Urban population, male in Mauritania
Mauritania: Urban population, male was 30.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Urban population, male in Mauritania, 1980–2015
Source: The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 30.5% for urban population, male in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, urban population, male in Mauritania peaked at 30.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1980.
Mauritania ranks 84th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Urban population, male in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.9% | — |
| 1985 | 17.8% | +28.0% |
| 1990 | 21.0% | +18.2% |
| 1995 | 23.0% | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 25.1% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.8% | 13.9% | 17.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 22.0% | 21.0% | 23.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 25.1% | 27.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.7% | 28.9% | 30.5% | 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, male in Mauritania?
- Urban population, male in Mauritania was 30.5% in 2015, according to The United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects.
- What is the highest urban population, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest urban population, male recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 1980.
- How does Mauritania rank for urban population, male?
- Mauritania ranks 84th out of 193 countries with data for 2015.
- Is urban population, male rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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, male (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male urban population is the percentage of males who live in urban areas to total population.