Mauritania
28/11/2022
A. Annual series
A.1 Foreign-born population, 2000-2020
(Individuals)
Years Total Population Foreign-born
All foreign-born Born in Portugal
N Change in N % of total Change in % of total As a % of all foreign-born Change in
2020 4 649 660 2.7 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2019 4 525 696 2.4 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2017 4 420 184 9.2 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2015 4 046 304 15.8 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2010 3 494 200 15.5 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2005 3 024 198 20.6 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2000 2 508 159 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable[ e ]EstimateLast update: 28/nov./2022
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Born in Portugal
Note The data from 2005, 2010 and 2015 were revised by the UN and amended by OEm on 28/11/2022.
Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Office National de Statistique, Mauritanie (total population 2000, census); United Nations Statistics Division (2017), United Nations Statistics Division (2019) and United Nations Statistics Division (other data) (the UN figures are estimates).
A.2 Foreign population, 2000-2020
(Individuals)
Years Total Population All foreign-born
All foreign-born Foreigners with Portuguese citizenship
N Change in N % of total Change in % of total As a % of all foreigners Change in
2020 4 649 660 2.7 182 286 3.9 5.4 -- -- -- --
2019 4 525 696 2.4 172 987 3.8 2.7 -- -- -- --
2017 4 420 184 9.2 168 438 3.8 1.1 -- -- -- --
2015 4 046 304 15.8 166 552 4.1 96.1 -- -- -- --
2010 3 494 200 15.5 84 920 2.4 45.9 -- -- -- --
2005 3 024 198 20.6 58 211 1.9 1.5 -- -- -- --
2000 2 508 159 -- 57 366 2.3 -- -- -- -- --
[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable[ e ]EstimateLast update: 28/nov./2022
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Foreigners with Portuguese citizenship
Note The data from 2005, 2010 and 2015 were revised by the UN and amended by OEm on 28/11/2022.
Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Office National de Statistique, Mauritanie (total population 2000, census); United Nations Statistics Division (2017), United Nations Statistics Division (2019) and United Nations Statistics Division (other data) (the UN figures are estimates).
A.3 Consular registrations , 2008-2014
(Individuals)
Years All registrations Registrations by migrants born in Portugal Registrations by migrants with Portuguese citizenship
N Change in % of total Change in % of total Change in
2014 5 -50.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2008 10 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
[ .. ]Data not available, residual data, not applicable[ e ]EstimateLast update: 28/nov./2022
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All consular resgistrations
Source Table by Observatório da Emigração [Emigration Observatory], data from Portuguese consulates abroad. Data from 2014 transmited by the Portuguese consulates abroad and Consular Management System (DGACCP), data from 31/12/2014.
B. Census

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