Population of Mauritania today

5,251,371
Friday, January 24, 2025

Population of Mauritania as of today

The current population of Mauritania is 5,251,371 with an annual growth rate of 2.739%. Mauritania has a population of 0.064% of the world's population.

Population5,251,371
Growth Rate2.739%
Male2,577,539 (49.083%)
Female2,673,832 (50.917%)
Today Change+ 53
Births today66
Deaths today10
Births in 202511,339
Deaths in 20251,791
Change in 2025+ 9,101 (0.174%)

Population chart for Mauritania

Population History of Mauritania

YearPopulation
(01 Jan)
Natural ChangeGrowth Rate
(%)
Total Population
(31 December)
20245,096,521143,7222.82%5,240,243
20234,948,362145,9772.95%5,094,339
20224,802,913143,2712.983%4,946,184
20214,666,836134,1252.874%4,800,961
20204,533,426131,4692.9%4,664,895
20194,401,990129,5072.942%4,531,497
20184,273,380126,7062.965%4,400,086
20174,147,819123,6882.982%4,271,507
20164,025,494120,5232.994%4,146,017
20153,906,423117,3103.003%4,023,733

The population of countries near Mauritania

RankIsoCountryPopulationEquivalent Mauritania
1DZ Algeria47,169,788899.067%
2ML Mali24,880,321473.742%
3SN Senegal18,742,978357.019%
Data sources: United Nations,World Bank, Nations Geo ,Census,Wikidata