Population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population rose 1.08% to 30.0% in Mauritania in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population in Mauritania reached an all time high of 30.0% in 2024 and an all time low of 0.637% in 1960. When compared to Mauritania's main peers, population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population in Algeria amounted to 6.31%, 12.5% in Mali, 22.6% in Morocco and 19.1% in Senegal in 2024.
Mauritania has been ranked 38th within the group of 121 countries we follow in terms of population in cities of more than 1 million as a share of population, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population in Cities of More Than 1 million (As % of Population) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Algeria | % | 6.34% | 6.30% | 6.28% | 6.28% | 6.28% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 12.4% | 12.7% | 12.9% | 13.3% | 13.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Guinea | % | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 16.9% | 16.7% | 16.5% | 16.4% | 16.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | % | 12.0% | 12.0% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | % | 27.8% | 28.2% | 28.6% | 29.0% | 29.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | % | 21.8% | 21.9% | 22.0% | 22.1% | 22.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 5.47% | 5.45% | 5.45% | 5.45% | 5.47% | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | % | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.8% | 18.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 25.6% | 25.7% | 25.8% | 25.9% | 25.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | % | 19.5% | 19.6% | 19.8% | 19.9% | 20.1% |
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