Mauritania Population 1950-2025
Chart and table of Mauritania population from 1950 to 2025. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Mauritania in 2025 is 5,128,141, a 2.69% increase from 2024.
- The population of Mauritania in 2024 was 4,993,922, a 2.69% increase from 2023.
- The population of Mauritania in 2023 was 4,862,989, a 2.68% increase from 2022.
- The population of Mauritania in 2022 was 4,736,139, a 2.63% increase from 2021.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2025 Population |
| India |
1,454,606,724 |
| Indonesia |
282,004,306 |
| Pakistan |
249,948,885 |
| Nigeria |
234,573,603 |
| Bangladesh |
176,421,509 |
| Philippines |
120,864,358 |
| Egypt |
116,275,465 |
| Vietnam |
100,103,979 |
| Kenya |
57,323,930 |
| Myanmar |
55,336,783 |
| Sudan |
50,614,633 |
| Angola |
38,942,791 |
| Ukraine |
38,759,076 |
| Morocco |
38,571,289 |
| Uzbekistan |
36,159,016 |
| Ghana |
35,439,785 |
| Cameroon |
30,150,781 |
| Sri Lanka |
22,000,246 |
| Zambia |
21,706,928 |
| Cambodia |
17,293,532 |
| Bolivia |
12,746,148 |
| Tunisia |
12,665,802 |
| Honduras |
10,923,967 |
| Papua New Guinea |
10,701,144 |
| Nicaragua |
7,237,313 |
| El Salvador |
6,426,229 |
| Republic of Congo |
6,383,738 |
| Mauritania |
5,128,141 |
| Georgia |
3,709,510 |
| Mongolia |
3,537,947 |
| Moldova |
3,254,966 |
| Lesotho |
2,381,381 |
| Timor-Leste |
1,399,184 |
| Eswatini |
1,234,858 |
| Djibouti |
1,168,257 |
| Bhutan |
797,335 |
| Solomon Islands |
773,027 |
| Cabo Verde |
610,209 |
| Micronesia |
554,732 |
| Vanuatu |
350,202 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
240,979 |
| Kiribati |
137,984 |
|
Mauritania - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2025 |
5,128,141 |
2.69% |
| 2024 |
4,993,922 |
2.69% |
| 2023 |
4,862,989 |
2.68% |
| 2022 |
4,736,139 |
2.63% |
| 2021 |
4,614,974 |
2.59% |
| 2020 |
4,498,604 |
2.62% |
| 2019 |
4,383,849 |
2.65% |
| 2018 |
4,270,712 |
2.66% |
| 2017 |
4,160,015 |
2.67% |
| 2016 |
4,051,890 |
2.68% |
| 2015 |
3,946,220 |
2.68% |
| 2014 |
3,843,174 |
2.68% |
| 2013 |
3,742,959 |
2.94% |
| 2012 |
3,636,113 |
3.17% |
| 2011 |
3,524,249 |
3.06% |
| 2010 |
3,419,461 |
2.91% |
| 2009 |
3,322,616 |
2.76% |
| 2008 |
3,233,336 |
2.53% |
| 2007 |
3,153,508 |
2.35% |
| 2006 |
3,081,229 |
2.29% |
| 2005 |
3,012,360 |
2.23% |
| 2004 |
2,946,575 |
2.19% |
| 2003 |
2,883,326 |
2.18% |
| 2002 |
2,821,703 |
2.17% |
| 2001 |
2,761,823 |
2.48% |
| 2000 |
2,695,003 |
2.84% |
| 1999 |
2,620,611 |
2.75% |
| 1998 |
2,550,501 |
2.67% |
| 1997 |
2,484,278 |
2.28% |
| 1996 |
2,428,816 |
2.04% |
| 1995 |
2,380,341 |
2.81% |
| 1994 |
2,315,191 |
3.49% |
| 1993 |
2,237,064 |
4.17% |
| 1992 |
2,147,527 |
3.93% |
| 1991 |
2,066,302 |
3.00% |
| 1990 |
2,006,027 |
2.61% |
| 1989 |
1,955,040 |
2.58% |
| 1988 |
1,905,847 |
2.96% |
| 1987 |
1,851,092 |
2.95% |
| 1986 |
1,798,009 |
2.96% |
| 1985 |
1,746,265 |
2.98% |
| 1984 |
1,695,675 |
3.00% |
| 1983 |
1,646,343 |
3.00% |
| 1982 |
1,598,332 |
3.01% |
| 1981 |
1,551,687 |
2.99% |
| 1980 |
1,506,694 |
2.95% |
| 1979 |
1,463,514 |
2.93% |
| 1978 |
1,421,786 |
2.93% |
| 1977 |
1,381,329 |
2.96% |
| 1976 |
1,341,604 |
3.01% |
| 1975 |
1,302,436 |
3.01% |
| 1974 |
1,264,352 |
3.01% |
| 1973 |
1,227,358 |
3.02% |
| 1972 |
1,191,376 |
3.03% |
| 1971 |
1,156,361 |
3.04% |
| 1970 |
1,122,198 |
3.06% |
| 1969 |
1,088,832 |
3.07% |
| 1968 |
1,056,393 |
3.06% |
| 1967 |
1,024,992 |
3.05% |
| 1966 |
994,697 |
3.01% |
| 1965 |
965,621 |
2.96% |
| 1964 |
937,830 |
2.91% |
| 1963 |
911,290 |
2.86% |
| 1962 |
885,938 |
2.82% |
| 1961 |
861,663 |
2.77% |
| 1960 |
838,478 |
2.69% |
| 1959 |
816,484 |
2.63% |
| 1958 |
795,593 |
2.56% |
| 1957 |
775,698 |
2.51% |
| 1956 |
756,727 |
2.46% |
| 1955 |
738,577 |
2.41% |
| 1954 |
721,227 |
2.35% |
| 1953 |
704,643 |
2.31% |
| 1952 |
688,702 |
2.28% |
| 1951 |
673,322 |
2.24% |
| 1950 |
658,555 |
0.00% |
