Urban population growth in Mauritania
The urban population of Mauritania changed by 4.22% in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2004.
Mauritania, 2025
4.22%
Change from 2024
−0.14percentage points
World, 2025
1.36%
Position in 2025
17th of 217
Urban population growth in Mauritania over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mauritania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.22% | 1.36% |
| 2024 | 4.37% | 1.40% |
| 2023 | 4.49% | 1.35% |
| 2022 | 4.49% | 1.33% |
| 2021 | 4.48% | 1.48% |
| 2020 | 4.56% | 1.52% |
| 2019 | 4.62% | 1.74% |
| 2018 | 4.68% | 1.85% |
| 2017 | 5.38% | 1.90% |
| 2016 | 5.39% | 2.02% |
| 2015 | 5.35% | 2.14% |
| 2014 | 5.24% | 2.09% |
| 2013 | 5.35% | 2.20% |
| 2012 | 5.65% | 2.13% |
| 2011 | 5.78% | 2.56% |
| 2010 | 5.83% | 1.97% |
| 2009 | 5.80% | 2.22% |
| 2008 | 5.52% | 2.19% |
| 2007 | 5.15% | 2.34% |
| 2006 | 4.87% | 2.31% |
| 2005 | 4.52% | 2.27% |
| 2004 | 4.09% | 2.32% |
| 2003 | 3.57% | 2.41% |
| 2002 | 2.95% | 2.41% |
| 2001 | 2.60% | 2.33% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.14 percentage points from 4.37% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 5.35%, the figure has changed by −1.13 percentage points.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Mauritania has the 17th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 1.36%.
More for Mauritania
All statistics for Mauritania
Urban population share
61.5%
2025 · World Bank
Population growth
2.78%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
5,022,442 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
17.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
4.70 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.95%
2023 · UN Population Division