| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2022) |
| Date | 24 May 2024 |
There are 2.45 million males and 2.54 million females in Mauritania. The percentage of the male population is 49.06%, compared to 50.94% of the female population. Mauritania has 94k more females than males. The sex ratio in Mauritania in 2024 will be 96.322 males per 100 females. Mauritania is in the 63rd position in terms of the female-to-male ratio.
| Year | Population | Growth (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 658,555 | 2.19 |
| 1955 | 738,577 | 2.40 |
| 1960 | 838,478 | 2.69 |
| 1965 | 965,621 | 2.94 |
| 1970 | 1,122,198 | 3.01 |
| 1975 | 1,302,436 | 2.97 |
| 1980 | 1,506,694 | 2.92 |
| 1985 | 1,746,265 | 2.93 |
| 1990 | 2,006,027 | 2.95 |
| 1995 | 2,380,341 | 2.18 |
| 2000 | 2,695,003 | 2.79 |
| 2005 | 3,012,360 | 2.23 |
| 2010 | 3,419,461 | 2.95 |
| 2015 | 3,946,220 | 2.65 |
| 2020 | 4,498,604 | 2.56 |
| 2021 | 4,614,974 | 2.54 |
| 2022 | 4,736,139 | 2.64 |
| 2023 | 4,862,989 | 2.65 |
| 2024 | 4,993,922 | 2.67 |
| Year | Total | Crude(per 1000) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death | Birth | Crude death | Crude birth | |
| 1950 | 15,148 | 29,799 | 22.991 | 45.228 |
| 1955 | 15,530 | 33,579 | 21.018 | 45.445 |
| 1960 | 15,951 | 38,873 | 19.014 | 46.340 |
| 1965 | 16,458 | 45,328 | 17.035 | 46.918 |
| 1970 | 16,967 | 51,603 | 15.110 | 45.957 |
| 1975 | 18,408 | 58,532 | 14.122 | 44.905 |
| 1980 | 18,947 | 66,000 | 12.560 | 43.751 |
| 1985 | 19,118 | 73,305 | 10.937 | 41.936 |
| 1990 | 19,303 | 81,535 | 9.614 | 40.607 |
| 1995 | 22,464 | 97,448 | 9.390 | 40.733 |
| 2000 | 23,883 | 101,919 | 8.856 | 37.792 |
| 2005 | 25,727 | 111,593 | 8.512 | 36.923 |
| 2010 | 28,452 | 125,643 | 8.327 | 36.772 |
| 2015 | 31,503 | 138,903 | 7.979 | 35.180 |
| 2020 | 33,598 | 150,426 | 7.466 | 33.427 |
| 2021 | 34,347 | 153,242 | 7.440 | 33.194 |
| 2022 | 34,111 | 156,047 | 7.203 | 32.953 |
| 2023 | 32,978 | 158,742 | 6.783 | 32.648 |
| 2024 | 30,865 | 160,963 | 6.181 | 32.237 |
| Year | Population | Urban (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | ||
| 1950 | 20,490 | 640,001 | 3.102 |
| 1955 | 34,636 | 712,168 | 4.638 |
| 1960 | 59,044 | 799,124 | 6.880 |
| 1965 | 100,130 | 892,237 | 10.090 |
| 1970 | 167,332 | 981,576 | 14.564 |
| 1975 | 273,299 | 1,055,387 | 20.569 |
| 1980 | 419,900 | 1,114,185 | 27.371 |
| 1985 | 619,375 | 1,150,567 | 34.994 |
| 1990 | 798,307 | 1,231,833 | 39.323 |
| 1995 | 900,703 | 1,426,372 | 38.705 |
| 2000 | 1,032,034 | 1,677,325 | 38.091 |
| 2005 | 1,318,368 | 1,812,352 | 42.111 |
| 2010 | 1,681,621 | 1,927,922 | 46.588 |
| 2015 | 2,136,699 | 2,045,642 | 51.089 |
| 2020 | 2,646,714 | 2,137,053 | 55.327 |
| 2021 | 2,754,946 | 2,152,965 | 56.133 |
| 2022 | 2,865,171 | 2,168,207 | 56.923 |
| 2023 | 2,977,287 | 2,182,785 | 57.699 |
| 2024 | 3,091,176 | 2,196,701 | 58.458 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | M per 100 F | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persons | Share (%) | ||||
| 00-04 | 371,829 | 362,636 | 734,465 | 14.71 | 102.535 |
| 05-09 | 334,264 | 326,679 | 660,943 | 13.23 | 102.322 |
| 10-14 | 322,303 | 313,041 | 635,343 | 12.72 | 102.959 |
| 15-19 | 281,529 | 280,409 | 561,938 | 11.25 | 100.399 |
| 20-24 | 227,132 | 236,398 | 463,530 | 9.28 | 96.080 |
| 25-29 | 187,304 | 201,876 | 389,180 | 7.79 | 92.782 |
| 30-34 | 155,847 | 172,035 | 327,882 | 6.57 | 90.590 |
| 35-39 | 129,875 | 145,928 | 275,802 | 5.52 | 88.999 |
| 40-44 | 105,552 | 121,073 | 226,625 | 4.54 | 87.180 |
| 45-49 | 85,642 | 99,885 | 185,528 | 3.72 | 85.741 |
| 50-54 | 71,615 | 82,023 | 153,639 | 3.08 | 87.311 |
| 55-59 | 57,639 | 65,192 | 122,831 | 2.46 | 88.414 |
| 60-64 | 44,903 | 50,344 | 95,248 | 1.91 | 89.192 |
| 65-69 | 32,733 | 36,722 | 69,455 | 1.39 | 89.137 |
| 70-74 | 21,265 | 24,177 | 45,443 | 0.91 | 87.955 |
| 75-79 | 12,175 | 14,307 | 26,483 | 0.53 | 85.098 |
| 80-84 | 5,908 | 7,221 | 13,129 | 0.26 | 81.817 |
| 85-89 | 2,071 | 2,773 | 4,845 | 0.10 | 74.684 |
| 90-94 | 501 | 823 | 1,324 | 0.03 | 60.875 |
| 95-99 | 92 | 172 | 264 | 0.01 | 53.488 |
| 100+ | 8 | 18 | 26 | 0.00 | 44.444 |
| Total | 2,450,187 | 2,543,732 | 4,993,923 | 96.323 | |