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Capital city · Mauritania · Africa

Nouakchott

Mauritania
City population
1,184,530
#1
in Mauritania
#453
worldwide
Nouakchott
18.086, -15.979
City population
1,184,530
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Mauritania
#1
of 26 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#453
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Mauritania
22.3%
of the national population

About Nouakchott

The capital holds 22.3% of Mauritania's population at 1,184,530 residents. Three cities—Tevragh Zeina (48,093), Ksar (57,758), and Dar Naim (61,089)—sit within 6 km, though the next nearest city lies 148 km away. At 10 m above sea level, the city ranks 453rd globally by city population.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Mauritania
#1of 26
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Mauritania
Capital
National capital
Elevation
10 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Africa/Nouakchott
Coordinates
18.086, -15.979
Record updated
2024-01-18
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 26 in Mauritania

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

3KMKsar58K people6KMDar Naim61K people148KMBoutilimitt27K people176KMRosso16K people178KMTékane22K people

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Nouakchott1.18M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Nouakchott compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Nouakchott1.18M

Nouakchott Population FAQ

What is the population of Nouakchott?

Nouakchott has a city population of 1,184,530. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Nouakchott?

Nouakchott is in Mauritania. Its coordinates are 18.086, -15.979.

How big is Nouakchott compared with other cities in Mauritania?

It is the 1st largest of the 26 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Mauritania, holding 22.3% of the national population.

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