Net migration in Mauritania

Net migration to Mauritania was -5,044 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2007.

Measure: Net migration Unit: People Data: 1960 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Mauritania, 2025 -5,044 People
Change from 2024 −130.8% 2024: -2,185 people
World, 2025 0 people Official aggregate
Position in 2025 135th of 217 See the full ranking

Net migration in Mauritania over time

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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net migration (people), 2001 to 2025
Period MauritaniaWorld
2025 -5,044 people 0 people
2024 -2,185 people 0 people
2023 2,999 people 0 people
2022 2,999 people 0 people
2021 -1,483 people 0 people
2020 -1,483 people 0 people
2019 -3,019 people 0 people
2018 -2,987 people 0 people
2017 -3,001 people 0 people
2016 -3,008 people 0 people
2015 -3,019 people 0 people
2014 -2,980 people 0 people
2013 -2,987 people 0 people
2012 4,515 people 0 people
2011 3,272 people 0 people
2010 1,128 people 0 people
2009 -1,481 people 0 people
2008 -3,860 people 0 people
2007 -17,048 people 0 people
2006 -18,033 people 0 people
2005 -18,693 people 0 people
2004 -19,042 people 0 people
2003 -19,104 people 0 people
2002 -18,903 people 0 people
2001 -21,067 people 0 people

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −130.8% from -2,185 people in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was -3,019 people, the figure has changed by −67.1%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Mauritania has the 135th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 0 people.

Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SM.POP.NETM · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2025 for Mauritania
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects