Mauritania Population

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

4,979,103

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	657,389
1951	671,399
1952	687,231
1953	703,254
1954	719,196
1955	737,163
1956	754,793
1957	773,884
1958	793,583
1959	813,729
1960	835,492
1961	859,398
1962	883,408
1963	908,158
1964	934,965
1965	962,738
1966	991,682
1967	1,021,747
1968	1,052,432
1969	1,085,348
1970	1,118,241
1971	1,152,196
1972	1,187,189
1973	1,222,998
1974	1,260,051
1975	1,297,808
1976	1,337,657
1977	1,376,627
1978	1,417,501
1979	1,459,210
1980	1,502,075
1981	1,546,946
1982	1,592,911
1983	1,640,708
1984	1,690,447
1985	1,740,488
1986	1,792,365
1987	1,845,089
1988	1,899,610
1989	1,950,849
1990	1,999,183
1991	2,059,741
1992	2,135,790
1993	2,228,819
1994	2,306,273
1995	2,374,759
1996	2,424,320
1997	2,476,451
1998	2,543,683
1999	2,612,873
2000	2,686,282
2001	2,756,043
2002	2,815,290
2003	2,876,237
2004	2,939,672
2005	3,004,709
2006	3,073,310
2007	3,146,116
2008	3,223,260
2009	3,312,748
2010	3,407,927
2011	3,512,071
2012	3,623,010
2013	3,732,694
2014	3,831,863
2015	3,934,671
2016	4,040,029
2017	4,147,956
2018	4,258,779
2019	4,371,563
2020	4,486,179
2021	4,602,121
2022	4,722,334
2023	4,849,080
2024	4,979,103
2025	5,113,128
2026	5,250,035
2027	5,387,675
2028	5,528,167
2029	5,670,489
2030	5,815,154
2031	5,959,970
2032	6,107,574
2033	6,256,649
2034	6,407,399
2035	6,559,360
2036	6,712,891
2037	6,867,253
2038	7,022,017
2039	7,176,092
2040	7,330,847
2041	7,487,123
2042	7,642,764
2043	7,798,991
2044	7,955,479
2045	8,112,826
2046	8,269,819
2047	8,426,807
2048	8,583,435
2049	8,739,919
2050	8,897,862
2051	9,054,604
2052	9,212,649
2053	9,370,769
2054	9,527,957
2055	9,685,773
2056	9,843,402
2057	10,001,055
2058	10,157,791
2059	10,313,246
2060	10,467,671
2061	10,622,111
2062	10,777,227
2063	10,930,365
2064	11,083,116
2065	11,234,688
2066	11,384,627
2067	11,533,870
2068	11,680,798
2069	11,827,157
2070	11,971,262
2071	12,114,435
2072	12,256,513
2073	12,396,823
2074	12,535,038
2075	12,671,971
2076	12,807,903
2077	12,941,616
2078	13,072,840
2079	13,202,030
2080	13,328,204
2081	13,454,235
2082	13,578,662
2083	13,700,998
2084	13,820,705
2085	13,938,386
2086	14,054,403
2087	14,167,792
2088	14,278,866
2089	14,387,176
2090	14,493,646
2091	14,598,755
2092	14,699,906
2093	14,800,145
2094	14,897,449
2095	14,993,807
2096	15,086,785
2097	15,178,210
2098	15,267,447
2099	15,355,457
2100	15,441,329

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.