What is median age in Mauritania?

Median age in Mauritania was 17.12 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest median age recorded in Mauritania?

The highest recorded value was 17.73 years in 1962.

What is the lowest median age recorded in Mauritania?

The lowest recorded value was 15.83 years in 1982.

How does Mauritania rank for median age?

Mauritania ranks 224th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is median age rising or falling in Mauritania?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Mauritania data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Median age in Mauritania

Name: Median age in Mauritania
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mauritania: Median age was 17.12 years in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

17.12 years

Change on year

up 0.7%

World rank

224th

of 236 countries

All-time high

17.73 years

in 1962

All-time low

15.83 years

in 1982

Years of data

1950–2023

Median age in Mauritania, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Mauritania recorded 17.12 years for median age in 2023.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age in Mauritania peaked at 17.73 years in 1962 and was at its lowest, 15.83 years, in 1982.

Mauritania ranks 224th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	17.28 years	16.7 years	17.66 years	10
1960s	17.61 years	17.17 years	17.73 years	10
1970s	16.3 years	15.88 years	16.95 years	10
1980s	15.91 years	15.83 years	16.04 years	10
1990s	16.34 years	16.01 years	16.54 years	10
2000s	16.57 years	16.51 years	16.66 years	10
2010s	16.73 years	16.7 years	16.77 years	10
2020s	16.96 years	16.82 years	17.12 years	4

Countries ranked near Mauritania

221 Zambia 17.49 years compare
222 Burkina Faso 17.25 years compare
223 Tanzania 17.24 years compare
225 Afghanistan 16.94 years compare
226 Mayotte 16.79 years compare
227 Uganda 16.51 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More reference data data for Mauritania

Number of child deaths per woman 0.1554 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 4.7 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 4.7 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 4.7 live births per woman (2023)
Human Development Index 0.563 (2023)
Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.8635 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Rule of Law - Governance score 42.1 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance score 40.65 0-100 (2024)
Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.9253 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.5596 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age in Mauritania?: Median age in Mauritania was 17.12 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest median age recorded in Mauritania?: The highest recorded value was 17.73 years in 1962.
What is the lowest median age recorded in Mauritania?: The lowest recorded value was 15.83 years in 1982.
How does Mauritania rank for median age?: Mauritania ranks 224th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is median age rising or falling in Mauritania?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mauritania data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Median age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Median age
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The age that divides the population into two halves of equal size — half are younger and half are older.