Mauritania Population History
1960 - 2026
Mauritania's population has grown from 824,298 in 1960 to 5,022,441 in 2023, a total increase of 509.3% (6.09x). The population reached its all-time recorded high in 2023.
1960 Population
824,298
2023 Population
5.0M
Total Growth
509.3%
Peak Year
2023
Population by Decade
1960
824,298
1970
1.1M
1980
1.5M
1990
2.0M
2000
2.6M
2010
3.4M
2020
4.6M
2023
5.0M
Growth Rate by Period
1960-1965
+2.79%
1965-1970
+3.06%
1970-1975
+3.04%
1975-1980
+2.91%
1980-1985
+2.92%
1985-1990
+2.78%
1990-1995
+3.44%
1995-2000
+2.48%
2000-2005
+2.38%
2005-2010
+2.90%
2010-2015
+3.18%
2015-2020
+3.01%
Year-by-Year Population
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5,022,441 | +146,804 |
| 2022 | 4,875,637 | +140,763 |
| 2021 | 4,734,874 | +134,743 |
| 2020 | 4,600,131 | +132,423 |
| 2019 | 4,467,708 | +130,023 |
| 2018 | 4,337,685 | +127,085 |
| 2017 | 4,210,600 | +123,943 |
| 2016 | 4,086,657 | +120,698 |
| 2015 | 3,965,959 | +117,445 |
| 2014 | 3,848,514 | +114,196 |
| 2013 | 3,734,318 | +115,284 |
| 2012 | 3,619,034 | +116,223 |
| 2011 | 3,502,811 | +111,846 |
| 2010 | 3,390,965 | +106,517 |
| 2009 | 3,284,448 | +101,179 |
| 2008 | 3,183,269 | +90,210 |
| 2007 | 3,093,059 | +79,399 |
| 2006 | 3,013,660 | +74,601 |
| 2005 | 2,939,059 | +70,395 |
| 2004 | 2,868,664 | +66,618 |
| 2003 | 2,802,046 | +63,391 |
| 2002 | 2,738,655 | +59,895 |
| 2001 | 2,678,760 | +65,319 |
| 2000 | 2,613,441 | +71,743 |
| 1999 | 2,541,698 | +67,047 |
| 1998 | 2,474,651 | +63,345 |
| 1997 | 2,411,306 | +53,118 |
| 1996 | 2,358,188 | +46,171 |
| 1995 | 2,312,017 | +62,563 |
| 1994 | 2,249,454 | +75,126 |
| 1993 | 2,174,328 | +86,193 |
| 1992 | 2,088,135 | +78,397 |
| 1991 | 2,009,738 | +57,860 |
| 1990 | 1,951,878 | +48,830 |
| 1989 | 1,903,048 | +47,189 |
| 1988 | 1,855,859 | +52,845 |
| 1987 | 1,803,014 | +51,179 |
| 1986 | 1,751,835 | +49,728 |
| 1985 | 1,702,107 | +48,414 |
| 1984 | 1,653,693 | +46,947 |
| 1983 | 1,606,746 | +45,570 |
| 1982 | 1,561,176 | +44,299 |
| 1981 | 1,516,877 | +42,834 |
| 1980 | 1,474,043 | +41,285 |
| 1979 | 1,432,758 | +40,045 |
| 1978 | 1,392,713 | +38,945 |
| 1977 | 1,353,768 | +38,432 |
| 1976 | 1,315,336 | +38,006 |
| 1975 | 1,277,330 | +37,142 |
| 1974 | 1,240,188 | +36,350 |
| 1973 | 1,203,838 | +35,483 |
| 1972 | 1,168,355 | +34,653 |
| 1971 | 1,133,702 | +33,896 |
| 1970 | 1,099,806 | +33,052 |
| 1969 | 1,066,754 | +32,015 |
| 1968 | 1,034,739 | +30,896 |
| 1967 | 1,003,843 | +29,686 |
| 1966 | 974,157 | +28,319 |
| 1965 | 945,838 | +26,883 |
| 1964 | 918,955 | +25,532 |
| 1963 | 893,423 | +24,239 |
| 1962 | 869,184 | +23,017 |
| 1961 | 846,167 | +21,869 |
| 1960 | 824,298 | — |