Population in Mauritania
231 indicators covering population for Mauritania.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share of the population using improved sanitation facilities | 68.1% | 2024 | up 34.8% | 196th |
| Share of people practicing open defecation | 16.2% | 2024 | down 50.4% | 22nd |
| Population growth | 2.9% | 2024 | down 4.3% | 18th |
| Rural population | 41.5% | 2024 | down 16.6% | 89th |
| DEC alternative conversion factor | 39.62 LCU per US$ | 2024 | up 30.9% | 82nd |
| Official exchange rate | 36.49 LCU per US$, period average | 2023 | up 21.4% | 87th |
| GDP | 426.55 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 113.7% | 121st |
| GDP per capita | 82,515 current LCU | 2024 | up 59.1% | 116th |
| GDP | 10.77 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 63.3% | 153rd |
| GDP per capita | 2,083 current US$ | 2024 | up 21.6% | 172nd |
| GDP | 395.55 billion constant LCU | 2024 | up 47.2% | 112th |
| GDP deflator | 107.84 base year varies by country | 2024 | up 45.2% | 195th |
| GDP growth | 5.2% | 2024 | up 21.6% | 35th |
| GDP at market prices | 8.61 billion constant 2010 US$ | 2024 | up 47.2% | 155th |
| GNI | 422.42 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 120.1% | 118th |
| GNI per capita | 81,715 current LCU | 2024 | up 63.9% | 113th |
| GNI per capita, Atlas method | 2,090 current US$ | 2024 | up 17.4% | 164th |
| Share of the rural population using at least basic sanitation facilities | 26.6% | 2024 | up 43.4% | 145th |
| Share of rural and urban population with access to clean fuels for cooking | 75.3 | 2023 | up 8.0% | 132nd |
| Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP | 0.9% | 2024 | down 23.3% | 131st |
| Population growth rate | 3.0% | 2023 | down 2.2% | 15th |
| Population | 5.02 million people | 2023 | up 34.5% | 127th |
| Population: comparison of UN projections | 5.02 million people | 2023 | up 34.5% | 127th |
| Birth rate | 34.42 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 10.6% | 14th |
| Number of births, by world region | 172,885 births | 2023 | up 20.2% | 89th |
| Annual change in population | 146,798 people | 2023 | up 27.3% | 76th |
| Population | 5.02 million people | 2023 | up 34.5% | 128th |
| Number of children under 15, by world region | 2.16 million people | 2023 | up 31.0% | 98th |
| Population by age group | 5.02 million people | 2023 | up 34.5% | 127th |
| Life expectancy by sex | 70.48 years | 2023 | up 3.5% | 189th |
| Total dependency ratio | 86.1% | 2023 | down 6.5% | 12th |
| Youth dependency ratio | 80.1% | 2023 | down 5.6% | 12th |
| Number of children, working-age adults, and older people | 161,458 people | 2023 | up 15.3% | 144th |
| Population by age group | 161,458 people | 2023 | up 15.3% | 144th |
| Population growth rate with and without migration | 3.0% | 2023 | down 2.2% | 15th |
| Median age vs. births per woman | 17.12 years | 2023 | up 2.3% | 224th |
| Number of children, working-age adults, and older people | 161,458 people | 2023 | up 15.3% | 144th |
| The global population hockey stick | 5.02 million people | 2023 | up 34.5% | 128th |
| Number of births | 172,885 births | 2023 | up 20.2% | 89th |
| Population | 5.02 million people | 2023 | up 34.5% | 127th |
| Share of children, working-age adults, and older people | 2.16 million people | 2023 | up 31.0% | 98th |
| Population | 5.02 million people | 2023 | up 34.5% | 128th |
| Births, by age of mother | 153 births | 2023 | up 28.6% | 37th |
| Population by age group | 799,917 people | 2023 | up 22.7% | 93rd |
| Share of births by age of mother | 16.4% | 2023 | up 1.3% | 32nd |
| Birth rate | 34.42 births per 1,000 people | 2023 | down 10.6% | 14th |
| Birth rate by women's age group | 88.9 live births per 1,000 women aged 15-19 | 2023 | down 12.0% | 25th |
| Has the population peaked? | 5.02 million people | 2023 | up 34.5% | 127th |
| Life expectancy at birth, total | 68.48 years | 2023 | up 3.9% | 161st |
| Fertility rate, total | 4.7 births per woman | 2023 | down 11.7% | 11th |
| Mortality rate, infant | 31 per 1,000 live births | 2023 | down 22.7% | 45th |
| Total population by age | 10.6 | 2023 | up 27.4% | 142nd |
| Population density of the capital city | 11,436 people per km² | 2100 | down 0.7% | 16th |
| Military personnel as a share of total population | 0.3% | 2022 | down 22.1% | 72nd |
| GDP, PPP | 33.07 billion constant 2011 international $ | 2024 | up 47.2% | 141st |
| GDP per capita, PPP | 6,397 constant 2011 international $ | 2024 | up 9.6% | 150th |
| GDP, PPP | 37.59 billion current international $ | 2024 | up 152.7% | 143rd |
| GDP per capita, PPP | 7,271 current international $ | 2024 | up 88.1% | 151st |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange | 0.2864 | 2024 | down 35.4% | 178th |
| PPP conversion factor, GDP | 11.35 LCU per international $ | 2024 | down 15.4% | 85th |