The population density in Mauritania increased by 0.1 inhabitants per square kilometer (+2.29 percent) in 2021. Therefore, the population density in Mauritania reached a peak in 2021 with 4.48 inhabitants per square kilometer. Notably, the population density continuously increased over the last years. Population density is calculated by dividing the total population by the total land area, to show the average number of people living there per square kilometer of land.
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Mauritania: Population density from 2011 to 2021
(inhabitants per square kilometer)
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World Bank. (October 24, 2024). Mauritania: Population density from 2011 to 2021 (inhabitants per square kilometer) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/971448/population-density-in-mauritania/
World Bank. "Mauritania: Population density from 2011 to 2021 (inhabitants per square kilometer)." Chart. October 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/971448/population-density-in-mauritania/
World Bank. (2024). Mauritania: Population density from 2011 to 2021 (inhabitants per square kilometer). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/971448/population-density-in-mauritania/
World Bank. "Mauritania: Population Density from 2011 to 2021 (Inhabitants per Square Kilometer)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/971448/population-density-in-mauritania/
World Bank, Mauritania: Population density from 2011 to 2021 (inhabitants per square kilometer) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/971448/population-density-in-mauritania/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Mauritania: Population density from 2011 to 2021 (inhabitants per square kilometer) [Graph], World Bank, October 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/971448/population-density-in-mauritania/
