Rural population as a share of total population fell 1.79% to 41.5% in Mauritania in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, rural population as a share of total population in Mauritania reached an all time high of 93.1% in 1960 and an all time low of 41.5% in 2024. When compared to Mauritania's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Algeria amounted to 24.3%, 53.1% in Mali, 34.4% in Morocco and 49.9% in Senegal in 2024.
Mauritania has been ranked 73rd within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population, 10 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Rural Population (As % of Total) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Algeria | % | 27.4% | 26.8% | 26.3% | 25.7% | 25.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 70.6% | 70.0% | 69.4% | 68.8% | 68.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | % | 38.7% | 38.1% | 37.4% | 36.8% | 36.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | % | 63.9% | 63.5% | 63.1% | 62.7% | 62.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 19.9% | 19.6% | 19.3% | 19.0% | 18.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | % | 57.6% | 56.9% | 56.1% | 55.3% | 54.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | % | 46.3% | 45.5% | 44.7% | 43.9% | 43.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | % | 37.5% | 37.0% | 36.5% | 35.9% | 35.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 83.6% | 83.5% | 83.4% | 83.2% | 83.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | % | 52.8% | 52.3% | 51.9% | 51.4% | 50.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 19.7% | 19.4% | 19.2% | 18.9% | 18.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | % | 31.1% | 30.7% | 30.4% | 30.1% | 29.8% |
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