Total population rose 1.02% to 4.66 mil in Mauritania in 2022, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, total population in Mauritania reached an all time high of 4.66 mil in 2022 and an all time low of 0.660 mil in 1950. When compared to Mauritania's main peers, total population in Algeria amounted to 43.5 mil, 19.9 mil in Mali, 35.6 mil in Morocco and 17.5 mil in Senegal in 2022.
Mauritania has been ranked 127th within the group of 179 countries we follow in terms of total population, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population (Total) | Unit | 2030 | 2031 | 2032 | 2033 | 2034 | 2035 | 2036 | 2037 | 2038 | 2039 | 2040 | 2041 | 2042 | 2043 | 2044 | 2045 | 2046 | 2047 | 2048 | 2049 | 2050 |
| Algeria | mil | 47.5 | 47.6 | 47.6 | 47.6 | 47.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | mil | 33.3 | 33.8 | 34.4 | 34.9 | 35.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gambia | mil | 3.94 | 4.01 | 4.08 | 4.15 | 4.22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guinea | mil | 20.3 | 20.5 | 20.8 | 21.0 | 21.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Libya | mil | 7.28 | 7.28 | 7.28 | 7.28 | 7.27 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mali | mil | 35.9 | 36.7 | 37.6 | 38.4 | 39.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | mil | 6.59 | 6.67 | 6.75 | 6.82 | 6.90 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | mil | 37.6 | 37.6 | 37.6 | 37.5 | 37.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Niger | mil | 53.1 | 54.7 | 56.4 | 58.1 | 59.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senegal | mil | 26.8 | 27.2 | 27.6 | 28.0 | 28.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | mil | 44.4 | 44.2 | 44.0 | 43.8 | 43.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | mil | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.6 |
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