Area Database (v4.1)

Population
Share of population living in area
Subnational regions
Mauritania
All years

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
Mauritania (Africa)  
Total 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
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 1.88 1.41 0.95 0.48 0.32 0.17 0.01
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 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.6
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 9.44 9.44 9.44 9.43 9.43 9.43 9.43
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 9.28 9.70 10.1 10.5 10.9 11.3 11.8
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 7.27 7.41 7.56 7.71 7.86 8.00 8.15
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 11.2 11.6 11.9 12.3 12.7 13.1 13.4
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 8.34 8.90 9.45 10.0 10.6 11.1 11.7
Inchiri 0.31 0.31 0.31 0.30 0.30 0.29 0.29 0.29 0.28 0.28 0.26 0.24 0.22 0.21 0.19 0.17 0.16 0.14 0.12 0.10 0.09
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 3.31 3.35 3.40 3.45 3.50 3.55 3.59
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 2.14 1.62 1.10 0.57 0.38 0.20 0.01
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 1.34 1.05 0.77 0.48 0.33 0.17 0.01
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 35.0 34.6 34.1 33.7 33.3 32.9 32.4
Lighter numbers are estimates