Mauritania Population

Live population as of 18 May 2024, updated in real time:

4,977,983

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	657,263
1951	671,279
1952	687,098
1953	703,120
1954	719,060
1955	737,018
1956	754,623
1957	773,717
1958	793,394
1959	813,558
1960	835,308
1961	859,199
1962	883,208
1963	907,938
1964	934,733
1965	962,484
1966	991,427
1967	1,021,497
1968	1,052,164
1969	1,085,064
1970	1,117,953
1971	1,151,908
1972	1,186,907
1973	1,222,695
1974	1,259,751
1975	1,297,489
1976	1,337,328
1977	1,376,290
1978	1,417,151
1979	1,458,839
1980	1,501,705
1981	1,546,558
1982	1,592,524
1983	1,640,304
1984	1,690,032
1985	1,740,067
1986	1,791,932
1987	1,844,635
1988	1,899,136
1989	1,950,525
1990	1,998,657
1991	2,059,249
1992	2,134,877
1993	2,228,194
1994	2,305,613
1995	2,374,362
1996	2,423,960
1997	2,475,868
1998	2,543,114
1999	2,612,244
2000	2,685,636
2001	2,755,586
2002	2,814,770
2003	2,875,716
2004	2,939,120
2005	3,004,151
2006	3,072,721
2007	3,145,503
2008	3,222,526
2009	3,311,954
2010	3,407,077
2011	3,511,156
2012	3,622,047
2013	3,731,903
2014	3,831,007
2015	3,933,800
2016	4,039,129
2017	4,147,029
2018	4,257,839
2019	4,370,607
2020	4,485,215
2021	4,601,129
2022	4,721,285
2023	4,848,008
2024	4,977,983
2025	5,111,985
2026	5,248,881
2027	5,386,497
2028	5,526,983
2029	5,669,300
2030	5,813,933
2031	5,958,742
2032	6,106,344
2033	6,255,393
2034	6,406,124
2035	6,558,085
2036	6,711,611
2037	6,865,967
2038	7,020,712
2039	7,174,800
2040	7,329,568
2041	7,485,824
2042	7,641,438
2043	7,797,685
2044	7,954,165
2045	8,111,505
2046	8,268,497
2047	8,425,485
2048	8,582,119
2049	8,738,611
2050	8,896,545
2051	9,053,274
2052	9,211,355
2053	9,369,449
2054	9,526,653
2055	9,684,453
2056	9,842,087
2057	9,999,755
2058	10,156,469
2059	10,311,960
2060	10,466,373
2061	10,620,819
2062	10,775,942
2063	10,929,093
2064	11,081,856
2065	11,233,437
2066	11,383,372
2067	11,532,634
2068	11,679,588
2069	11,825,939
2070	11,970,056
2071	12,113,246
2072	12,255,356
2073	12,395,656
2074	12,533,887
2075	12,670,816
2076	12,806,773
2077	12,940,514
2078	13,071,755
2079	13,200,961
2080	13,327,176
2081	13,453,181
2082	13,577,644
2083	13,700,002
2084	13,819,710
2085	13,937,419
2086	14,053,435
2087	14,166,857
2088	14,277,957
2089	14,386,271
2090	14,492,779
2091	14,597,891
2092	14,699,077
2093	14,799,310
2094	14,896,644
2095	14,993,027
2096	15,086,022
2097	15,177,460
2098	15,266,715
2099	15,354,723
2100	15,440,598

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.