Mauritania Population

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

4,978,943

Historical and Future Population

Caveats and explanations

Year	Population
1950	657,371
1951	671,382
1952	687,212
1953	703,235
1954	719,176
1955	737,142
1956	754,769
1957	773,860
1958	793,556
1959	813,705
1960	835,466
1961	859,370
1962	883,379
1963	908,127
1964	934,932
1965	962,702
1966	991,646
1967	1,021,712
1968	1,052,393
1969	1,085,307
1970	1,118,200
1971	1,152,155
1972	1,187,149
1973	1,222,955
1974	1,260,008
1975	1,297,762
1976	1,337,610
1977	1,376,579
1978	1,417,451
1979	1,459,157
1980	1,502,022
1981	1,546,891
1982	1,592,856
1983	1,640,650
1984	1,690,388
1985	1,740,428
1986	1,792,304
1987	1,845,025
1988	1,899,542
1989	1,950,803
1990	1,999,108
1991	2,059,671
1992	2,135,659
1993	2,228,730
1994	2,306,178
1995	2,374,703
1996	2,424,269
1997	2,476,368
1998	2,543,601
1999	2,612,783
2000	2,686,190
2001	2,755,978
2002	2,815,215
2003	2,876,163
2004	2,939,594
2005	3,004,629
2006	3,073,226
2007	3,146,029
2008	3,223,155
2009	3,312,635
2010	3,407,806
2011	3,511,940
2012	3,622,872
2013	3,732,581
2014	3,831,741
2015	3,934,547
2016	4,039,900
2017	4,147,823
2018	4,258,645
2019	4,371,426
2020	4,486,041
2021	4,601,979
2022	4,722,184
2023	4,848,927
2024	4,978,943
2025	5,112,965
2026	5,249,870
2027	5,387,507
2028	5,527,998
2029	5,670,319
2030	5,814,979
2031	5,959,795
2032	6,107,399
2033	6,256,470
2034	6,407,217
2035	6,559,178
2036	6,712,708
2037	6,867,070
2038	7,021,830
2039	7,175,908
2040	7,330,665
2041	7,486,937
2042	7,642,574
2043	7,798,804
2044	7,955,291
2045	8,112,637
2046	8,269,630
2047	8,426,618
2048	8,583,247
2049	8,739,732
2050	8,897,674
2051	9,054,414
2052	9,212,464
2053	9,370,581
2054	9,527,771
2055	9,685,585
2056	9,843,214
2057	10,000,869
2058	10,157,603
2059	10,313,062
2060	10,467,486
2061	10,621,926
2062	10,777,044
2063	10,930,184
2064	11,082,936
2065	11,234,509
2066	11,384,448
2067	11,533,694
2068	11,680,626
2069	11,826,983
2070	11,971,090
2071	12,114,265
2072	12,256,348
2073	12,396,656
2074	12,534,874
2075	12,671,806
2076	12,807,742
2077	12,941,459
2078	13,072,685
2079	13,201,877
2080	13,328,057
2081	13,454,084
2082	13,578,516
2083	13,700,856
2084	13,820,563
2085	13,938,248
2086	14,054,265
2087	14,167,659
2088	14,278,736
2089	14,387,047
2090	14,493,522
2091	14,598,632
2092	14,699,788
2093	14,800,026
2094	14,897,334
2095	14,993,696
2096	15,086,676
2097	15,178,103
2098	15,267,343
2099	15,355,352
2100	15,441,224

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.