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 0.1092 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Mauritania, 1987–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Mauritania is 0.1092 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.5% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Mauritania peaked at 0.1092 units per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1998.
That places Mauritania 78th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | +29900.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0582 units per square kilometre | +300.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0342 units per square kilometre | -41.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0364 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1993 | 0.05 units per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0798 units per square kilometre | +59.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0334 units per square kilometre | -58.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0154 units per square kilometre | -53.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | -52.7% |
| 1998 | 0 units per square kilometre | -99.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +750.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +58.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +23.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0296 units per square kilometre | +3851.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0262 units per square kilometre | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 0.026 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0259 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0257 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0781 units per square kilometre | +203.4% |
| 2013 | 0.09 units per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0734 units per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0751 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0719 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0751 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0807 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0824 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0908 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0989 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.098 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1092 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.1092 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0286 units per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.1092 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0554 units per square kilometre, 2.0× 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 | +29900.0% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0146 units per square kilometre |
| 2007 | +3851.4% | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0296 units per square kilometre |
| 1999 | +750.0% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +300.0% | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | 0.0582 units per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +203.4% | 0.0257 units per square kilometre | 0.0781 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0146 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.0315 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0798 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0296 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0678 units per square kilometre | 0.0257 units per square kilometre | 0.09 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0992 units per square kilometre | 0.0908 units per square kilometre | 0.1092 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 75 Kyrgyzstan 0.1449 units per square kilometre compare
- 76 Burkina Faso 0.1379 units per square kilometre compare
- 77 Nepal 0.1366 units per square kilometre compare
- 79 Yemen 0.1052 units per square kilometre compare
- 80 Zambia 0.0974 units per square kilometre compare
- 81 Iceland 0.0864 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 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 0.1092 units per square kilometre in 2023, 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 0.1092 units per square kilometre in 2023.
- 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 square kilometre in 1998.
- How does Mauritania rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Mauritania ranks 78th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- 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 21.3%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 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
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR 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.