Rural population in Mauritania in 2025 — 2,046,894 people. Ranked 105 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 166.6%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritania
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.05M | +10,507 | +0.52% |
| 2024 | 2.04M | +13,059 | +0.65% |
| 2023 | 2.02M | +15,155 | +0.75% |
| 2022 | 2.01M | +14,864 | +0.75% |
| 2021 | 1.99M | +14,501 | +0.73% |
| 2020 | 1.98M | +15,680 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.96M | +16,831 | +0.86% |
| 2018 | 1.95M | +17,718 | +0.92% |
| 2017 | 1.93M | +4,522 | +0.24% |
| 2016 | 1.92M | +7,231 | +0.38% |
| 2015 | 1.92M | +10,637 | +0.56% |
| 2014 | 1.91M | +14,958 | +0.79% |
| 2013 | 1.89M | +19,222 | +1.03% |
| 2012 | 1.87M | +20,249 | +1.09% |
| 2011 | 1.85M | +19,086 | +1.04% |
| 2010 | 1.83M | +18,318 | +1.01% |
| 2009 | 1.81M | +18,308 | +1.02% |
| 2008 | 1.8M | +15,702 | +0.88% |
| 2007 | 1.78M | +13,557 | +0.77% |
| 2006 | 1.77M | +15,320 | +0.87% |
| 2005 | 1.75M | +17,894 | +1.03% |
| 2004 | 1.73M | +21,152 | +1.24% |
| 2003 | 1.71M | +25,139 | +1.49% |
| 2002 | 1.69M | +29,321 | +1.77% |
| 2001 | 1.66M | +39,082 | +2.41% |
| 2000 | 1.62M | +45,572 | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.57M | +43,775 | +2.86% |
| 1998 | 1.53M | +42,257 | +2.84% |
| 1997 | 1.49M | +36,450 | +2.51% |
| 1996 | 1.45M | +32,441 | +2.29% |
| 1995 | 1.42M | +42,508 | +3.09% |
| 1994 | 1.38M | +49,929 | +3.77% |
| 1993 | 1.33M | +56,177 | +4.42% |
| 1992 | 1.27M | +50,767 | +4.16% |
| 1991 | 1.22M | +37,543 | +3.18% |
| 1990 | 1.18M | +31,223 | +2.71% |
| 1989 | 1.15M | +29,259 | +2.61% |
| 1988 | 1.12M | +29,035 | +2.66% |
| 1987 | 1.09M | +19,441 | +1.81% |
| 1986 | 1.07M | +11,883 | +1.12% |
| 1985 | 1.06M | +6,375 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 1.05M | +2,542 | +0.24% |
| 1983 | 1.05M | +359 | +0.03% |
| 1982 | 1.05M | −326 | −0.03% |
| 1981 | 1.05M | +127 | +0.01% |
| 1980 | 1.05M | +1,637 | +0.16% |
| 1979 | 1.05M | +4,358 | +0.42% |
| 1978 | 1.05M | +8,397 | +0.81% |
| 1977 | 1.04M | +12,087 | +1.18% |
| 1976 | 1.03M | +13,894 | +1.37% |
| 1975 | 1.01M | +14,453 | +1.45% |
| 1974 | 996,718 | +15,032 | +1.53% |
| 1973 | 981,686 | +15,508 | +1.61% |
| 1972 | 966,178 | +15,976 | +1.68% |
| 1971 | 950,202 | +16,463 | +1.76% |
| 1970 | 933,739 | +16,836 | +1.84% |
| 1969 | 916,903 | +16,997 | +1.89% |
| 1968 | 899,906 | +17,037 | +1.93% |
| 1967 | 882,869 | +16,946 | +1.96% |
| 1966 | 865,923 | +16,659 | +1.96% |
| 1965 | 849,264 | +16,698 | +2.01% |
| 1964 | 832,566 | +17,329 | +2.13% |
| 1963 | 815,237 | +16,526 | +2.07% |
| 1962 | 798,711 | +15,772 | +2.01% |
| 1961 | 782,939 | +15,160 | +1.97% |
| 1960 | 767,779 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living outside urban settlements. In the catalog this quantity was present only as a share, while the absolute number shows what the share does not: the world's rural population stopped growing only in the 2020s and still exceeds three billion people, even though the share has been falling for half a century. Each country defines a city itself, so cross-country comparisons of this series call for caution.
Important: It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and the criterion for a city is national: in some places it is a settlement of two thousand residents, in others twenty thousand. Comparing the trend within a country is more reliable than comparing countries with each other.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
The part of residents living outside cities — the other side of urbanization.
Demography Urban populationThe absolute number of city dwellers by country.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
Labor Employment in agricultureThe share of workers employed in agriculture, forestry and fishing.
