Population of Mauritania (2024)

3,677,293

Births this year: 0 Births today 0

Deaths this year 0 Deaths today 0

Mauritania Population by Religions

Region Name	Percents	Number
Muslim (official)	100%	3,677,293 people

Ethnic groups Name	Percents	Number
black Moors (Haratines - Arab-speaking slaves, former slaves, and their descendants of African origin, enslaved by white Moors)	40%	1,470,917 people
white Moors (of Arab-Berber descent, known as Bidhan)	30%	1,103,188 people
black Africans (non-Arabic speaking, Halpulaar, Soninke, Wolof, and Bamara ethnic groups)	30%	1,103,188 people

Age	Both Sexes Population	Male Population	Female Population	Both Sexes (%)	Male (%)	Female (%)	Sex ratio (female/male)
Total	4,573,157	2,302,830	2,270,327	100	100	100	101.4
00-04	642,900	326,739	316,161	14.1	14.2	13.9	103.3
05-09	589,287	299,246	290,041	12.9	13	12.8	103.2
10-14	538,335	273,274	265,061	11.8	11.9	11.7	103.1
15-19	479,656	243,278	236,378	10.5	10.6	10.4	102.9
20-24	417,899	211,724	206,175	9.1	9.2	9.1	102.7
25-29	360,237	182,909	177,328	7.9	7.9	7.8	103.1
30-34	310,714	157,377	153,337	6.8	6.8	6.8	102.6
35-39	269,173	136,260	132,913	5.9	5.9	5.9	102.5
40-44	233,714	118,154	115,560	5.1	5.1	5.1	102.2
45-49	196,073	98,669	97,404	4.3	4.3	4.3	101.3
50-54	158,745	79,115	79,630	3.5	3.4	3.5	99.4
55-59	125,705	61,738	63,967	2.7	2.7	2.8	96.5
60-64	96,086	46,313	49,773	2.1	2	2.2	93
65-69	67,088	31,553	35,535	1.5	1.4	1.6	88.8
70-74	44,446	19,042	25,404	1	0.8	1.1	75
75-79	26,440	10,878	15,562	0.6	0.5	0.7	69.9
80-84	12,248	4,880	7,368	0.3	0.2	0.3	66.2
85-89	3,728	1,440	2,288	0.1	0.1	0.1	62.9
90-94	626	223	403	0	0	0	55.3
95-99	54	17	37	0	0	0	45.9
100+	3	1	2	0	0	0	50

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Sex ratio	Density (P/Km²)
2023	4,890,106	2.23	106,751	101.48	4.74
2022	4,783,355	2.26	105,654	101.47	4.64
2021	4,677,701	2.29	104,544	101.45	4.54
2020	4,573,157	2.31	103,397	101.43	4.44
2019	4,469,760	2.34	102,227	101.41	4.34
2018	4,367,533	2.37	101,085	101.38	4.24
2017	4,266,448	2.40	99,985	101.35	4.14
2016	4,166,463	2.43	98,899	101.32	4.04
2015	4,067,564	2.47	97,939	101.29	3.95
2014	3,969,625	2.50	96,941	101.25	3.85
2013	3,872,684	2.53	95,617	101.20	3.76
2012	3,777,067	2.55	93,846	101.16	3.66
2011	3,683,221	2.56	91,821	101.11	3.57
2010	3,591,400	2.55	89,473	101.07	3.48
2005	3,154,087	16.33	442,666	100.87	3.06
2000	2,711,421	16.17	377,455	100.28	2.63
1995	2,333,966	15.33	310,301	99.70	2.26
1990	2,023,665	14.53	256,810	99.43	1.96
1985	1,766,855	15.17	232,770	99.34	1.71
1980	1,534,085	15.46	205,398	99.28	1.49
1975	1,328,687	15.65	179,779	99.17	1.29
1970	1,148,908	15.77	156,540	99.11	1.11
1965	992,368	15.64	134,198	98.80	0.96
1960	858,170	14.91	111,366	98.15	0.83
1955	746,804	13.07	86,313	97.10	0.72
1950	660,491			95.80	0.64