Mauritania Population Density 1950-2020
NOTE: All data from 2020 and beyond are UN projections and DO NOT include any impacts of the COVID-19 virus.
Chart and table of Mauritania population density from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population density of Mauritania in 2020 is 4.51 people per square kilometer, a 2.74% increase from 2019.
- The population density of Mauritania in 2019 was 4.39 people per square kilometer, a 2.78% increase from 2018.
- The population density of Mauritania in 2018 was 4.27 people per square kilometer, a 2.82% increase from 2017.
- The population density of Mauritania in 2017 was 4.16 people per square kilometer, a 2.86% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Density | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Density |
| Bangladesh | 1,115.55 |
| Micronesia | 784.16 |
| India | 419.80 |
| Philippines | 365.27 |
| Sri Lanka | 326.37 |
| El Salvador | 308.28 |
| Vietnam | 293.87 |
| Pakistan | 277.47 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 228.29 |
| Nigeria | 223.15 |
| Kiribati | 147.47 |
| Indonesia | 142.94 |
| Cabo Verde | 137.96 |
| Ghana | 130.26 |
| Moldova | 119.17 |
| Egypt | 102.19 |
| Kenya | 92.65 |
| Cambodia | 92.35 |
| Timor-Leste | 88.66 |
| Honduras | 88.05 |
| Morocco | 82.66 |
| Myanmar | 80.42 |
| Uzbekistan | 74.81 |
| Ukraine | 72.46 |
| Tunisia | 72.24 |
| Lesotho | 70.56 |
| Eswatini | 66.83 |
| Georgia | 57.23 |
| Cameroon | 55.83 |
| Nicaragua | 50.81 |
| Djibouti | 42.59 |
| Angola | 26.36 |
| Vanuatu | 25.20 |
| Zambia | 24.43 |
| Solomon Islands | 23.77 |
| Bhutan | 20.10 |
| Papua New Guinea | 19.33 |
| Bolivia | 10.63 |
| Mauritania | 4.51 |
| Mongolia | 2.10 |
| Sudan | 0.00 |
| Mauritania - Historical Population Density Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Density | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 4.51 | 2.74% |
| 2019 | 4.39 | 2.78% |
| 2018 | 4.27 | 2.82% |
| 2017 | 4.16 | 2.86% |
| 2016 | 4.04 | 2.90% |
| 2015 | 3.93 | 2.94% |
| 2014 | 3.81 | 2.97% |
| 2013 | 3.70 | 2.99% |
| 2012 | 3.60 | 3.00% |
| 2011 | 3.49 | 2.99% |
| 2010 | 3.39 | 2.97% |
| 2009 | 3.29 | 2.95% |
| 2008 | 3.20 | 2.93% |
| 2007 | 3.11 | 2.91% |
| 2006 | 3.02 | 2.90% |
| 2005 | 2.93 | 2.89% |
| 2004 | 2.85 | 2.87% |
| 2003 | 2.77 | 2.85% |
| 2002 | 2.70 | 2.80% |
| 2001 | 2.62 | 2.74% |
| 2000 | 2.55 | 2.68% |
| 1999 | 2.49 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | 2.42 | 2.57% |
| 1997 | 2.36 | 2.56% |
| 1996 | 2.30 | 2.56% |
| 1995 | 2.24 | 2.58% |
| 1994 | 2.19 | 2.59% |
| 1993 | 2.13 | 2.61% |
| 1992 | 2.08 | 2.62% |
| 1991 | 2.03 | 2.63% |
| 1990 | 1.97 | 2.65% |
| 1989 | 1.92 | 2.67% |
| 1988 | 1.87 | 2.70% |
| 1987 | 1.82 | 2.74% |
| 1986 | 1.78 | 2.79% |
| 1985 | 1.73 | 2.85% |
| 1984 | 1.68 | 2.91% |
| 1983 | 1.63 | 2.95% |
| 1982 | 1.58 | 2.97% |
| 1981 | 1.54 | 2.98% |
| 1980 | 1.49 | 2.97% |
| 1979 | 1.45 | 2.97% |
| 1978 | 1.41 | 2.97% |
| 1977 | 1.37 | 2.98% |
| 1976 | 1.33 | 2.99% |
| 1975 | 1.29 | 3.00% |
| 1974 | 1.25 | 3.01% |
| 1973 | 1.22 | 3.02% |
| 1972 | 1.18 | 3.03% |
| 1971 | 1.15 | 3.04% |
| 1970 | 1.11 | 3.06% |
| 1969 | 1.08 | 3.07% |
| 1968 | 1.05 | 3.08% |
| 1967 | 1.02 | 3.07% |
| 1966 | 0.99 | 3.06% |
| 1965 | 0.96 | 3.04% |
| 1964 | 0.93 | 3.02% |
| 1963 | 0.90 | 3.00% |
| 1962 | 0.87 | 2.98% |
| 1961 | 0.85 | 2.96% |
| 1960 | 0.83 | 2.94% |
| 1959 | 0.80 | 2.91% |
| 1958 | 0.78 | 2.88% |
| 1957 | 0.76 | 2.83% |
| 1956 | 0.74 | 2.77% |
| 1955 | 0.72 | 2.70% |
| 1954 | 0.70 | 2.62% |
| 1953 | 0.68 | 2.54% |
| 1952 | 0.66 | 2.45% |
| 1951 | 0.65 | 2.36% |
| 1950 | 0.63 | 0.00% |
