Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) was 716.05 per 100,000 people in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Mauritania, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 716.05 per 100,000 people for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Mauritania peaked at 1,391 per 100,000 people in 2008 and was at its lowest, 716.05 per 100,000 people, in 2025.
That places Mauritania 25th out of 241 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,110 per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1,090 per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 1,076 per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1,065 per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 1,060 per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1,053 per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1,083 per 100,000 people | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 1,045 per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 1,391 per 100,000 people | +33.1% |
| 2009 | 1,159 per 100,000 people | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 1,083 per 100,000 people | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 1,109 per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 909.19 per 100,000 people | -18.0% |
| 2013 | 895.17 per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 865.44 per 100,000 people | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 853.57 per 100,000 people | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 866.69 per 100,000 people | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 847.47 per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 834.64 per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 818.73 per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 806.23 per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 811.18 per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 740.74 per 100,000 people | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 731.04 per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 721.75 per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 716.05 per 100,000 people | -0.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 716.05 per 100,000 people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 38.63 per 100,000 people, 18.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 716.05 per 100,000 people is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.84 per 100,000 people, 8.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per) in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +33.1% | 1,045 per 100,000 people | 1,391 per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,113 per 100,000 people | 1,045 per 100,000 people | 1,391 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 908.27 per 100,000 people | 818.73 per 100,000 people | 1,109 per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 754.5 per 100,000 people | 716.05 per 100,000 people | 811.18 per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 22 State of Palestine 825.09 per 100,000 people compare
- 23 Bosnia and Herzegovina 814.28 per 100,000 people compare
- 24 Albania 772.48 per 100,000 people compare
- 26 Burkina Faso 694.47 per 100,000 people compare
- 27 Sri Lanka 628.59 per 100,000 people compare
- 28 Iraq 618.9 per 100,000 people compare
More development goals data for Mauritania
- Red List Index 0.967 index (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 110.31 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 20 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 3 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 8 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 8 (2025)
- Infant deaths 5,244 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 3,660 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Mauritania?
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin in Mauritania was 716.05 per 100,000 people in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,391 per 100,000 people in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 716.05 per 100,000 people in 2025.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin?
- Mauritania ranks 25th out of 241 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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