Mauritania Population
Live population as of 10 July 2025, updated in real time:
5,318,805
Historical and Future Population
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Year
Population
1950
651,000
1951
664,000
1952
678,000
1953
692,000
1954
707,000
1955
722,000
1956
739,000
1957
756,000
1958
774,000
1959
794,000
1960
814,000
1961
835,000
1962
857,000
1963
881,000
1964
906,000
1965
932,000
1966
960,000
1967
989,000
1968
1,019,000
1969
1,050,000
1970
1,083,000
1971
1,117,000
1972
1,151,000
1973
1,186,000
1974
1,222,000
1975
1,259,000
1976
1,296,000
1977
1,335,000
1978
1,373,000
1979
1,412,000
1980
1,453,000
1981
1,495,000
1982
1,539,000
1983
1,584,000
1984
1,630,000
1985
1,678,000
1986
1,727,000
1987
1,777,000
1988
1,829,000
1989
1,883,000
1990
1,923,000
1991
1,980,000
1992
2,039,000
1993
2,137,000
1994
2,212,000
1995
2,287,000
1996
2,337,000
1997
2,380,000
1998
2,443,000
1999
2,506,000
2000
2,577,000
2001
2,650,000
2002
2,708,000
2003
2,770,000
2004
2,834,000
2005
2,903,000
2006
2,975,000
2007
3,052,000
2008
3,134,000
2009
3,233,000
2010
3,336,000
2011
3,446,000
2012
3,560,000
2013
3,678,000
2014
3,791,000
2015
3,906,000
2016
4,025,000
2017
4,148,000
2018
4,273,000
2019
4,402,000
2020
4,533,000
2021
4,667,000
2022
4,803,000
2023
4,948,000
2024
5,097,000
2025
5,242,000
2026
5,388,000
2027
5,535,000
2028
5,683,000
2029
5,833,000
2030
5,985,000
2031
6,140,000
2032
6,296,000
2033
6,454,000
2034
6,614,000
2035
6,775,000
2036
6,938,000
2037
7,101,000
2038
7,265,000
2039
7,431,000
2040
7,598,000
2041
7,766,000
2042
7,935,000
2043
8,106,000
2044
8,279,000
2045
8,452,000
2046
8,626,000
2047
8,801,000
2048
8,976,000
2049
9,152,000
2050
9,328,000
2051
9,503,000
2052
9,681,000
2053
9,859,000
2054
10,036,000
2055
10,213,000
2056
10,388,000
2057
10,563,000
2058
10,739,000
2059
10,916,000
2060
11,093,000
2061
11,268,000
2062
11,442,000
2063
11,617,000
2064
11,790,000
2065
11,966,000
2066
12,138,000
2067
12,311,000
2068
12,484,000
2069
12,654,000
2070
12,824,000
2071
12,992,000
2072
13,161,000
2073
13,327,000
2074
13,491,000
2075
13,654,000
2076
13,816,000
2077
13,976,000
2078
14,135,000
2079
14,292,000
2080
14,445,000
2081
14,597,000
2082
14,747,000
2083
14,895,000
2084
15,043,000
2085
15,187,000
2086
15,328,000
2087
15,469,000
2088
15,608,000
2089
15,744,000
2090
15,877,000
2091
16,007,000
2092
16,135,000
2093
16,260,000
2094
16,383,000
2095
16,503,000
2096
16,620,000
2097
16,736,000
2098
16,849,000
2099
16,960,000
2100
17,066,000
Caveats and explanations
All data is based on the 2024 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 2023 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.