🌆 Largest Cities in Mauritania
Cities of Mauritania with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
Nouakchott55%
Nouadhibou6.8%
Kiffa2.9%
Dar Naim2.8%
Néma2.8%
Mbera2.7%
Ksar2.7%
Kaédi2.6%
Zouérat2.6%
Tevragh Zeina2.2%
Bougadoum
Sélibaby
Atar
Ayoun El Atrous
Guerou
Boutilimitt
El ’Ayoûn
Tékane
Bogué
Aleg
Tembedgha
Ṭinṭâne
Elghabra
1
Nouakchott
1,184,530
2
NouadhibouDakhlet Nouadhibou
146,048
3
KiffaAssaba
62,051
4
Dar NaimNouakchott North
61,089
5
NémaHodh Ech Chargi
60,000
6
MberaHodh Ech Chargi
58,985
7
KsarNouakchott West
57,758
8
KaédiGorgol
56,283
9
ZouératTiris Zemmour
55,183
10
Tevragh ZeinaNouakchott West
48,093
11
BougadoumHodh Ech Chargi
40,341
12
SélibabyGuidimaka
32,653
13
AtarAdrar
31,133
14
Ayoun El AtrousHodh El Gharbi
28,174
15
GuerouAssaba
27,590
16
BoutilimittTrarza
27,170
17
El ’AyoûnAssaba
22,896
18
TékaneTrarza
22,041
19
BoguéBrakna
20,291
20
AlegBrakna
19,183
21
TembedghaHodh Ech Chargi
17,465
22
RossoTrarza
15,870
23
AkjoujtInchiri
15,851
24
ṬinṭâneHodh El Gharbi
15,684
25
ElghabraAssaba
15,480
26
Magṭa‘ LaḥjarBrakna
15,446
Highlights
Within Mauritania, Nouakchott ranks first in 2026 with 1,184,530, followed by Nouadhibou (146,048) and Kiffa (62,051).
Nouakchott is 8.1 times higher than Nouadhibou, the runner-up.
Across 26 entries, values run from 1,184,530 (Nouakchott) to 15,446 (Magṭa‘ Laḥjar), with a median of 29,654.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.