Mauritania Population

Live population as of 20 May 2024, updated in real time:

4,978,811

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	657,356
1951	671,368
1952	687,196
1953	703,219
1954	719,160
1955	737,125
1956	754,749
1957	773,840
1958	793,534
1959	813,685
1960	835,444
1961	859,346
1962	883,355
1963	908,101
1964	934,904
1965	962,672
1966	991,615
1967	1,021,682
1968	1,052,362
1969	1,085,274
1970	1,118,166
1971	1,152,121
1972	1,187,115
1973	1,222,919
1974	1,259,972
1975	1,297,725
1976	1,337,571
1977	1,376,539
1978	1,417,409
1979	1,459,113
1980	1,501,978
1981	1,546,845
1982	1,592,810
1983	1,640,602
1984	1,690,339
1985	1,740,378
1986	1,792,252
1987	1,844,971
1988	1,899,486
1989	1,950,764
1990	1,999,046
1991	2,059,613
1992	2,135,551
1993	2,228,656
1994	2,306,100
1995	2,374,656
1996	2,424,226
1997	2,476,299
1998	2,543,534
1999	2,612,709
2000	2,686,113
2001	2,755,924
2002	2,815,154
2003	2,876,102
2004	2,939,529
2005	3,004,563
2006	3,073,156
2007	3,145,957
2008	3,223,069
2009	3,312,541
2010	3,407,706
2011	3,511,832
2012	3,622,759
2013	3,732,488
2014	3,831,640
2015	3,934,444
2016	4,039,794
2017	4,147,714
2018	4,258,534
2019	4,371,313
2020	4,485,927
2021	4,601,862
2022	4,722,060
2023	4,848,800
2024	4,978,811
2025	5,112,830
2026	5,249,734
2027	5,387,368
2028	5,527,858
2029	5,670,179
2030	5,814,835
2031	5,959,650
2032	6,107,253
2033	6,256,321
2034	6,407,066
2035	6,559,027
2036	6,712,557
2037	6,866,918
2038	7,021,676
2039	7,175,755
2040	7,330,513
2041	7,486,784
2042	7,642,418
2043	7,798,650
2044	7,955,136
2045	8,112,481
2046	8,269,474
2047	8,426,462
2048	8,583,092
2049	8,739,578
2050	8,897,519
2051	9,054,257
2052	9,212,311
2053	9,370,425
2054	9,527,617
2055	9,685,429
2056	9,843,059
2057	10,000,716
2058	10,157,447
2059	10,312,910
2060	10,467,332
2061	10,621,774
2062	10,776,892
2063	10,930,033
2064	11,082,788
2065	11,234,362
2066	11,384,299
2067	11,533,548
2068	11,680,483
2069	11,826,839
2070	11,970,947
2071	12,114,125
2072	12,256,212
2073	12,396,518
2074	12,534,738
2075	12,671,670
2076	12,807,608
2077	12,941,329
2078	13,072,557
2079	13,201,751
2080	13,327,936
2081	13,453,960
2082	13,578,396
2083	13,700,738
2084	13,820,445
2085	13,938,134
2086	14,054,151
2087	14,167,548
2088	14,278,629
2089	14,386,940
2090	14,493,419
2091	14,598,530
2092	14,699,690
2093	14,799,927
2094	14,897,239
2095	14,993,603
2096	15,086,586
2097	15,178,014
2098	15,267,256
2099	15,355,266
2100	15,441,138

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.