Population of Mauritania
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2024) |
Date | 12 Jan 2025 |
The current population of Mauritania is 5,259,488 as of February 11, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Mauritania is projected at 5,169,395, or 5.17 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Mauritania is projected at 5,022,441, or 5.02 million people for the year 2023.
Mauritania ranks 126th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Mauritania is ranked 39th among 58 countries and territories in Africa.
- Population
- Growth rate
- Net change
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
1950 | 651,343 | 657,715 | 12,744 | 1.938 | 0.0264 |
1951 | 664,087 | 670,884 | 13,593 | 2.026 | 0.0264 |
1952 | 677,680 | 684,804 | 14,249 | 2.081 | 0.0265 |
1953 | 691,929 | 699,390 | 14,922 | 2.134 | 0.0266 |
1954 | 706,851 | 714,673 | 15,643 | 2.189 | 0.0266 |
1955 | 722,494 | 730,724 | 16,460 | 2.253 | 0.0267 |
1956 | 738,954 | 747,606 | 17,304 | 2.315 | 0.0267 |
1957 | 756,258 | 765,346 | 18,177 | 2.375 | 0.0268 |
1958 | 774,435 | 783,996 | 19,122 | 2.439 | 0.0269 |
1959 | 793,557 | 803,606 | 20,099 | 2.501 | 0.0271 |
1960 | 813,656 | 824,298 | 21,283 | 2.582 | 0.0273 |
1961 | 834,939 | 846,167 | 22,455 | 2.654 | 0.0276 |
1962 | 857,394 | 869,184 | 23,581 | 2.713 | 0.0278 |
1963 | 880,975 | 893,423 | 24,897 | 2.787 | 0.0280 |
1964 | 905,872 | 918,955 | 26,166 | 2.848 | 0.0282 |
1965 | 932,038 | 945,838 | 27,601 | 2.918 | 0.0284 |
1966 | 959,639 | 974,157 | 29,036 | 2.981 | 0.0286 |
1967 | 988,675 | 1,003,843 | 30,336 | 3.022 | 0.0289 |
1968 | 1,019,011 | 1,034,739 | 31,456 | 3.040 | 0.0292 |
1969 | 1,050,467 | 1,066,754 | 32,573 | 3.054 | 0.0295 |
1970 | 1,083,040 | 1,099,806 | 33,532 | 3.049 | 0.0298 |
1971 | 1,116,572 | 1,133,702 | 34,260 | 3.022 | 0.0301 |
1972 | 1,150,832 | 1,168,355 | 35,046 | 3.000 | 0.0304 |
1973 | 1,185,878 | 1,203,838 | 35,919 | 2.984 | 0.0307 |
1974 | 1,221,797 | 1,240,188 | 36,783 | 2.966 | 0.0310 |
1975 | 1,258,580 | 1,277,330 | 37,500 | 2.936 | 0.0314 |
1976 | 1,296,080 | 1,315,336 | 38,513 | 2.928 | 0.0317 |
1977 | 1,334,593 | 1,353,768 | 38,351 | 2.833 | 0.0321 |
1978 | 1,372,944 | 1,392,713 | 39,538 | 2.839 | 0.0324 |
1979 | 1,412,482 | 1,432,758 | 40,552 | 2.831 | 0.0328 |
1980 | 1,453,034 | 1,474,043 | 42,017 | 2.851 | 0.0331 |
1981 | 1,495,051 | 1,516,877 | 43,651 | 2.878 | 0.0335 |
1982 | 1,538,702 | 1,561,176 | 44,947 | 2.879 | 0.0338 |
1983 | 1,583,649 | 1,606,746 | 46,195 | 2.875 | 0.0342 |
1984 | 1,629,844 | 1,653,693 | 47,697 | 2.884 | 0.0346 |
1985 | 1,677,541 | 1,702,107 | 49,131 | 2.887 | 0.0350 |
1986 | 1,726,672 | 1,751,835 | 50,326 | 2.873 | 0.0353 |
1987 | 1,776,998 | 1,803,014 | 52,033 | 2.886 | 0.0357 |
1988 | 1,829,031 | 1,855,859 | 53,655 | 2.891 | 0.0361 |
1989 | 1,882,686 | 1,903,048 | 40,724 | 2.140 | 0.0364 |
1990 | 1,923,410 | 1,951,878 | 56,936 | 2.917 | 0.0366 |
1991 | 1,980,346 | 2,009,738 | 58,784 | 2.925 | 0.0371 |
1992 | 2,039,130 | 2,088,135 | 98,011 | 4.695 | 0.0379 |
1993 | 2,137,141 | 2,174,328 | 74,374 | 3.421 | 0.0389 |
1994 | 2,211,515 | 2,249,454 | 75,877 | 3.373 | 0.0396 |
1995 | 2,287,392 | 2,312,017 | 49,250 | 2.130 | 0.0401 |
1996 | 2,336,642 | 2,358,188 | 43,092 | 1.827 | 0.0404 |
1997 | 2,379,734 | 2,411,306 | 63,144 | 2.619 | 0.0407 |
1998 | 2,442,878 | 2,474,651 | 63,545 | 2.568 | 0.0412 |
1999 | 2,506,423 | 2,541,698 | 70,550 | 2.776 | 0.0417 |
2000 | 2,576,973 | 2,613,441 | 72,937 | 2.791 | 0.0423 |
2001 | 2,649,910 | 2,678,760 | 57,699 | 2.154 | 0.0428 |
2002 | 2,707,609 | 2,738,655 | 62,091 | 2.267 | 0.0432 |
2003 | 2,769,700 | 2,802,046 | 64,692 | 2.309 | 0.0436 |
2004 | 2,834,392 | 2,868,664 | 68,543 | 2.389 | 0.0441 |
2005 | 2,902,935 | 2,939,059 | 72,247 | 2.458 | 0.0446 |
2006 | 2,975,182 | 3,013,660 | 76,956 | 2.554 | 0.0452 |
2007 | 3,052,138 | 3,093,059 | 81,843 | 2.646 | 0.0458 |
2008 | 3,133,981 | 3,183,269 | 98,575 | 3.097 | 0.0465 |
2009 | 3,232,556 | 3,284,448 | 103,785 | 3.160 | 0.0474 |
2010 | 3,336,341 | 3,390,965 | 109,247 | 3.222 | 0.0483 |
2011 | 3,445,588 | 3,502,811 | 114,447 | 3.268 | 0.0493 |
2012 | 3,560,035 | 3,619,034 | 117,998 | 3.261 | 0.0503 |
2013 | 3,678,033 | 3,734,318 | 112,571 | 3.015 | 0.0512 |
2014 | 3,790,604 | 3,848,514 | 115,819 | 3.010 | 0.0521 |
2015 | 3,906,423 | 3,965,959 | 119,071 | 3.003 | 0.0531 |
2016 | 4,025,494 | 4,086,657 | 122,325 | 2.994 | 0.0541 |
2017 | 4,147,819 | 4,210,600 | 125,561 | 2.982 | 0.0551 |
2018 | 4,273,380 | 4,337,685 | 128,610 | 2.965 | 0.0561 |
2019 | 4,401,990 | 4,467,708 | 131,436 | 2.942 | 0.0572 |
2020 | 4,533,426 | 4,600,131 | 133,410 | 2.900 | 0.0583 |
2021 | 4,666,836 | 4,734,874 | 136,077 | 2.874 | 0.0595 |
2022 | 4,802,913 | 4,875,637 | 145,449 | 2.983 | 0.0608 |
2023 | 4,948,362 | 5,022,441 | 148,159 | 2.950 | 0.0621 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
2024 | 5,096,521 | 5,169,395 | 145,749 | 2.820 | 0.0633 |
2025 | 5,242,270 | 5,315,065 | 145,589 | 2.739 | 0.0646 |
2026 | 5,387,859 | 5,461,319 | 146,920 | 2.690 | 0.0658 |
2027 | 5,534,779 | 5,608,791 | 148,024 | 2.639 | 0.0670 |
2028 | 5,682,803 | 5,757,957 | 150,307 | 2.611 | 0.0682 |
2029 | 5,833,110 | 5,909,197 | 152,173 | 2.575 | 0.0695 |
2030 | 5,985,283 | 6,062,528 | 154,490 | 2.548 | 0.0707 |
2031 | 6,139,773 | 6,217,789 | 156,032 | 2.510 | 0.0720 |
2032 | 6,295,805 | 6,374,846 | 158,081 | 2.480 | 0.0733 |
2033 | 6,453,886 | 6,533,841 | 159,909 | 2.448 | 0.0746 |
2034 | 6,613,795 | 6,694,450 | 161,311 | 2.410 | 0.0759 |
2035 | 6,775,106 | 6,856,319 | 162,425 | 2.369 | 0.0772 |
2036 | 6,937,531 | 7,019,234 | 163,407 | 2.328 | 0.0785 |
2037 | 7,100,938 | 7,183,119 | 164,362 | 2.288 | 0.0798 |
2038 | 7,265,300 | 7,348,364 | 166,129 | 2.261 | 0.0811 |
2039 | 7,431,429 | 7,514,742 | 166,625 | 2.217 | 0.0824 |
2040 | 7,598,054 | 7,681,908 | 167,709 | 2.183 | 0.0837 |
2041 | 7,765,763 | 7,850,223 | 168,920 | 2.152 | 0.0850 |
2042 | 7,934,683 | 8,020,484 | 171,602 | 2.140 | 0.0864 |
2043 | 8,106,285 | 8,192,549 | 172,528 | 2.106 | 0.0877 |
2044 | 8,278,813 | 8,365,182 | 172,738 | 2.065 | 0.0891 |
2045 | 8,451,551 | 8,538,531 | 173,960 | 2.037 | 0.0905 |
2046 | 8,625,511 | 8,713,260 | 175,497 | 2.014 | 0.0918 |
2047 | 8,801,008 | 8,888,481 | 174,946 | 1.968 | 0.0932 |
2048 | 8,975,954 | 9,064,219 | 176,530 | 1.948 | 0.0946 |
2049 | 9,152,484 | 9,240,178 | 175,388 | 1.898 | 0.0960 |
2050 | 9,327,872 | 9,415,598 | 175,452 | 1.863 | 0.0974 |
2051 | 9,503,324 | 9,592,001 | 177,353 | 1.849 | 0.0988 |
2052 | 9,680,677 | 9,769,711 | 178,068 | 1.823 | 0.1003 |
2053 | 9,858,745 | 9,947,450 | 177,409 | 1.784 | 0.1017 |
2054 | 10,036,154 | 10,124,330 | 176,352 | 1.742 | 0.1032 |
2055 | 10,212,506 | 10,300,450 | 175,888 | 1.708 | 0.1046 |
2056 | 10,388,394 | 10,475,609 | 174,429 | 1.665 | 0.1061 |
2057 | 10,562,823 | 10,650,676 | 175,706 | 1.650 | 0.1075 |
2058 | 10,738,529 | 10,827,339 | 177,620 | 1.641 | 0.1090 |
2059 | 10,916,149 | 11,004,481 | 176,665 | 1.605 | 0.1104 |
2060 | 11,092,814 | 11,180,219 | 174,811 | 1.564 | 0.1119 |
2061 | 11,267,625 | 11,355,029 | 174,807 | 1.539 | 0.1134 |
2062 | 11,442,432 | 11,529,734 | 174,603 | 1.514 | 0.1149 |
2063 | 11,617,035 | 11,703,701 | 173,333 | 1.481 | 0.1163 |
2064 | 11,790,368 | 11,877,946 | 175,156 | 1.475 | 0.1178 |
2065 | 11,965,524 | 12,051,735 | 172,422 | 1.431 | 0.1193 |
2066 | 12,137,946 | 12,224,644 | 173,396 | 1.418 | 0.1208 |
2067 | 12,311,342 | 12,397,847 | 173,010 | 1.396 | 0.1223 |
2068 | 12,484,352 | 12,569,361 | 170,018 | 1.353 | 0.1237 |
2069 | 12,654,370 | 12,739,405 | 170,069 | 1.335 | 0.1252 |
2070 | 12,824,439 | 12,908,450 | 168,022 | 1.302 | 0.1267 |
2071 | 12,992,461 | 13,076,825 | 168,727 | 1.290 | 0.1282 |
2072 | 13,161,188 | 13,244,154 | 165,932 | 1.253 | 0.1296 |
2073 | 13,327,120 | 13,409,179 | 164,118 | 1.224 | 0.1311 |
2074 | 13,491,238 | 13,572,516 | 162,557 | 1.198 | 0.1325 |
2075 | 13,653,795 | 13,734,752 | 161,913 | 1.179 | 0.1340 |
2076 | 13,815,708 | 13,895,841 | 160,265 | 1.153 | 0.1354 |
2077 | 13,975,973 | 14,055,488 | 159,031 | 1.131 | 0.1369 |
2078 | 14,135,004 | 14,213,522 | 157,035 | 1.105 | 0.1384 |
2079 | 14,292,039 | 14,368,501 | 152,924 | 1.064 | 0.1398 |
2080 | 14,444,963 | 14,520,791 | 151,656 | 1.044 | 0.1412 |
2081 | 14,596,619 | 14,672,014 | 150,791 | 1.028 | 0.1426 |
2082 | 14,747,410 | 14,821,349 | 147,877 | 0.998 | 0.1441 |
2083 | 14,895,287 | 14,968,968 | 147,362 | 0.984 | 0.1455 |
2084 | 15,042,649 | 15,114,732 | 144,166 | 0.954 | 0.1469 |
2085 | 15,186,815 | 15,257,621 | 141,613 | 0.928 | 0.1483 |
2086 | 15,328,428 | 15,398,692 | 140,528 | 0.913 | 0.1497 |
2087 | 15,468,956 | 15,538,559 | 139,206 | 0.896 | 0.1511 |
2088 | 15,608,162 | 15,676,051 | 135,778 | 0.866 | 0.1525 |
2089 | 15,743,940 | 15,810,311 | 132,743 | 0.840 | 0.1538 |
2090 | 15,876,683 | 15,941,788 | 130,210 | 0.817 | 0.1552 |
2091 | 16,006,893 | 16,071,138 | 128,489 | 0.800 | 0.1565 |
2092 | 16,135,382 | 16,197,736 | 124,708 | 0.770 | 0.1579 |
2093 | 16,260,090 | 16,321,552 | 122,925 | 0.753 | 0.1592 |
2094 | 16,383,015 | 16,443,140 | 120,249 | 0.731 | 0.1605 |
2095 | 16,503,264 | 16,561,438 | 116,348 | 0.703 | 0.1618 |
2096 | 16,619,612 | 16,677,789 | 116,355 | 0.698 | 0.1631 |
2097 | 16,735,967 | 16,792,538 | 113,142 | 0.674 | 0.1644 |
2098 | 16,849,109 | 16,904,645 | 111,072 | 0.657 | 0.1657 |
2099 | 16,960,181 | 17,013,070 | 105,777 | 0.622 | 0.1669 |
2100 | 17,065,958 | 17,118,469 | 105,023 | 0.614 | 0.1682 |