Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Mauritania
Mauritania: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.0567 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Mauritania, 1987–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0567 units per person for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2025. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 88.9% on the previous year and up 190.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Mauritania peaked at 0.0567 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1998.
That places Mauritania 5th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1989 | 0.0079 units per person | +28322.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0307 units per person | +290.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0175 units per person | -43.0% |
| 1992 | 0.018 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0237 units per person | +32.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0366 units per person | +54.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0149 units per person | -59.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0067 units per person | -54.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0031 units per person | -53.7% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -99.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 units per person | +727.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 units per person | +54.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 units per person | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 units per person | +29.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0003 units per person | +19.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0098 units per person | +3749.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0085 units per person | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0082 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0079 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0076 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0222 units per person | +193.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0248 units per person | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0197 units per person | -20.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0195 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0181 units per person | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0184 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0192 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.019 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0203 units per person | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0215 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0207 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0224 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 0.03 units per person | +34.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0567 units per person | +88.9% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0567 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0006 units per person, 90.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0567 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0015 units per person, 39.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +28322.9% | 0 units per person | 0.0079 units per person |
| 2007 | +3749.9% | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0098 units per person |
| 1999 | +727.6% | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person |
| 1990 | +290.0% | 0.0079 units per person | 0.0307 units per person |
| 2012 | +193.6% | 0.0076 units per person | 0.0222 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.004 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0079 units per person | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0151 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0366 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0098 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0176 units per person | 0.0076 units per person | 0.0248 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0286 units per person | 0.0203 units per person | 0.0567 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 94.27 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Mauritania?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Mauritania was 0.0567 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0567 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1998.
- How does Mauritania rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Mauritania ranks 5th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 190.7%. 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 Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 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
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.