Population aged 65 and over — all countries

Population aged 65 and over — Mauritania

Population aged 65 and over in Mauritania in 2025 — 172,566 people. Ranked 143 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 809.6%.

2025 172,566 people +3.4% vs 2024
World rank 143of 217
Period maximum 172,566 people2025
Period minimum 18,971 people1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · people

Population aged 65 and over — Mauritania, 1960–2025050,000100,000150,000200,00019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 18,971 people1962: 21,213 people1964: 23,552 people1966: 25,940 people1968: 28,393 people1970: 30,932 people1972: 33,543 people1974: 36,244 people1976: 38,998 people1978: 41,727 people1980: 44,519 people1982: 47,400 people1984: 50,373 people1986: 53,506 people1988: 56,838 people1990: 60,027 people1992: 64,204 people1994: 68,813 people1996: 72,110 people1998: 75,962 people2000: 80,564 people2002: 84,974 people2004: 89,609 people2006: 95,015 people2008: 103,598 people2010: 120,224 people2012: 136,374 people2014: 139,825 people2016: 141,029 people2018: 144,680 people2020: 149,969 people2022: 156,435 people2024: 166,889 people2025: 172,566 people
Change over the period: +153,595 (+809.63%) Average annual rate: 3.46 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Mauritania 172,566 people
World 855M people
Sub-Saharan Africa 42.72M people
Western Africa computed 14.29M people
Lower-middle-income countries computed 210M people
Population aged 65 and over — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 172,566 +5,677 +3.4%
2024 166,889 +5,401 +3.34%
2023 161,488 +5,053 +3.23%
2022 156,435 +3,903 +2.56%
2021 152,532 +2,563 +1.71%
2020 149,969 +2,574 +1.75%
2019 147,395 +2,715 +1.88%
2018 144,680 +2,132 +1.5%
2017 142,548 +1,519 +1.08%
2016 141,029 +895 +0.64%
2015 140,134 +309 +0.22%
2014 139,825 −225 −0.16%
2013 140,050 +3,676 +2.7%
2012 136,374 +7,971 +6.21%
2011 128,403 +8,179 +6.8%
2010 120,224 +8,298 +7.41%
2009 111,926 +8,328 +8.04%
2008 103,598 +5,654 +5.77%
2007 97,944 +2,929 +3.08%
2006 95,015 +2,839 +3.08%
2005 92,176 +2,567 +2.86%
2004 89,609 +2,336 +2.68%
2003 87,273 +2,299 +2.71%
2002 84,974 +2,169 +2.62%
2001 82,805 +2,241 +2.78%
2000 80,564 +2,370 +3.03%
1999 78,194 +2,232 +2.94%
1998 75,962 +2,091 +2.83%
1997 73,871 +1,761 +2.44%
1996 72,110 +1,484 +2.1%
1995 70,626 +1,813 +2.63%
1994 68,813 +2,133 +3.2%
1993 66,680 +2,476 +3.86%
1992 64,204 +2,337 +3.78%
1991 61,867 +1,840 +3.07%
1990 60,027 +1,619 +2.77%
1989 58,408 +1,570 +2.76%
1988 56,838 +1,695 +3.07%
1987 55,143 +1,637 +3.06%
1986 53,506 +1,589 +3.06%
1985 51,917 +1,544 +3.07%
1984 50,373 +1,501 +3.07%
1983 48,872 +1,472 +3.11%
1982 47,400 +1,455 +3.17%
1981 45,945 +1,426 +3.2%
1980 44,519 +1,405 +3.26%
1979 43,114 +1,387 +3.32%
1978 41,727 +1,360 +3.37%
1977 40,367 +1,369 +3.51%
1976 38,998 +1,382 +3.67%
1975 37,616 +1,372 +3.79%
1974 36,244 +1,359 +3.9%
1973 34,885 +1,342 +4%
1972 33,543 +1,315 +4.08%
1971 32,228 +1,296 +4.19%
1970 30,932 +1,284 +4.33%
1969 29,648 +1,255 +4.42%
1968 28,393 +1,234 +4.54%
1967 27,159 +1,219 +4.7%
1966 25,940 +1,202 +4.86%
1965 24,738 +1,186 +5.04%
1964 23,552 +1,177 +5.26%
1963 22,375 +1,162 +5.48%
1962 21,213 +1,135 +5.65%
1961 20,078 +1,107 +5.84%
1960 18,971

About the indicator

The population aged 65 and over. In absolute numbers this group is growing faster than any other: it expands both from the rise in life expectancy and from the entry of the large cohorts born in the middle of the 20th century. Japan and Italy lead by share of population, China and India by absolute number, and the divergence of the two rankings shows where the load on health care and pensions is larger in scale and where it is sharper.

Important: The threshold of 65 years is an international convention and is not tied to the retirement age of any particular country.

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