Mauritania Population Growth Rate 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 from 1950 to 2020. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
- The current population of Mauritania in 2020 is 4,649,658, a 2.74% increase from 2019.
- The population of Mauritania in 2019 was 4,525,696, a 2.78% increase from 2018.
- The population of Mauritania in 2018 was 4,403,313, a 2.82% increase from 2017.
- The population of Mauritania in 2017 was 4,282,570, a 2.86% increase from 2016.
| Similar Countries Ranked by Population Growth Rate | |
|---|---|
| Country Name | 2020 Population Growth Rate |
| India | 1,380,004,385 |
| Indonesia | 273,523,615 |
| Pakistan | 220,892,340 |
| Nigeria | 206,139,589 |
| Bangladesh | 164,689,383 |
| Philippines | 109,581,078 |
| Egypt | 102,334,404 |
| Vietnam | 97,338,579 |
| Myanmar | 54,409,800 |
| Kenya | 53,771,296 |
| Sudan | 43,849,260 |
| Ukraine | 43,733,762 |
| Morocco | 36,910,560 |
| Uzbekistan | 33,469,203 |
| Angola | 32,866,272 |
| Ghana | 31,072,940 |
| Cameroon | 26,545,863 |
| Sri Lanka | 21,413,249 |
| Zambia | 18,383,955 |
| Cambodia | 16,718,965 |
| Tunisia | 11,818,619 |
| Bolivia | 11,673,021 |
| Honduras | 9,904,607 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8,947,024 |
| Nicaragua | 6,624,554 |
| El Salvador | 6,486,205 |
| Mauritania | 4,649,658 |
| Moldova | 4,033,963 |
| Georgia | 3,989,167 |
| Mongolia | 3,278,290 |
| Lesotho | 2,142,249 |
| Timor-Leste | 1,318,445 |
| Eswatini | 1,160,164 |
| Djibouti | 988,000 |
| Bhutan | 771,608 |
| Solomon Islands | 686,884 |
| Cabo Verde | 555,987 |
| Micronesia | 548,914 |
| Vanuatu | 307,145 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 219,159 |
| Kiribati | 119,449 |
| Mauritania - Historical Population Growth Rate Data | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Population Growth Rate | Growth Rate |
| 2020 | 4,649,658 | 2.74% |
| 2019 | 4,525,696 | 2.78% |
| 2018 | 4,403,313 | 2.82% |
| 2017 | 4,282,570 | 2.86% |
| 2016 | 4,163,533 | 2.90% |
| 2015 | 4,046,301 | 2.94% |
| 2014 | 3,930,896 | 2.97% |
| 2013 | 3,817,494 | 2.99% |
| 2012 | 3,706,555 | 3.00% |
| 2011 | 3,598,648 | 2.99% |
| 2010 | 3,494,195 | 2.97% |
| 2009 | 3,393,409 | 2.95% |
| 2008 | 3,296,238 | 2.93% |
| 2007 | 3,202,517 | 2.91% |
| 2006 | 3,111,906 | 2.90% |
| 2005 | 3,024,194 | 2.89% |
| 2004 | 2,939,247 | 2.87% |
| 2003 | 2,857,148 | 2.85% |
| 2002 | 2,778,099 | 2.80% |
| 2001 | 2,702,400 | 2.74% |
| 2000 | 2,630,219 | 2.68% |
| 1999 | 2,561,585 | 2.62% |
| 1998 | 2,496,216 | 2.57% |
| 1997 | 2,433,563 | 2.56% |
| 1996 | 2,372,901 | 2.56% |
| 1995 | 2,313,630 | 2.58% |
| 1994 | 2,255,516 | 2.59% |
| 1993 | 2,198,532 | 2.61% |
| 1992 | 2,142,645 | 2.62% |
| 1991 | 2,087,912 | 2.63% |
| 1990 | 2,034,346 | 2.65% |
| 1989 | 1,981,899 | 2.67% |
| 1988 | 1,930,433 | 2.70% |
| 1987 | 1,879,763 | 2.74% |
| 1986 | 1,829,675 | 2.79% |
| 1985 | 1,780,030 | 2.85% |
| 1984 | 1,730,738 | 2.91% |
| 1983 | 1,681,863 | 2.95% |
| 1982 | 1,633,652 | 2.97% |
| 1981 | 1,586,493 | 2.98% |
| 1980 | 1,540,640 | 2.97% |
| 1979 | 1,496,185 | 2.97% |
| 1978 | 1,453,032 | 2.97% |
| 1977 | 1,411,140 | 2.98% |
| 1976 | 1,370,357 | 2.99% |
| 1975 | 1,330,598 | 3.00% |
| 1974 | 1,291,855 | 3.01% |
| 1973 | 1,254,157 | 3.02% |
| 1972 | 1,217,446 | 3.03% |
| 1971 | 1,181,674 | 3.04% |
| 1970 | 1,146,780 | 3.06% |
| 1969 | 1,112,745 | 3.07% |
| 1968 | 1,079,580 | 3.08% |
| 1967 | 1,047,344 | 3.07% |
| 1966 | 1,016,100 | 3.06% |
| 1965 | 985,910 | 3.04% |
| 1964 | 956,799 | 3.02% |
| 1963 | 928,734 | 3.00% |
| 1962 | 901,686 | 2.98% |
| 1961 | 875,581 | 2.96% |
| 1960 | 850,384 | 2.94% |
| 1959 | 826,073 | 2.91% |
| 1958 | 802,676 | 2.88% |
| 1957 | 780,220 | 2.83% |
| 1956 | 758,753 | 2.77% |
| 1955 | 738,299 | 2.70% |
| 1954 | 718,873 | 2.62% |
| 1953 | 700,498 | 2.54% |
| 1952 | 683,142 | 2.45% |
| 1951 | 666,812 | 2.36% |
| 1950 | 651,436 | 0.00% |
