Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data was 464,788 people in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data in Mauritania, 1987–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Mauritania is 464,788 people, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Mauritania peaked at 1.18 million people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 450,496 people, in 2014.
That places Mauritania 53rd out of 120 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 915,589 people | 915,589 people | 915,589 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 959,334 people | 741,578 people | 1.18 million people | 2 |
| 2000s | 752,038 people | 616,473 people | 828,041 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 457,642 people | 450,496 people | 464,788 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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 12.6% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.603 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1407 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1407 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1559 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 24.7% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.35 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Mauritania?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data in Mauritania was 464,788 people in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 million people in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 450,496 people in 2014.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data?
- Mauritania ranks 53rd out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: september 2024 data vs. latest data rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.