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Population density in Mauritania

Mauritania: Population density was 16.61 in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
16.61
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
210th
of 235 countries
All-time high
16.61
in 2100
All-time low
0.1669
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Mauritania, 1000–2100

051015100015502100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2100, population density in Mauritania stood at 16.61. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Mauritania peaked at 16.61 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 0.1669, in 1000.

That places Mauritania 210th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Mauritania, year by year

Year Value Change
1000 0.1669 —
1100 0.1794 +7.5%
1200 0.1919 +7.0%
1300 0.2134 +11.2%
1400 0.2329 +9.1%
1500 0.2503 +7.5%
1600 0.292 +16.7%
1700 0.3338 +14.3%
1710 0.3425 +2.6%
1720 0.3448 +0.7%
1730 0.3472 +0.7%
1740 0.3497 +0.7%
1750 0.3524 +0.8%
1760 0.3553 +0.8%
1770 0.3583 +0.8%
1780 0.3615 +0.9%
1790 0.3649 +1.0%
1800 0.3713 +1.7%
1801 0.3713 +0.0%
1802 0.3713 +0.0%
1803 0.3713 +0.0%
1804 0.3713 +0.0%
1805 0.3713 +0.0%
1806 0.3713 +0.0%
1807 0.3713 +0.0%
1808 0.3713 +0.0%
1809 0.3713 +0.0%
1810 0.3713 +0.0%
1811 0.3713 +0.0%
1812 0.3713 +0.0%
1813 0.3713 +0.0%
1814 0.3713 +0.0%
1815 0.3713 +0.0%
1816 0.3713 +0.0%
1817 0.3713 +0.0%
1818 0.3713 +0.0%
1819 0.3706 -0.2%
1820 0.3692 -0.4%
1821 0.3671 -0.6%
1822 0.3644 -0.7%
1823 0.361 -0.9%
1824 0.3576 -0.9%
1825 0.3542 -0.9%
1826 0.3509 -0.9%
1827 0.3476 -0.9%
1828 0.3444 -0.9%
1829 0.3411 -0.9%
1830 0.3379 -0.9%
1831 0.3348 -0.9%
1832 0.3316 -0.9%
1833 0.3285 -0.9%
1834 0.3254 -0.9%
1835 0.3224 -0.9%
1836 0.3194 -0.9%
1837 0.3164 -0.9%
1838 0.3134 -0.9%
1839 0.3105 -0.9%
1840 0.3075 -0.9%
1841 0.3047 -0.9%
1842 0.3018 -0.9%
1843 0.299 -0.9%
1844 0.2962 -0.9%
1845 0.2934 -0.9%
1846 0.2906 -0.9%
1847 0.2879 -0.9%
1848 0.2852 -0.9%
1849 0.2833 -0.7%
1850 0.2821 -0.4%
1851 0.2815 -0.2%
1852 0.2817 +0.1%
1853 0.2826 +0.3%
1854 0.2835 +0.3%
1855 0.2844 +0.3%
1856 0.2853 +0.3%
1857 0.2862 +0.3%
1858 0.2871 +0.3%
1859 0.288 +0.3%
1860 0.289 +0.3%
1861 0.2899 +0.3%
1862 0.2908 +0.3%
1863 0.2917 +0.3%
1864 0.2927 +0.3%
1865 0.2936 +0.3%
1866 0.2946 +0.3%
1867 0.2955 +0.3%
1868 0.2964 +0.3%
1869 0.2974 +0.3%
1870 0.2985 +0.4%
1871 0.2996 +0.4%
1872 0.3008 +0.4%
1873 0.3021 +0.4%
1874 0.3034 +0.4%
1875 0.3046 +0.4%
1876 0.3059 +0.4%
1877 0.3072 +0.4%
1878 0.3085 +0.4%
1879 0.3098 +0.4%
1880 0.3113 +0.5%
1881 0.3127 +0.5%
1882 0.3143 +0.5%
1883 0.3159 +0.5%
1884 0.3176 +0.5%
1885 0.3192 +0.5%
1886 0.3209 +0.5%
1887 0.3225 +0.5%
1888 0.3242 +0.5%
1889 0.3259 +0.5%
1890 0.3278 +0.6%
1891 0.3297 +0.6%
1892 0.3316 +0.6%
1893 0.3337 +0.6%
1894 0.3357 +0.6%
1895 0.3378 +0.6%
1896 0.3399 +0.6%
1897 0.342 +0.6%
1898 0.3441 +0.6%
1899 0.3464 +0.7%
1900 0.3488 +0.7%
1901 0.3514 +0.7%
1902 0.3541 +0.8%
1903 0.357 +0.8%
1904 0.3599 +0.8%
1905 0.3628 +0.8%
1906 0.3658 +0.8%
1907 0.3688 +0.8%
1908 0.3718 +0.8%
1909 0.3746 +0.8%
1910 0.3772 +0.7%
1911 0.3796 +0.6%
1912 0.3818 +0.6%
1913 0.3838 +0.5%
1914 0.3857 +0.5%
1915 0.3877 +0.5%
1916 0.3897 +0.5%
1917 0.3917 +0.5%
1918 0.3941 +0.6%
1919 0.3972 +0.8%
1920 0.401 +1.0%
1921 0.4056 +1.1%
1922 0.411 +1.3%
1923 0.4171 +1.5%
1924 0.4234 +1.5%
1925 0.4297 +1.5%
1926 0.4362 +1.5%
1927 0.4427 +1.5%
1928 0.4494 +1.5%
1929 0.456 +1.5%
1930 0.4627 +1.5%
1931 0.4693 +1.4%
1932 0.476 +1.4%
1933 0.4826 +1.4%
1934 0.4894 +1.4%
1935 0.4963 +1.4%
1936 0.5032 +1.4%
1937 0.5102 +1.4%
1938 0.5174 +1.4%
1939 0.5251 +1.5%
1940 0.5333 +1.6%
1941 0.542 +1.6%
1942 0.5514 +1.7%
1943 0.5613 +1.8%
1944 0.5714 +1.8%
1945 0.5817 +1.8%
1946 0.5922 +1.8%
1947 0.6028 +1.8%
1948 0.6137 +1.8%
1949 0.6257 +2.0%
1950 0.6381 +2.0%
1951 0.6509 +2.0%
1952 0.6644 +2.1%
1953 0.6786 +2.1%
1954 0.6934 +2.2%
1955 0.709 +2.2%
1956 0.7253 +2.3%
1957 0.7426 +2.4%
1958 0.7606 +2.4%
1959 0.7797 +2.5%
1960 0.7998 +2.6%
1961 0.821 +2.7%
1962 0.8433 +2.7%
1963 0.8668 +2.8%
1964 0.8916 +2.9%
1965 0.9177 +2.9%
1966 0.9451 +3.0%
1967 0.974 +3.0%
1968 1 +3.1%
1969 1.03 +3.1%
1970 1.07 +3.1%
1971 1.1 +3.1%
1972 1.13 +3.1%
1973 1.17 +3.0%
1974 1.2 +3.0%
1975 1.24 +3.0%
1976 1.28 +3.0%
1977 1.31 +2.9%
1978 1.35 +2.9%
1979 1.39 +2.9%
1980 1.43 +2.9%
1981 1.47 +2.9%
1982 1.51 +2.9%
1983 1.56 +2.9%
1984 1.6 +2.9%
1985 1.65 +2.9%
1986 1.7 +2.9%
1987 1.75 +2.9%
1988 1.8 +2.9%
1989 1.85 +2.5%
1990 1.89 +2.6%
1991 1.95 +3.0%
1992 2.03 +3.9%
1993 2.11 +4.1%
1994 2.18 +3.5%
1995 2.24 +2.8%
1996 2.29 +2.0%
1997 2.34 +2.3%
1998 2.4 +2.6%
1999 2.47 +2.7%
2000 2.54 +2.8%
2001 2.6 +2.5%
2002 2.66 +2.2%
2003 2.72 +2.3%
2004 2.78 +2.4%
2005 2.85 +2.5%
2006 2.92 +2.5%
2007 3 +2.6%
2008 3.09 +2.9%
2009 3.19 +3.2%
2010 3.29 +3.2%
2011 3.4 +3.3%
2012 3.51 +3.3%
2013 3.62 +3.2%
2014 3.73 +3.1%
2015 3.85 +3.1%
2016 3.96 +3.0%
2017 4.09 +3.0%
2018 4.21 +3.0%
2019 4.33 +3.0%
2020 4.46 +3.0%
2021 4.59 +2.9%
2022 4.73 +3.0%
2023 4.87 +3.0%
2024 5.02 +2.9%
2025 5.16 +2.8%
2026 5.3 +2.8%
2027 5.44 +2.7%
2028 5.59 +2.7%
2029 5.73 +2.6%
2030 5.88 +2.6%
2031 6.03 +2.6%
2032 6.18 +2.5%
2033 6.34 +2.5%
2034 6.5 +2.5%
2035 6.65 +2.4%
2036 6.81 +2.4%
2037 6.97 +2.3%
2038 7.13 +2.3%
2039 7.29 +2.3%
2040 7.45 +2.2%
2041 7.62 +2.2%
2042 7.78 +2.2%
2043 7.95 +2.1%
2044 8.12 +2.1%
2045 8.28 +2.1%
2046 8.45 +2.0%
2047 8.62 +2.0%
2048 8.79 +2.0%
2049 8.96 +1.9%
2050 9.14 +1.9%
2051 9.31 +1.9%
2052 9.48 +1.9%
2053 9.65 +1.8%
2054 9.82 +1.8%
2055 9.99 +1.7%
2056 10.16 +1.7%
2057 10.33 +1.7%
2058 10.5 +1.7%
2059 10.68 +1.6%
2060 10.85 +1.6%
2061 11.02 +1.6%
2062 11.19 +1.5%
2063 11.36 +1.5%
2064 11.52 +1.5%
2065 11.69 +1.5%
2066 11.86 +1.4%
2067 12.03 +1.4%
2068 12.2 +1.4%
2069 12.36 +1.4%
2070 12.52 +1.3%
2071 12.69 +1.3%
2072 12.85 +1.3%
2073 13.01 +1.2%
2074 13.17 +1.2%
2075 13.33 +1.2%
2076 13.48 +1.2%
2077 13.64 +1.1%
2078 13.79 +1.1%
2079 13.94 +1.1%
2080 14.09 +1.1%
2081 14.23 +1.0%
2082 14.38 +1.0%
2083 14.52 +1.0%
2084 14.66 +1.0%
2085 14.8 +0.9%
2086 14.94 +0.9%
2087 15.08 +0.9%
2088 15.21 +0.9%
2089 15.34 +0.9%
2090 15.47 +0.8%
2091 15.59 +0.8%
2092 15.72 +0.8%
2093 15.84 +0.8%
2094 15.95 +0.7%
2095 16.07 +0.7%
2096 16.18 +0.7%
2097 16.29 +0.7%
2098 16.4 +0.7%
2099 16.51 +0.6%
2100 16.61 +0.6%

Mauritania compared with similar countries

  • Mauritania's 16.61 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 132.68, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Mauritania's 16.61 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 156.3, 11% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.1669 0.1669 0.1669 1
1100s 0.1794 0.1794 0.1794 1
1200s 0.1919 0.1919 0.1919 1
1300s 0.2134 0.2134 0.2134 1
1400s 0.2329 0.2329 0.2329 1
1500s 0.2503 0.2503 0.2503 1
1600s 0.292 0.292 0.292 1
1700s 0.3338 0.3338 0.3338 1
1710s 0.3425 0.3425 0.3425 1
1720s 0.3448 0.3448 0.3448 1
1730s 0.3472 0.3472 0.3472 1
1740s 0.3497 0.3497 0.3497 1
1750s 0.3524 0.3524 0.3524 1
1760s 0.3553 0.3553 0.3553 1
1770s 0.3583 0.3583 0.3583 1
1780s 0.3615 0.3615 0.3615 1
1790s 0.3649 0.3649 0.3649 1
1800s 0.3713 0.3713 0.3713 10
1810s 0.3712 0.3706 0.3713 10
1820s 0.3558 0.3411 0.3692 10
1830s 0.324 0.3105 0.3379 10
1840s 0.295 0.2833 0.3075 10
1850s 0.2842 0.2815 0.288 10
1860s 0.2932 0.289 0.2974 10
1870s 0.3041 0.2985 0.3098 10
1880s 0.3185 0.3113 0.3259 10
1890s 0.3369 0.3278 0.3464 10
1900s 0.3615 0.3488 0.3746 10
1910s 0.3868 0.3772 0.3972 10
1920s 0.4272 0.401 0.456 10
1930s 0.4932 0.4627 0.5251 10
1940s 0.5775 0.5333 0.6257 10
1950s 0.7043 0.6381 0.7797 10
1960s 0.9098 0.7998 1.03 10
1970s 1.22 1.07 1.39 10
1980s 1.63 1.43 1.85 10
1990s 2.19 1.89 2.47 10
2000s 2.83 2.54 3.19 10
2010s 3.8 3.29 4.33 10
2020s 5.09 4.46 5.73 10
2030s 6.58 5.88 7.29 10
2040s 8.2 7.45 8.96 10
2050s 9.91 9.14 10.68 10
2060s 11.61 10.85 12.36 10
2070s 13.24 12.52 13.94 10
2080s 14.73 14.09 15.34 10
2090s 16 15.47 16.51 10
2100s 16.61 16.61 16.61 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Mauritania?
Population density in Mauritania was 16.61 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 16.61 in 2100.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1669 in 1000.
How does Mauritania rank for population density?
Mauritania ranks 210th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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