Number of immigrants — all countries

Number of immigrants — Mauritania

Number of immigrants in Mauritania in 2024 — 195,937 people. Ranked 116 in the world out of 215. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 75.5%.

2024 195,937 people +7.49% vs 2020
World rank 116of 215
Period maximum 195,937 people2024
Period minimum 57,366 people2000

Trend over time

1990–2024 · people

Number of immigrants — Mauritania, 1990–2024050,000100,000150,000200,00019901994199820022006201020142018202220241990: 111,650 people1995: 89,562 people2000: 57,366 people2005: 58,211 people2010: 84,920 people2015: 166,552 people2020: 182,286 people2024: 195,937 people
Change over the period: +84,287 (+75.49%) Average annual rate: 1.67 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritania

Mauritania 195,937 people
World 303M people
Sub-Saharan Africa 26.3M people
Western Africa computed 8.24M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 42.16M people
Number of immigrants — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 195,937
2020 182,286
2015 166,552
2010 84,920
2005 58,211
2000 57,366
1995 89,562
1990 111,650

About the indicator

The number of people living in a country but born outside it — the international migrant stock. These are estimates of the UN Population Division, built from census and population register data. It is a stock, not a flow: the indicator answers the question of how many newcomers live in the country now, not how many arrived during the year. For the flow there is a separate indicator, net migration.

Important: The series is updated once every five years, so values may repeat in the intervening years. Foreign-born people and foreign citizens are not the same thing: in many countries most of the former have long held local citizenship.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.