Blue numbers are estimated
Share of population living in area
1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | |
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Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||||||||||
Urban | 42.2 | 42.5 | 42.9 | 43.2 | 43.6 | 43.9 | 44.3 | 44.6 | 45.0 | 45.3 | 44.6 | 43.9 | 43.2 | 42.4 | 41.7 | 41.0 | 40.3 | ||||||||||||
Rural | 57.8 | 57.5 | 57.1 | 56.8 | 56.4 | 56.1 | 55.7 | 55.4 | 55.0 | 54.7 | 55.4 | 56.1 | 56.8 | 57.6 | 58.3 | 59.0 | 59.7 | ||||||||||||
Poor | 95.9 | 93.3 | 90.7 | 88.2 | 85.6 | 83.1 | 80.5 | 78.0 | 75.4 | 72.8 | 72.9 | 73.0 | 73.1 | 73.2 | 73.2 | 73.3 | 73.4 | ||||||||||||
Nonpoor | 3.44 | 6.07 | 8.69 | 11.3 | 13.9 | 16.6 | 19.2 | 21.8 | 24.4 | 27.1 | 27.0 | 26.9 | 26.8 | 26.8 | 26.7 | 26.6 | 26.6 | ||||||||||||
Lowest 25% | 25.4 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 25.4 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.6 | 25.6 | 25.6 | 25.6 | 25.6 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | ||||||||||||
Second 25% | 24.1 | 24.1 | 24.1 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 23.9 | 23.9 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 23.8 | 23.9 | 24.0 | 24.1 | 24.2 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 24.5 | ||||||||||||
Third 25% | 24.7 | 24.6 | 24.6 | 24.6 | 24.6 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | ||||||||||||
Highest 25% | 25.8 | 25.8 | 25.9 | 25.9 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 26.2 | 26.1 | 26.0 | 25.8 | 25.7 | 25.6 | 25.5 | 25.4 | ||||||||||||
Adrar | 2.15 | 2.17 | 2.19 | 2.21 | 2.23 | 2.25 | 2.27 | 2.29 | 2.31 | 2.33 | 2.34 | 2.34 | 2.35 | 2.35 | 2.36 | 2.36 | 2.37 | ||||||||||||
Assaba | 8.54 | 8.72 | 8.90 | 9.09 | 9.27 | 9.46 | 9.64 | 9.83 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 11.0 | ||||||||||||
Brakna | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.00 | 9.74 | 9.48 | 9.22 | 8.96 | 8.70 | 8.44 | 8.19 | 8.50 | 8.81 | 9.13 | 9.44 | 9.76 | 10.1 | 10.4 | ||||||||||||
Gorgol | 11.3 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.7 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 9.83 | 9.62 | 9.40 | 9.27 | 9.14 | 9.00 | 8.87 | 8.74 | 8.60 | 8.47 | ||||||||||||
Guidimagha | 6.71 | 6.54 | 6.37 | 6.20 | 6.03 | 5.86 | 5.69 | 5.52 | 5.35 | 5.18 | 5.66 | 6.15 | 6.63 | 7.12 | 7.60 | 8.09 | 8.57 | ||||||||||||
Hodh Charghi | 8.93 | 9.15 | 9.36 | 9.58 | 9.79 | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | 10.8 | ||||||||||||
Hodh Gharbi | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 9.76 | 9.50 | 9.24 | 8.99 | 8.73 | 8.49 | 8.25 | 8.02 | 7.78 | 7.54 | 7.30 | 7.06 | ||||||||||||
Inchiri | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.28 | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.26 | ||||||||||||||||
Nouadhibou | 4.08 | 4.02 | 3.97 | 3.92 | 3.87 | 3.81 | 3.76 | 3.71 | 3.66 | 3.60 | 3.52 | 3.43 | 3.34 | 3.26 | 3.17 | 3.09 | 3.00 | ||||||||||||
Tagant | 1.81 | 1.92 | 2.03 | 2.14 | 2.25 | 2.36 | 2.47 | 2.57 | 2.68 | 2.79 | 2.76 | 2.73 | 2.70 | 2.67 | 2.64 | 2.60 | 2.57 | ||||||||||||
Tiris-Zemmour | 1.27 | 1.31 | 1.36 | 1.41 | 1.45 | 1.50 | 1.55 | 1.60 | 1.64 | 1.69 | 1.67 | 1.66 | 1.64 | 1.62 | 1.61 | 1.59 | 1.57 | ||||||||||||
Trarza incl Nouakchott | 33.3 | 33.7 | 34.1 | 34.5 | 34.8 | 35.2 | 35.6 | 36.0 | 36.4 | 36.7 | 36.4 | 36.1 | 35.7 | 35.4 | 35.1 | 34.7 | 34.4 |