Mauritania PopulationPopulation of Mauritania Today
5,311,239
LiveWednesday, June 25, 2025
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Current population of Mauritania
In Mauritania, the population is 5,311,239 as of Wednesday, June 25, 2025, with a growth rate of 2.74% per year, 490 births per day, and 77 deaths per day. The population of Mauritania is equivalent to 0.06% of the world's total's population.
| Population Today: | 5,311,239 |
|---|---|
| Density (P/Km²): | 5 People per km² (3 People per mi²). |
| Daily births: | 490 |
| Daily deaths: | 77 |
| Equivalent world: | 0.06% of the total world population. |
| Growth Rate: | 2.74% |
| Median age: | 17 Years and 2 Months. |
10 Years Mauritania Historical Population
| Year | Population (01 January) | Births | Deaths | Growth Rate | Total Population (31 December) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5,096,521 | 175,914 | 27,985 | 2.82% | 5,240,243 |
| 2023 | 4,948,362 | 172,885 | 27,725 | 2.95% | 5,094,339 |
| 2022 | 4,802,913 | 169,886 | 27,435 | 2.98% | 4,946,184 |
| 2021 | 4,666,836 | 167,340 | 29,781 | 2.87% | 4,800,961 |
| 2020 | 4,533,426 | 164,387 | 29,488 | 2.9% | 4,664,895 |
| 2019 | 4,401,990 | 161,780 | 27,318 | 2.94% | 4,531,497 |
| 2018 | 4,273,380 | 158,852 | 27,266 | 2.97% | 4,400,086 |
| 2017 | 4,147,819 | 155,985 | 27,425 | 2.98% | 4,271,507 |
| 2016 | 4,025,494 | 152,849 | 27,507 | 2.99% | 4,146,017 |
| 2015 | 3,906,423 | 149,827 | 27,734 | 3% | 4,023,733 |
Mauritania Population Growth Rate Past 10 Years
Sources V.27 Edition UN Population Division
Differences with the Major Countries on population
| India1,463,588,828 | 0.36% |
| China1,416,160,559 | 0.38% |
| United States347,238,720 | 1.53% |
| Indonesia285,673,545 | 1.86% |
| Pakistan255,124,364 | 2.08% |
| Nigeria237,408,334 | 2.24% |
| Brazil212,796,133 | 2.5% |
| Bangladesh175,638,853 | 3.02% |
Sources:
The 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects is the twenty-seventh edition of official United Nations population estimates and projections that have been prepared by the Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat.
- The 2022 Revision of World Population Prospects (V.27 Edition) Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division.
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