Mauritania - Population in largest city

Population in largest city

The value for Population in largest city in Mauritania was 1,372,244 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 61 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,372,244 in 2021 and a minimum value of 5,254 in 1960.

Definition: Population in largest city is the urban population living in the country's largest metropolitan area.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

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Year Value
1960 5,254
1961 5,616
1962 6,603
1963 8,544
1964 11,059
1965 13,879
1966 16,952
1967 20,704
1968 25,295
1969 30,887
1970 37,725
1971 46,077
1972 56,294
1973 68,738
1974 83,956
1975 102,543
1976 125,279
1977 145,045
1978 159,131
1979 174,585
1980 191,563
1981 210,139
1982 230,546
1983 252,935
1984 277,534
1985 304,447
1986 334,012
1987 366,449
1988 395,937
1989 407,099
1990 418,593
1991 430,411
1992 442,580
1993 455,057
1994 467,905
1995 481,115
1996 494,717
1997 508,665
1998 523,026
1999 537,792
2000 552,997
2001 574,557
2002 600,164
2003 626,913
2004 654,893
2005 684,040
2006 714,527
2007 746,373
2008 779,685
2009 814,386
2010 850,682
2011 888,597
2012 928,256
2013 969,570
2014 1,012,723
2015 1,057,796
2016 1,104,876
2017 1,154,050
2018 1,205,414
2019 1,258,973
2020 1,314,636
2021 1,372,244

Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in Mauritania was 51.20 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 61 years was 55.20 in 2000, while its lowest value was 8.63 in 1961.

Definition: Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Source: United Nations, World Urbanization Prospects.

See also:

Year Value
1960 8.98
1961 8.63
1962 9.12
1963 10.61
1964 12.35
1965 13.95
1966 15.34
1967 16.88
1968 18.59
1969 20.48
1970 22.59
1971 24.94
1972 27.57
1973 30.50
1974 33.78
1975 37.47
1976 41.61
1977 44.06
1978 44.47
1979 44.92
1980 45.43
1981 45.98
1982 46.58
1983 47.26
1984 48.02
1985 48.88
1986 49.83
1987 50.89
1988 51.83
1989 52.07
1990 52.33
1991 52.59
1992 52.86
1993 53.14
1994 53.43
1995 53.73
1996 54.04
1997 54.35
1998 54.65
1999 54.94
2000 55.20
2001 55.06
2002 54.72
2003 54.38
2004 54.04
2005 53.71
2006 53.40
2007 53.10
2008 52.81
2009 52.53
2010 52.26
2011 51.99
2012 51.74
2013 51.51
2014 51.32
2015 51.17
2016 51.07
2017 51.01
2018 51.00
2019 51.04
2020 51.10
2021 51.20

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization