Mauritania Population

Live population as of 10 May 2024, updated in real time:

4,974,998

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	656,926
1951	670,960
1952	686,746
1953	702,763
1954	718,698
1955	736,628
1956	754,170
1957	773,269
1958	792,890
1959	813,102
1960	834,817
1961	858,666
1962	882,675
1963	907,353
1964	934,113
1965	961,804
1966	990,747
1967	1,020,829
1968	1,051,448
1969	1,084,305
1970	1,117,184
1971	1,151,142
1972	1,186,158
1973	1,221,888
1974	1,258,952
1975	1,296,639
1976	1,336,451
1977	1,375,391
1978	1,416,215
1979	1,457,847
1980	1,500,720
1981	1,545,524
1982	1,591,492
1983	1,639,231
1984	1,688,926
1985	1,738,948
1986	1,790,777
1987	1,843,424
1988	1,897,878
1989	1,949,657
1990	1,997,255
1991	2,057,931
1992	2,132,451
1993	2,226,528
1994	2,303,859
1995	2,373,301
1996	2,422,992
1997	2,474,314
1998	2,541,597
1999	2,610,568
2000	2,683,918
2001	2,754,367
2002	2,813,385
2003	2,874,327
2004	2,937,648
2005	3,002,665
2006	3,071,151
2007	3,143,864
2008	3,220,570
2009	3,309,836
2010	3,404,811
2011	3,508,721
2012	3,619,487
2013	3,729,794
2014	3,828,725
2015	3,931,476
2016	4,036,727
2017	4,144,561
2018	4,255,335
2019	4,368,059
2020	4,482,644
2021	4,598,486
2022	4,718,493
2023	4,845,152
2024	4,974,998
2025	5,108,937
2026	5,245,805
2027	5,383,359
2028	5,523,826
2029	5,666,132
2030	5,810,680
2031	5,955,472
2032	6,103,067
2033	6,252,044
2034	6,402,727
2035	6,554,690
2036	6,708,200
2037	6,862,537
2038	7,017,232
2039	7,171,357
2040	7,326,161
2041	7,482,361
2042	7,637,906
2043	7,794,207
2044	7,950,664
2045	8,107,982
2046	8,264,974
2047	8,421,960
2048	8,578,613
2049	8,735,128
2050	8,893,032
2051	9,049,734
2052	9,207,911
2053	9,365,931
2054	9,523,180
2055	9,680,934
2056	9,838,585
2057	9,996,289
2058	10,152,945
2059	10,308,535
2060	10,462,914
2061	10,617,379
2062	10,772,518
2063	10,925,707
2064	11,078,497
2065	11,230,104
2066	11,380,028
2067	11,529,342
2068	11,676,362
2069	11,822,693
2070	11,966,843
2071	12,110,080
2072	12,252,273
2073	12,392,544
2074	12,530,817
2075	12,667,736
2076	12,803,760
2077	12,937,577
2078	13,068,865
2079	13,198,113
2080	13,324,439
2081	13,450,374
2082	13,574,932
2083	13,697,346
2084	13,817,056
2085	13,934,841
2086	14,050,855
2087	14,164,365
2088	14,275,533
2089	14,383,860
2090	14,490,470
2091	14,595,588
2092	14,696,868
2093	14,797,087
2094	14,894,502
2095	14,990,948
2096	15,083,991
2097	15,175,462
2098	15,264,763
2099	15,352,767
2100	15,438,657

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.