Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Mauritania is 5,018,358 as of May 31, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Mauritania is projected at 4,775,119 or 4.775 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Mauritania is projected at 4,649,658 or 4.650 million people for the year 2020. Mauritania ranks number 127th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Mauritania is ranked 39th among 58 countries in Africa.
Mauritania's population will be increased year by year. The Mauritania population is projected to reach 5.96 million in 2030 and increase to 9.02 million in 2050 and 17.0 million by 2100. Mauritania accounts for 0.061 percent of the world population. However, its global share increased by 0.027% in 1955 and is projected to increase by 0.157% by 2100.
Mauritania was at 142nd position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to decline to 169th in 2100.
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
2020 | 4,649,658 | 123,962 | 2.74 | 0.060 |
2021 | 4,775,119 | 125,461 | 2.70 | 0.061 |
2022 | 4,901,981 | 126,862 | 2.66 | 0.062 |
2023 | 5,030,239 | 128,258 | 2.62 | 0.063 |
2024 | 5,159,888 | 129,649 | 2.58 | 0.064 |
2025 | 5,290,949 | 131,061 | 2.54 | 0.065 |
2026 | 5,423,379 | 132,430 | 2.50 | 0.066 |
2027 | 5,557,165 | 133,786 | 2.47 | 0.067 |
2028 | 5,692,346 | 135,181 | 2.43 | 0.068 |
2029 | 5,828,998 | 136,652 | 2.40 | 0.069 |
2030 | 5,967,168 | 138,170 | 2.37 | 0.070 |
2031 | 6,106,862 | 139,694 | 2.34 | 0.071 |
2032 | 6,248,048 | 141,186 | 2.31 | 0.072 |
2033 | 6,390,760 | 142,712 | 2.28 | 0.073 |
2034 | 6,535,008 | 144,248 | 2.26 | 0.074 |
2035 | 6,680,816 | 145,808 | 2.23 | 0.075 |
2036 | 6,828,166 | 147,350 | 2.21 | 0.076 |
2037 | 6,977,038 | 148,872 | 2.18 | 0.077 |
2038 | 7,127,358 | 150,320 | 2.15 | 0.079 |
2039 | 7,279,062 | 151,704 | 2.13 | 0.080 |
2040 | 7,432,083 | 153,021 | 2.10 | 0.081 |
2041 | 7,586,369 | 154,286 | 2.08 | 0.082 |
2042 | 7,741,888 | 155,519 | 2.05 | 0.083 |
2043 | 7,898,595 | 156,707 | 2.02 | 0.084 |
2044 | 8,056,470 | 157,875 | 2.00 | 0.085 |
2045 | 8,215,471 | 159,001 | 1.97 | 0.087 |
2046 | 8,375,550 | 160,079 | 1.95 | 0.088 |
2047 | 8,536,635 | 161,085 | 1.92 | 0.089 |
2048 | 8,698,623 | 161,988 | 1.90 | 0.090 |
2049 | 8,861,403 | 162,780 | 1.87 | 0.091 |
2050 | 9,024,892 | 163,489 | 1.84 | 0.093 |
2051 | 9,189,006 | 164,114 | 1.82 | 0.094 |
2052 | 9,353,695 | 164,689 | 1.79 | 0.095 |
2053 | 9,518,888 | 165,193 | 1.77 | 0.096 |
2054 | 9,684,500 | 165,612 | 1.74 | 0.098 |
2055 | 9,850,468 | 165,968 | 1.71 | 0.099 |
2056 | 10,016,741 | 166,273 | 1.69 | 0.100 |
2057 | 10,183,268 | 166,527 | 1.66 | 0.101 |
2058 | 10,350,020 | 166,752 | 1.64 | 0.103 |
2059 | 10,516,961 | 166,941 | 1.61 | 0.104 |
2060 | 10,684,056 | 167,095 | 1.59 | 0.105 |
2061 | 10,851,273 | 167,217 | 1.57 | 0.107 |
2062 | 11,018,558 | 167,285 | 1.54 | 0.108 |
2063 | 11,185,959 | 167,401 | 1.52 | 0.109 |
2064 | 11,353,515 | 167,556 | 1.50 | 0.110 |
2065 | 11,521,241 | 167,726 | 1.48 | 0.112 |
2066 | 11,689,145 | 167,904 | 1.46 | 0.113 |
2067 | 11,857,156 | 168,011 | 1.44 | 0.114 |
2068 | 12,025,167 | 168,011 | 1.42 | 0.116 |
2069 | 12,193,055 | 167,888 | 1.40 | 0.117 |
2070 | 12,360,692 | 167,637 | 1.37 | 0.118 |
2071 | 12,528,014 | 167,322 | 1.35 | 0.119 |
2072 | 12,695,003 | 166,989 | 1.33 | 0.121 |
2073 | 12,861,697 | 166,694 | 1.31 | 0.122 |
2074 | 13,028,151 | 166,454 | 1.29 | 0.123 |
2075 | 13,194,405 | 166,254 | 1.28 | 0.125 |
2076 | 13,360,419 | 166,014 | 1.26 | 0.126 |
2077 | 13,526,120 | 165,701 | 1.24 | 0.127 |
2078 | 13,691,384 | 165,264 | 1.22 | 0.129 |
2079 | 13,856,086 | 164,702 | 1.20 | 0.130 |
2080 | 14,020,102 | 164,016 | 1.18 | 0.131 |
2081 | 14,183,371 | 163,269 | 1.16 | 0.133 |
2082 | 14,345,859 | 162,488 | 1.15 | 0.134 |
2083 | 14,507,450 | 161,591 | 1.13 | 0.135 |
2084 | 14,668,062 | 160,612 | 1.11 | 0.137 |
2085 | 14,827,597 | 159,535 | 1.09 | 0.138 |
2086 | 14,985,990 | 158,393 | 1.07 | 0.139 |
2087 | 15,143,182 | 157,192 | 1.05 | 0.141 |
2088 | 15,299,182 | 156,000 | 1.03 | 0.142 |
2089 | 15,454,016 | 154,834 | 1.01 | 0.143 |
2090 | 15,607,691 | 153,675 | 0.99 | 0.144 |
2091 | 15,760,168 | 152,477 | 0.98 | 0.146 |
2092 | 15,911,367 | 151,199 | 0.96 | 0.147 |
2093 | 16,061,192 | 149,825 | 0.94 | 0.148 |
2094 | 16,209,549 | 148,357 | 0.92 | 0.149 |
2095 | 16,356,332 | 146,783 | 0.91 | 0.151 |
2096 | 16,501,470 | 145,138 | 0.89 | 0.152 |
2097 | 16,644,908 | 143,438 | 0.87 | 0.153 |
2098 | 16,786,582 | 141,674 | 0.85 | 0.154 |
2099 | 16,926,481 | 139,899 | 0.83 | 0.156 |
2100 | 17,064,599 | 138,118 | 0.82 | 0.157 |
Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
1950 | 651,436 | - | - | 0.026 |
1951 | 666,812 | 15,376 | 2.36 | 0.026 |
1952 | 683,142 | 16,330 | 2.45 | 0.026 |
1953 | 700,498 | 17,356 | 2.54 | 0.026 |
1954 | 718,873 | 18,375 | 2.62 | 0.026 |
1955 | 738,299 | 19,426 | 2.70 | 0.027 |
1956 | 758,753 | 20,454 | 2.77 | 0.027 |
1957 | 780,220 | 21,467 | 2.83 | 0.027 |
1958 | 802,676 | 22,456 | 2.88 | 0.027 |
1959 | 826,073 | 23,397 | 2.91 | 0.028 |
1960 | 850,384 | 24,311 | 2.94 | 0.028 |
1961 | 875,581 | 25,197 | 2.96 | 0.028 |
1962 | 901,686 | 26,105 | 2.98 | 0.029 |
1963 | 928,734 | 27,048 | 3.00 | 0.029 |
1964 | 956,799 | 28,065 | 3.02 | 0.029 |
1965 | 985,910 | 29,111 | 3.04 | 0.030 |
1966 | 1,016,100 | 30,190 | 3.06 | 0.030 |
1967 | 1,047,344 | 31,244 | 3.07 | 0.030 |
1968 | 1,079,580 | 32,236 | 3.08 | 0.030 |
1969 | 1,112,745 | 33,165 | 3.07 | 0.031 |
1970 | 1,146,780 | 34,035 | 3.06 | 0.031 |
1971 | 1,181,674 | 34,894 | 3.04 | 0.031 |
1972 | 1,217,446 | 35,772 | 3.03 | 0.032 |
1973 | 1,254,157 | 36,711 | 3.02 | 0.032 |
1974 | 1,291,855 | 37,698 | 3.01 | 0.032 |
1975 | 1,330,598 | 38,743 | 3.00 | 0.033 |
1976 | 1,370,357 | 39,759 | 2.99 | 0.033 |
1977 | 1,411,140 | 40,783 | 2.98 | 0.033 |
1978 | 1,453,032 | 41,892 | 2.97 | 0.034 |
1979 | 1,496,185 | 43,153 | 2.97 | 0.034 |
1980 | 1,540,640 | 44,455 | 2.97 | 0.035 |
1981 | 1,586,493 | 45,853 | 2.98 | 0.035 |
1982 | 1,633,652 | 47,159 | 2.97 | 0.035 |
1983 | 1,681,863 | 48,211 | 2.95 | 0.036 |
1984 | 1,730,738 | 48,875 | 2.91 | 0.036 |
1985 | 1,780,030 | 49,292 | 2.85 | 0.037 |
1986 | 1,829,675 | 49,645 | 2.79 | 0.037 |
1987 | 1,879,763 | 50,088 | 2.74 | 0.037 |
1988 | 1,930,433 | 50,670 | 2.70 | 0.038 |
1989 | 1,981,899 | 51,466 | 2.67 | 0.038 |
1990 | 2,034,346 | 52,447 | 2.65 | 0.038 |
1991 | 2,087,912 | 53,566 | 2.63 | 0.039 |
1992 | 2,142,645 | 54,733 | 2.62 | 0.039 |
1993 | 2,198,532 | 55,887 | 2.61 | 0.039 |
1994 | 2,255,516 | 56,984 | 2.59 | 0.040 |
1995 | 2,313,630 | 58,114 | 2.58 | 0.040 |
1996 | 2,372,901 | 59,271 | 2.56 | 0.041 |
1997 | 2,433,563 | 60,662 | 2.56 | 0.041 |
1998 | 2,496,216 | 62,653 | 2.57 | 0.042 |
1999 | 2,561,585 | 65,369 | 2.62 | 0.042 |
2000 | 2,630,219 | 68,634 | 2.68 | 0.043 |
2001 | 2,702,400 | 72,181 | 2.74 | 0.043 |
2002 | 2,778,099 | 75,699 | 2.80 | 0.044 |
2003 | 2,857,148 | 79,049 | 2.85 | 0.045 |
2004 | 2,939,247 | 82,099 | 2.87 | 0.045 |
2005 | 3,024,194 | 84,947 | 2.89 | 0.046 |
2006 | 3,111,906 | 87,712 | 2.90 | 0.047 |
2007 | 3,202,517 | 90,611 | 2.91 | 0.048 |
2008 | 3,296,238 | 93,721 | 2.93 | 0.049 |
2009 | 3,393,409 | 97,171 | 2.95 | 0.049 |
2010 | 3,494,195 | 100,786 | 2.97 | 0.050 |
2011 | 3,598,648 | 104,453 | 2.99 | 0.051 |
2012 | 3,706,555 | 107,907 | 3.00 | 0.052 |
2013 | 3,817,494 | 110,939 | 2.99 | 0.053 |
2014 | 3,930,896 | 113,402 | 2.97 | 0.054 |
2015 | 4,046,301 | 115,405 | 2.94 | 0.055 |
2016 | 4,163,533 | 117,232 | 2.90 | 0.056 |
2017 | 4,282,570 | 119,037 | 2.86 | 0.057 |
2018 | 4,403,313 | 120,743 | 2.82 | 0.058 |
2019 | 4,525,696 | 122,383 | 2.78 | 0.059 |