MigrantoLiving in Mauritania
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Key insights on migration trends, cost of living, visas, economy, and quality of life in Mauritania
Work & finance
Cost of livingMRU 3,840/mo · typical spend
Migration trends
Most people who arrive in Mauritania come from a single neighbor: of 189.8K foreign-born residents, 122.9K were born in Mali, far ahead of Western Sahara and Senegal. The total grew 18% over the past decade.
Immigrants189.8K · foreign-born residents
Diaspora91.7K · Mauritanians abroad
Trends+98.1K · more arrive than leave
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