Mauritania Population

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

4,978,672

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	657,340
1951	671,353
1952	687,180
1953	703,202
1954	719,143
1955	737,107
1956	754,728
1957	773,819
1958	793,510
1959	813,663
1960	835,421
1961	859,321
1962	883,331
1963	908,073
1964	934,876
1965	962,640
1966	991,584
1967	1,021,651
1968	1,052,328
1969	1,085,238
1970	1,118,130
1971	1,152,085
1972	1,187,080
1973	1,222,881
1974	1,259,935
1975	1,297,685
1976	1,337,530
1977	1,376,497
1978	1,417,366
1979	1,459,067
1980	1,501,932
1981	1,546,797
1982	1,592,762
1983	1,640,552
1984	1,690,287
1985	1,740,326
1986	1,792,199
1987	1,844,915
1988	1,899,428
1989	1,950,724
1990	1,998,980
1991	2,059,552
1992	2,135,438
1993	2,228,579
1994	2,306,018
1995	2,374,606
1996	2,424,181
1997	2,476,227
1998	2,543,464
1999	2,612,631
2000	2,686,033
2001	2,755,868
2002	2,815,090
2003	2,876,037
2004	2,939,460
2005	3,004,494
2006	3,073,083
2007	3,145,880
2008	3,222,978
2009	3,312,443
2010	3,407,600
2011	3,511,718
2012	3,622,639
2013	3,732,390
2014	3,831,534
2015	3,934,336
2016	4,039,682
2017	4,147,599
2018	4,258,417
2019	4,371,195
2020	4,485,808
2021	4,601,739
2022	4,721,930
2023	4,848,667
2024	4,978,672
2025	5,112,688
2026	5,249,591
2027	5,387,221
2028	5,527,711
2029	5,670,031
2030	5,814,684
2031	5,959,497
2032	6,107,101
2033	6,256,165
2034	6,406,908
2035	6,558,869
2036	6,712,398
2037	6,866,758
2038	7,021,514
2039	7,175,595
2040	7,330,355
2041	7,486,623
2042	7,642,253
2043	7,798,488
2044	7,954,973
2045	8,112,317
2046	8,269,310
2047	8,426,298
2048	8,582,928
2049	8,739,415
2050	8,897,355
2051	9,054,092
2052	9,212,151
2053	9,370,261
2054	9,527,455
2055	9,685,265
2056	9,842,896
2057	10,000,554
2058	10,157,282
2059	10,312,751
2060	10,467,171
2061	10,621,613
2062	10,776,733
2063	10,929,875
2064	11,082,631
2065	11,234,206
2066	11,384,144
2067	11,533,394
2068	11,680,332
2069	11,826,688
2070	11,970,798
2071	12,113,977
2072	12,256,068
2073	12,396,373
2074	12,534,595
2075	12,671,526
2076	12,807,468
2077	12,941,192
2078	13,072,423
2079	13,201,618
2080	13,327,808
2081	13,453,829
2082	13,578,270
2083	13,700,614
2084	13,820,322
2085	13,938,014
2086	14,054,030
2087	14,167,432
2088	14,278,516
2089	14,386,828
2090	14,493,312
2091	14,598,422
2092	14,699,587
2093	14,799,823
2094	14,897,139
2095	14,993,507
2096	15,086,491
2097	15,177,921
2098	15,267,165
2099	15,355,175
2100	15,441,047

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.