👥 Mauritania Regions by Population

First-level administrative divisions of Mauritania ranked by population (Wikidata).

📅 2023📏 people14 entries🇲🇷 See all of this country’s rankings →

Nouakchott South13%

Hodh Ech Chargui13%

Nouakchott-Nord13%

Assaba9.4%

Gorgol9.2%

Hodh El Gharbi8.4%

Brakna8.1%

Guidimakha7.5%

Trarza6.7%

Nouakchott West4.3%

Dakhlet Nouadhibou3.8%

Tiris Zemmour

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Each tile’s area is its share of the combined total of 4,812,772 (14 entries). Stronger colour means a higher rank.

Nouakchott South2023

627,415

Hodh Ech Chargui2023

625,643

Nouakchott-Nord2023

614,465

Assaba2023

451,804

Gorgol2023

442,490

Hodh El Gharbi2023

403,091

Brakna2023

391,310

Guidimakha2023

363,075

Trarza2023

323,903

Nouakchott West2023

204,881

Dakhlet Nouadhibou2023

184,459

Tiris Zemmour2023

79,129

Adrar2023

71,623

Inchiri2023

29,484

Highlights

Within Mauritania, Nouakchott South ranks first in 2023 with 627,415, followed by Hodh Ech Chargui (625,643) and Nouakchott-Nord (614,465).

The top two are virtually level: Nouakchott South and Hodh Ech Chargui differ by less than 1%.

Across 14 entries, values run from 627,415 (Nouakchott South) to 29,484 (Inchiri), with a median of 377,193.

Source: Wikidata, population of first-level administrative divisions, 2023. Unit: people.

Source: Wikidata, population of first-level administrative divisions · CC0 1.0 (Wikidata) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — Latest dated population statement per division; the year is shown on each row and differs between divisions.