Mauritania Population: The timeline of total, male, female populations and growth rates

The population of Mauritania is 4,525,696 and the population growth amounts 2.70% (2019). The male and female population are 2,271,842 (50.20%) and 2,253,854 (49.80%) respectively. The average of growth rate over 10 years is 2.84% (positive growth).

The below table shows the Mauritania population history (1960-). Growth(%) is the Y/Y ratio of total population and the percent values below the male and female populations mean the ratios of those by the total population.

Year Total Growth(%) Male Female
2019 4,525,696 2.70% 2,271,842
50.20%
2,253,854
49.80%
2018 4,403,319 2.74% 2,209,469
50.18%
2,193,850
49.82%
2017 4,282,574 2.78% 2,147,916
50.15%
2,134,658
49.85%
2016 4,163,534 2.82% 2,087,251
50.13%
2,076,283
49.87%
2015 4,046,301 2.85% 2,027,546
50.11%
2,018,755
49.89%
2014 3,930,896 2.88% 1,968,830
50.09%
1,962,066
49.91%
2013 3,817,494 2.91% 1,911,185
50.06%
1,906,309
49.94%
2012 3,706,554 2.91% 1,854,814
50.04%
1,851,740
49.96%
2011 3,598,648 2.90% 1,800,007
50.02%
1,798,641
49.98%
2010 3,494,195 2.88% 1,746,940
50.00%
1,747,255
50.00%
2009 3,393,409 2.86% 1,695,724
49.97%
1,697,685
50.03%
2008 3,296,238 2.84% 1,646,338
49.95%
1,649,900
50.05%
2007 3,202,517 2.83% 1,598,696
49.92%
1,603,821
50.08%
2006 3,111,906 2.82% 1,552,648
49.89%
1,559,258
50.11%
2005 3,024,194 2.81% 1,508,074
49.87%
1,516,120
50.13%
2004 2,939,247 2.79% 1,464,936
49.84%
1,474,311
50.16%
2003 2,857,148 2.77% 1,423,276
49.81%
1,433,872
50.19%
2002 2,778,099 2.72% 1,383,150
49.79%
1,394,949
50.21%
2001 2,702,400 2.67% 1,344,667
49.76%
1,357,733
50.24%
2000 2,630,219 2.61% 1,307,876
49.72%
1,322,343
50.28%
1999 2,561,585 2.55% 1,272,764
49.69%
1,288,821
50.31%
1998 2,496,216 2.51% 1,239,220
49.64%
1,256,996
50.36%
1997 2,433,563 2.49% 1,207,110
49.60%
1,226,453
50.40%
1996 2,372,901 2.50% 1,176,240
49.57%
1,196,661
50.43%
1995 2,313,630 2.51% 1,146,437
49.55%
1,167,193
50.45%
1994 2,255,516 2.53% 1,117,633
49.55%
1,137,883
50.45%
1993 2,198,532 2.54% 1,089,759
49.57%
1,108,773
50.43%
1992 2,142,645 2.55% 1,062,645
49.60%
1,080,000
50.40%
1991 2,087,912 2.57% 1,036,100
49.62%
1,051,812
50.38%
1990 2,034,346 2.58% 1,009,971
49.65%
1,024,375
50.35%
1989 1,981,899 2.60% 984,186
49.66%
997,713
50.34%
1988 1,930,433 2.62% 958,718
49.66%
971,715
50.34%
1987 1,879,763 2.66% 933,520
49.66%
946,243
50.34%
1986 1,829,675 2.71% 908,563
49.66%
921,112
50.34%
1985 1,780,030 2.77% 883,844
49.65%
896,186
50.35%
1984 1,730,738 2.82% 859,319
49.65%
871,419
50.35%
1983 1,681,863 2.87% 835,007
49.65%
846,856
50.35%
1982 1,633,652 2.89% 811,014
49.64%
822,638
50.36%
1981 1,586,493 2.89% 787,556
49.64%
798,937
50.36%
1980 1,540,640 2.89% 764,740
49.64%
775,900
50.36%
1979 1,496,185 2.88% 742,621
49.63%
753,564
50.37%
1978 1,453,032 2.88% 721,152
49.63%
731,880
50.37%
1977 1,411,140 2.89% 700,325
49.63%
710,815
50.37%
1976 1,370,357 2.90% 680,059
49.63%
690,298
50.37%
1975 1,330,598 2.91% 660,307
49.62%
670,291
50.38%
1974 1,291,855 2.92% 641,077
49.62%
650,778
50.38%
1973 1,254,157 2.93% 622,377
49.63%
631,780
50.37%
1972 1,217,446 2.94% 604,171
49.63%
613,275
50.37%
1971 1,181,674 2.95% 586,419
49.63%
595,255
50.37%
1970 1,146,780 2.97% 569,081
49.62%
577,699
50.38%
1969 1,112,745 2.98% 552,143
49.62%
560,602
50.38%
1968 1,079,580 2.99% 535,614
49.61%
543,966
50.39%
1967 1,047,344 2.98% 519,526
49.60%
527,818
50.40%
1966 1,016,100 2.97% 503,920
49.59%
512,180
50.41%
1965 985,910 2.95% 488,828
49.58%
497,082
50.42%
1964 956,799 2.93% 474,257
49.57%
482,542
50.43%
1963 928,734 2.91% 460,204
49.55%
468,530
50.45%
1962 901,686 2.90% 446,647
49.53%
455,039
50.47%
1961 875,581 2.88% 433,544
49.52%
442,037
50.48%
1960 850,384 N/A% 420,867
49.49%
429,517
50.51%

Growth rates of Mauritania population (1961-)

The below chart is the timeline of Mauritania population growth rates for 60 years.

Mauritania population and growth rate by ages

The Mauritania population ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over are 1,805,251, 2,577,603, 142,842 respectively in 2019.

The percentages below population values ages 0-14, 15-64, 65 over in each year represent the ratios of them by the total population.

Year Total 0-14 15-64 65-
2019 4,525,696 1,805,251
39.89%
2,577,603
56.95%
142,842
3.16%
2018 4,403,319 1,764,990
40.08%
2,500,015
56.78%
138,313
3.14%
2017 4,282,574 1,724,274
40.26%
2,424,225
56.61%
134,075
3.13%
2016 4,163,534 1,682,461
40.41%
2,351,041
56.47%
130,032
3.12%
2015 4,046,301 1,639,052
40.51%
2,281,158
56.38%
126,091
3.12%
2014 3,930,896 1,599,218
40.68%
2,209,015
56.20%
122,663
3.12%
2013 3,817,494 1,559,046
40.84%
2,139,047
56.03%
119,401
3.13%
2012 3,706,554 1,518,994
40.98%
2,071,309
55.88%
116,251
3.14%
2011 3,598,648 1,479,632
41.12%
2,005,858
55.74%
113,158
3.14%
2010 3,494,195 1,441,241
41.25%
1,942,882
55.60%
110,072
3.15%
2009 3,393,409 1,406,015
41.43%
1,880,049
55.40%
107,345
3.16%
2008 3,296,238 1,372,079
41.63%
1,819,478
55.20%
104,681
3.18%
2007 3,202,517 1,339,373
41.82%
1,761,097
54.99%
102,047
3.19%
2006 3,111,906 1,307,779
42.03%
1,704,709
54.78%
99,418
3.19%
2005 3,024,194 1,277,084
42.23%
1,650,340
54.57%
96,770
3.20%
2004 2,939,247 1,248,840
42.49%
1,596,027
54.30%
94,380
3.21%
2003 2,857,148 1,221,920
42.77%
1,543,219
54.01%
92,009
3.22%
2002 2,778,099 1,196,040
43.05%
1,492,414
53.72%
89,645
3.23%
2001 2,702,400 1,170,620
43.32%
1,444,490
53.45%
87,290
3.23%
2000 2,630,219 1,145,246
43.54%
1,400,032
53.23%
84,941
3.23%
1999 2,561,585 1,120,954
43.76%
1,358,027
53.02%
82,604
3.22%
1998 2,496,216 1,096,989
43.95%
1,318,934
52.84%
80,293
3.22%
1997 2,433,563 1,073,236
44.10%
1,282,337
52.69%
77,990
3.20%
1996 2,372,901 1,049,784
44.24%
1,247,467
52.57%
75,650
3.19%
1995 2,313,630 1,026,702
44.38%
1,213,706
52.46%
73,222
3.16%
1994 2,255,516 1,004,360
44.53%
1,179,993
52.32%
71,163
3.16%
1993 2,198,532 982,009
44.67%
1,147,464
52.19%
69,059
3.14%
1992 2,142,645 959,486
44.78%
1,116,241
52.10%
66,918
3.12%
1991 2,087,912 936,467
44.85%
1,086,684
52.05%
64,761
3.10%
1990 2,034,346 912,725
44.87%
1,059,024
52.06%
62,597
3.08%
1989 1,981,899 891,113
44.96%
1,030,067
51.97%
60,719
3.06%
1988 1,930,433 869,107
45.02%
1,002,472
51.93%
58,854
3.05%
1987 1,879,763 846,750
45.05%
976,041
51.92%
56,972
3.03%
1986 1,829,675 824,068
45.04%
950,558
51.95%
55,049
3.01%
1985 1,780,030 801,023
45.00%
925,938
52.02%
53,069
2.98%
1984 1,730,738 781,461
45.15%
897,955
51.88%
51,322
2.97%
1983 1,681,863 761,620
45.28%
870,676
51.77%
49,567
2.95%
1982 1,633,652 741,550
45.39%
844,298
51.68%
47,804
2.93%
1981 1,586,493 721,272
45.46%
819,182
51.63%
46,039
2.90%
1980 1,540,640 700,775
45.49%
795,593
51.64%
44,272
2.87%
1979 1,496,185 682,959
45.65%
770,520
51.50%
42,706
2.85%
1978 1,453,032 665,173
45.78%
746,709
51.39%
41,150
2.83%
1977 1,411,140 647,342
45.87%
724,193
51.32%
39,605
2.81%
1976 1,370,357 629,321
45.92%
702,980
51.30%
38,056
2.78%
1975 1,330,598 610,952
45.92%
683,148
51.34%
36,498
2.74%
1974 1,291,855 594,762
46.04%
662,007
51.24%
35,086
2.72%
1973 1,254,157 578,535
46.13%
641,938
51.18%
33,684
2.69%
1972 1,217,446 562,110
46.17%
623,050
51.18%
32,286
2.65%
1971 1,181,674 545,206
46.14%
605,565
51.25%
30,903
2.62%
1970 1,146,780 527,612
46.01%
589,650
51.42%
29,518
2.57%
1969 1,112,745 511,967
46.01%
572,516
51.45%
28,262
2.54%
1968 1,079,580 495,901
45.93%
556,655
51.56%
27,024
2.50%
1967 1,047,344 479,587
45.79%
541,952
51.75%
25,805
2.46%
1966 1,016,100 463,294
45.60%
528,225
51.99%
24,581
2.42%
1965 985,910 447,121
45.35%
515,443
52.28%
23,346
2.37%
1964 956,799 432,931
45.25%
501,647
52.43%
22,221
2.32%
1963 928,734 419,077
45.12%
488,561
52.61%
21,096
2.27%
1962 901,686 405,439
44.96%
476,271
52.82%
19,976
2.22%
1961 875,581 391,699
44.74%
465,004
53.11%
18,878
2.16%
1960 850,384 377,566
44.40%
455,001
53.51%
17,817
2.10%

The below chart and table represents Mauritania population growth rates (Y/Y, %) by ages 0-14 (children), ages 15-64, ages 65 and above (elderly people).

Year Total 0-14 15-64 65-
2019 2.78% 2.28% 3.10% 3.27%
2018 2.82% 2.36% 3.13% 3.16%
2017 2.86% 2.49% 3.11% 3.11%
2016 2.90% 2.65% 3.06% 3.13%
2015 2.94% 2.49% 3.27% 2.79%
2014 2.97% 2.58% 3.27% 2.73%
2013 2.99% 2.64% 3.27% 2.71%
2012 3.00% 2.66% 3.26% 2.73%
2011 2.99% 2.66% 3.24% 2.80%
2010 2.97% 2.51% 3.34% 2.54%
2009 2.95% 2.47% 3.33% 2.54%
2008 2.93% 2.44% 3.32% 2.58%
2007 2.91% 2.42% 3.31% 2.64%
2006 2.90% 2.40% 3.29% 2.74%
2005 2.89% 2.26% 3.40% 2.53%
2004 2.87% 2.20% 3.42% 2.58%
2003 2.85% 2.16% 3.40% 2.64%
2002 2.80% 2.17% 3.32% 2.70%
2001 2.74% 2.22% 3.18% 2.77%
2000 2.68% 2.17% 3.09% 2.83%
1999 2.62% 2.18% 2.96% 2.88%
1998 2.57% 2.21% 2.85% 2.95%
1997 2.56% 2.23% 2.80% 3.09%
1996 2.56% 2.25% 2.78% 3.32%
1995 2.58% 2.22% 2.86% 2.89%
1994 2.59% 2.28% 2.83% 3.05%
1993 2.61% 2.35% 2.80% 3.20%
1992 2.62% 2.46% 2.72% 3.33%
1991 2.63% 2.60% 2.61% 3.46%
1990 2.65% 2.43% 2.81% 3.09%
1989 2.67% 2.53% 2.75% 3.17%
1988 2.70% 2.64% 2.71% 3.30%
1987 2.74% 2.75% 2.68% 3.49%
1986 2.79% 2.88% 2.66% 3.73%
1985 2.85% 2.50% 3.12% 3.40%
1984 2.91% 2.61% 3.13% 3.54%
1983 2.95% 2.71% 3.12% 3.69%
1982 2.97% 2.81% 3.07% 3.83%
1981 2.98% 2.92% 2.96% 3.99%
1980 2.97% 2.61% 3.25% 3.67%
1979 2.97% 2.67% 3.19% 3.78%
1978 2.97% 2.75% 3.11% 3.90%
1977 2.98% 2.86% 3.02% 4.07%
1976 2.99% 3.01% 2.90% 4.27%
1975 3.00% 2.72% 3.19% 4.02%
1974 3.01% 2.80% 3.13% 4.16%
1973 3.02% 2.92% 3.03% 4.33%
1972 3.03% 3.10% 2.89% 4.48%
1971 3.04% 3.33% 2.70% 4.69%
1970 3.06% 3.06% 2.99% 4.44%
1969 3.07% 3.24% 2.85% 4.58%
1968 3.08% 3.40% 2.71% 4.72%
1967 3.07% 3.52% 2.60% 4.98%
1966 3.06% 3.62% 2.48% 5.29%
1965 3.04% 3.28% 2.75% 5.06%
1964 3.02% 3.31% 2.68% 5.33%
1963 3.00% 3.36% 2.58% 5.61%
1962 2.98% 3.51% 2.42% 5.82%
1961 2.96% 3.74% 2.20% 5.95%

Global rank of Mauritania population

The global rank of Mauritania population is 115 and the ranks of populations ages 0-14, ages 15-64, ages 65 above are this:

Ages Rank
Total 115
0-14 95
15-64 116
65 over 130

Data Source

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