Population of Mauritania
Current Population
5,169,395
10yr Growth Rate
+34.32%
Rank
#122 of 209
Population Over Time
Analysis# Mauritania Population Analysis
Mauritania's population of 5.17 million represents the 122nd largest globally, with a 34.32% growth rate over the past decade translating to approximately 1.38 million added inhabitants since 2014. The nation experienced its most explosive growth during the 1993s decade, though current growth remains substantially elevated compared to global averages, driven primarily by high fertility rates and improving healthcare access across the Saharan region. Despite significant population expansion, Mauritania ranks outside the world's top 120 nations by population size, indicating modest absolute scale relative to its growth trajectory.
Historical Population Data
| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,169,395 | +2.93% |
| 2023 | 5,022,441 | +3.01% |
| 2022 | 4,875,637 | +2.97% |
| 2021 | 4,734,874 | +2.93% |
| 2020 | 4,600,131 | +2.96% |
| 2019 | 4,467,708 | +3.00% |
| 2018 | 4,337,685 | +3.02% |
| 2017 | 4,210,600 | +3.03% |
| 2016 | 4,086,657 | +3.04% |
| 2015 | 3,965,959 | +3.05% |
| 2014 | 3,848,514 | +3.06% |
| 2013 | 3,734,318 | +3.19% |
| 2012 | 3,619,034 | +3.32% |
| 2011 | 3,502,811 | +3.30% |
| 2010 | 3,390,965 | +3.24% |
| 2009 | 3,284,448 | +3.18% |
| 2008 | 3,183,269 | +2.92% |
| 2007 | 3,093,059 | +2.63% |
| 2006 | 3,013,660 | +2.54% |
| 2005 | 2,939,059 | +2.45% |
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| Year | Population | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2,868,664 | +2.38% |
| 2003 | 2,802,046 | +2.31% |
| 2002 | 2,738,655 | +2.24% |
| 2001 | 2,678,760 | +2.50% |
| 2000 | 2,613,441 | +2.82% |
| 1999 | 2,541,698 | +2.71% |
| 1998 | 2,474,651 | +2.63% |
| 1997 | 2,411,306 | +2.25% |
| 1996 | 2,358,188 | +2.00% |
| 1995 | 2,312,017 | +2.78% |
| 1994 | 2,249,454 | +3.46% |
| 1993 | 2,174,328 | +4.13% |
| 1992 | 2,088,135 | +3.90% |
| 1991 | 2,009,738 | +2.96% |
| 1990 | 1,951,878 | +2.57% |
| 1989 | 1,903,048 | +2.54% |
| 1988 | 1,855,859 | +2.93% |
| 1987 | 1,803,014 | +2.92% |
| 1986 | 1,751,835 | +2.92% |
| 1985 | 1,702,107 | +2.93% |
| 1984 | 1,653,693 | +2.92% |
| 1983 | 1,606,746 | +2.92% |
| 1982 | 1,561,176 | +2.92% |
| 1981 | 1,516,877 | +2.91% |
| 1980 | 1,474,043 | +2.88% |
| 1979 | 1,432,758 | +2.88% |
| 1978 | 1,392,713 | +2.88% |
| 1977 | 1,353,768 | +2.92% |
| 1976 | 1,315,336 | +2.98% |
| 1975 | 1,277,330 | +2.99% |
| 1974 | 1,240,188 | +3.02% |
| 1973 | 1,203,838 | +3.04% |
| 1972 | 1,168,355 | +3.06% |
| 1971 | 1,133,702 | +3.08% |
| 1970 | 1,099,806 | +3.10% |
| 1969 | 1,066,754 | +3.09% |
| 1968 | 1,034,739 | +3.08% |
| 1967 | 1,003,843 | +3.05% |
| 1966 | 974,157 | +2.99% |
| 1965 | 945,838 | +2.93% |
| 1964 | 918,955 | +2.86% |
| 1963 | 893,423 | +2.79% |
| 1962 | 869,184 | +2.72% |
| 1961 | 846,167 | +2.65% |
| 1960 | 824,298 | — |