Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Mauritania
Mauritania: Above or below extreme poverty line world bank was 4.08 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
4.08 million
World rank
96th
of 120 countries
All-time high
4.08 million
in 2019
All-time low
887,425
in 1987
Years of data
8
1987–2019
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Mauritania, 1987–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2019, above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Mauritania stood at 4.08 million. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 57.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Mauritania peaked at 4.08 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 887,425, in 1987.
That places Mauritania 96th out of 120 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 887,425 | — |
| 1993 | 997,234 | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 1.60 million | +60.1% |
| 2000 | 1.83 million | +14.9% |
| 2004 | 2.08 million | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 2.59 million | +24.4% |
| 2014 | 3.40 million | +31.3% |
| 2019 | 4.08 million | +20.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 887,425 | 887,425 | 887,425 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1.30 million | 997,234 | 1.60 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.17 million | 1.83 million | 2.59 million | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.74 million | 3.40 million | 4.08 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More poverty & inequality data for Mauritania
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 1 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 4.7 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 1,537 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -15.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 12.58 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 12.58 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -6.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.603 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Mauritania?
- Above or below extreme poverty line world bank in Mauritania was 4.08 million in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.08 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest above or below extreme poverty line world bank recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 887,425 in 1987.
- How does Mauritania rank for above or below extreme poverty line world bank?
- Mauritania ranks 96th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is above or below extreme poverty line world bank rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Above or below extreme poverty line world bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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