Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Mauritania
Mauritania: Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita was 0.0054 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Mauritania, 2000–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0054 units per person for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 183.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Mauritania peaked at 0.0055 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 2011.
Mauritania ranks 20th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0007 units per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.001 units per person | +40.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0011 units per person | +13.7% |
| 2003 | 0.001 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0009 units per person | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 units per person | -12.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 units per person | -23.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0003 units per person | -45.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0002 units per person | -25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 units per person | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 units per person | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 units per person | -25.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0008 units per person | +406.2% |
| 2013 | 0.001 units per person | +23.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 units per person | +76.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 units per person | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.002 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0018 units per person | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0037 units per person | +112.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0055 units per person | +47.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0054 units per person | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0011 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
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 origin, per capita in Mauritania?
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita in Mauritania was 0.0054 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0055 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 2011.
- How does Mauritania rank for asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 20th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 183.9%. 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 origin, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin divided by Population, total, 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 origin ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 origin divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.