Islamic Republic of Mauritania

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Arabic Africa Census 2023 - 4 927 530

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Statistical Data - Population density according to the administrative structure

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Province	ISO 3166-2	Arabe	Capital	Area (km²)	Population	Density (pers/km²)
Total				1 040 645	4 927 530	4,7
Last update: 08/03/2025 - 18:06:12
Adrar	MR-07	ادرار	Atar	222 107	71 623	0,3
Assaba	MR-03	العصابة	Kiffa	35 985	451 804	12,6
Brakna	MR-05	براكنة	Aleg	33 328	391 310	11,7
Dakhlet Nouadhibou	MR-08	داخلتانواديبو	Nouadhibou	37 794	184 459	4,9
Gorgol	MR-04	غورغول	Kaédi	13 600	442 490	32,5
Guidimaka	MR-10	غيديماغا	Sélibaby	10 818	363 075	33,6
Hodh Ech Chargui	MR-01	الحوضالغربى	Néma	182 265	625 643	3,4
Hodh El Gharbi	MR-02	الحوضالشرقى	Aioun el Atrouss	50 248	403 089	8,0
Inchiri	MR-12	انشيرى	Akjoujt	31 582	29 484	0,9
Nouakchott	MR-NKC	انواكشوط	Nouakchott	1 185	1 446 761	1 220,9
Tagant	MR-00	تكانت	Tidjikdja	98 186	114 760	1,2
Tiris Zemmour	MR-11	تيرسزمور	Zouérate	257 783	79 129	0,3
Trarza	MR-06	اترارزه	Rosso	65 764	323 903	4,9

The regiones are divided into departments , the data of which are shown in the table below.

Department	Own	Region	Capital	Area (km²)	Population	Density (pers/km²)
Total				1 040 645	4 927 530	4,7
Last update: 08/03/2025 - 18:06:12
Adel Bagrou	MR-01-01	Hodh Ech Chargui	Adel Bagrou	5 317	72 855	13,7
Aioun El Atrouss	MR-02-01	Hodh El Gharbi	Aioun El Atrouss	17 746	78 229	4,4
Akjoujt	MR-12-01	Inchiri	Akjoujt	13 422	18 138	1,4
Aleg	MR-05-01	Brakna	Aleg	8 460	75 856	9,0
Amourj	MR-01-02	Hodh Ech Chargui	Amourj	3 794	78 148	20,6
Aoujeft	MR-07-01	Adrar	Aoujeft	24 516	13 877	0,6
Atar	MR-07-02	Adrar	Atar	21 678	47 364	2,2
Bababé	MR-05-02	Brakna	Bababé	1 189	43 410	36,5
Barkewol	MR-03-01	Assaba	Barkewol	6 449	109 237	16,9
Bassikounou	MR-01-03	Hodh Ech Chargui	Bassikounou	12 272	123 337	10,1
Bennechab	MR-12-02	Inchiri	Bennechab	18 160	11 346	0,6
Birmoguren	MR-11-01	Tiris Zemmour	Birmoguren	87 401	5 126	0,1
Boghé	MR-05-03	Brakna	Boghé	1 722	85 333	49,6
Boumdeid	MR-03-02	Assaba	Boumdeid	4 324	10 747	2,5
Boutilimit	MR-06-01	Trarza	Boutilimit	32 501	66 999	2,1
Chami	MR-08-01	Dakhlet Nouadhibou	Chami	22 668	7 382	0,3
Chinguetti	MR-07-03	Adrar	Chinguetti	57 703	6 549	0,1
Djiguenni	MR-01-04	Hodh Ech Chargui	Djiguenni	5 234	91 605	17,5
F´Derick	MR-11-02	Tiris Zemmour	F´Derick	169 684	11 623	0,1
Ghabou	MR-10-01	Guidimaka	Ghabou	3 383	113 669	33,6
Guerou	MR-03-03	Assaba	Guerou	2 801	67 964	24,3
Kaédi	MR-04-01	Gorgol	Kaédi	2 355	120 660	51,2
Kankossa	MR-03-04	Assaba	Kankossa	10 369	117 392	11,3
Keurmacen	MR-06-02	Trarza	Keurmacen	2 577	33 488	13,0
Kiffa	MR-03-05	Assaba	Kiffa	12 042	146 464	12,2
Kobenni	MR-02-02	Hodh El Gharbi	Kobenni	8 924	135 158	15,1
Lexeiba 1	MR-04-02	Gorgol	Lexeiba ?	1 771	41 267	23,3
M´Bagne	MR-05-06	Brakna	M´Bagne	672	52 865	78,7
M´Bout	MR-04-04	Gorgol	M´Bout	5 504	132 464	24,1
Maghama	MR-04-03	Gorgol	Maghama	2 275	90 891	40,0
Magta-Lahjar	MR-05-04	Brakna	Magta-Lahjar	13 817	79 046	5,7
Mal	MR-05-05	Brakna	Mal	7 468	54 800	7,3
Mederdra	MR-06-03	Trarza	Mederdra	6 472	35 108	5,4
Monguel	MR-04-05	Gorgol	Monguel	1 695	57 208	33,8
Moudjeria	MR-09-01	Tagant	Moudjeria	11 945	57 936	4,9
N´Beiket Lehwach	MR-01-05	Hodh Ech Chargui	N´Beiket Lehwach	27 946	12 652	0,5
Néma	MR-01-06	Hodh Ech Chargui	Néma	9 449	121 408	12,8
Nouadhibou	MR-08-02	Dakhlet Nouadhibou	Nouadhibou	15 126	177 077	11,7
Nouakchott-Nord	MR-14	Nouakchott	Nouakchott	219	614 465	2 805,8
Nouakchott-Ouest	MR-13	Nouakchott	Nouakchott	624	204 881	328,3
Nouakchott-Sud	MR-15	Nouakchott	Nouakchott	342	627 415	1 834,5
Ouad Naga	MR-06-04	Trarza	Ouad Naga	17 671	24 605	1,4
Ouadane	MR-07-04	Adrar	Ouadane	118 210	3 833	0,0
Oualata	MR-01-07	Hodh Ech Chargui	Oualata	106 847	12 842	0,1
Ould Yengé	MR-10-02	Guidimaka	Ould Yengé	3 554	92 582	26,1
R´Kiz	MR-06-05	Trarza	R´Kiz	2 838	49 564	17,5
Rosso	MR-06-06	Trarza	Rosso	1 407	70 403	50,0
Sélibabi	MR-10-03	Guidimaka	Sélibabi	1 678	99 118	59,1
Tamchekett	MR-02-03	Hodh El Gharbi	Tamchekett	13 249	43 936	3,3
Tékane	MR-06-07	Trarza	Tékane	2 298	43 736	19,0
Tichitt	MR-09-02	Tagant	Tichitt	67 001	4 490	0,1
Tidjikdja	MR-09-03	Tagant	Tidjikdja	19 240	52 334	2,7
Timbedra	MR-01-08	Hodh Ech Chargui	Timbedra	11 406	112 796	9,9
Tintane	MR-02-04	Hodh El Gharbi	Tintane	7 994	98 188	12,3
Touil	MR-02-05	Hodh El Gharbi	Touil	2 335	47 578	20,4
Wompou	MR-10-04	Guidimaka	Wompou	2 203	57 706	26,2
Zouerate	MR-11-03	Tiris Zemmour	Zouerate	698	62 380	89,4

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