Population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population rose 11.1% to 3.62% in Mauritania in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population in Mauritania reached an all time high of 3.77% in 2012 and an all time low of 2.24% in 1960. When compared to Mauritania's main peers, population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population in Algeria amounted to 6.15%, 2.50% in Mali, 6.97% in Morocco and 3.01% in Senegal in 2022.
Mauritania has been ranked 134th within the group of 174 countries we follow in terms of population over 65 years old as a percentage of total population, 11 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Over 65 Years Old (As % of Total Population) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Algeria | % | 13.0% | 13.5% | 14.0% | 14.6% | 15.2% | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | % | 4.02% | 4.13% | 4.26% | 4.39% | 4.51% | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | % | 3.65% | 3.73% | 3.83% | 3.92% | 4.02% | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | % | 4.68% | 4.78% | 4.91% | 5.05% | 5.18% | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | % | 17.0% | 17.7% | 18.4% | 19.2% | 20.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | % | 3.20% | 3.27% | 3.33% | 3.40% | 3.46% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | % | 6.03% | 6.16% | 6.29% | 6.42% | 6.55% | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | % | 14.8% | 15.1% | 15.6% | 16.1% | 16.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | % | 2.71% | 2.72% | 2.73% | 2.74% | 2.75% | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | % | 4.62% | 4.75% | 4.89% | 5.04% | 5.18% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 35.5% | 36.3% | 36.8% | 37.3% | 37.7% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | % | 21.9% | 22.6% | 23.3% | 24.1% | 24.8% |
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