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