Refugees by country of asylum — all countries

Refugees by country of asylum — Mauritania

Refugees by country of asylum in Mauritania in 2024 — 155,193 people. Ranked 38 in the world out of 178. Since 1987, the indicator has risen by 310,286%.

2024 155,193 people +37.89% vs 2023
World rank 38of 178
Period maximum 155,193 people2024
Period minimum 26 people1998

Trend over time

1987–2024 · people

Refugees by country of asylum — Mauritania, 1987–2024050,000100,000150,000200,00019871991199519992003200720112015201920231987: 50 people1989: 15,000 people1990: 60,000 people1991: 35,200 people1992: 37,500 people1993: 51,548 people1994: 82,225 people1995: 34,392 people1996: 15,877 people1997: 7,512 people1998: 26 people1999: 221 people2000: 350 people2001: 363 people2002: 398 people2003: 475 people2004: 473 people2005: 627 people2006: 771 people2007: 30,465 people2008: 27,036 people2009: 26,789 people2010: 26,709 people2011: 26,535 people2012: 80,500 people2013: 92,766 people2014: 75,628 people2015: 77,390 people2016: 74,146 people2017: 77,424 people2018: 83,183 people2019: 84,900 people2020: 93,607 people2021: 101,942 people2022: 100,981 people2023: 112,549 people2024: 155,193 people
Change over the period: +155,143 (+310,286%) Average annual rate: 24.27 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Mauritania 155,193 people
World computed 30.92M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 8.56M people
Western Africa computed 889,608 people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 9.72M people
Refugees by country of asylum — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 155,193 +42,644 +37.89%
2023 112,549 +11,568 +11.46%
2022 100,981 −961 −0.94%
2021 101,942 +8,335 +8.9%
2020 93,607 +8,707 +10.26%
2019 84,900 +1,717 +2.06%
2018 83,183 +5,759 +7.44%
2017 77,424 +3,278 +4.42%
2016 74,146 −3,244 −4.19%
2015 77,390 +1,762 +2.33%
2014 75,628 −17,138 −18.47%
2013 92,766 +12,266 +15.24%
2012 80,500 +53,965 +203.37%
2011 26,535 −174 −0.65%
2010 26,709 −80 −0.3%
2009 26,789 −247 −0.91%
2008 27,036 −3,429 −11.26%
2007 30,465 +29,694 +3,851.36%
2006 771 +144 +22.97%
2005 627 +154 +32.56%
2004 473 −2 −0.42%
2003 475 +77 +19.35%
2002 398 +35 +9.64%
2001 363 +13 +3.71%
2000 350 +129 +58.37%
1999 221 +195 +750%
1998 26 −7,486 −99.65%
1997 7,512 −8,365 −52.69%
1996 15,877 −18,515 −53.84%
1995 34,392 −47,833 −58.17%
1994 82,225 +30,677 +59.51%
1993 51,548 +14,048 +37.46%
1992 37,500 +2,300 +6.53%
1991 35,200 −24,800 −41.33%
1990 60,000 +45,000 +300%
1989 15,000
1987 50

About the indicator

The number of refugees present in a country, according to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. A refugee is a person who has received protection outside their country of origin; the indicator covers both those recognized individually and those recognized on a group basis in situations of mass exodus. The series has been kept since 1951, that is since the adoption of the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.

Important: This is the receiving side. It is not to be confused with the number of refugees FROM a country — that is a separate indicator, and the difference between the two shows whether a country hosts forced migration or produces it.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.