Population density in Mauritania
Mauritania: Population density was 16.61 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2100)
16.61 people per km²
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
210th
of 234 countries
All-time high
16.61 people per km²
in 2100
All-time low
0.1669 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100
Population density in Mauritania, 1000–2100
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².
Analysis
In 2100, population density in Mauritania stood at 16.61 people per km². 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 people per km² in 2100 and was at its lowest, 0.1669 people per km², in 1000.
That places Mauritania 210th out of 234 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.1669 people per km² | 0.1669 people per km² | 0.1669 people per km² | 1 |
| 1100s | 0.1794 people per km² | 0.1794 people per km² | 0.1794 people per km² | 1 |
| 1200s | 0.1919 people per km² | 0.1919 people per km² | 0.1919 people per km² | 1 |
| 1300s | 0.2134 people per km² | 0.2134 people per km² | 0.2134 people per km² | 1 |
| 1400s | 0.2329 people per km² | 0.2329 people per km² | 0.2329 people per km² | 1 |
| 1500s | 0.2503 people per km² | 0.2503 people per km² | 0.2503 people per km² | 1 |
| 1600s | 0.292 people per km² | 0.292 people per km² | 0.292 people per km² | 1 |
| 1700s | 0.3338 people per km² | 0.3338 people per km² | 0.3338 people per km² | 1 |
| 1710s | 0.3425 people per km² | 0.3425 people per km² | 0.3425 people per km² | 1 |
| 1720s | 0.3448 people per km² | 0.3448 people per km² | 0.3448 people per km² | 1 |
| 1730s | 0.3472 people per km² | 0.3472 people per km² | 0.3472 people per km² | 1 |
| 1740s | 0.3497 people per km² | 0.3497 people per km² | 0.3497 people per km² | 1 |
| 1750s | 0.3524 people per km² | 0.3524 people per km² | 0.3524 people per km² | 1 |
| 1760s | 0.3553 people per km² | 0.3553 people per km² | 0.3553 people per km² | 1 |
| 1770s | 0.3583 people per km² | 0.3583 people per km² | 0.3583 people per km² | 1 |
| 1780s | 0.3615 people per km² | 0.3615 people per km² | 0.3615 people per km² | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.3649 people per km² | 0.3649 people per km² | 0.3649 people per km² | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.3713 people per km² | 0.3713 people per km² | 0.3713 people per km² | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.3712 people per km² | 0.3706 people per km² | 0.3713 people per km² | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.3558 people per km² | 0.3411 people per km² | 0.3692 people per km² | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.324 people per km² | 0.3105 people per km² | 0.3379 people per km² | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.295 people per km² | 0.2833 people per km² | 0.3075 people per km² | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.2842 people per km² | 0.2815 people per km² | 0.288 people per km² | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2932 people per km² | 0.289 people per km² | 0.2974 people per km² | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3041 people per km² | 0.2985 people per km² | 0.3098 people per km² | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3185 people per km² | 0.3113 people per km² | 0.3259 people per km² | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3369 people per km² | 0.3278 people per km² | 0.3464 people per km² | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3615 people per km² | 0.3488 people per km² | 0.3746 people per km² | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3868 people per km² | 0.3772 people per km² | 0.3972 people per km² | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.4272 people per km² | 0.401 people per km² | 0.456 people per km² | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4932 people per km² | 0.4627 people per km² | 0.5251 people per km² | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.5775 people per km² | 0.5333 people per km² | 0.6257 people per km² | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.7043 people per km² | 0.6381 people per km² | 0.7797 people per km² | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9098 people per km² | 0.7998 people per km² | 1.03 people per km² | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.22 people per km² | 1.07 people per km² | 1.39 people per km² | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.63 people per km² | 1.43 people per km² | 1.85 people per km² | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.19 people per km² | 1.89 people per km² | 2.47 people per km² | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.83 people per km² | 2.54 people per km² | 3.19 people per km² | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8 people per km² | 3.29 people per km² | 4.33 people per km² | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.09 people per km² | 4.46 people per km² | 5.73 people per km² | 10 |
| 2030s | 6.58 people per km² | 5.88 people per km² | 7.29 people per km² | 10 |
| 2040s | 8.2 people per km² | 7.45 people per km² | 8.96 people per km² | 10 |
| 2050s | 9.91 people per km² | 9.14 people per km² | 10.68 people per km² | 10 |
| 2060s | 11.61 people per km² | 10.85 people per km² | 12.36 people per km² | 10 |
| 2070s | 13.24 people per km² | 12.52 people per km² | 13.94 people per km² | 10 |
| 2080s | 14.73 people per km² | 14.09 people per km² | 15.34 people per km² | 10 |
| 2090s | 16 people per km² | 15.47 people per km² | 16.51 people per km² | 10 |
| 2100s | 16.61 people per km² | 16.61 people per km² | 16.61 people per km² | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More population data for Mauritania
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.6% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.22 million people (2100)
- World population growth 0.6% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.62 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 155,193 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.62 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.62 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 2.9% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 4.7 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 4.7 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population density in Mauritania?
- Population density in Mauritania was 16.61 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population density recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 16.61 people per km² in 2100.
- What is the lowest population density recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1669 people per km² in 1000.
- How does Mauritania rank for population density?
- Mauritania ranks 210th out of 234 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 HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population per square kilometer by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.