Population in Mauritania
The population of Mauritania was 5,315,065 people in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Mauritania, 2025
5,315,065
Change from 2024
+2.8%
World, 2025
8,215,424,893 people
Position in 2025
125th of 217
Population in Mauritania over time
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People. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Mauritania | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,315,065 people | 8,215,424,893 people |
| 2024 | 5,169,395 people | 8,140,897,523 people |
| 2023 | 5,022,441 people | 8,062,923,417 people |
| 2022 | 4,875,637 people | 7,988,550,201 people |
| 2021 | 4,734,874 people | 7,919,567,995 people |
| 2020 | 4,600,131 people | 7,853,863,139 people |
| 2019 | 4,467,708 people | 7,777,162,476 people |
| 2018 | 4,337,685 people | 7,696,159,728 people |
| 2017 | 4,210,600 people | 7,613,788,655 people |
| 2016 | 4,086,657 people | 7,528,221,579 people |
| 2015 | 3,965,959 people | 7,441,084,771 people |
| 2014 | 3,848,514 people | 7,353,532,223 people |
| 2013 | 3,734,318 people | 7,265,404,737 people |
| 2012 | 3,619,034 people | 7,176,482,165 people |
| 2011 | 3,502,811 people | 7,086,704,141 people |
| 2010 | 3,390,965 people | 7,000,860,073 people |
| 2009 | 3,284,448 people | 6,916,168,196 people |
| 2008 | 3,183,269 people | 6,830,080,867 people |
| 2007 | 3,093,059 people | 6,744,049,498 people |
| 2006 | 3,013,660 people | 6,659,536,021 people |
| 2005 | 2,939,059 people | 6,575,410,029 people |
| 2004 | 2,868,664 people | 6,492,354,627 people |
| 2003 | 2,802,046 people | 6,409,352,386 people |
| 2002 | 2,738,655 people | 6,327,171,255 people |
| 2001 | 2,678,760 people | 6,244,739,668 people |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.8% from 5,169,395 people in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 3,965,959 people, the figure has changed by +34.0%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2025, Mauritania has the 125th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 8,215,424,893 people.
More for Mauritania
All statistics for Mauritania
Population growth
2.78%
2025 · World Bank
Population estimates and projections
5,022,442 people
2023 · UN Population Division
Median age estimates and projections
17.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Fertility rate estimates and projections
4.70 births per woman
2023 · UN Population Division
Population growth estimates and projections
2.95%
2023 · UN Population Division
Population aged 65 and over
3.2%
2025 · World Bank