Population of Mauritania
Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
Date | 03 Mar 2024 |
The current population of Mauritania is 5,232,659 as of December 06, 2024, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Mauritania is projected at 4,993,922 or 4.99 million as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Mauritania is projected at 4,862,989 or 4.86 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 | 658,555 | 14,424 | 2.190 | 0.03 |
1951 | 665,767 | 673,322 | 15,109 | 2.244 | 0.03 |
1952 | 680,876 | 688,702 | 15,651 | 2.273 | 0.03 |
1953 | 696,527 | 704,643 | 16,231 | 2.304 | 0.03 |
1954 | 712,758 | 721,227 | 16,938 | 2.349 | 0.03 |
1955 | 729,696 | 738,577 | 17,762 | 2.405 | 0.03 |
1956 | 747,458 | 756,727 | 18,539 | 2.450 | 0.03 |
1957 | 765,997 | 775,698 | 19,402 | 2.501 | 0.03 |
1958 | 785,399 | 795,593 | 20,388 | 2.563 | 0.03 |
1959 | 805,787 | 816,484 | 21,394 | 2.620 | 0.03 |
1960 | 827,181 | 838,478 | 22,594 | 2.695 | 0.03 |
1961 | 849,775 | 861,663 | 23,776 | 2.759 | 0.03 |
1962 | 873,551 | 885,938 | 24,773 | 2.796 | 0.03 |
1963 | 898,324 | 911,290 | 25,933 | 2.846 | 0.03 |
1964 | 924,257 | 937,830 | 27,145 | 2.895 | 0.03 |
1965 | 951,402 | 965,621 | 28,439 | 2.945 | 0.03 |
1966 | 979,841 | 994,697 | 29,713 | 2.987 | 0.03 |
1967 | 1,009,554 | 1,024,992 | 30,875 | 3.012 | 0.03 |
1968 | 1,040,429 | 1,056,393 | 31,928 | 3.023 | 0.03 |
1969 | 1,072,357 | 1,088,832 | 32,950 | 3.026 | 0.03 |
1970 | 1,105,307 | 1,122,198 | 33,782 | 3.011 | 0.03 |
1971 | 1,139,089 | 1,156,361 | 34,543 | 2.987 | 0.03 |
1972 | 1,173,632 | 1,191,376 | 35,488 | 2.979 | 0.03 |
1973 | 1,209,120 | 1,227,358 | 36,476 | 2.972 | 0.03 |
1974 | 1,245,596 | 1,264,352 | 37,512 | 2.967 | 0.03 |
1975 | 1,283,108 | 1,302,436 | 38,656 | 2.968 | 0.03 |
1976 | 1,321,764 | 1,341,604 | 39,680 | 2.958 | 0.03 |
1977 | 1,361,444 | 1,381,329 | 39,769 | 2.879 | 0.03 |
1978 | 1,401,213 | 1,421,786 | 41,146 | 2.894 | 0.03 |
1979 | 1,442,359 | 1,463,514 | 42,311 | 2.891 | 0.03 |
1980 | 1,484,670 | 1,506,694 | 44,047 | 2.924 | 0.03 |
1981 | 1,528,717 | 1,551,687 | 45,940 | 2.961 | 0.03 |
1982 | 1,574,657 | 1,598,332 | 47,351 | 2.963 | 0.03 |
1983 | 1,622,008 | 1,646,343 | 48,671 | 2.957 | 0.04 |
1984 | 1,670,679 | 1,695,675 | 49,991 | 2.948 | 0.04 |
1985 | 1,720,670 | 1,746,265 | 51,190 | 2.932 | 0.04 |
1986 | 1,771,860 | 1,798,009 | 52,299 | 2.909 | 0.04 |
1987 | 1,824,159 | 1,851,092 | 53,867 | 2.910 | 0.04 |
1988 | 1,878,026 | 1,905,847 | 55,641 | 2.920 | 0.04 |
1989 | 1,933,667 | 1,955,040 | 42,746 | 2.187 | 0.04 |
1990 | 1,976,413 | 2,006,027 | 59,228 | 2.953 | 0.04 |
1991 | 2,035,641 | 2,066,302 | 61,323 | 2.968 | 0.04 |
1992 | 2,096,964 | 2,147,527 | 101,126 | 4.710 | 0.04 |
1993 | 2,198,090 | 2,237,064 | 77,949 | 3.485 | 0.04 |
1994 | 2,276,039 | 2,315,191 | 78,305 | 3.383 | 0.04 |
1995 | 2,354,344 | 2,380,341 | 51,995 | 2.184 | 0.04 |
1996 | 2,406,339 | 2,428,816 | 44,955 | 1.851 | 0.04 |
1997 | 2,451,294 | 2,484,278 | 65,968 | 2.656 | 0.04 |
1998 | 2,517,262 | 2,550,501 | 66,479 | 2.607 | 0.04 |
1999 | 2,583,741 | 2,620,611 | 73,741 | 2.814 | 0.04 |
2000 | 2,657,482 | 2,695,003 | 75,043 | 2.785 | 0.04 |
2001 | 2,732,525 | 2,761,823 | 58,595 | 2.122 | 0.04 |
2002 | 2,791,120 | 2,821,703 | 61,166 | 2.168 | 0.04 |
2003 | 2,852,286 | 2,883,326 | 62,080 | 2.153 | 0.05 |
2004 | 2,914,366 | 2,946,575 | 64,419 | 2.186 | 0.05 |
2005 | 2,978,785 | 3,012,360 | 67,151 | 2.229 | 0.05 |
2006 | 3,045,936 | 3,081,229 | 70,587 | 2.291 | 0.05 |
2007 | 3,116,523 | 3,153,508 | 73,970 | 2.346 | 0.05 |
2008 | 3,190,493 | 3,233,336 | 85,687 | 2.650 | 0.05 |
2009 | 3,276,180 | 3,322,616 | 92,872 | 2.795 | 0.05 |
2010 | 3,369,052 | 3,419,461 | 100,817 | 2.949 | 0.05 |
2011 | 3,469,869 | 3,524,249 | 108,760 | 3.086 | 0.05 |
2012 | 3,578,629 | 3,636,113 | 114,969 | 3.162 | 0.05 |
2013 | 3,693,598 | 3,742,959 | 98,722 | 2.638 | 0.05 |
2014 | 3,792,320 | 3,843,174 | 101,708 | 2.647 | 0.05 |
2015 | 3,894,028 | 3,946,220 | 104,383 | 2.645 | 0.05 |
2016 | 3,998,411 | 4,051,890 | 106,959 | 2.640 | 0.05 |
2017 | 4,105,370 | 4,160,015 | 109,289 | 2.627 | 0.05 |
2018 | 4,214,659 | 4,270,712 | 112,105 | 2.625 | 0.06 |
2019 | 4,326,764 | 4,383,849 | 114,169 | 2.604 | 0.06 |
2020 | 4,440,933 | 4,498,604 | 115,341 | 2.564 | 0.06 |
2021 | 4,556,274 | 4,614,974 | 117,400 | 2.544 | 0.06 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | ||
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1 Jan | 1 July | Net Change | rate (%) | to World | |
2022 | 4,673,674 | 4,736,139 | 124,930 | 2.638 | 0.06 |
2023 | 4,798,604 | 4,862,989 | 128,769 | 2.648 | 0.06 |
2024 | 4,927,373 | 4,993,922 | 133,097 | 2.665 | 0.06 |
2025 | 5,060,470 | 5,128,141 | 135,343 | 2.639 | 0.06 |
2026 | 5,195,813 | 5,264,526 | 137,426 | 2.611 | 0.06 |
2027 | 5,333,239 | 5,403,200 | 139,922 | 2.590 | 0.06 |
2028 | 5,473,161 | 5,543,997 | 141,671 | 2.556 | 0.07 |
2029 | 5,614,832 | 5,686,445 | 143,227 | 2.519 | 0.07 |
2030 | 5,758,059 | 5,830,563 | 145,007 | 2.487 | 0.07 |
2031 | 5,903,066 | 5,976,298 | 146,465 | 2.451 | 0.07 |
2032 | 6,049,531 | 6,123,818 | 148,573 | 2.426 | 0.07 |
2033 | 6,198,104 | 6,273,096 | 149,983 | 2.391 | 0.07 |
2034 | 6,348,087 | 6,424,061 | 151,949 | 2.365 | 0.07 |
2035 | 6,500,036 | 6,576,462 | 152,853 | 2.324 | 0.07 |
2036 | 6,652,889 | 6,729,985 | 154,192 | 2.291 | 0.08 |
2037 | 6,807,081 | 6,884,282 | 154,402 | 2.243 | 0.08 |
2038 | 6,961,483 | 7,038,820 | 154,675 | 2.198 | 0.08 |
2039 | 7,116,158 | 7,193,387 | 154,458 | 2.147 | 0.08 |
2040 | 7,270,616 | 7,348,229 | 155,226 | 2.113 | 0.08 |
2041 | 7,425,842 | 7,503,613 | 155,541 | 2.073 | 0.08 |
2042 | 7,581,383 | 7,659,504 | 156,242 | 2.040 | 0.08 |
2043 | 7,737,625 | 7,816,017 | 156,784 | 2.006 | 0.08 |
2044 | 7,894,409 | 7,972,905 | 156,992 | 1.969 | 0.08 |
2045 | 8,051,401 | 8,129,917 | 157,033 | 1.932 | 0.09 |
2046 | 8,208,434 | 8,286,960 | 157,052 | 1.895 | 0.09 |
2047 | 8,365,486 | 8,443,897 | 156,822 | 1.857 | 0.09 |
2048 | 8,522,308 | 8,600,535 | 156,455 | 1.819 | 0.09 |
2049 | 8,678,763 | 8,757,322 | 157,118 | 1.794 | 0.09 |
2050 | 8,835,881 | 8,914,673 | 157,584 | 1.768 | 0.09 |
2051 | 8,993,465 | 9,072,492 | 158,053 | 1.742 | 0.09 |
2052 | 9,151,518 | 9,230,222 | 157,409 | 1.705 | 0.09 |
2053 | 9,308,927 | 9,387,846 | 157,838 | 1.681 | 0.10 |
2054 | 9,466,765 | 9,545,347 | 157,164 | 1.647 | 0.10 |
2055 | 9,623,929 | 9,702,915 | 157,973 | 1.628 | 0.10 |
2056 | 9,781,902 | 9,860,747 | 157,691 | 1.599 | 0.10 |
2057 | 9,939,593 | 10,017,985 | 156,784 | 1.565 | 0.10 |
2058 | 10,096,377 | 10,174,508 | 156,262 | 1.536 | 0.10 |
2059 | 10,252,639 | 10,330,006 | 154,734 | 1.498 | 0.10 |
2060 | 10,407,373 | 10,484,816 | 154,886 | 1.477 | 0.10 |
2061 | 10,562,259 | 10,639,439 | 154,359 | 1.451 | 0.11 |
2062 | 10,716,618 | 10,793,660 | 154,084 | 1.428 | 0.11 |
2063 | 10,870,702 | 10,947,287 | 153,170 | 1.399 | 0.11 |
2064 | 11,023,872 | 11,099,844 | 151,944 | 1.369 | 0.11 |
2065 | 11,175,816 | 11,251,081 | 150,529 | 1.338 | 0.11 |
2066 | 11,326,345 | 11,401,067 | 149,445 | 1.311 | 0.11 |
2067 | 11,475,790 | 11,549,832 | 148,083 | 1.282 | 0.11 |
2068 | 11,623,873 | 11,697,076 | 146,406 | 1.252 | 0.11 |
2069 | 11,770,279 | 11,842,835 | 145,113 | 1.225 | 0.12 |
2070 | 11,915,392 | 11,987,316 | 143,848 | 1.200 | 0.12 |
2071 | 12,059,240 | 12,130,474 | 142,468 | 1.174 | 0.12 |
2072 | 12,201,708 | 12,271,881 | 140,346 | 1.144 | 0.12 |
2073 | 12,342,054 | 12,411,651 | 139,194 | 1.121 | 0.12 |
2074 | 12,481,248 | 12,549,855 | 137,214 | 1.093 | 0.12 |
2075 | 12,618,462 | 12,686,942 | 136,960 | 1.080 | 0.12 |
2076 | 12,755,422 | 12,822,584 | 134,324 | 1.048 | 0.12 |
2077 | 12,889,746 | 12,955,752 | 132,012 | 1.019 | 0.12 |
2078 | 13,021,758 | 13,086,872 | 130,228 | 0.995 | 0.13 |
2079 | 13,151,986 | 13,215,757 | 127,543 | 0.965 | 0.13 |
2080 | 13,279,529 | 13,342,329 | 125,600 | 0.941 | 0.13 |
2081 | 13,405,129 | 13,467,969 | 125,681 | 0.933 | 0.13 |
2082 | 13,530,810 | 13,592,459 | 123,297 | 0.907 | 0.13 |
2083 | 13,654,107 | 13,714,131 | 120,049 | 0.875 | 0.13 |
2084 | 13,774,156 | 13,833,502 | 118,692 | 0.858 | 0.13 |
2085 | 13,892,848 | 13,951,133 | 116,571 | 0.836 | 0.13 |
2086 | 14,009,419 | 14,066,715 | 114,592 | 0.815 | 0.13 |
2087 | 14,124,011 | 14,179,985 | 111,948 | 0.789 | 0.14 |
2088 | 14,235,959 | 14,290,560 | 109,202 | 0.764 | 0.14 |
2089 | 14,345,161 | 14,398,970 | 107,618 | 0.747 | 0.14 |
2090 | 14,452,779 | 14,505,347 | 105,137 | 0.725 | 0.14 |
2091 | 14,557,916 | 14,609,665 | 103,498 | 0.708 | 0.14 |
2092 | 14,661,414 | 14,711,363 | 99,899 | 0.679 | 0.14 |
2093 | 14,761,313 | 14,810,652 | 98,678 | 0.666 | 0.14 |
2094 | 14,859,991 | 14,908,326 | 96,669 | 0.648 | 0.14 |
2095 | 14,956,660 | 15,003,594 | 93,867 | 0.626 | 0.14 |
2096 | 15,050,527 | 15,096,766 | 92,478 | 0.613 | 0.15 |
2097 | 15,143,005 | 15,187,918 | 89,826 | 0.591 | 0.15 |
2098 | 15,232,831 | 15,277,067 | 88,473 | 0.579 | 0.15 |
2099 | 15,321,304 | 15,364,742 | 86,876 | 0.565 | 0.15 |
2100 | 15,408,180 | 15,450,985 | 85,609 | 0.554 | 0.15 |