Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Mauritania
Mauritania: Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median was 5.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Mauritania, 1987–2019
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Mauritania stood at 5.0%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Mauritania peaked at 16.3% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2019.
That places Mauritania 69th out of 120 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 16.3% | — |
| 1993 | 7.3% | -55.2% |
| 1995 | 8.3% | +13.9% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | -28.4% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +27.9% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 7.3% | 8.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.4% | 8.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.0% | 6.2% | 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 relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Mauritania?
- Relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median in Mauritania was 5.0% in 2019, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 1987.
- What is the lowest relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2019.
- How does Mauritania rank for relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median?
- Mauritania ranks 69th out of 120 countries with data for 2019.
- Is relative poverty: share of population below 40% of the median rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. 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 Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 40% of the median.