Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mauritania
Mauritania: Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices was 219,776 people in 2019. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 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
In 2019, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mauritania stood at 219,776 people. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mauritania peaked at 920,395 people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 219,776 people, in 2019.
Mauritania ranks 54th of 119 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 741,177 people | — |
| 1993 | 920,395 people | +24.2% |
| 1995 | 496,480 people | -46.1% |
| 2000 | 556,821 people | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 504,042 people | -9.5% |
| 2008 | 354,359 people | -29.7% |
| 2014 | 229,250 people | -35.3% |
| 2019 | 219,776 people | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 741,177 people | 741,177 people | 741,177 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 708,438 people | 496,480 people | 920,395 people | 2 |
| 2000s | 471,741 people | 354,359 people | 556,821 people | 3 |
| 2010s | 224,513 people | 219,776 people | 229,250 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 number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mauritania?
- Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices in Mauritania was 219,776 people in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 920,395 people in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 219,776 people in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices?
- Mauritania ranks 54th out of 119 countries with data for 2019.
- Is number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.0%. 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 (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in households with an income or consumption below $1.90 per day.