Forcibly displaced people in Mauritania
Mauritania: Forcibly displaced people was 308,868 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Forcibly displaced people in Mauritania, 2010–2025
Source: Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 308,868 for forcibly displaced people in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 90.3% on the previous year and up 296.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forcibly displaced people in Mauritania peaked at 308,868 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 26,804, in 2011.
Mauritania ranks 55th of 180 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.
Forcibly displaced people in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 26,946 | — |
| 2011 | 26,804 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 81,296 | +203.3% |
| 2013 | 93,605 | +15.1% |
| 2014 | 76,045 | -18.8% |
| 2015 | 77,882 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 74,719 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 78,170 | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 84,309 | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 86,440 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 95,567 | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 105,311 | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 106,370 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 118,476 | +11.4% |
| 2024 | 162,277 | +37.0% |
| 2025 | 308,868 | +90.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 308,868 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56,328, 5.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 308,868 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70,609, 4.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forcibly displaced people in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +203.3% | 26,804 | 81,296 |
| 2025 | +90.3% | 162,277 | 308,868 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70,622 | 26,804 | 93,605 | 10 |
| 2020s | 149,478 | 95,567 | 308,868 | 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 forcibly displaced people in Mauritania?
- Forcibly displaced people in Mauritania was 308,868 in 2025, according to Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
- What is the highest forcibly displaced people recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 308,868 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forcibly displaced people recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,804 in 2011.
- How does Mauritania rank for forcibly displaced people?
- Mauritania ranks 55th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forcibly displaced people rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 296.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as part of Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.