Urban population in Mauritania in 2025 — 3,268,171 people. Ranked 119 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 5,682.4%.
1960–2025 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritania
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.27M | +135,163 | +4.31% |
| 2024 | 3.13M | +133,895 | +4.46% |
| 2023 | 3M | +131,649 | +4.59% |
| 2022 | 2.87M | +125,899 | +4.59% |
| 2021 | 2.74M | +120,242 | +4.59% |
| 2020 | 2.62M | +116,743 | +4.66% |
| 2019 | 2.5M | +113,192 | +4.73% |
| 2018 | 2.39M | +109,367 | +4.79% |
| 2017 | 2.28M | +119,421 | +5.52% |
| 2016 | 2.16M | +113,467 | +5.54% |
| 2015 | 2.05M | +106,808 | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 1.94M | +99,238 | +5.38% |
| 2013 | 1.84M | +96,062 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 1.75M | +95,974 | +5.81% |
| 2011 | 1.65M | +92,760 | +5.95% |
| 2010 | 1.56M | +88,199 | +6% |
| 2009 | 1.47M | +82,871 | +5.97% |
| 2008 | 1.39M | +74,508 | +5.68% |
| 2007 | 1.31M | +65,842 | +5.28% |
| 2006 | 1.25M | +59,281 | +4.99% |
| 2005 | 1.19M | +52,501 | +4.63% |
| 2004 | 1.14M | +45,466 | +4.17% |
| 2003 | 1.09M | +38,252 | +3.64% |
| 2002 | 1.05M | +30,574 | +3% |
| 2001 | 1.02M | +26,237 | +2.64% |
| 2000 | 994,560 | +26,171 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 968,389 | +23,272 | +2.46% |
| 1998 | 945,117 | +21,088 | +2.28% |
| 1997 | 924,029 | +16,668 | +1.84% |
| 1996 | 907,361 | +13,730 | +1.54% |
| 1995 | 893,631 | +20,055 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 873,576 | +25,197 | +2.97% |
| 1993 | 848,379 | +30,016 | +3.67% |
| 1992 | 818,363 | +27,630 | +3.49% |
| 1991 | 790,733 | +20,317 | +2.64% |
| 1990 | 770,416 | +17,607 | +2.34% |
| 1989 | 752,809 | +17,930 | +2.44% |
| 1988 | 734,879 | +23,810 | +3.35% |
| 1987 | 711,069 | +31,738 | +4.67% |
| 1986 | 679,331 | +37,845 | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 641,486 | +42,039 | +7.01% |
| 1984 | 599,447 | +44,405 | +8% |
| 1983 | 555,042 | +45,211 | +8.87% |
| 1982 | 509,831 | +44,625 | +9.59% |
| 1981 | 465,206 | +42,707 | +10.11% |
| 1980 | 422,499 | +39,648 | +10.36% |
| 1979 | 382,851 | +35,687 | +10.28% |
| 1978 | 347,164 | +30,548 | +9.65% |
| 1977 | 316,616 | +26,345 | +9.08% |
| 1976 | 290,271 | +24,112 | +9.06% |
| 1975 | 266,159 | +22,689 | +9.32% |
| 1974 | 243,470 | +21,318 | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 222,152 | +19,975 | +9.88% |
| 1972 | 202,177 | +18,677 | +10.18% |
| 1971 | 183,500 | +17,433 | +10.5% |
| 1970 | 166,067 | +16,216 | +10.82% |
| 1969 | 149,851 | +15,018 | +11.14% |
| 1968 | 134,833 | +13,859 | +11.46% |
| 1967 | 120,974 | +12,740 | +11.77% |
| 1966 | 108,234 | +11,660 | +12.07% |
| 1965 | 96,574 | +10,185 | +11.79% |
| 1964 | 86,389 | +8,203 | +10.49% |
| 1963 | 78,186 | +7,713 | +10.94% |
| 1962 | 70,473 | +7,245 | +11.46% |
| 1961 | 63,228 | +6,709 | +11.87% |
| 1960 | 56,519 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The population living in urban settlements, by national definitions of urban areas. The indicator complements the urban population share: a country with a modest urbanization percentage can hold one of the largest urban populations in the world simply because of its overall size.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of a country's residents lives in cities — the level of urbanization.
Environment Population in cities over 1 millionHow many people live in urban agglomerations larger than a million.
Environment Population living in slumsWhat share of the urban population lives in slums under the UN definition.
Demography PopulationResident population of every country as of mid-year — series from 1960 onward.
