#319 by population worldwide
Nouakchott
Mauritania · Capital
- Population, 2025
- 1.6 million
- Projected, 2050
- 2.6 million+68.6%
- World rank
- #3192000: #753 → 2050: #219
- Urban area
- 188 km²
- Density
- 8,309people/km²
- Built-up area per resident
- 36 m²
- Time zone
- UTC+0Africa/Nouakchott · −4 h vs Tbilisi
- Distance from Tbilisi
- 6,276 km
Weather in Nouakchott
Nouakchott
34°
Partly cloudy
Today: ↑38° ↓28°
Pressure 1013 hPa
24-hour forecast
Air quality
183
Bad
- PM2.5
- 149.5µg/m³
- PM10
- 583µg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.8µg/m³
- O₃
- 39µg/m³
7-day forecast
- Today28°38°0%
- Sat27°42°0%
- Sun28°42°0%
- Mon26°41°0%
- Tue28°37°0%
- Wed25°36°0%
- Thu24°36°0%
Feels like
32°Humidity
31%Wind
28km/h10° Ngust 58 km/hUV index
6HighPrecipitation
0%Sunrise
06:59Sunrise 06:59Sunset 18:36
Updated 20:15 · Open-Meteo
Population 1975–2050
Thousands of people; 2030–2050 are UN projections.
- 1975—
- 1980106
- 1985258
- 1990388
- 1995439
- 2000503
- 2005693
- 2010894
- 20151,111
- 20201,364
- 20251,562
- 20301,774
- 20351,985
- 20402,208
- 20452,417
- 20502,633
Getting around
No metro stations inside the urban area are mapped in OpenStreetMap.
Airports
NKC · 25 km
Currency: MRU (UM)
On Sivrce
FAQ
What is the population of Nouakchott?
Nouakchott has 1.6 million people in its urban area in 2025 — #319 in the world. The UN projects 2.6 million by 2050.
What time zone is Nouakchott in?
Africa/Nouakchott, UTC+0. −4 h vs Tbilisi.
Does Nouakchott have a metro?
No metro stations inside the urban area are mapped in OpenStreetMap.
How far is Nouakchott from Tbilisi?
About 6,276 km in a straight line (great-circle distance).