This is a list of cities in Mauritania by population. All settlements with a population over 10,000 are listed.
| Cities in Mauritania | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Name | Population | Region | |||||||||
| Transcription | Arabic | 1988 Census | 2000 Census | 2013 Census[1] | ||||||||
| align=right | 1 | align=right | انواكشوط | align=right | 393,325 | align=right | 558,195 | align=right | 958,399 | Nouakchott | ||
| align=right | 2 | align=right | انواديبو | align=right | 59,198 | align=right | 72,337 | align=right | 118,167 | Dakhlet Nouadhibou | ||
| align=right | 3 | align=right | كيفة | align=right | 29,292 | align=right | 25,679 | align=right | 50,206 | Assaba | ||
| align=right | 4 | align=right | امبره | align=right | - | align=right | - | align=right | 47,725 | Hodh Ech Chargui | ||
| align=right | 5 | align=right | كيهيدي | align=right | 30,515 | align=right | 31,310 | align=right | 45,539 | Gorgol | ||
| align=right | 6 | align=right | الزويرات | align=right | 25,892 | align=right | 33,929 | align=right | 44,649 | Tiris Zemmour | ||
| align=right | 7 | align=right | روصو | align=right | 12,557 | align=right | 29,882 | align=right | 33,581 | Brakna | ||
| align=right | 8 | align=right | سليبابي | align=right | 29,292 | align=right | 32,716 | align=right | 40,281 | Guidimaka | ||
| align=right | 9 | align=right | بوكادوم | align=right | N/A | align=right | 29,045 | align=right | 32,749 | Hodh Ech Chargui | ||
| align=right | 10 | align=right | بوتلميت | align=right | 14,545 | align=right | 22,257 | align=right | 27,170 | Trarza | ||
| align=right | 11 | align=right | أطار | align=right | 21,366 | align=right | 24,021 | align=right | 25,728 | Adrar | ||
| align=right | 12 | align=right | برينة | align=right | N/A | align=right | 22,041 | align=right | 24,852 | Trarza | ||
| align=right | 13 | align=right | غابو | align=right | N/A | align=right | 21,700 | align=right | 24,467 | Guidimaka | ||
| align=right | 14 | align=right | حمود | align=right | N/A | align=right | 20,867 | align=right | 23,528 | Assaba | ||
| align=right | 15 | align=right | مال | align=right | N/A | align=right | 20,488 | align=right | 23,101 | Brakna | ||
| align=right | 16 | align=right | نبيكا | align=right | N/A | align=right | 18,310 | align=right | 20,645 | Tagant | ||
| align=right | 17 | align=right | غوري | align=right | N/A | align=right | 18,073 | align=right | 20,378 | Guidimaka | ||
| align=right | 18 | align=right | تنبدغة | align=right | N/A | align=right | N/A | align=right | 23,762 | Hodh Ech Chargui | ||
| align=right | 19 | align=right | مقطع الحجار | align=right | N/A | align=right | 12,117 | align=right | 22,521 | Brakna | ||
| align=right | 20 | align=right | كرو | align=right | 9,665 | align=right | 15,589 | align=right | 20,167 | Assaba | ||
| align=right | 21 | align=right | سودود | align=right | N/A | align=right | 16,392 | align=right | 18,482 | Tagant | ||
| align=right | 22 | align=right | سيلبابي | align=right | 11,530 | align=right | 15,289 | align=right | 18,424 | Guidimaka | ||
| align=right | 23 | align=right | فوم ليجليت | align=right | N/A | align=right | 15.700 | align=right | 17.702 | Gorgol | ||
| align=right | 24 | align=right | ليجيبا | align=right | N/A | align=right | 14,908 | align=right | 16,809 | Gorgol | ||
| align=right | 25 | align=right | بوصطيلة | align=right | N/A | align=right | 14,904 | align=right | 16,804 | Hodh Ech Chargui | ||
| align=right | 26 | align=right | صنكرافة | align=right | N/A | align=right | 14,303 | align=right | 16,127 | Brakna | ||
| align=right | 27 | align=right | الطينطان | align=right | N/A | align=right | N/A | align=right | 16,067 | Hodh El Gharbi | ||
| align=right | 28 | align=right | النعمة | align=right | 15,747 | align=right | 13,759 | align=right | 15,310 | Hodh Ech Chargui | ||
| align=right | 29 | align=right | آلاك | align=right | 9,635 | align=right | 12,898 | align=right | 15,211 | Brakna | ||
| align=right | 30 | align=right | تجكجة | align=right | 10,904 | align=right | 13,532 | align=right | 14,751 | Tagant | ||
| align=right | 31 | align=right | ولاتة | align=right | N/A | align=right | 11,779 | align=right | 12,777 | Hodh Ech Chargui | ||
| align=right | 32 | align=right | العيون | align=right | 12,445 | align=right | 11,867 | align=right | 12,635 | Hodh El Gharbi | ||
| align=right | 33 | align=right | بابابى | align=right | N/A | align=right | N/A | align=right | 11,507 | Brakna | ||
| align=right | 34 | align=right | اكجوجت | align=right | N/A | align=right | N/A | align=right | 11,235 | Inchiri | ||
| align=right | 35 | align=right | شكار | align=right | N/A | align=right | N/A | align=right | 10,437 | Brakna | ||