Population of Mauritania (2025)

3,677,293

Births this year: 0 Births today 0

Deaths this year 0 Deaths today 0

Mauritania Population by Religions

Region Name	Percents	Number
Muslim (official)	100%	3,677,293 people

Ethnic groups Name	Percents	Number
black Moors (Haratines - Arab-speaking slaves, former slaves, and their descendants of African origin, enslaved by white Moors)	40%	1,470,917 people
white Moors (of Arab-Berber descent, known as Bidhan)	30%	1,103,188 people
black Africans (non-Arabic speaking, Halpulaar, Soninke, Wolof, and Bamara ethnic groups)	30%	1,103,188 people

Age	Both Sexes Population	Male Population	Female Population	Both Sexes (%)	Male (%)	Female (%)	Sex ratio (female/male)
Total	5,106,851	2,572,443	2,534,408	100	100	100	101.5
00-04	685,828	348,588	337,240	13.4	13.6	13.3	103.4
05-09	631,166	320,488	310,678	12.4	12.5	12.3	103.2
10-14	585,113	297,159	287,954	11.5	11.6	11.4	103.2
15-19	533,687	270,853	262,834	10.5	10.5	10.4	103.1
20-24	471,998	239,153	232,845	9.2	9.3	9.2	102.7
25-29	409,236	207,057	202,179	8	8	8	102.4
30-34	352,405	178,683	173,722	6.9	6.9	6.9	102.9
35-39	303,744	153,566	150,178	5.9	6	5.9	102.3
40-44	262,517	132,581	129,936	5.1	5.2	5.1	102
45-49	226,859	114,249	112,610	4.4	4.4	4.4	101.5
50-54	188,638	94,312	94,326	3.7	3.7	3.7	100
55-59	150,314	74,141	76,173	2.9	2.9	3	97.3
60-64	115,938	56,101	59,837	2.3	2.2	2.4	93.8
65-69	84,698	40,078	44,620	1.7	1.6	1.8	89.8
70-74	54,412	25,055	29,357	1.1	1	1.2	85.3
75-79	30,943	12,859	18,084	0.6	0.5	0.7	71.1
80-84	14,169	5,596	8,573	0.3	0.2	0.3	65.3
85-89	4,363	1,639	2,724	0.1	0.1	0.1	60.2
90-94	752	263	489	0	0	0	53.8
95-99	67	21	46	0	0	0	45.7
100+	4	1	3	0	0	0	33.3

Year	Population	Yearly % Change	Yearly Change	Sex ratio	Density (P/Km²)
2024	4,997,943	2.21	107,837	101.49	4.85
2023	4,890,106	2.23	106,751	101.48	4.74
2022	4,783,355	2.26	105,654	101.47	4.64
2021	4,677,701	2.29	104,544	101.45	4.54
2020	4,573,157	2.31	103,397	101.43	4.44
2019	4,469,760	2.34	102,227	101.41	4.34
2018	4,367,533	2.37	101,085	101.38	4.24
2017	4,266,448	2.40	99,985	101.35	4.14
2016	4,166,463	2.43	98,899	101.32	4.04
2015	4,067,564	2.47	97,939	101.29	3.95
2014	3,969,625	2.50	96,941	101.25	3.85
2013	3,872,684	2.53	95,617	101.20	3.76
2012	3,777,067	2.55	93,846	101.16	3.66
2011	3,683,221	2.56	91,821	101.11	3.57
2010	3,591,400	2.55	89,473	101.07	3.48
2005	3,154,087	16.33	442,666	100.87	3.06
2000	2,711,421	16.17	377,455	100.28	2.63
1995	2,333,966	15.33	310,301	99.70	2.26
1990	2,023,665	14.53	256,810	99.43	1.96
1985	1,766,855	15.17	232,770	99.34	1.71
1980	1,534,085	15.46	205,398	99.28	1.49
1975	1,328,687	15.65	179,779	99.17	1.29
1970	1,148,908	15.77	156,540	99.11	1.11
1965	992,368	15.64	134,198	98.80	0.96
1960	858,170	14.91	111,366	98.15	0.83
1955	746,804	13.07	86,313	97.10	0.72
1950	660,491			95.80	0.64