Refugees by country of origin — all countries

Refugees by country of origin — Mauritania

Refugees by country of origin in Mauritania in 2024 — 38,111 people. Ranked 163 in the world out of 200. Since 1989, the indicator has fallen by 21%.

2024 38,111 people +1.54% vs 2023
World rank 163of 200
Period maximum 84,310 people1995
Period minimum 29,742 people2000

Trend over time

1989–2024 · people

Refugees by country of origin — Mauritania, 1989–202420,00040,00060,00080,000100,00019891993199720012005200920132017202120241989: 48,236 people1990: 65,995 people1991: 79,874 people1992: 79,594 people1993: 67,887 people1994: 68,039 people1995: 84,310 people1996: 83,231 people1997: 70,294 people1998: 70,221 people1999: 29,942 people2000: 29,742 people2001: 29,850 people2002: 30,130 people2003: 30,518 people2004: 31,104 people2005: 31,650 people2006: 33,420 people2007: 33,095 people2008: 45,592 people2009: 39,134 people2010: 37,721 people2011: 39,919 people2012: 33,747 people2013: 34,239 people2014: 34,103 people2015: 34,656 people2016: 36,263 people2017: 36,525 people2018: 37,050 people2019: 37,423 people2020: 37,931 people2021: 39,279 people2022: 36,928 people2023: 37,532 people2024: 38,111 people
Change over the period: −10,125 (−20.99%) Average annual rate: -0.67 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Mauritania 38,111 people
World computed 30.69M people
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 9.7M people
Western Africa computed 1.19M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 8.04M people
Refugees by country of origin — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 38,111 +579 +1.54%
2023 37,532 +604 +1.64%
2022 36,928 −2,351 −5.99%
2021 39,279 +1,348 +3.55%
2020 37,931 +508 +1.36%
2019 37,423 +373 +1.01%
2018 37,050 +525 +1.44%
2017 36,525 +262 +0.72%
2016 36,263 +1,607 +4.64%
2015 34,656 +553 +1.62%
2014 34,103 −136 −0.4%
2013 34,239 +492 +1.46%
2012 33,747 −6,172 −15.46%
2011 39,919 +2,198 +5.83%
2010 37,721 −1,413 −3.61%
2009 39,134 −6,458 −14.16%
2008 45,592 +12,497 +37.76%
2007 33,095 −325 −0.97%
2006 33,420 +1,770 +5.59%
2005 31,650 +546 +1.76%
2004 31,104 +586 +1.92%
2003 30,518 +388 +1.29%
2002 30,130 +280 +0.94%
2001 29,850 +108 +0.36%
2000 29,742 −200 −0.67%
1999 29,942 −40,279 −57.36%
1998 70,221 −73 −0.1%
1997 70,294 −12,937 −15.54%
1996 83,231 −1,079 −1.28%
1995 84,310 +16,271 +23.91%
1994 68,039 +152 +0.22%
1993 67,887 −11,707 −14.71%
1992 79,594 −280 −0.35%
1991 79,874 +13,879 +21.03%
1990 65,995 +17,759 +36.82%
1989 48,236

About the indicator

The number of refugees originating from a given country, wherever they are located, according to UNHCR. This is the mirror side of the indicator by country of asylum: there people are counted by the place where they found protection, here by the country they left. It is this series that shows the scale of forced exodus, and the largest displacement crises of recent decades are visible in it.

Important: The indicator counts only those who have crossed a border. People displaced inside their own country are not included, although they are usually more numerous — that is separate statistics, kept by the IDMC.

Source: UNHCR Refugee Statistics, license CC BY 4.0.