Slum population in Mauritania
58.6% of the urban population of Mauritania lived in slums in 2022.
Mauritania, 2022
58.6%
Change from 2020
+2.6percentage points
World, 2022
23.2%
Position in 2022
20th of 181
Slum population in Mauritania over time
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% of urban population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mauritania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 58.6% | 23.2% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | – |
| 2018 | 56.0% | 19.7% |
| 2016 | 57.7% | – |
| 2014 | 61.1% | – |
| 2012 | 64.4% | – |
| 2010 | 67.8% | – |
| 2008 | 71.2% | – |
| 2006 | 74.6% | – |
| 2004 | 77.9% | – |
| 2002 | 81.3% | – |
| 2000 | 84.7% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 56.0% in 2020, a change of +2.6 percentage points.
- Since 2002, when it was 81.3%, the figure has changed by −22.8 percentage points.
- Among the 181 countries with data for 2022, Mauritania has the 20th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2022 was 23.2%.