Urban population, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Urban population, per capita was 0.6149 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Urban population, per capita in Mauritania, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, urban population, per capita in Mauritania stood at 0.6149 units per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.6149 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0686 units per person, in 1960.
Mauritania ranks 123rd of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Urban population, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0686 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0747 units per person | +9.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0811 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0875 units per person | +7.9% |
| 1964 | 0.094 units per person | +7.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1021 units per person | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1111 units per person | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 0.1205 units per person | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1303 units per person | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1405 units per person | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 0.151 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1619 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1972 | 0.173 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1845 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1963 units per person | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2084 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2207 units per person | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2339 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2493 units per person | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2672 units per person | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2866 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 0.3067 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3266 units per person | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3454 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3625 units per person | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.3769 units per person | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3878 units per person | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3944 units per person | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.396 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3956 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3947 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3935 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3919 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3902 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3884 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3865 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3848 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3832 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3819 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.381 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3806 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3811 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3839 units per person | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3889 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3957 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4041 units per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4137 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4244 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4358 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4476 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4595 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4713 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4827 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4936 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5047 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5167 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5292 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.542 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5513 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5606 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5698 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.579 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5881 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5971 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6061 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 0.6149 units per person | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.101 units per person | 0.0686 units per person | 0.1405 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2046 units per person | 0.151 units per person | 0.2672 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3578 units per person | 0.2866 units per person | 0.396 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3876 units per person | 0.381 units per person | 0.3947 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4056 units per person | 0.3806 units per person | 0.4476 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5112 units per person | 0.4595 units per person | 0.5606 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5925 units per person | 0.5698 units per person | 0.6149 units per person | 6 |
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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 urban population, per capita in Mauritania?
- Urban population, per capita in Mauritania was 0.6149 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest urban population, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6149 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest urban population, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0686 units per person in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for urban population, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 123rd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is urban population, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Urban population, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Urban population ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Urban population World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.