Rural population as a share of total population fell 1.80% to 43.9% in Mauritania in 2021, 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 43.9% in 2021. When compared to Mauritania's main peers, rural population as a share of total population in Algeria amounted to 25.7%, 55.3% in Mali, 35.9% in Morocco and 51.4% in Senegal in 2021.
Mauritania has been ranked 69th 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 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Algeria | % | 29.2% | 28.5% | 27.9% | 27.4% | 26.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 72.5% | 71.9% | 71.3% | 70.6% | 70.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | % | 40.8% | 40.1% | 39.4% | 38.7% | 38.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | % | 64.9% | 64.5% | 64.2% | 63.9% | 63.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 20.7% | 20.5% | 20.2% | 19.9% | 19.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | % | 60.0% | 59.2% | 58.4% | 57.6% | 56.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | % | 48.9% | 48.0% | 47.2% | 46.3% | 45.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | % | 39.2% | 38.6% | 38.1% | 37.5% | 37.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 83.8% | 83.7% | 83.7% | 83.6% | 83.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | % | 54.1% | 53.7% | 53.3% | 52.8% | 52.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 20.4% | 20.2% | 19.9% | 19.7% | 19.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | % | 31.9% | 31.7% | 31.4% | 31.1% | 30.7% |
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