Mauritania Population 1950-2022
Chart and table of Mauritania population from 1950 to 2022. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Mauritania in 2022 is 4,736,139, a 2.63% increase from 2021.
- The population of Mauritania in 2021 was 4,614,974, a 2.59% increase from 2020.
- The population of Mauritania in 2020 was 4,498,604, a 2.62% increase from 2019.
- The population of Mauritania in 2019 was 4,383,849, a 2.65% increase from 2018.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population |
| Country Name |
2022 Population |
| India |
1,417,173,173 |
| Indonesia |
275,501,339 |
| Pakistan |
235,824,862 |
| Nigeria |
218,541,212 |
| Bangladesh |
171,186,372 |
| Philippines |
115,559,009 |
| Egypt |
110,990,103 |
| Vietnam |
98,186,856 |
| Myanmar |
54,179,306 |
| Kenya |
54,027,487 |
| Sudan |
46,874,204 |
| Ukraine |
39,701,739 |
| Morocco |
37,457,971 |
| Angola |
35,588,987 |
| Uzbekistan |
34,627,652 |
| Ghana |
33,475,870 |
| Cameroon |
27,914,536 |
| Sri Lanka |
21,832,143 |
| Zambia |
20,017,675 |
| Cambodia |
16,767,842 |
| Tunisia |
12,356,117 |
| Bolivia |
12,224,110 |
| Honduras |
10,432,860 |
| Papua New Guinea |
10,142,619 |
| Nicaragua |
6,948,392 |
| El Salvador |
6,336,392 |
| Republic of Congo |
5,970,424 |
| Mauritania |
4,736,139 |
| Georgia |
3,744,385 |
| Mongolia |
3,398,366 |
| Moldova |
3,272,996 |
| Lesotho |
2,305,825 |
| Timor-Leste |
1,341,296 |
| Eswatini |
1,201,670 |
| Djibouti |
1,120,849 |
| Bhutan |
782,455 |
| Solomon Islands |
724,273 |
| Cabo Verde |
593,149 |
| Micronesia |
539,013 |
| Vanuatu |
326,740 |
| Sao Tome and Principe |
227,380 |
| Kiribati |
131,232 |
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Mauritania - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2022 |
4,736,139 |
2.63% |
| 2021 |
4,614,974 |
2.59% |
| 2020 |
4,498,604 |
2.62% |
| 2019 |
4,383,849 |
2.65% |
| 2018 |
4,270,712 |
2.66% |
| 2017 |
4,160,015 |
2.67% |
| 2016 |
4,051,890 |
2.68% |
| 2015 |
3,946,220 |
2.68% |
| 2014 |
3,843,174 |
2.68% |
| 2013 |
3,742,959 |
2.94% |
| 2012 |
3,636,113 |
3.17% |
| 2011 |
3,524,249 |
3.06% |
| 2010 |
3,419,461 |
2.91% |
| 2009 |
3,322,616 |
2.76% |
| 2008 |
3,233,336 |
2.53% |
| 2007 |
3,153,508 |
2.35% |
| 2006 |
3,081,229 |
2.29% |
| 2005 |
3,012,360 |
2.23% |
| 2004 |
2,946,575 |
2.19% |
| 2003 |
2,883,326 |
2.18% |
| 2002 |
2,821,703 |
2.17% |
| 2001 |
2,761,823 |
2.48% |
| 2000 |
2,695,003 |
2.84% |
| 1999 |
2,620,611 |
2.75% |
| 1998 |
2,550,501 |
2.67% |
| 1997 |
2,484,278 |
2.28% |
| 1996 |
2,428,816 |
2.04% |
| 1995 |
2,380,341 |
2.81% |
| 1994 |
2,315,191 |
3.49% |
| 1993 |
2,237,064 |
4.17% |
| 1992 |
2,147,527 |
3.93% |
| 1991 |
2,066,302 |
3.00% |
| 1990 |
2,006,027 |
2.61% |
| 1989 |
1,955,040 |
2.58% |
| 1988 |
1,905,847 |
2.96% |
| 1987 |
1,851,092 |
2.95% |
| 1986 |
1,798,009 |
2.96% |
| 1985 |
1,746,265 |
2.98% |
| 1984 |
1,695,675 |
3.00% |
| 1983 |
1,646,343 |
3.00% |
| 1982 |
1,598,332 |
3.01% |
| 1981 |
1,551,687 |
2.99% |
| 1980 |
1,506,694 |
2.95% |
| 1979 |
1,463,514 |
2.93% |
| 1978 |
1,421,786 |
2.93% |
| 1977 |
1,381,329 |
2.96% |
| 1976 |
1,341,604 |
3.01% |
| 1975 |
1,302,436 |
3.01% |
| 1974 |
1,264,352 |
3.01% |
| 1973 |
1,227,358 |
3.02% |
| 1972 |
1,191,376 |
3.03% |
| 1971 |
1,156,361 |
3.04% |
| 1970 |
1,122,198 |
3.06% |
| 1969 |
1,088,832 |
3.07% |
| 1968 |
1,056,393 |
3.06% |
| 1967 |
1,024,992 |
3.05% |
| 1966 |
994,697 |
3.01% |
| 1965 |
965,621 |
2.96% |
| 1964 |
937,830 |
2.91% |
| 1963 |
911,290 |
2.86% |
| 1962 |
885,938 |
2.82% |
| 1961 |
861,663 |
2.77% |
| 1960 |
838,478 |
2.69% |
| 1959 |
816,484 |
2.63% |
| 1958 |
795,593 |
2.56% |
| 1957 |
775,698 |
2.51% |
| 1956 |
756,727 |
2.46% |
| 1955 |
738,577 |
2.41% |
| 1954 |
721,227 |
2.35% |
| 1953 |
704,643 |
2.31% |
| 1952 |
688,702 |
2.28% |
| 1951 |
673,322 |
2.24% |
| 1950 |
658,555 |
0.00% |
