Rural population as a share of total population reached 43.9% in 2021 in Mauritania, according to the National Statistical Office. This is 1.80% less than in the previous year.
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.
Mauritania has been ranked 69th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of rural population as a share of total population.
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