Population of Mauritania

Source UN (World Population Prospects 2024)
Date12 Jan 2025

The current population of Mauritania is 5,257,886 as of February 07, 2025, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Mauritania is projected at 5,169,395, or 5.17 million, as of July 1, 2024. The total population in Mauritania is projected at 5,022,441, or 5.02 million people for the year 2023.

Mauritania ranks 126th in the world by population on the 237 countries and territories list. Mauritania is ranked 39th among 58 countries and territories in Africa.

  • Population
  • Growth rate
  • Net change

Mauritania population projections

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
20245,096,5215,169,395145,7492.8200.0633
20255,242,2705,315,065145,5892.7390.0646
20265,387,8595,461,319146,9202.6900.0658
20275,534,7795,608,791148,0242.6390.0670
20285,682,8035,757,957150,3072.6110.0682
20295,833,1105,909,197152,1732.5750.0695
20305,985,2836,062,528154,4902.5480.0707
20316,139,7736,217,789156,0322.5100.0720
20326,295,8056,374,846158,0812.4800.0733
20336,453,8866,533,841159,9092.4480.0746
20346,613,7956,694,450161,3112.4100.0759
20356,775,1066,856,319162,4252.3690.0772
20366,937,5317,019,234163,4072.3280.0785
20377,100,9387,183,119164,3622.2880.0798
20387,265,3007,348,364166,1292.2610.0811
20397,431,4297,514,742166,6252.2170.0824
20407,598,0547,681,908167,7092.1830.0837
20417,765,7637,850,223168,9202.1520.0850
20427,934,6838,020,484171,6022.1400.0864
20438,106,2858,192,549172,5282.1060.0877
20448,278,8138,365,182172,7382.0650.0891
20458,451,5518,538,531173,9602.0370.0905
20468,625,5118,713,260175,4972.0140.0918
20478,801,0088,888,481174,9461.9680.0932
20488,975,9549,064,219176,5301.9480.0946
20499,152,4849,240,178175,3881.8980.0960
20509,327,8729,415,598175,4521.8630.0974
20519,503,3249,592,001177,3531.8490.0988
20529,680,6779,769,711178,0681.8230.1003
20539,858,7459,947,450177,4091.7840.1017
205410,036,15410,124,330176,3521.7420.1032
205510,212,50610,300,450175,8881.7080.1046
205610,388,39410,475,609174,4291.6650.1061
205710,562,82310,650,676175,7061.6500.1075
205810,738,52910,827,339177,6201.6410.1090
205910,916,14911,004,481176,6651.6050.1104
206011,092,81411,180,219174,8111.5640.1119
206111,267,62511,355,029174,8071.5390.1134
206211,442,43211,529,734174,6031.5140.1149
206311,617,03511,703,701173,3331.4810.1163
206411,790,36811,877,946175,1561.4750.1178
206511,965,52412,051,735172,4221.4310.1193
206612,137,94612,224,644173,3961.4180.1208
206712,311,34212,397,847173,0101.3960.1223
206812,484,35212,569,361170,0181.3530.1237
206912,654,37012,739,405170,0691.3350.1252
207012,824,43912,908,450168,0221.3020.1267
207112,992,46113,076,825168,7271.2900.1282
207213,161,18813,244,154165,9321.2530.1296
207313,327,12013,409,179164,1181.2240.1311
207413,491,23813,572,516162,5571.1980.1325
207513,653,79513,734,752161,9131.1790.1340
207613,815,70813,895,841160,2651.1530.1354
207713,975,97314,055,488159,0311.1310.1369
207814,135,00414,213,522157,0351.1050.1384
207914,292,03914,368,501152,9241.0640.1398
208014,444,96314,520,791151,6561.0440.1412
208114,596,61914,672,014150,7911.0280.1426
208214,747,41014,821,349147,8770.9980.1441
208314,895,28714,968,968147,3620.9840.1455
208415,042,64915,114,732144,1660.9540.1469
208515,186,81515,257,621141,6130.9280.1483
208615,328,42815,398,692140,5280.9130.1497
208715,468,95615,538,559139,2060.8960.1511
208815,608,16215,676,051135,7780.8660.1525
208915,743,94015,810,311132,7430.8400.1538
209015,876,68315,941,788130,2100.8170.1552
209116,006,89316,071,138128,4890.8000.1565
209216,135,38216,197,736124,7080.7700.1579
209316,260,09016,321,552122,9250.7530.1592
209416,383,01516,443,140120,2490.7310.1605
209516,503,26416,561,438116,3480.7030.1618
209616,619,61216,677,789116,3550.6980.1631
209716,735,96716,792,538113,1420.6740.1644
209816,849,10916,904,645111,0720.6570.1657
209916,960,18117,013,070105,7770.6220.1669
210017,065,95817,118,469105,0230.6140.1682

Mauritania population estimates

Year Population Growth Share (%)
1 Jan1 JulyNet Changerate (%)to World
1950651,343657,71512,7441.9380.0264
1951664,087670,88413,5932.0260.0264
1952677,680684,80414,2492.0810.0265
1953691,929699,39014,9222.1340.0266
1954706,851714,67315,6432.1890.0266
1955722,494730,72416,4602.2530.0267
1956738,954747,60617,3042.3150.0267
1957756,258765,34618,1772.3750.0268
1958774,435783,99619,1222.4390.0269
1959793,557803,60620,0992.5010.0271
1960813,656824,29821,2832.5820.0273
1961834,939846,16722,4552.6540.0276
1962857,394869,18423,5812.7130.0278
1963880,975893,42324,8972.7870.0280
1964905,872918,95526,1662.8480.0282
1965932,038945,83827,6012.9180.0284
1966959,639974,15729,0362.9810.0286
1967988,6751,003,84330,3363.0220.0289
19681,019,0111,034,73931,4563.0400.0292
19691,050,4671,066,75432,5733.0540.0295
19701,083,0401,099,80633,5323.0490.0298
19711,116,5721,133,70234,2603.0220.0301
19721,150,8321,168,35535,0463.0000.0304
19731,185,8781,203,83835,9192.9840.0307
19741,221,7971,240,18836,7832.9660.0310
19751,258,5801,277,33037,5002.9360.0314
19761,296,0801,315,33638,5132.9280.0317
19771,334,5931,353,76838,3512.8330.0321
19781,372,9441,392,71339,5382.8390.0324
19791,412,4821,432,75840,5522.8310.0328
19801,453,0341,474,04342,0172.8510.0331
19811,495,0511,516,87743,6512.8780.0335
19821,538,7021,561,17644,9472.8790.0338
19831,583,6491,606,74646,1952.8750.0342
19841,629,8441,653,69347,6972.8840.0346
19851,677,5411,702,10749,1312.8870.0350
19861,726,6721,751,83550,3262.8730.0353
19871,776,9981,803,01452,0332.8860.0357
19881,829,0311,855,85953,6552.8910.0361
19891,882,6861,903,04840,7242.1400.0364
19901,923,4101,951,87856,9362.9170.0366
19911,980,3462,009,73858,7842.9250.0371
19922,039,1302,088,13598,0114.6950.0379
19932,137,1412,174,32874,3743.4210.0389
19942,211,5152,249,45475,8773.3730.0396
19952,287,3922,312,01749,2502.1300.0401
19962,336,6422,358,18843,0921.8270.0404
19972,379,7342,411,30663,1442.6190.0407
19982,442,8782,474,65163,5452.5680.0412
19992,506,4232,541,69870,5502.7760.0417
20002,576,9732,613,44172,9372.7910.0423
20012,649,9102,678,76057,6992.1540.0428
20022,707,6092,738,65562,0912.2670.0432
20032,769,7002,802,04664,6922.3090.0436
20042,834,3922,868,66468,5432.3890.0441
20052,902,9352,939,05972,2472.4580.0446
20062,975,1823,013,66076,9562.5540.0452
20073,052,1383,093,05981,8432.6460.0458
20083,133,9813,183,26998,5753.0970.0465
20093,232,5563,284,448103,7853.1600.0474
20103,336,3413,390,965109,2473.2220.0483
20113,445,5883,502,811114,4473.2680.0493
20123,560,0353,619,034117,9983.2610.0503
20133,678,0333,734,318112,5713.0150.0512
20143,790,6043,848,514115,8193.0100.0521
20153,906,4233,965,959119,0713.0030.0531
20164,025,4944,086,657122,3252.9940.0541
20174,147,8194,210,600125,5612.9820.0551
20184,273,3804,337,685128,6102.9650.0561
20194,401,9904,467,708131,4362.9420.0572
20204,533,4264,600,131133,4102.9000.0583
20214,666,8364,734,874136,0772.8740.0595
20224,802,9134,875,637145,4492.9830.0608
20234,948,3625,022,441148,1592.9500.0621