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Population in Mauritania

Mauritania: Population was 5.02 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
5.02 million people
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
127th
of 238 countries
All-time high
5.02 million people
in 2023
All-time low
172,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Mauritania, 1000–2023

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

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 5.02 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 34.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Mauritania peaked at 5.02 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 172,000 people, in 1000.

That places Mauritania 127th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, 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 4.81 million people 4.60 million people 5.02 million people 4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

  1. 124 Central African Republic 5.15 million people compare
  2. 125 Costa Rica 5.11 million people compare
  3. 126 Oman 5.05 million people compare
  4. 128 Kuwait 4.84 million people compare
  5. 129 Panama 4.46 million people compare
  6. 130 Croatia 3.90 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Mauritania?
Population in Mauritania was 5.02 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Mauritania?
The highest recorded value was 5.02 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Mauritania?
The lowest recorded value was 172,000 people in 1000.
How does Mauritania rank for population?
Mauritania ranks 127th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Mauritania?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.5%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
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, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.