Population in Mauritania

Population and total fertility rate (births per woman), yearly, for about 200 countries (UN estimates). All figures for Mauritania

Latest population in Mauritania
Measure	Latest	Period	Rank	vs median	Among countries with data
Population	5,315,065 people	2025	92nd lowest of 216	−1,463,258 people	Lowest 9,492 peopleHighest 1,463,865,525 people
Fertility rate	4.63 births per woman	2024	11th highest of 216	+2.72 births per woman	Lowest 0.58 births per womanHighest 6.03 births per woman

Where Mauritania stands

Every country with data, highest first

Population (people) · 92nd lowest of 216

India1,463,865,525
China1,406,585,000
United States341,784,857
Indonesia285,721,236
Pakistan255,219,554
Nigeria237,527,782
Brazil212,812,405
Bangladesh175,686,899
Russia143,513,328
Ethiopia135,472,051
… 114 more
Mauritania5,315,065
… 81 more
Liechtenstein41,024
Gibraltar40,126
British Virgin Islands39,732
Monaco38,341
Marshall Islands36,282
San Marino34,109
Saint Martin24,941
Palau17,663
Nauru12,025
Tuvalu9,492

Population

All 66 values: Population

Period	people
2025	5,315,065
2024	5,169,395
2023	5,022,441
2022	4,875,637
2021	4,734,874
2020	4,600,131
2019	4,467,708
2018	4,337,685
2017	4,210,600
2016	4,086,657
2015	3,965,959
2014	3,848,514
2013	3,734,318
2012	3,619,034
2011	3,502,811
2010	3,390,965
2009	3,284,448
2008	3,183,269
2007	3,093,059
2006	3,013,660
2005	2,939,059
2004	2,868,664
2003	2,802,046
2002	2,738,655
2001	2,678,760
2000	2,613,441
1999	2,541,698
1998	2,474,651
1997	2,411,306
1996	2,358,188
1995	2,312,017
1994	2,249,454
1993	2,174,328
1992	2,088,135
1991	2,009,738
1990	1,951,878
1989	1,903,048
1988	1,855,859
1987	1,803,014
1986	1,751,835
1985	1,702,107
1984	1,653,693
1983	1,606,746
1982	1,561,176
1981	1,516,877
1980	1,474,043
1979	1,432,758
1978	1,392,713
1977	1,353,768
1976	1,315,336
1975	1,277,330
1974	1,240,188
1973	1,203,838
1972	1,168,355
1971	1,133,702
1970	1,099,806
1969	1,066,754
1968	1,034,739
1967	1,003,843
1966	974,157
1965	945,838
1964	918,955
1963	893,423
1962	869,184
1961	846,167
1960	824,298

Fertility rate

All 65 values: Fertility rate

Period	births per woman
2024	4.63
2023	4.70
2022	4.77
2021	4.85
2020	4.91
2019	4.98
2018	5.04
2017	5.11
2016	5.16
2015	5.21
2014	5.26
2013	5.32
2012	5.35
2011	5.38
2010	5.38
2009	5.41
2008	5.44
2007	5.43
2006	5.40
2005	5.38
2004	5.37
2003	5.36
2002	5.37
2001	5.41
2000	5.46
1999	5.52
1998	5.62
1997	5.74
1996	5.86
1995	5.96
1994	6.06
1993	6.09
1992	6.13
1991	6.16
1990	6.18
1989	6.20
1988	6.21
1987	6.27
1986	6.34
1985	6.42
1984	6.48
1983	6.54
1982	6.59
1981	6.64
1980	6.67
1979	6.70
1978	6.73
1977	6.74
1976	6.73
1975	6.71
1974	6.73
1973	6.72
1972	6.71
1971	6.70
1970	6.68
1969	6.64
1968	6.60
1967	6.57
1966	6.52
1965	6.44
1964	6.37
1963	6.31
1962	6.24
1961	6.20
1960	6.15

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allfigures, “Population, Mauritania, 2025: 5,315,065 people”. Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators) (CC BY 4.0). https://allfigures.xyz/data/population/mauritania, retrieved 23 Sep 2026.

Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators), licence CC BY 4.0. Compiled 23 Sep 2026.