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Population by world region in Mauritania

Mauritania: Population by world region was 17.12 million people in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
17.12 million people
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
85th
of 238 countries
All-time high
17.12 million people
in 2100
All-time low
172,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population by world region in Mauritania, 1000–2100

05.0M10.0M15.0M100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2100, population by world region in Mauritania stood at 17.12 million people. 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 by world region in Mauritania peaked at 17.12 million people in 2100 and was at its lowest, 172,000 people, in 1000.

That places Mauritania 85th out of 238 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 172,000 people 172,000 people 172,000 people 1
1100s 184,900 people 184,900 people 184,900 people 1
1200s 197,800 people 197,800 people 197,800 people 1
1300s 220,000 people 220,000 people 220,000 people 1
1400s 240,000 people 240,000 people 240,000 people 1
1500s 258,000 people 258,000 people 258,000 people 1
1600s 301,000 people 301,000 people 301,000 people 1
1700s 344,000 people 344,000 people 344,000 people 1
1710s 352,995 people 352,995 people 352,995 people 1
1720s 355,364 people 355,364 people 355,364 people 1
1730s 357,853 people 357,853 people 357,853 people 1
1740s 360,475 people 360,475 people 360,475 people 1
1750s 363,243 people 363,243 people 363,243 people 1
1760s 366,172 people 366,172 people 366,172 people 1
1770s 369,282 people 369,282 people 369,282 people 1
1780s 372,594 people 372,594 people 372,594 people 1
1790s 376,134 people 376,134 people 376,134 people 1
1800s 382,696 people 382,696 people 382,696 people 10
1810s 382,624 people 381,978 people 382,696 people 10
1820s 366,684 people 351,611 people 380,549 people 10
1830s 333,976 people 319,993 people 348,314 people 10
1840s 304,020 people 291,990 people 316,992 people 10
1850s 292,970 people 290,166 people 296,886 people 10
1860s 302,163 people 297,836 people 306,574 people 10
1870s 313,386 people 307,676 people 319,345 people 10
1880s 328,233 people 320,810 people 335,952 people 10
1890s 347,206 people 337,827 people 357,001 people 10
1900s 372,589 people 359,492 people 386,100 people 10
1910s 398,726 people 388,783 people 409,360 people 10
1920s 440,320 people 413,307 people 470,008 people 10
1930s 508,358 people 476,866 people 541,178 people 10
1940s 595,268 people 549,640 people 644,899 people 10
1950s 725,880 people 657,722 people 803,611 people 10
1960s 937,743 people 824,307 people 1.07 million people 10
1970s 1.26 million people 1.10 million people 1.43 million people 10
1980s 1.68 million people 1.47 million people 1.90 million people 10
1990s 2.26 million people 1.95 million people 2.54 million people 10
2000s 2.92 million people 2.61 million people 3.28 million people 10
2010s 3.92 million people 3.39 million people 4.47 million people 10
2020s 5.25 million people 4.60 million people 5.91 million people 10
2030s 6.78 million people 6.06 million people 7.51 million people 10
2040s 8.46 million people 7.68 million people 9.24 million people 10
2050s 10.21 million people 9.42 million people 11.00 million people 10
2060s 11.96 million people 11.18 million people 12.74 million people 10
2070s 13.65 million people 12.91 million people 14.37 million people 10
2080s 15.18 million people 14.52 million people 15.81 million people 10
2090s 16.49 million people 15.94 million people 17.01 million people 10
2100s 17.12 million people 17.12 million people 17.12 million people 1

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 82 Papua New Guinea 18.64 million people compare
  2. 83 Bolivia 17.76 million people compare
  3. 84 Netherlands 17.51 million people compare
  4. 86 Honduras 17.03 million people compare
  5. 87 Sierra Leone 15.93 million people compare
  6. 88 Ukraine 15.20 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population by world region in Mauritania?
Population by world region in Mauritania was 17.12 million people in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population by world region recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 17.12 million people in 2100.
What is the lowest population by world region recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 172,000 people in 1000.
How does Mauritania rank for population by world region?
Mauritania ranks 85th out of 238 countries with data for 2100.
Is population by world region 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population by world region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population by world region
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 69,174 data points, 1000–2100
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.