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Mauritania Highest Urban Population

Name: Mauritania Urban Population
Creator: World Bank
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61.52% in 2025

Urban population as % of total · World Bank

The highest urban population in Mauritania was 61.52% in 2025. The top 5 years were: 2025 (61.52%), 2024 (60.61%), 2023 (59.71%), 2022 (58.81%), 2021 (57.90%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Mauritania Top 5 Highest Urban Population Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2025	61.52%
2nd	2024	60.61%
3rd	2023	59.71%
4th	2022	58.81%
5th	2021	57.90%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	61.52%	+0.91%	123rd
2024	60.61%	+0.89%	93rd
2023	59.71%	+0.90%	92nd
2022	58.81%	+0.91%	90th
2021	57.90%	+0.92%	89th
2020	56.98%	+0.92%	86th
2019	56.06%	+0.93%	85th
2018	55.13%	+0.93%	84th
2017	54.20%	+1.28%	83rd
2016	52.92%	+1.25%	78th
2015	51.67%	+1.20%	77th
2014	50.47%	+1.11%	76th
2013	49.36%	+1.08%	74th
2012	48.27%	+1.14%	74th
2011	47.14%	+1.18%	73rd
2010	45.95%	+1.20%	69th
2009	44.76%	+1.18%	67th
2008	43.58%	+1.14%	67th
2007	42.44%	+1.07%	64th
2006	41.37%	+0.97%	63rd
2005	40.41%	+0.84%	62nd
2004	39.57%	+0.68%	61st
2003	38.89%	+0.50%	61st
2002	38.39%	+0.28%	61st
1998	38.19%	−0.13%	64th
1997	38.32%	−0.16%	66th
1996	38.48%	−0.17%	68th
1995	38.65%	−0.18%	69th
1994	38.84%	−0.18%	72nd
1993	39.02%	−0.17%	73rd
1992	39.19%	−0.15%	73rd
1991	39.35%	−0.13%	76th
1990	39.47%	−0.09%	77th
1989	39.56%	−0.04%	80th
1988	39.60%	+0.16%	83rd
1987	39.44%	+0.66%	83rd
2001	38.11%	+0.05%	62nd
2000	38.06%	−0.04%	63rd
1999	38.10%	−0.09%	64th
1986	38.78%	+1.09%	85th
1985	37.69%	+1.44%	79th
1984	36.25%	+1.70%	76th
1983	34.54%	+1.89%	73rd
1982	32.66%	+1.99%	66th
1981	30.67%	+2.01%	62nd
1980	28.66%	+1.94%	60th
1979	26.72%	+1.79%	59th
1978	24.93%	+1.54%	51st
1977	23.39%	+1.32%	49th
1976	22.07%	+1.23%	49th
1975	20.84%	+1.21%	44th
1974	19.63%	+1.18%	41st
1973	18.45%	+1.15%	38th
1972	17.30%	+1.12%	35th
1971	16.19%	+1.09%	34th
1970	15.10%	+1.05%	34th
1969	14.05%	+1.02%	33rd
1968	13.03%	+0.98%	31st
1967	12.05%	+0.94%	29th
1966	11.11%	+0.90%	28th
1965	10.21%	+0.81%	26th
1964	9.40%	+0.65%	26th
1963	8.75%	+0.64%	23rd
1962	8.11%	+0.64%	22nd
1961	7.47%	+0.62%	21st
1960	6.86%	–	20th

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