Demographics of Mauritania

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Mauritania population pyramid in 2020

This article is about the demographic features of the population of Mauritania (Arabic: التركيبة السكانية في موريتانيا), including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Population[]

Demographics of Mauritania, Data of FAO, year 2005; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

According to the 2019 revision of the World Population Prospects[1][2], the total population was 4,403,313 in 2018, compared to only 657 000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 39.9%, 57.4% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 2.7% was 65 years or older.[3]

Total population (x 1000) Population aged 0–14 (%) Population aged 15–64 (%) Population aged 65+ (%)
1950 657 43.8 54.8 1.4
1955 744 43.6 54.7 1.6
1960 854 44.3 53.8 1.8
1965 984 45.2 52.8 2.0
1970 1 134 45.8 52.1 2.2
1975 1 312 45.8 51.9 2.3
1980 1 518 45.6 51.9 2.4
1985 1 748 45.3 52.2 2.5
1990 1 996 44.9 52.5 2.6
1995 2 292 44.0 53.4 2.7
2000 2 643 42.7 54.6 2.7
2005 3 047 41.2 56.1 2.7
2010 3 460 39.9 57.4 2.7

Structure of the population[]

Structure of the population (24.03.2013) (Census, complete tabulation) :

Age Group Male Female Total %
Total 1 743 074 1 794 294 3 537 368 100
0-4 316 217 298 475 614 692 17,38
5-9 263 263 256 839 520 102 14,70
10-14 212 838 216 667 429 505 12,14
15-19 176 116 185 288 361 404 10,22
20-24 144 478 157 962 302 440 8,55
25-29 121 586 135 767 257 353 7,28
30-34 99 834 113 691 213 525 6,04
35-39 83 578 95 379 178 957 5,06
40-44 72 108 79 228 151 336 4,28
45-49 60 297 64 516 124 813 3,53
50-54 50 739 51 751 102 490 2,90
55-59 41 075 40 645 81 720 2,31
60-64 31 660 30 459 62 119 1,76
65-69 24 120 23 055 47 175 1,33
70-74 18 167 17 129 35 296 1,00
75-79 12 670 12 231 24 901 0,70
80-84 8 080 8 584 16 664 0,47
85+ 6 248 6 628 12 876 0,36
Age group Male Female Total Percent
0-14 792 318 771 981 1 564 299 44,22
15-64 881 471 954 686 1 836 157 51,91
65+ 69 285 67 627 136 912 3,87

Vital statistics[]

Registration of vital events in Mauritania is incomplete. The Population Departement of the United Nations prepared the following estimates. [3]

Period Live births per year Deaths per year Natural change per year CBR* CDR* NC* TFR* IMR*
1950-1955 34 000 16 000 18 000 48.6 23.4 25.1 6.34 151
1955-1960 40 000 18 000 22 000 50.2 22.2 28.0 6.71 149
1960-1965 45 000 19 000 26 000 49.3 20.7 28.6 6.79 147
1965-1970 51 000 20 000 31 000 47.9 19.1 28.8 6.79 143
1970-1975 57 000 20 000 37 000 46.5 16.3 30.2 6.75 133
1975-1980 63 000 20 000 43 000 44.7 14.2 30.4 6.57 113
1980-1985 70 000 20 000 49 000 42.6 12.4 30.1 6.28 93
1985-1990 77 000 22 000 56 000 41.3 11.6 29.7 6.06 81
1990-1995 86 000 23 000 62 000 40.0 11.0 29.0 5.78 77
1995-2000 94 000 26 000 68 000 38.2 10.6 27.6 5.40 76
2000-2005 104 000 29 000 75 000 36.6 10.3 26.3 5.05 77
2005-2010 113 000 33 000 81 000 34.8 10.1 24.8 4.71 77
* CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman; IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births)

Fertility and Births[]

Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):[4]

Year CBR (Total) TFR (Total) CBR (Urban) TFR (Urban) CBR (Rural) TFR (Rural)
2000-2001 32,1 4,7 (4,3) 31,9 4,3 (3,9) 32,1 5,0 (4,7)
2003-2004 4,6 4,1 5,1

Fertility data as of 2010 (DHS Program):[5]

Zone Total fertility rate Percentage of women age 15-49 currently pregnant Mean number of children ever born to women age 40-49
Nouakchott 4.3 8.0 5.7
Sud-Est 5.0 10.4 5.2
Fleuve 5.1 8.5 6.0
Nord 4.6 7.1 6.5
Centre 4.0 6.7 6.1

Life expectancy[]

Period Life expectancy in
Years[6]
1950–1955 41.72
1955–1960 Increase 45.19
1960–1965 Increase 47.93
1965–1970 Increase 50.28
1970–1975 Decrease 52.73
1975–1980 Increase 55.76
1980–1985 Increase 57.77
1985–1990 Increase 58.89
1990–1995 Increase 59.84
1995–2000 Increase 60.27
2000–2005 Increase 61.32
2005–2010 Increase 62.64
2010–2015 Increase 63.43

Other demographic statistic[]

Demographic statistics according to the World Population Review in 2019.[7]

  • One birth every 3 minutes
  • One death every 15 minutes
  • One net migrant every 111 minutes
  • Net gain of one person every 4 minutes

The following demographic are from the CIA World Factbook[8] unless otherwise indicated.

Population[]

3,840,429 (July 2018 est.)
3,381,634 (June 2011 est.)

Age structure[]

Population pyramid of Mauritania in 2017
0-14 years: 38.24% (male 737,570 /female 730,969)
15-24 years: 19.78% (male 372,070 /female 387,375)
25-54 years: 33.44% (male 595,472 /female 688,620)
55-64 years: 4.74% (male 82,197 /female 99,734)
65 years and over: 3.81% (male 62,072 /female 84,350) (2018 est.)

Median age[]

total: 20.7 years. Country comparison to the world: 186th
male: 19.7 years
female: 21.6 years (2018 est.)
total: 19.3 years
male: 18.5 years
female: 20.2 years (2010 est.)

Birth rate[]

29.9 births/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 38th

Death rate[]

7.8 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 97th

Total fertility rate[]

3.79 children born/woman (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 39th

Population growth rate[]

2.14% (2018 est.) Country comparison to the world: 41st
2.349% (2011 est.)

Contraceptive prevalence rate[]

17.8% (2015)

Net migration rate[]

-0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.) Country comparison to the world: 132nd

Dependency ratios[]

total dependency ratio: 76.5 (2015 est.)
youth dependency ratio: 71 (2015 est.)
elderly dependency ratio: 5.5 (2015 est.)
potential support ratio: 18.3 (2015 est.)

Urbanization[]

urban population: 53.7% of total population (2018)
rate of urbanization: 4.28% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
 
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Largest cities or towns in Mauritania
Rank Name Region Pop.
Nouakchott
Nouakchott
Nouadhibou
Nouadhibou 		1 Nouakchott Nouakchott 958,399 Kiffa
Kiffa
2 Nouadhibou Dakhlet Nouadhibou 118,167
3 Kiffa Assaba 50,026
4 Hodh Ech Chargui 47,725
5 Kaédi Gorgol 45,539
6 Zouérat Tiris Zemmour 44,469
7 Rosso Traza 33,581
8 Sélibaby Guidimaka 26,420
9 Atar Adrar 25,190
10 Aïoun Hodh El Gharbi 22,796

Life expectancy at birth[]

total population: 63.8 years (2018 est.)
male: 61.4 years (2018 est.)
female: 66.2 years (2018 est.)
  • total population: 60.75 years
  • male: 58.57 years
  • female: 62.99 years (2010 est.)

Sex ratio[]

  • at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
  • under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
  • 15–64 years: 0.89 male(s)/female
  • 65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female
  • total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2010 est.)

Ethnic groups[]

White Moors (bidhanes) 53% or 2.4 million people, black Moors (haratins) 30%, 17% sub-Saharan Mauritanians (non-Arabic speaking, largely resident in or originating from the Senegal River Valley, including Halpulaar, Fulani, Soninke, Wolof, and Bambara ethnic groups)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS[]

9,500 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: less than 500 (2003 est.)

Nationality[]

noun: Mauritanian(s) adjective: Mauritanian

Religions[]

Islam (official) 100%

Languages[]

Arabic (official and national), French (widely used in media and among educated classes), Pulaar, Soninke, Wolof, Serer.[9]

Literacy[]

definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)

total population: 52.1% (2015 est.)
male: 62.6% (2015 est.)
female: 41.6% (2015 est.)
total population: 51.2%
male: 59.5%
female: 43.4% (2000 census)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)[]

total: 8 years (2017)
male: 8 years (2017)
female: 8 years (2017)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24[]

total: 15.2% (2012 est.)
male: 14.1% (2012 est.)
female: 17% (2012 est.)

References[]

  1. ^ ""World Population prospects – Population division"". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  2. ^ ""Overall total population" – World Population Prospects: The 2019 Revision" (xslx). population.un.org (custom data acquired via website). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  3. ^ a b "World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations". population.un.org. Archived from the original on May 6, 2011.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2014-07-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Demographics" (PDF). http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR256/FR256.pdf. 201. Retrieved 2021-01-04. External link in |website= (help)
  6. ^ "World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations". esa.un.org. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  7. ^ "Mauritania Population 2019", World Population Review
  8. ^ "The World FactBook - Mauritania", The World Factbook, July 12, 2018Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  9. ^ Project, Joshua. "Serer in Mauritania". joshuaproject.net.

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