Urban population, female in Mauritania
Mauritania: Urban population, female was 29.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, female in Mauritania, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for urban population, female in Mauritania is 29.3%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, female in Mauritania peaked at 29.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 1980.
That places Mauritania 92nd out of 193 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Urban population, female in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.5% | — |
| 1985 | 17.3% | +27.9% |
| 1990 | 20.4% | +18.0% |
| 1995 | 22.2% | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 24.1% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.4% | 13.5% | 17.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.3% | 20.4% | 22.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.1% | 24.1% | 26.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 27.8% | 29.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More gender data for Mauritania
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,466 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 85,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 87,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 83,378 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 85,511 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 81,699 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 83,772 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 80,167 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 82,174 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is urban population, female in Mauritania?
- Urban population, female in Mauritania was 29.3% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, female recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 1980.
- How does Mauritania rank for urban population, female?
- Mauritania ranks 92nd out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, female rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects, published as part of Urban population, female (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female urban population is the percentage of females who live in urban areas to total population.