Mauritania Population

Live population as of 21 May 2024, updated in real time:

4,979,137

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	657,392
1951	671,403
1952	687,235
1953	703,258
1954	719,200
1955	737,167
1956	754,798
1957	773,889
1958	793,589
1959	813,735
1960	835,498
1961	859,405
1962	883,414
1963	908,165
1964	934,972
1965	962,746
1966	991,690
1967	1,021,755
1968	1,052,440
1969	1,085,356
1970	1,118,250
1971	1,152,205
1972	1,187,198
1973	1,223,008
1974	1,260,060
1975	1,297,818
1976	1,337,667
1977	1,376,637
1978	1,417,512
1979	1,459,222
1980	1,502,086
1981	1,546,958
1982	1,592,923
1983	1,640,720
1984	1,690,460
1985	1,740,501
1986	1,792,379
1987	1,845,104
1988	1,899,625
1989	1,950,859
1990	1,999,199
1991	2,059,757
1992	2,135,818
1993	2,228,839
1994	2,306,293
1995	2,374,772
1996	2,424,331
1997	2,476,469
1998	2,543,700
1999	2,612,892
2000	2,686,302
2001	2,756,058
2002	2,815,306
2003	2,876,254
2004	2,939,690
2005	3,004,726
2006	3,073,328
2007	3,146,135
2008	3,223,283
2009	3,312,773
2010	3,407,954
2011	3,512,099
2012	3,623,040
2013	3,732,718
2014	3,831,890
2015	3,934,698
2016	4,040,057
2017	4,147,984
2018	4,258,808
2019	4,371,592
2020	4,486,209
2021	4,602,152
2022	4,722,366
2023	4,849,113
2024	4,979,137
2025	5,113,163
2026	5,250,070
2027	5,387,711
2028	5,528,204
2029	5,670,526
2030	5,815,191
2031	5,960,008
2032	6,107,612
2033	6,256,688
2034	6,407,438
2035	6,559,399
2036	6,712,931
2037	6,867,293
2038	7,022,057
2039	7,176,133
2040	7,330,887
2041	7,487,163
2042	7,642,805
2043	7,799,031
2044	7,955,519
2045	8,112,867
2046	8,269,860
2047	8,426,848
2048	8,583,475
2049	8,739,959
2050	8,897,903
2051	9,054,645
2052	9,212,689
2053	9,370,810
2054	9,527,998
2055	9,685,814
2056	9,843,442
2057	10,001,095
2058	10,157,832
2059	10,313,285
2060	10,467,711
2061	10,622,151
2062	10,777,267
2063	10,930,405
2064	11,083,155
2065	11,234,727
2066	11,384,666
2067	11,533,908
2068	11,680,836
2069	11,827,194
2070	11,971,299
2071	12,114,472
2072	12,256,549
2073	12,396,859
2074	12,535,074
2075	12,672,007
2076	12,807,938
2077	12,941,650
2078	13,072,874
2079	13,202,063
2080	13,328,236
2081	13,454,267
2082	13,578,693
2083	13,701,029
2084	13,820,736
2085	13,938,416
2086	14,054,433
2087	14,167,821
2088	14,278,894
2089	14,387,204
2090	14,493,673
2091	14,598,782
2092	14,699,932
2093	14,800,170
2094	14,897,473
2095	14,993,831
2096	15,086,808
2097	15,178,233
2098	15,267,470
2099	15,355,480
2100	15,441,351

Caveats and explanations

All data is based on the 2022 edition of the UN World Population prospects.
Table data shows population as of January 1st of that year.
Historical records are based on the current territory of the country. For example, the population of Germany in 1970 includes both East Germany and West Germany.
Years after 2021 are projections based on the UN's "medium fertility" scenario.
Country population includes all overseas territories and autonomous regions. For example, population for the United States includes Puerto Rico.
Morocco includes Western Sahara.
Population for Israel does NOT include Palestine.