Mauritania Population 2023

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Mauritania Population 2023

As of Monday, November 7, 2022, the current population of Mauritania is 4,936,152 based on the latest United Nations data. The 2020 estimated population of Mauritania is 4,649,658 people at mid-year according to UN data.

Mauritania’s population is equivalent to 0.06% of the total world population and it ranks number 127 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population. The population density in Mauritania is 5 per Km2 (12 people per mi2) and the total land area is 1,030,700 Km2 (397,955 sq. miles).

56.9% of the population is urban, which amounts to 2,646,714 people in 2020. To make an international call to Mauritania, you would need to dial the country code +222. The median age in Mauritania is 20.1 years.

Mauritania Population 2023

 

Population of Mauritania (2020 And It’s Historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban
Pop %		 Urban Population Country’s Share of
World Pop		 World Population Mauritania
Global Rank
2020 4,649,658 2.74 % 123,962 5,000 20.1 4.59 5 56.9 % 2,646,714 0.06 % 7,794,798,739 127
2019 4,525,696 2.78 % 122,383 5,000 19.7 4.82 4 56.1 % 2,540,632 0.06 % 7,713,468,100 127
2018 4,403,313 2.82 % 120,743 5,000 19.7 4.82 4 55.3 % 2,436,744 0.06 % 7,631,091,040 127
2017 4,282,570 2.86 % 119,037 5,000 19.7 4.82 4 54.5 % 2,334,906 0.06 % 7,547,858,925 127
2016 4,163,533 2.90 % 117,232 5,000 19.7 4.82 4 53.7 % 2,234,912 0.06 % 7,464,022,049 128
2015 4,046,301 2.98 % 110,421 5,000 19.6 4.88 4 52.8 % 2,136,699 0.05 % 7,379,797,139 129
2010 3,494,195 2.93 % 94,000 2,000 19.1 5.07 3 48.1 % 1,681,621 0.05 % 6,956,823,603 132
2005 3,024,194 2.83 % 78,795 -2,001 18.5 5.30 3 43.6 % 1,318,368 0.05 % 6,541,907,027 135
2000 2,630,219 2.60 % 63,318 -8,801 17.9 5.52 3 39.2 % 1,032,034 0.04 % 6,143,493,823 137
1995 2,313,630 2.61 % 55,857 -8,924 17.6 5.72 2 38.9 % 900,703 0.04 % 5,744,212,979 137
1990 2,034,346 2.71 % 50,863 -8,000 17.4 6.05 2 39.2 % 798,307 0.04 % 5,327,231,061 140
1985 1,780,030 2.93 % 47,878 -3,220 17.3 6.30 2 34.8 % 619,375 0.04 % 4,870,921,740 140
1980 1,540,640 2.97 % 42,008 -1,940 17.1 6.57 1 27.3 % 419,900 0.03 % 4,458,003,514 140
1975 1,330,598 3.02 % 36,764 -1,190 16.9 6.75 1 20.5 % 273,299 0.03 % 4,079,480,606 141
1970 1,146,780 3.07 % 32,174 -552 17.0 6.79 1 14.6 % 167,332 0.03 % 3,700,437,046 141
1965 985,910 3.00 % 27,105 -364 17.4 6.79 1 10.2 % 100,130 0.03 % 3,339,583,597 143
1960 850,384 2.87 % 22,417 -320 17.8 6.71 1 6.9 % 59,044 0.03 % 3,034,949,748 142
1955 738,299 2.53 % 17,373 -260 18.0 6.34 1 4.7 % 34,636 0.03 % 2,773,019,936 143

Mauritania Population Forecast

3,000

Year Population Yearly %
Change		 Yearly
Change		 Migrants (net) Median Age Fertility Rate Density (P/Km²) Urban
Pop %		 Urban Population Country’s Share of
World Pop		 World Population Mauritania
Global Rank
2020 4,649,658 2.82 % 120,671 5,000 20.1 4.59 5 56.9 % 2,646,714 0.06 % 7,794,798,739 127
2025 5,290,949 2.62 % 128,258 4,001 20.7 4.59 5 60.6 % 3,206,736 0.06 % 8,184,437,460 125
2030 5,967,168 2.43 % 135,244 3,000 21.4 4.59 6 63.8 % 3,807,767 0.07 % 8,548,487,400 121
2035 6,680,816 2.29 % 142,730 3,000 22.3 4.59 6 66.5 % 4,444,113 0.08 % 8,887,524,213 115
2040 7,432,083 2.15 % 150,253 3,000 23.1 4.59 7 68.7 % 5,105,847 0.08 % 9,198,847,240 114
2045 8,215,471 2.02 % 156,678 3,000 23.9 4.59 8 70.6 % 5,802,413 0.09 % 9,481,803,274 112
2050 9,024,892 1.90 % 161,884   24.7 4.59 9 72.4 % 6,532,273 0.09 % 9,735,033,990 106

Mauritania Demographics

LIFE EXPECTANCY INFANT MORTALITY DEATHS UNDER AGE 5

65.57 years

(life expectancy at birth, both sexes)

48.2

(infant deaths per 1,000 live births)

71.2

(per 1,000 live births)

Main Cities by Population in Mauritania

(includes boroughs, districts, urban agglomerations, etc.)

# CITY NAME POPULATION
1 Nouakchott 661,400
2 Nouadhibou 72,337
3 Nema 60,000
4 Kaedi 55,374
5 Rosso 48,922
6 Kiffa 40,281
7 Zouerate 38,000
8 Atar 24,021
9 Tekane 22,041
10 Selibaby 18,424
11 Aleg 15,211

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