Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mauritania
Mauritania: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 30.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mauritania, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 30.3% for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mauritania peaked at 30.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1960.
That places Mauritania 37th out of 121 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.6% | — |
| 1961 | 0.7% | +4.1% |
| 1962 | 0.8% | +14.5% |
| 1963 | 1.0% | +25.9% |
| 1964 | 1.2% | +25.8% |
| 1965 | 1.5% | +21.9% |
| 1966 | 1.7% | +18.6% |
| 1967 | 2.1% | +18.5% |
| 1968 | 2.4% | +18.5% |
| 1969 | 2.9% | +18.4% |
| 1970 | 3.4% | +18.5% |
| 1971 | 4.1% | +18.5% |
| 1972 | 4.8% | +18.6% |
| 1973 | 5.7% | +18.5% |
| 1974 | 6.8% | +18.6% |
| 1975 | 8.0% | +18.6% |
| 1976 | 9.5% | +18.6% |
| 1977 | 10.7% | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 11.4% | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 12.2% | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 13.0% | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 13.9% | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 14.8% | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 15.7% | +6.6% |
| 1984 | 16.8% | +6.6% |
| 1985 | 17.9% | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 19.1% | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 20.3% | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 21.3% | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 21.4% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 21.4% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 21.4% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 21.2% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 20.9% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 20.8% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 21.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 21.1% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 21.1% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 21.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 21.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 21.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 22.4% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 22.8% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 23.7% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 24.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 24.8% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 25.1% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 25.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 26.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 26.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 29.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 29.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 30.3% | +1.1% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 30.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.9%, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 30.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.8%, 2.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +25.9% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
| 1964 | +25.8% | 1.0% | 1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.5% | 0.6% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 3.4% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.4% | 13.0% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.1% | 20.8% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.0% | 21.2% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 25.1% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5% | 28.6% | 30.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More climate change data for Mauritania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.05 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,025 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,939 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 324.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 339.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 279.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2279 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mauritania?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Mauritania was 30.3% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Mauritania ranks 37th out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.