Population, total, annual growth rate in Mauritania
Mauritania: Population, total, annual growth rate was 2.82 % change on previous year in 2025. ▬ Flat
Population, total, annual growth rate in Mauritania, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, population, total, annual growth rate in Mauritania stood at 2.82 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Mauritania peaked at 4.13 % change on previous year in 1993 and was at its lowest, 2 % change on previous year, in 1996.
Mauritania ranks 18th of 218 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.65 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.72 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1963 | 2.79 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 2.86 % change on previous year | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 2.93 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 2.99 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1967 | 3.05 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 3.08 % change on previous year | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 3.09 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 3.1 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 3.08 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 3.06 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 3.02 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 2.92 % change on previous year | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 2.88 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 2.88 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.88 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 2.91 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 2.92 % change on previous year | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 2.92 % change on previous year | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 2.92 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 2.93 % change on previous year | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 2.92 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 2.92 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 2.93 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 2.54 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 1990 | 2.57 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 2.96 % change on previous year | +15.5% |
| 1992 | 3.9 % change on previous year | +31.6% |
| 1993 | 4.13 % change on previous year | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -16.3% |
| 1995 | 2.78 % change on previous year | -19.5% |
| 1996 | 2 % change on previous year | -28.2% |
| 1997 | 2.25 % change on previous year | +12.8% |
| 1998 | 2.63 % change on previous year | +16.6% |
| 1999 | 2.71 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 2.82 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -10.5% |
| 2003 | 2.31 % change on previous year | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 2.38 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 2.45 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.54 % change on previous year | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 2.63 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 2.92 % change on previous year | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 3.18 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 3.24 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 3.3 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 3.32 % change on previous year | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3.19 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 3.06 % change on previous year | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 3.05 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 3.04 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.02 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 3 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.96 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.93 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.97 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 3.01 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.93 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 2.82 % change on previous year | -3.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate in Mauritania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +31.6% | 2.96 % change on previous year | 3.9 % change on previous year |
| 1996 | -28.2% | 2.78 % change on previous year | 2 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.91 % change on previous year | 2.65 % change on previous year | 3.09 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.99 % change on previous year | 2.88 % change on previous year | 3.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.88 % change on previous year | 2.54 % change on previous year | 2.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.94 % change on previous year | 2 % change on previous year | 4.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.6 % change on previous year | 2.24 % change on previous year | 3.18 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.12 % change on previous year | 3 % change on previous year | 3.32 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.94 % change on previous year | 2.82 % change on previous year | 3.01 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
- 15 Yemen 2.93 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Tanzania, United Republic of 2.9 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Mozambique 2.89 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Zambia 2.81 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Afghanistan 2.81 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Uganda 2.74 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Mauritania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.05 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,025 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,939 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 324.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 339.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 279.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2279 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, annual growth rate in Mauritania?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Mauritania was 2.82 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.13 % change on previous year in 1993.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 % change on previous year in 1996.
- How does Mauritania rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Mauritania ranks 18th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.