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Share of population under 15 — all countries

Share of population under 15 — Mauritania

Share of population under 15 in Mauritania in 2025 — 42.4%. Ranked 12 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 0.5 pp.

2025 42.4% −0.3 pp vs 2024
World rank 12of 217
Period maximum 45.9%1980
Period minimum 41.8%1962

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Share of population under 15 — Mauritania, 1960–20254042444619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 41.8%1962: 41.8%1964: 42%1966: 42.8%1968: 43.6%1970: 44.4%1972: 44.9%1974: 45.4%1976: 45.6%1978: 45.8%1980: 45.9%1982: 45.8%1984: 45.7%1986: 45.5%1988: 45.3%1990: 45.4%1992: 44.9%1994: 44.3%1996: 44.6%1998: 44.6%2000: 44.2%2002: 44.2%2004: 44.2%2006: 44.2%2008: 44.1%2010: 43.9%2012: 44.1%2014: 44.2%2016: 44.2%2018: 44.1%2020: 43.8%2022: 43.4%2024: 42.7%2025: 42.4%
Change over the period: +0.5 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Mauritania 42.4%
World 24.4%
Sub-Saharan Africa 40.4%
Western Africa computed 40.6%
Lower-middle-income countries computed 28.8%
Share of population under 15 — Mauritania, by year Mauritania All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 42.4 −0.3 pp
2024 42.7 −0.3 pp
2023 43 −0.3 pp
2022 43.4 −0.3 pp
2021 43.6 −0.2 pp
2020 43.8 −0.2 pp
2019 44 −0.1 pp
2018 44.1 −0.1 pp
2017 44.2 −0 pp
2016 44.2 −0 pp
2015 44.3 +0 pp
2014 44.2 +0.1 pp
2013 44.2 +0.1 pp
2012 44.1 +0.1 pp
2011 43.9 +0.1 pp
2010 43.9 −0.1 pp
2009 43.9 −0.2 pp
2008 44.1 −0.1 pp
2007 44.3 +0 pp
2006 44.2 +0 pp
2005 44.2 +0 pp
2004 44.2 +0 pp
2003 44.2 +0 pp
2002 44.2 +0 pp
2001 44.1 −0.1 pp
2000 44.2 −0.2 pp
1999 44.4 −0.2 pp
1998 44.6 −0.1 pp
1997 44.7 +0.1 pp
1996 44.6 +0.3 pp
1995 44.4 +0.1 pp
1994 44.3 −0.1 pp
1993 44.4 −0.4 pp
1992 44.9 −0.4 pp
1991 45.3 −0.1 pp
1990 45.4 +0 pp
1989 45.4 +0 pp
1988 45.3 −0.1 pp
1987 45.4 −0.1 pp
1986 45.5 −0.1 pp
1985 45.6 −0.1 pp
1984 45.7 −0.1 pp
1983 45.8 −0.1 pp
1982 45.8 −0 pp
1981 45.9 −0 pp
1980 45.9 +0 pp
1979 45.9 +0 pp
1978 45.8 +0.1 pp
1977 45.7 +0.1 pp
1976 45.6 +0.1 pp
1975 45.5 +0.2 pp
1974 45.4 +0.2 pp
1973 45.2 +0.2 pp
1972 44.9 +0.3 pp
1971 44.7 +0.3 pp
1970 44.4 +0.4 pp
1969 44 +0.4 pp
1968 43.6 +0.4 pp
1967 43.2 +0.4 pp
1966 42.8 +0.4 pp
1965 42.4 +0.4 pp
1964 42 +0.2 pp
1963 41.8 +0 pp
1962 41.8 −0 pp
1961 41.8 −0.1 pp
1960 41.8 —

Western Africa, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NE Niger 46.2 ML Mali 45.8 MR Mauritania 42.4 BJ Benin 41.3 BF Burkina Faso 41.2 GN Guinea 40.5 NG Nigeria 40.5 CI Côte d'Ivoire 40.5 TG Togo 40.4 GM Gambia 39.7 LR Liberia 39.1 GW Guinea-Bissau 38.3 SN Senegal 37.7 SL Sierra Leone 37.7 GH Ghana 35.4 CV Cabo Verde 24.7
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The share of population aged 0 to 14. In sub-Saharan Africa this share exceeds 40%, while in East Asia and Europe it drops below 15%. A high share of children means fast growth of the labor force in the future, but also a heavy current load on the education system.

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

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Demography Children under 15

How many children and adolescents younger than 15 there are in a country.

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