Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 in Mauritania
Mauritania: Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 was 449,731 people in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Mauritania, 1987–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Mauritania is 449,731 people, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Mauritania peaked at 449,731 people in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64,233 people, in 1987.
That places Mauritania 105th out of 119 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Distribution of population between different poverty lines … 2011 in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 64,233 people | — |
| 1993 | 90,959 people | +41.6% |
| 1995 | 124,186 people | +36.5% |
| 2000 | 193,186 people | +55.6% |
| 2004 | 203,301 people | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 304,014 people | +49.5% |
| 2014 | 384,392 people | +26.4% |
| 2019 | 449,731 people | +17.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 449,731 people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.38 million people, 19% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 449,731 people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 639,177 people, 70% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 64,233 people | 64,233 people | 64,233 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 107,572 people | 90,959 people | 124,186 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 233,500 people | 193,186 people | 304,014 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 417,062 people | 384,392 people | 449,731 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More poverty & inequality data for Mauritania
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,537 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.6% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Mauritania?
- Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) in Mauritania was 449,731 people in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 449,731 people in 2019.
- What is the lowest distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 64,233 people in 1987.
- How does Mauritania rank for distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices)?
- Mauritania ranks 105th out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption above $10 per day.