Global Statistics and Country Indicators
Mauritania Population Over Time (1950–2026)
Mauritania Population Over Time (1950–2026)Population
Data table
| 1950 | 657,715 | 1961 | 846,166 | 1972 | 1.17M | 1983 | 1.61M | 1994 | 2.25M | 2005 | 2.94M | 2016 | 4.09M |
| 1951 | 670,884 | 1962 | 869,184 | 1973 | 1.2M | 1984 | 1.65M | 1995 | 2.31M | 2006 | 3.01M | 2017 | 4.21M |
| 1952 | 684,804 | 1963 | 893,424 | 1974 | 1.24M | 1985 | 1.7M | 1996 | 2.36M | 2007 | 3.09M | 2018 | 4.34M |
| 1953 | 699,390 | 1964 | 918,955 | 1975 | 1.28M | 1986 | 1.75M | 1997 | 2.41M | 2008 | 3.18M | 2019 | 4.47M |
| 1954 | 714,672 | 1965 | 945,838 | 1976 | 1.32M | 1987 | 1.8M | 1998 | 2.47M | 2009 | 3.28M | 2020 | 4.6M |
| 1955 | 730,724 | 1966 | 974,157 | 1977 | 1.35M | 1988 | 1.86M | 1999 | 2.54M | 2010 | 3.39M | 2021 | 4.73M |
| 1956 | 747,606 | 1967 | 1M | 1978 | 1.39M | 1989 | 1.9M | 2000 | 2.61M | 2011 | 3.5M | 2022 | 4.88M |
| 1957 | 765,346 | 1968 | 1.03M | 1979 | 1.43M | 1990 | 1.95M | 2001 | 2.68M | 2012 | 3.62M | 2023 | 5.02M |
| 1958 | 783,996 | 1969 | 1.07M | 1980 | 1.47M | 1991 | 2.01M | 2002 | 2.74M | 2013 | 3.73M | 2024 | 5.17M |
| 1959 | 803,606 | 1970 | 1.1M | 1981 | 1.52M | 1992 | 2.09M | 2003 | 2.8M | 2014 | 3.85M | 2025 | 5.32M |
| 1960 | 824,298 | 1971 | 1.13M | 1982 | 1.56M | 1993 | 2.17M | 2004 | 2.87M | 2015 | 3.97M | 2026 | 5.46M |