Population growth — all countries

Population growth — Mauritania

Population growth in Mauritania in 2025 — 2.78%. Ranked 18 in the world out of 217. Since 1961, the indicator has risen by 0.16 pp.

2025 2.78% −0.11 pp vs 2024
World rank 18of 217
Period maximum 4.04%1993
Period minimum 1.98%1996

Trend over time

1961–2025 · % per year

Population growth — Mauritania, 1961–20251234519611968197519821989199620032010201720241961: 2.62%1963: 2.75%1965: 2.88%1967: 3%1969: 3.05%1971: 3.04%1973: 2.99%1975: 2.95%1977: 2.88%1979: 2.83%1981: 2.86%1983: 2.88%1985: 2.89%1987: 2.88%1989: 2.51%1991: 2.92%1993: 4.04%1995: 2.74%1997: 2.23%1999: 2.67%2001: 2.47%2003: 2.29%2005: 2.42%2007: 2.6%2009: 3.13%2011: 3.25%2013: 3.14%2015: 3.01%2017: 2.99%2019: 2.95%2021: 2.89%2023: 2.97%2025: 2.78%
Change over the period: +0.16 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mauritania 2.78%
World 0.91%
Western Africa computed 2.23%
Population growth — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 2.78 −0.11 pp
2024 2.88 −0.08 pp
2023 2.97 +0.04 pp
2022 2.93 +0.04 pp
2021 2.89 −0.03 pp
2020 2.92 −0.03 pp
2019 2.95 −0.02 pp
2018 2.97 −0.01 pp
2017 2.99 −0.01 pp
2016 3 −0.01 pp
2015 3.01 −0.01 pp
2014 3.01 −0.12 pp
2013 3.14 −0.13 pp
2012 3.26 +0.02 pp
2011 3.25 +0.05 pp
2010 3.19 +0.06 pp
2009 3.13 +0.25 pp
2008 2.87 +0.27 pp
2007 2.6 +0.09 pp
2006 2.51 +0.08 pp
2005 2.42 +0.07 pp
2004 2.35 +0.06 pp
2003 2.29 +0.08 pp
2002 2.21 −0.26 pp
2001 2.47 −0.31 pp
2000 2.78 +0.11 pp
1999 2.67 +0.08 pp
1998 2.59 +0.37 pp
1997 2.23 +0.25 pp
1996 1.98 −0.77 pp
1995 2.74 −0.65 pp
1994 3.4 −0.65 pp
1993 4.04 +0.22 pp
1992 3.83 +0.91 pp
1991 2.92 +0.39 pp
1990 2.53 +0.02 pp
1989 2.51 −0.38 pp
1988 2.89 +0.01 pp
1987 2.88 −0 pp
1986 2.88 −0.01 pp
1985 2.89 +0.01 pp
1984 2.88 +0 pp
1983 2.88 −0 pp
1982 2.88 +0.01 pp
1981 2.86 +0.02 pp
1980 2.84 +0.01 pp
1979 2.83 −0 pp
1978 2.84 −0.04 pp
1977 2.88 −0.05 pp
1976 2.93 −0.02 pp
1975 2.95 −0.02 pp
1974 2.97 −0.02 pp
1973 2.99 −0.02 pp
1972 3.01 −0.02 pp
1971 3.04 −0.02 pp
1970 3.05 +0 pp
1969 3.05 +0.02 pp
1968 3.03 +0.03 pp
1967 3 +0.05 pp
1966 2.95 +0.07 pp
1965 2.88 +0.07 pp
1964 2.82 +0.07 pp
1963 2.75 +0.07 pp
1962 2.68 +0.07 pp
1961 2.62

About the indicator

The annual population growth rate is the change in population size over a year as a percent of the previous year. It takes in both natural increase (births minus deaths) and net migration. Negative values mean the population is shrinking; at 1% a year population doubles in about 70 years, at 2% in about 35.

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