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Mauritania: Urban population growth

4.22percent · 2025-21.1% since 2015

Annual urban population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear urban population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank total population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Annual figures for Mauritania from 1961 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20254.224
20244.368
20234.489
20224.49
20214.485
20204.556
20194.625
20184.681
20175.375
20165.389
20155.353
20145.244
20135.353
20125.65
20115.782
20105.826
20095.802
20085.521
20075.146
20064.871
20054.521
20044.088
20033.574
20022.951
20012.604
20002.667
19992.433
19982.257
19971.82
19961.525
19952.27
19942.927
19933.602
19923.435
19912.603
19902.312
19892.411
19883.294
19874.566
19865.732
19856.778
19847.696
19838.496
19829.16
19819.629
19809.854
19799.785
19789.211
19778.687
19768.672
19758.91
19749.163
19739.422
19729.693
19719.982
197010.275
196910.56
196810.846
196711.128
196611.399
196511.145
19649.977
196310.386
196210.848
196111.217

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by United Nations, World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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World Bank (2026). Urban population growth. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-urban-population-growth (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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