, a 4.25% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

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Philippines 55,441,746
Egypt 47,689,118
Vietnam 38,063,117
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Sudan 16,854,089
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El Salvador 4,737,530
Sri Lanka 4,220,157
Cambodia 4,211,076
Nicaragua 4,138,184
Republic of Congo 4,103,831
West Bank and Gaza 3,898,258
Lao PDR 2,830,480
Mauritania 2,695,952
Kyrgyz Republic 2,548,584
Mongolia 2,342,494
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Mauritania Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2022 2,695,952 56.92 3.99%
2021 2,590,523 56.13 4.00%
2020 2,488,943 55.33 4.08%
2019 2,389,505 54.51 4.16%
2018 2,292,177 53.67 4.22%
2017 2,197,486 52.82 4.28%
2016 2,105,443 51.96 4.34%
2015 2,016,084 51.09 4.40%
2014 1,929,389 50.20 4.45%
2013 1,845,503 49.31 4.75%
2012 1,759,879 48.40 5.02%
2011 1,673,772 47.49 4.94%
2010 1,593,058 46.59 4.83%
2009 1,517,970 45.69 4.71%
2008 1,448,147 44.79 4.53%
2007 1,384,075 43.89 4.37%
2006 1,324,867 43.00 4.34%
2005 1,268,535 42.11 4.32%
2004 1,214,843 41.23 4.32%
2003 1,163,451 40.35 4.34%
2002 1,114,008 39.48 4.36%
2001 1,066,506 38.62 3.82%
2000 1,026,554 38.09 2.48%
1999 1,001,440 38.21 2.39%
1998 977,786 38.34 2.31%
1997 955,428 38.46 1.94%
1996 937,086 38.58 1.70%
1995 921,311 38.71 2.46%
1994 898,966 38.83 3.12%
1993 871,381 38.95 3.77%
1992 839,146 39.08 3.54%
1991 809,970 39.20 2.64%
1990 788,830 39.32 2.26%
1989 771,205 39.45 2.24%
1988 754,144 39.57 6.16%
1987 709,061 38.31 7.37%
1986 658,683 36.63 7.50%
1985 611,088 34.99 7.63%
1984 566,203 33.39 7.77%
1983 523,899 31.82 7.88%
1982 484,215 30.30 7.99%
1981 447,041 28.81 8.07%
1980 412,397 27.37 8.14%
1979 380,148 25.98 8.22%
1978 350,143 24.63 8.31%
1977 322,223 23.33 8.91%
1976 294,764 21.97 9.56%
1975 267,898 20.57 9.66%
1974 243,223 19.24 9.78%
1973 220,569 17.97 9.87%
1972 199,829 16.77 10.00%
1971 180,809 15.64 10.10%
1970 163,437 14.56 10.21%
1969 147,580 13.55 10.28%
1968 133,169 12.61 10.37%
1967 120,047 11.71 10.42%
1966 108,163 10.87 10.45%
1965 97,431 10.09 10.46%
1964 87,753 9.36 10.49%
1963 79,018 8.67 10.49%
1962 71,150 8.03 10.49%
1961 64,065 7.44 10.49%
1960 57,687 6.88 %