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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
Population growth
2.8%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Mauritania2025 · 2.8%
01.012.023.034.041960199320251961: 2.6%1962: 2.7%1963: 2.8%1964: 2.8%1965: 2.9%1966: 3%1967: 3%1968: 3%1969: 3%1970: 3.1%1971: 3%1972: 3%1973: 3%1974: 3%1975: 3%1976: 2.9%1977: 2.9%1978: 2.8%1979: 2.8%1980: 2.8%1981: 2.9%1982: 2.9%1983: 2.9%1984: 2.9%1985: 2.9%1986: 2.9%1987: 2.9%1988: 2.9%1989: 2.5%1990: 2.5%1991: 2.9%1992: 3.8%1993: 4%1994: 3.4%1995: 2.7%1996: 2%1997: 2.2%1998: 2.6%1999: 2.7%2000: 2.8%2001: 2.5%2002: 2.2%2003: 2.3%2004: 2.3%2005: 2.4%2006: 2.5%2007: 2.6%2008: 2.9%2009: 3.1%2010: 3.2%2011: 3.2%2012: 3.3%2013: 3.1%2014: 3%2015: 3%2016: 3%2017: 3%2018: 3%2019: 3%2020: 2.9%2021: 2.9%2022: 2.9%2023: 3%2024: 2.9%2025: 2.8%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Mauritania in perspective

Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Capital
Nouakchott
Country code
MRT

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