Population growth rate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Population growth rate was 0.614 in 2100. ▼ Falling
Latest (2100)
0.614
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
16th
of 239 countries
All-time high
4.7
in 1992
All-time low
0.0473
in 1800
Years of data
163
1700–2100
Population growth rate in Mauritania, 1700–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 0.614 for population growth rate in 2100.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population growth rate in Mauritania peaked at 4.7 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0473, in 1800.
Mauritania ranks 16th of 239 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 163 years of available data.
Population growth rate in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1700 | 0.1335 | — |
| 1800 | 0.0473 | -64.6% |
| 1900 | 0.6953 | +1370.7% |
| 1905 | 0.8132 | +17.0% |
| 1910 | 0.6925 | -14.8% |
| 1915 | 0.5146 | -25.7% |
| 1920 | 0.9596 | +86.5% |
| 1925 | 1.49 | +55.2% |
| 1930 | 1.45 | -2.7% |
| 1935 | 1.39 | -4.0% |
| 1940 | 1.55 | +11.6% |
| 1945 | 1.78 | +15.0% |
| 1950 | 1.94 | +8.6% |
| 1951 | 2.03 | +4.5% |
| 1952 | 2.08 | +2.7% |
| 1953 | 2.13 | +2.5% |
| 1954 | 2.19 | +2.6% |
| 1955 | 2.25 | +2.9% |
| 1956 | 2.31 | +2.8% |
| 1957 | 2.38 | +2.6% |
| 1958 | 2.44 | +2.7% |
| 1959 | 2.5 | +2.5% |
| 1960 | 2.58 | +3.2% |
| 1961 | 2.65 | +2.8% |
| 1962 | 2.71 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 2.79 | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 2.85 | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 2.92 | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 2.98 | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 3.02 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 3.04 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 3.05 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 3.05 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 3.02 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 3 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 2.98 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 2.97 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 2.94 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 2.93 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 2.83 | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 2.84 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 2.83 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 2.85 | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 2.88 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 2.88 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.88 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 2.88 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 2.89 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 2.87 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 2.89 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 2.89 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 2.14 | -26.0% |
| 1990 | 2.92 | +36.3% |
| 1991 | 2.92 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 4.7 | +60.5% |
| 1993 | 3.42 | -27.1% |
| 1994 | 3.37 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 2.13 | -36.9% |
| 1996 | 1.83 | -14.2% |
| 1997 | 2.62 | +43.3% |
| 1998 | 2.57 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 2.78 | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 2.79 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 2.15 | -22.8% |
| 2002 | 2.27 | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 2.31 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 2.39 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 2.46 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 2.55 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 2.65 | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 3.1 | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 3.16 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 3.22 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 3.27 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 3.26 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 3.02 | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 3.01 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 3 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.99 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.98 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 2.96 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.94 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.9 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.87 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.98 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 2.95 | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 2.82 | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 2.74 | -2.9% |
| 2026 | 2.69 | -1.8% |
| 2027 | 2.64 | -1.9% |
| 2028 | 2.61 | -1.1% |
| 2029 | 2.58 | -1.4% |
| 2030 | 2.55 | -1.0% |
| 2031 | 2.51 | -1.5% |
| 2032 | 2.48 | -1.2% |
| 2033 | 2.45 | -1.3% |
| 2034 | 2.41 | -1.6% |
| 2035 | 2.37 | -1.7% |
| 2036 | 2.33 | -1.7% |
| 2037 | 2.29 | -1.7% |
| 2038 | 2.26 | -1.2% |
| 2039 | 2.22 | -1.9% |
| 2040 | 2.18 | -1.5% |
| 2041 | 2.15 | -1.4% |
| 2042 | 2.14 | -0.6% |
| 2043 | 2.11 | -1.6% |
| 2044 | 2.06 | -1.9% |
| 2045 | 2.04 | -1.4% |
| 2046 | 2.01 | -1.1% |
| 2047 | 1.97 | -2.3% |
| 2048 | 1.95 | -1.0% |
| 2049 | 1.9 | -2.6% |
| 2050 | 1.86 | -1.8% |
| 2051 | 1.85 | -0.8% |
| 2052 | 1.82 | -1.4% |
| 2053 | 1.78 | -2.1% |
| 2054 | 1.74 | -2.4% |
| 2055 | 1.71 | -2.0% |
| 2056 | 1.67 | -2.5% |
| 2057 | 1.65 | -0.9% |
| 2058 | 1.64 | -0.5% |
| 2059 | 1.6 | -2.2% |
| 2060 | 1.56 | -2.6% |
| 2061 | 1.54 | -1.6% |
| 2062 | 1.51 | -1.6% |
| 2063 | 1.48 | -2.2% |
| 2064 | 1.48 | -0.4% |
| 2065 | 1.43 | -3.0% |
| 2066 | 1.42 | -0.9% |
| 2067 | 1.4 | -1.6% |
| 2068 | 1.35 | -3.1% |
| 2069 | 1.33 | -1.3% |
| 2070 | 1.3 | -2.5% |
| 2071 | 1.29 | -0.9% |
| 2072 | 1.25 | -2.9% |
| 2073 | 1.22 | -2.3% |
| 2074 | 1.2 | -2.1% |
| 2075 | 1.18 | -1.6% |
| 2076 | 1.15 | -2.2% |
| 2077 | 1.13 | -1.9% |
| 2078 | 1.1 | -2.3% |
| 2079 | 1.06 | -3.7% |
| 2080 | 1.04 | -1.9% |
| 2081 | 1.03 | -1.5% |
| 2082 | 0.998 | -2.9% |
| 2083 | 0.984 | -1.4% |
| 2084 | 0.954 | -3.0% |
| 2085 | 0.928 | -2.7% |
| 2086 | 0.913 | -1.6% |
| 2087 | 0.896 | -1.9% |
| 2088 | 0.866 | -3.3% |
| 2089 | 0.84 | -3.0% |
| 2090 | 0.817 | -2.7% |
| 2091 | 0.8 | -2.1% |
| 2092 | 0.77 | -3.8% |
| 2093 | 0.753 | -2.2% |
| 2094 | 0.731 | -2.9% |
| 2095 | 0.703 | -3.8% |
| 2096 | 0.698 | -0.7% |
| 2097 | 0.674 | -3.4% |
| 2098 | 0.657 | -2.5% |
| 2099 | 0.622 | -5.3% |
| 2100 | 0.614 | -1.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 0.614 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.038, 16.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 0.614 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2765, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population growth rate in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | +1370.7% | 0.0473 | 0.6953 |
| 1920 | +86.5% | 0.5146 | 0.9596 |
| 1800 | -64.6% | 0.1335 | 0.0473 |
| 1992 | +60.5% | 2.92 | 4.7 |
| 1925 | +55.2% | 0.9596 | 1.49 |
| 1997 | +43.3% | 1.83 | 2.62 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1335 | 0.1335 | 0.1335 | 1 |
| 1800s | 0.0473 | 0.0473 | 0.0473 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0.7543 | 0.6953 | 0.8132 | 2 |
| 1910s | 0.6035 | 0.5146 | 0.6925 | 2 |
| 1920s | 1.22 | 0.9596 | 1.49 | 2 |
| 1930s | 1.42 | 1.39 | 1.45 | 2 |
| 1940s | 1.67 | 1.55 | 1.78 | 2 |
| 1950s | 2.23 | 1.94 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.86 | 2.58 | 3.05 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.94 | 2.83 | 3.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.8 | 2.14 | 2.89 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.93 | 1.83 | 4.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.58 | 2.15 | 3.16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.07 | 2.94 | 3.27 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.78 | 2.58 | 2.98 | 10 |
| 2030s | 2.39 | 2.22 | 2.55 | 10 |
| 2040s | 2.05 | 1.9 | 2.18 | 10 |
| 2050s | 1.73 | 1.6 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 2060s | 1.45 | 1.33 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 2070s | 1.19 | 1.06 | 1.3 | 10 |
| 2080s | 0.9451 | 0.84 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2090s | 0.7225 | 0.622 | 0.817 | 10 |
| 2100s | 0.614 | 0.614 | 0.614 | 1 |
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More population data for Mauritania
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.6195 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.8005 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.6195 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.5617 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1772 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population density 16.61 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 1.22 million (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.614 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urbanization vs gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population growth rate in Mauritania?
- Population growth rate in Mauritania was 0.614 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population growth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7 in 1992.
- What is the lowest population growth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0473 in 1800.
- How does Mauritania rank for population growth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 16th out of 239 countries with data for 2100.
- Is population growth rate rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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