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Sub-Saharan Africa · Country statistics

Mauritania

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population5.32M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$11.68B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$2.2K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth68.72024 · yearsInternet use45.8%2024 · % of populationForest area0.3%2023 · % of land area
Life expectancy at birth
68.7

years·2024

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Mauritania2024 · 68.7
017.1834.3651.5368.711960199320251960: 43.61961: 44.31962: 451963: 45.81964: 46.61965: 47.41966: 48.11967: 48.91968: 49.51969: 50.11970: 50.51971: 50.81972: 511973: 51.21974: 51.41975: 51.61976: 51.81977: 521978: 52.31979: 52.81980: 53.21981: 53.71982: 54.21983: 54.61984: 55.21985: 55.81986: 56.31987: 571988: 57.51989: 57.71990: 58.11991: 58.31992: 58.61993: 58.71994: 58.81995: 58.91996: 58.91997: 59.41998: 59.91999: 60.42000: 612001: 61.72002: 62.22003: 62.82004: 63.42005: 63.92006: 64.52007: 64.92008: 65.22009: 65.52010: 65.72011: 65.82012: 65.82013: 65.92014: 66.22015: 66.52016: 66.82017: 67.12018: 67.42019: 67.62020: 66.82021: 66.82022: 68.32023: 68.52024: 68.7

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Country context

Mauritania in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Nouakchott
Country code
MRT

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