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 0.0364 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Mauritania, 1989–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.0364 units per square kilometre for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Mauritania peaked at 0.0818 units per square kilometre in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0289 units per square kilometre, in 2000.
Mauritania ranks 85th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1990 | 0.064 units per square kilometre | +36.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0775 units per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0772 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0659 units per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1994 | 0.066 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0818 units per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0808 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0682 units per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | -57.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0289 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.029 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0292 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0296 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0302 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0307 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0324 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0442 units per square kilometre | +37.8% |
| 2009 | 0.038 units per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0366 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0387 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0327 units per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0332 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0331 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0336 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0352 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0354 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0359 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0363 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0368 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0358 units per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0364 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.0364 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0284 units per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.0364 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.046 units per square kilometre, 79% of the median. (48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -57.4% | 0.0681 units per square kilometre | 0.0291 units per square kilometre |
| 2008 | +37.8% | 0.0321 units per square kilometre | 0.0442 units per square kilometre |
| 1990 | +36.8% | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | 0.064 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | 0.0468 units per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0679 units per square kilometre | 0.0291 units per square kilometre | 0.0818 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0324 units per square kilometre | 0.0289 units per square kilometre | 0.0442 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0351 units per square kilometre | 0.0327 units per square kilometre | 0.0387 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0368 units per square kilometre | 0.0358 units per square kilometre | 0.0381 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 82 Uganda 0.0418 units per square kilometre compare
- 83 Congo 0.0405 units per square kilometre compare
- 84 Israel 0.0395 units per square kilometre compare
- 86 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0284 units per square kilometre compare
- 87 Tajikistan 0.0268 units per square kilometre compare
- 88 Hungary 0.0235 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 0.0364 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 0.0818 units per square kilometre in 1995.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0289 units per square kilometre in 2000.
- How does Mauritania rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Mauritania ranks 85th out of 196 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 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 origin, 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 origin 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 origin ÷ 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 origin 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.