Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Mauritania
Mauritania: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre was 0.0058 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Mauritania, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0058 units per square kilometre for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 606.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Mauritania peaked at 0.0058 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 2002.
Mauritania ranks 110th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 2001 | 0 units per square kilometre | -34.1% |
| 2002 | 0 units per square kilometre | -44.4% |
| 2003 | 0 units per square kilometre | +233.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +120.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per square kilometre | -80.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +194.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +111.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +111.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +195.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -50.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +50.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +27.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | +71.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 107 New Zealand 0.007 units per square kilometre compare
- 108 Liberia 0.0064 units per square kilometre compare
- 109 Kyrgyzstan 0.0063 units per square kilometre compare
- 111 Lithuania 0.0053 units per square kilometre compare
- 112 Romania 0.0046 units per square kilometre compare
- 113 Burkina Faso 0.0042 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Mauritania
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 301,490 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 43,906 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0083 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 43,906 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0567 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Mauritania?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre in Mauritania was 0.0058 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0058 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 2002.
- How does Mauritania rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre?
- Mauritania ranks 110th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 606.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.