Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Mauritania's population stands at 5.32M as of 2025-12-31, up from 5.17M in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (66 observations).
In 2025, Mauritania's population was 5.32M, up from 5.17M in 2024.
In 2024, Mauritania's population was 5.17M, up from 5.02M in 2023.
In 2023, Mauritania's population was 5.02M, up from 4.88M in 2022.
In 2022, Mauritania's population was 4.88M, up from 4.73M in 2021.
In 2021, Mauritania's population was 4.73M, up from 4.60M in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.32M | +145,670 |
| 2024 | 5.17M | +146,954 |
| 2023 | 5.02M | +146,804 |
| 2022 | 4.88M | +140,763 |
| 2021 | 4.73M | +134,743 |
| 2020 | 4.60M | +132,423 |
| 2019 | 4.47M | +130,023 |
| 2018 | 4.34M | +127,085 |
| 2017 | 4.21M | +123,943 |
| 2016 | 4.09M | +120,698 |
| 2015 | 3.97M | +117,445 |
| 2014 | 3.85M | +114,196 |
| 2013 | 3.73M | +115,284 |
| 2012 | 3.62M | +116,223 |
| 2011 | 3.50M | +111,846 |
| 2010 | 3.39M | +106,517 |
| 2009 | 3.28M | +101,179 |
| 2008 | 3.18M | +90,210 |
| 2007 | 3.09M | +79,399 |
| 2006 | 3.01M | +74,601 |
| 2005 | 2.94M | +70,395 |
| 2004 | 2.87M | +66,618 |
| 2003 | 2.80M | +63,391 |
| 2002 | 2.74M | +59,895 |
| 2001 | 2.68M | +65,319 |
| 2000 | 2.61M | +71,743 |
| 1999 | 2.54M | +67,047 |
| 1998 | 2.47M | +63,345 |
| 1997 | 2.41M | +53,118 |
| 1996 | 2.36M | +46,171 |
| 1995 | 2.31M | +62,563 |
| 1994 | 2.25M | +75,126 |
| 1993 | 2.17M | +86,193 |
| 1992 | 2.09M | +78,397 |
| 1991 | 2.01M | +57,860 |
| 1990 | 1.95M | +48,830 |
| 1989 | 1.90M | +47,189 |
| 1988 | 1.86M | +52,845 |
| 1987 | 1.80M | +51,179 |
| 1986 | 1.75M | +49,728 |
| 1985 | 1.70M | +48,414 |
| 1984 | 1.65M | +46,947 |
| 1983 | 1.61M | +45,570 |
| 1982 | 1.56M | +44,299 |
| 1981 | 1.52M | +42,834 |
| 1980 | 1.47M | +41,285 |
| 1979 | 1.43M | +40,045 |
| 1978 | 1.39M | +38,945 |
| 1977 | 1.35M | +38,432 |
| 1976 | 1.32M | +38,006 |
| 1975 | 1.28M | +37,142 |
| 1974 | 1.24M | +36,350 |
| 1973 | 1.20M | +35,483 |
| 1972 | 1.17M | +34,653 |
| 1971 | 1.13M | +33,896 |
| 1970 | 1.10M | +33,052 |
| 1969 | 1.07M | +32,015 |
| 1968 | 1.03M | +30,896 |
| 1967 | 1.00M | +29,686 |
| 1966 | 974,157 | +28,319 |
| 1965 | 945,838 | +26,883 |
| 1964 | 918,955 | +25,532 |
| 1963 | 893,423 | +24,239 |
| 1962 | 869,184 | +23,017 |
| 1961 | 846,167 | +21,869 |
| 1960 | 824,298 | — |
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Mauritania's population is 5.32M as of 2025-12-31, compared with 5.17M in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 5.32M (2025); the lowest is 824,298 (1960), across data from 1960 to 2025.
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