Children under 15 — all countries

Children under 15 — Mauritania

Children under 15 in Mauritania in 2025 — 2,252,768 people. Ranked 95 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 553.1%.

2025 2.25M people +2.03% vs 2024
World rank 95of 217
Period maximum 2.25M people2025
Period minimum 344,916 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Children under 15 — Mauritania, 1960–202501M2M3M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 344,916 people1962: 363,011 people1964: 385,986 people1966: 416,848 people1968: 451,308 people1970: 487,772 people1972: 525,117 people1974: 562,725 people1976: 600,358 people1978: 638,392 people1980: 676,537 people1982: 715,610 people1984: 755,790 people1986: 797,448 people1988: 841,086 people1990: 886,110 people1992: 936,950 people1994: 996,086 people1996: 1,052,353 people1998: 1,103,859 people2000: 1,155,508 people2002: 1,209,475 people2004: 1,267,625 people2006: 1,332,882 people2008: 1,404,888 people2010: 1,487,439 people2012: 1,594,444 people2014: 1,702,111 people2016: 1,808,152 people2018: 1,913,517 people2020: 2,015,584 people2022: 2,113,702 people2024: 2,207,911 people2025: 2,252,768 people
Change over the period: +1.91M (+553.14%) Average annual rate: 2.93 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mauritania

Mauritania 2.25M people
World 2.01B people
Sub-Saharan Africa 534M people
Western Africa computed 189M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 945M people
Children under 15 — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 2.25M +44,857 +2.03%
2024 2.21M +46,449 +2.15%
2023 2.16M +47,760 +2.26%
2022 2.11M +48,626 +2.35%
2021 2.07M +49,492 +2.46%
2020 2.02M +50,519 +2.57%
2019 1.97M +51,548 +2.69%
2018 1.91M +52,424 +2.82%
2017 1.86M +52,941 +2.93%
2016 1.81M +53,092 +3.03%
2015 1.76M +52,949 +3.11%
2014 1.7M +52,486 +3.18%
2013 1.65M +55,181 +3.46%
2012 1.59M +56,149 +3.65%
2011 1.54M +50,856 +3.42%
2010 1.49M +44,316 +3.07%
2009 1.44M +38,235 +2.72%
2008 1.4M +36,188 +2.64%
2007 1.37M +35,818 +2.69%
2006 1.33M +33,633 +2.59%
2005 1.3M +31,624 +2.49%
2004 1.27M +29,821 +2.41%
2003 1.24M +28,329 +2.34%
2002 1.21M +27,245 +2.3%
2001 1.18M +26,722 +2.31%
2000 1.16M +26,180 +2.32%
1999 1.13M +25,469 +2.31%
1998 1.1M +25,622 +2.38%
1997 1.08M +25,884 +2.46%
1996 1.05M +26,874 +2.62%
1995 1.03M +29,393 +2.95%
1994 996,086 +30,014 +3.11%
1993 966,072 +29,122 +3.11%
1992 936,950 +26,710 +2.93%
1991 910,240 +24,130 +2.72%
1990 886,110 +22,854 +2.65%
1989 863,256 +22,170 +2.64%
1988 841,086 +22,154 +2.71%
1987 818,932 +21,484 +2.69%
1986 797,448 +20,986 +2.7%
1985 776,462 +20,672 +2.74%
1984 755,790 +20,278 +2.76%
1983 735,512 +19,902 +2.78%
1982 715,610 +19,663 +2.83%
1981 695,947 +19,410 +2.87%
1980 676,537 +19,107 +2.91%
1979 657,430 +19,038 +2.98%
1978 638,392 +19,062 +3.08%
1977 619,330 +18,972 +3.16%
1976 600,358 +18,829 +3.24%
1975 581,529 +18,804 +3.34%
1974 562,725 +18,832 +3.46%
1973 543,893 +18,776 +3.58%
1972 525,117 +18,716 +3.7%
1971 506,401 +18,629 +3.82%
1970 487,772 +18,428 +3.93%
1969 469,344 +18,036 +4%
1968 451,308 +17,529 +4.04%
1967 433,779 +16,931 +4.06%
1966 416,848 +16,164 +4.03%
1965 400,684 +14,698 +3.81%
1964 385,986 +12,442 +3.33%
1963 373,544 +10,533 +2.9%
1962 363,011 +9,434 +2.67%
1961 353,577 +8,661 +2.51%
1960 344,916

About the indicator

The population aged 0 to 14 inclusive. The absolute number answers a different question than the share — not how young the country is, but how many children are in it, and it is this number that is needed to gauge the load on schools, pediatric care and child nutrition. The world total for the group has almost stopped growing: fertility is falling faster than population is rising.

Important: Estimates of the UN Population Division rather than census counts: values are interpolated for the years between censuses.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.