๐ฒ๐ท Mauritania
Total Population
5,461,321
2050: 9,415,604
Median age
18.5 years
2050: 23.3 years
Elderly Population Percentage
3.27%
2050: 4.67%
Growth Rate
2.75%
2050: 1.90%
At year 2026, population distribution of Mauritania is:
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Young Population
2,295,999
42.04%
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Working Age Population
2,986,765
54.69%
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Elderly Population
178,557
3.27%
The population growth rate of Mauritania in 2026 is 2.75%, sex ratio is 96.5 (93.0 for working age), dependency ratio is 82.9%.
Total population is projected to keep growing through 2100, reaching 17,118,471.
In 2050, the population growth rate of Mauritania is 1.90%, sex ratio is 98.2 (98.4 for working age), dependency ratio is 62.4%.
|
Demographic dividend (dependency ratio below 50%) |
None between 1950 and 2100 |
|
Aging society (65+ reaches 7%) |
2068 |
|
Aged society (65+ reaches 14%) |
2096 |
|
Super-aged society (65+ reaches 20%) |
Not reached by 2100 |
Long-term trends, 1950โ2100
Total Population
Young (0โ14), working-age (15โ64) and elderly (65+) population, stacked to the total.
Age Ratio
Share of each age group in the total population.
Age Density
Population at each age, year by year; darker means more people. The line is the median age.
Population Growth Rate (Total)
Change in total population compared with the previous year.
Dependency Ratio
Young and elderly population per 100 working-age people; together they make up the total dependency ratio.
Gender Ratio
Males per 100 females.