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Mauritania
Population in the largest city (% of urban population)

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.

Global rank#20out of 153 countries
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Historical trend

57.745.533.321.18.9196019932025Mauritania · 2025: 49Mauritania

Analytical takeaways

  • Mauritania records 49 for Population in the largest city (% of urban population) in 2025, ranking #20 globally out of 153 countries.
  • Population in the largest city (% of urban population) increased from 9 in 1960 to 49 in 2025, a gain of 40.
  • The country sits in the top quartile of the global distribution for this metric, making the page useful for leader-oriented high-intent searches.

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