Editing Demographics of Mauritania

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{{Infobox place demographics
|place=[[Mauritania]]
|image=File:Mauritania single age population pyramid 2020.png
|image_size         = 350
|caption            = Population pyramid of Mauritania in 2020
|size_of_population = 5,169,342 (2024 est.)
|nation             = Mauritanian
|age_0–14_years     = 40.92%
| age_15-64_years   = 55.87%
|age_65_years       = 3.21%
|growth             = 1.99% (2022 est.)
|birth              = 28.06 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
|death              = 7.43 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
|net_migration      = -0.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
|infant_mortality   = 50.99 deaths/1,000 live births
|life               = 65.22 years
|life_male          = 62.77 years
|life_female        = 67.75 years
|fertility          = 4.40 children born/woman (2022 est.)
|major_ethnic       = {{unbulleted list
|{{Tree list}}
* [[Haratin]] 
* [[Afro-Arabs]]
{{tree list/end}}
}}
|minor_ethnic       = {{unbulleted list
|{{Tree list}}
* [[Fula people|Fula]]
* [[Wolof people|Wolof]]
* [[Toucouleur people|Toucouleur]]
*[[Serer people|Serer]]<ref name="The Jos P">5000 [[Serer people]] in Mauritania. This is an old figure which has not updated on Joshua Project. "Serer in Mauritania." [https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/14866/MR] (retrieved 7 March 2025). It is however more recent than the following 2000 source based on a 1988 census:
:3,500 (estimated in 2000): African Census Analysis Project (ACAP). [[University of Pennsylvania]]. ''Ethnic Diversity and Assimilation in Senegal: Evidence from the 1988 Census'' by Pierre Ngom, Aliou Gaye and Ibrahima Sarr. 2000</ref>
* Others
{{tree list/end}}
}}
|official           = [[Arabic language|Arabic]] (official)
|spoken             = [[Languages of Mauritania]]
}}{{Redirect-distinguish|Mauritanians|Mauritians}}
[[demography|Demographic]] features of the [[population]] of [[Mauritania]] ({{langx|ar|التركيبة السكانية في موريتانيا}}) include [[population density]], [[Ethnic group|ethnicity]], [[Education in Mauritania|education level]], [[Health in Mauritania|health]] of the populace, [[Economy of Mauritania|economic]] status, [[Religion in Mauritania|religious]] affiliations and other aspects.

==Population==
[[File:Mauritania Population 1950-2021 Forecast 2022-2032 UN World Population Prospects 2022.svg |thumb|350px|[[Population]], [[fertility rate]] and [[net reproduction rate]], United Nations estimates]]

{{Historical populations
| percentages = pagr
|footnote = Source:<ref>https://ons.mr</ref>
|title       = Census population and growth rate
|1977|1339000
|1988|1864000
|2000|2508000
|2013|3537000
}}

According to {{UN_Population|source}}, the total population was {{UN_Population|Mauritania}} in {{UN_Population|Year}}, compared to only  657 000 in 1950. The proportion of children below the age of 15 in 2010 was 39.9%, 57.4% was between 15 and 65 years of age, while 2.7% was 65 years or older.<ref name="WPP 2010">{{Cite web|url=https://population.un.org/wpp/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506065230/http://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/index.htm|url-status=dead|title=World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations|archive-date=May 6, 2011|website=population.un.org}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;"
|-
!
! width="80pt"|Total population (x 1000)
! width="80pt"|Population aged 0–14 (%)
! width="80pt"|Population aged 15–64 (%)
! width="80pt"|Population aged 65+ (%)
|-
| 1950
| 657||43.8||54.8||1.4
|-
| 1955
| 744||43.6||54.7||1.6
|-
| 1960
| 854||44.3||53.8||1.8
|-
| 1965
| 984||45.2||52.8||2.0
|-
| 1970
|1 134||45.8||52.1||2.2
|-
| 1975
|1 312||45.8||51.9||2.3
|-
| 1980
|1 518||45.6||51.9||2.4
|-
| 1985
|1 748||45.3||52.2||2.5
|-
| 1990
|1 996||44.9||52.5||2.6
|-
| 1995
|2 292||44.0||53.4||2.7
|-
| 2000
|2 643||42.7||54.6||2.7
|-
| 2005
|3 047||41.2||56.1||2.7
|-
| 2010
|3 460||39.9||57.4||2.7
|}

=== Structure of the population===

Structure of the population (Census 24.II.2013):
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80pt"|Female
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 1 743 074
| align="right" | 1 794 294
| align="right" | 3 537 368
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 316 217
| align="right" | 298 475
| align="right" | 614 692
| align="right" | 17.38
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 263 263
| align="right" | 256 839
| align="right" | 520 102
| align="right" | 14.70
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 212 838
| align="right" | 216 667
| align="right" | 429 505
| align="right" | 12.14
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 176 116
| align="right" | 185 288
| align="right" | 361 404
| align="right" | 10.22
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 144 478
| align="right" | 157 962
| align="right" | 302 440
| align="right" | 8.55
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 121 586
| align="right" | 135 767
| align="right" | 257 353
| align="right" | 7.28
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 99 834
| align="right" | 113 691
| align="right" | 213 525
| align="right" | 6.04
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 83 578
| align="right" | 95 379
| align="right" | 178 957
| align="right" | 5.06
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 72 108
| align="right" | 79 228
| align="right" | 151 336
| align="right" | 4.28
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 60 297
| align="right" | 64 516
| align="right" | 124 813
| align="right" | 3.53
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 50 739
| align="right" | 51 751
| align="right" | 102 490
| align="right" | 2.90
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 41 075
| align="right" | 40 645
| align="right" | 81 720
| align="right" | 2.31
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 31 660
| align="right" | 30 459
| align="right" | 62 119
| align="right" | 1.76
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 24 120
| align="right" | 23 055
| align="right" | 47 175
| align="right" | 1.33
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 18 167
| align="right" | 17 129
| align="right" | 35 296
| align="right" | 1.00
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 12 670
| align="right" | 12 231
| align="right" | 24 901
| align="right" | 0.70
|-
| align="right" | 80–84
| align="right" | 8 080
| align="right" | 8 584
| align="right" | 16 664
| align="right" | 0.47
|-
| align="right" | 85+
| align="right" | 6 248 
| align="right" | 6 628
| align="right" | 12 876
| align="right" | 0.36
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80pt"|Male
! width="80"|Female
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 792 318
| align="right" | 771 981
| align="right" | 1 564 299
| align="right" | 44.22
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 881 471
| align="right" | 954 686
| align="right" | 1 836 157
| align="right" | 51.91
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 69 285
| align="right" | 67 627
| align="right" | 136 912
| align="right" | 3.87
|-
|}

Population by Age Group (Estimates 1.VII.2016) (Data refer to national projections.):<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic-social/products/dyb/dyb_2020/|title=UNSD — Demographic and Social Statistics}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="80pt"|Age Group
! width="80pt"|Total
! width="80pt"|%
|-
| align="right" | Total
| align="right" | 3 782 701
| align="right" | 100
|-
| align="right" | 0–4
| align="right" | 579 832
| align="right" | 15.33
|-
| align="right" | 5–9
| align="right" | 567 643
| align="right" | 15.01
|-
| align="right" | 10–14
| align="right" | 478 293
| align="right" | 12.64
|-
| align="right" | 15–19
| align="right" | 396 650
| align="right" | 10.49
|-
| align="right" | 20–24
| align="right" | 333 473
| align="right" | 8.82
|-
| align="right" | 25–29
| align="right" | 280 531
| align="right" | 7.42
|-
| align="right" | 30–34
| align="right" | 236 864
| align="right" | 6.26
|-
| align="right" | 35–39
| align="right" | 196 168
| align="right" | 5.19
|-
| align="right" | 40–44
| align="right" | 164 707
| align="right" | 4.35
|-
| align="right" | 45–49
| align="right" | 137 439
| align="right" | 3.63
|-
| align="right" | 50–54
| align="right" | 111 936
| align="right" | 2.96
|-
| align="right" | 55–59
| align="right" | 90 008
| align="right" | 2.38
|-
| align="right" | 60–64
| align="right" | 68 836
| align="right" | 1.82
|-
| align="right" | 65–69
| align="right" | 50 266
| align="right" | 1.33
|-
| align="right" | 70–74
| align="right" | 36 188
| align="right" | 0.96
|-
| align="right" | 75–79
| align="right" | 24 540
| align="right" | 0.65
|-
| align="right" | 80+
| align="right" | 29 328
| align="right" | 0.78
|-
! width="50"|Age group 
! width="80"|Total
! width="50"|Percent
|-
| align="right" | 0–14
| align="right" | 1 625 768
| align="right" | 42.98
|-
| align="right" | 15–64
| align="right" | 2 016 611
| align="right" | 53.31
|-
| align="right" | 65+
| align="right" | 140 322
| align="right" | 3.71
|-
|}

==Vital statistics==
Registration of vital events in Mauritania is incomplete. The Population Department of the United Nations prepared the following estimates.
<ref>{{cite UN WPP|2022|rows=5693:5764|cols=M,X,AE,S,AH,S,AA,AV,AI}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"
!
! style="width:80pt;" |Mid-year population (thousands)
! style="width:80pt;" |Live births (thousands)
! style="width:80pt;" |Deaths (thousands)
! style="width:80pt;" |Natural change (thousands)
! style="width:80pt;" |Crude birth rate (per 1000)
! style="width:80pt;" |Crude death rate (per 1000)
! style="width:80pt;" |Natural change (per 1000)
! style="width:80pt;" |[[Total fertility rate]] (TFR)
! style="width:80pt;" |[[Infant mortality]] (per 1000 live births)
! style="width:80pt;" |[[Life expectancy]] (in years)
|-
|1950
|   659
|   30
|   15
|   15
|45.2
|23.0
|22.2
|6.12
|157.1
|38.74
|-
|1951
|  673
|  31
|  15
|  15
|45.3
|22.5
|22.8
|6.13
|155.0
|39.29
|-
|1952
|  689
|  31
|  15
|  16
|45.2
|22.1
|23.1
|6.13
|152.8
|39.77
|-
|1953
|  705
|  32
|  15
|  16
|45.2
|21.8
|23.4
|6.13
|150.7
|40.21
|-
|1954
|  721
|  33
|  15
|  17
|45.3
|21.4
|23.9
|6.16
|148.4
|40.78
|-
|1955
|  739
|  34
|  16
|  18
|45.4
|21.0
|24.4
|6.18
|146.1
|41.41
|-
|1956
|  757
|  35
|  16
|  19
|45.6
|20.7
|24.9
|6.21
|143.6
|41.94
|-
|1957
|  776
|  36
|  16
|  20
|45.8
|20.4
|25.4
|6.24
|141.1
|42.50
|-
|1958
|  796
|  37
|  16
|  21
|46.0
|20.0
|26.0
|6.28
|138.4
|43.16
|-
|1959
|  816
|  38
|  16
|  22
|46.1
|19.6
|26.6
|6.32
|135.7
|43.88
|-
|1960
|  838
|  39
|  16
|  23
|46.3
|19.0
|27.3
|6.35
|133.0
|44.77
|-
|1961
|  862
|  40
|  16
|  24
|46.6
|18.6
|28.0
|6.40
|130.1
|45.44
|-
|1962
|  886
|  41
|  16
|  25
|46.6
|18.3
|28.3
|6.43
|127.3
|46.05
|-
|1963
|  911
|  43
|  16
|  26
|46.7
|17.9
|28.8
|6.48
|124.5
|46.69
|-
|1964
|  938
|  44
|  16
|  28
|46.8
|17.4
|29.4
|6.53
|121.7
|47.45
|-
|1965
|  966
|  45
|  16
|  29
|46.9
|17.0
|29.9
|6.59
|118.9
|48.06
|-
|1966
|  995
|  47
|  17
|  30
|style="color:blue"|47.0
|16.6
|30.3
|6.64
|116.1
|48.73
|-
|1967
|  1 025
|  48
|  17
|  31
|46.8
|16.2
|30.6
|6.67
|113.3
|49.37
|-
|1968
|  1 056
|  49
|  17
|  32
|46.5
|15.8
|30.7
|6.68
|110.6
|50.04
|-
|1969
|  1 089
|  50
|  17
|  34
|46.3
|15.4
|30.9
|6.69
|108.4
|50.63
|-
|1970
|  1 122
|  52
|  17
|  35
|46.0
|15.1
|30.8
|6.69
|107.0
|51.04
|-
|1971
|  1 156
|  53
|  17
|  36
|45.6
|14.9
|30.8
|6.69
|106.2
|51.39
|-
|1972
|  1 191
|  54
|  18
|  37
|45.5
|14.7
|30.7
|style="color:blue"|6.70
|105.8
|51.66
|-
|1973
|  1 227
|  56
|  18
|  38
|45.3
|14.6
|30.7
|6.70
|105.4
|51.90
|-
|1974
|  1 264
|  57
|  18
|  39
|45.1
|14.4
|30.7
|6.70
|104.9
|52.18
|-
|1975
|  1 302
|  59
|  18
|  40
|44.9
|14.1
|30.8
|6.68
|104.0
|52.65
|-
|1976
|  1 342
|  60
|  19
|  41
|44.7
|13.9
|30.8
|6.67
|102.6
|52.92
|-
|1977
|  1 381
|  62
|  19
|  43
|44.6
|13.6
|30.9
|6.68
|100.7
|53.37
|-
|1978
|  1 422
|  63
|  19
|  44
|44.3
|13.3
|31.0
|6.67
|98.5
|53.86
|-
|1979
|  1 464
|  64
|  19
|  45
|43.8
|12.9
|30.9
|6.65
|96.2
|54.47
|-
|1980
|  1 507
|  66
|  19
|  47
|43.8
|12.6
|31.2
|6.62
|94.0
|55.06
|-
|1981
|  1 552
|  68
|  19
|  49
|43.7
|12.2
|31.5
|6.58
|91.8
|55.66
|-
|1982
|  1 598
|  69
|  19
|  50
|43.3
|11.8
|31.5
|6.53
|89.6
|56.28
|-
|1983
|  1 646
|  71
|  19
|  52
|42.9
|11.6
|31.4
|6.48
|87.2
|56.68
|-
|1984
|  1 696
|  72
|  19
|  53
|42.5
|11.2
|31.2
|6.41
|84.6
|57.16
|-
|1985
|  1 746
|  73
|  19
|  54
|41.9
|10.9
|31.0
|6.34
|81.8
|57.58
|-
|1986
|  1 798
|  74
|  19
|  55
|41.4
|10.6
|30.7
|6.25
|79.1
|57.99
|-
|1987
|  1 851
|  76
|  19
|  57
|41.0
|10.3
|30.7
|6.16
|76.5
|58.58
|-
|1988
|  1 906
|  78
|  19
|  59
|40.7
|10.0
|30.7
|6.11
|74.2
|59.14
|-
|1989
|  1 955
|  80
|  19
|  61
|40.7
|9.8
|30.9
|6.08
|72.6
|59.32
|-
|1990
|  2 006
|  82
|  19
|  62
|40.6
|9.6
|31.0
|6.06
|71.0
|59.77
|-
|1991
|  2 066
|  84
|  20
|  64
|40.6
|9.5
|31.1
|6.04
|70.1
|59.94
|-
|1992
|  2 148
|  87
|  20
|  67
|40.6
|9.4
|31.3
|6.04
|69.5
|60.26
|-
|1993
|  2 237
|  93
|  21
|  72
|41.5
|9.4
|style="color:blue"|32.1
|6.04
|69.1
|60.38
|-
|1994
|  2 315
|  95
|  22
|  73
|40.9
|9.4
|31.6
|5.92
|68.9
|60.34
|-
|1995
|  2 380
|  97
|  22
|  75
|40.7
|9.4
|31.3
|5.85
|68.9
|60.26
|-
|1996
|  2 429
|  97
|  23
|  74
|39.6
|9.4
|30.2
|5.71
|69.1
|60.06
|-
|1997
|  2 484
|  97
|  23
|  74
|39.0
|9.2
|29.8
|5.66
|68.9
|60.45
|-
|1998
|  2 551
|  98
|  23
|  75
|38.4
|9.1
|29.4
|5.57
|68.8
|60.61
|-
|1999
|  2 621
|  100
|  24
|  77
|38.2
|9.0
|29.3
|5.54
|68.7
|60.82
|-
|2000
|  2 695
|  102
|  24
|  78
|37.8
|8.9
|28.9
|5.46
|68.5
|61.03
|-
|2001
|  2 762
|  104
|  24
|  80
|37.5
|8.8
|28.7
|5.38
|68.2
|61.19
|-
|2002
|  2 822
|  105
|  25
|  80
|37.0
|8.7
|28.3
|5.29
|68.0
|61.27
|-
|2003
|  2 883
|  106
|  25
|  81
|36.7
|8.6
|28.1
|5.23
|67.7
|61.35
|-
|2004
|  2 947
|  109
|  25
|  84
|36.8
|8.5
|28.2
|5.19
|67.0
|61.59
|-
|2005
|  3 012
|  112
|  26
|  86
|36.9
|8.5
|28.4
|5.19
|66.3
|61.66
|-
|2006
|  3 081
|  115
|  26
|  89
|37.1
|8.4
|28.7
|5.19
|65.2
|61.89
|-
|2007
|  3 154
|  117
|  26
|  91
|37.1
|8.3
|28.8
|5.15
|64.1
|62.23
|-
|2008
|  3 233
|  121
|  27
|  94
|37.2
|8.2
|29.0
|5.15
|62.7
|62.40
|-
|2009
|  3 323
|  123
|  27
|  95
|36.9
|8.2
|28.7
|5.08
|61.3
|62.80
|-
|2010
|  3 419
|  126
|  28
|  97
|36.8
|8.3
|28.4
|5.04
|59.8
|63.11
|-
|2011
|  3 524
|  129
|  30
|  99
|36.7
|8.5
|28.3
|5.03
|58.5
|63.35
|-
|2012
|  3 636
|  132
|  31
|  101
|36.4
|8.6
|27.8
|4.99
|57.2
|63.58
|-
|2013
|  3 743
|  134
|  32
|  102
|35.8
|8.7
|27.2
|4.94
|55.8
|63.91
|-
|2014
|  3 843
|  137
|  32
|  105
|35.5
|8.3
|27.2
|4.89
|54.4
|64.16
|-
|2015
|  3 946
|  139
|  32
|  107
|35.2
|8.0
|27.2
|4.81
|53.0
|64.49
|-
|2016
|  4 052
|  141
|  31
|  110
|34.8
|7.7
|27.1
|4.74
|51.7
|64.77
|-
|2017
|  4 160
|  143
|  31
|  112
|34.4
|7.4
|27.0
|4.66
|50.3
|65.08
|-
|2018
|  4 271
|  146
|  31
|  115
|34.2
|7.2
|26.9
|4.61
|49.1
|65.31
|-
|2019
|  4 384
|  148
|  31
|  117
|33.7
|7.0
|26.7
|4.52
|47.8
|65.69
|-
|2020
|  4 533
|  164
|  29
|  135
|35.7
|6.4
|29.3
|4.91
|33.7
|66.8
|-
|2021
|  4 667
|  167
|  30
|  138
|35.3
|6.3
|29.1
|4.85
|32.7
|66.8
|-
|2022
|  4 803
|  170
|  27
|  142
|34.8
|5.6
|29.2
|4.77
|31.7
|64.53
|-
|2023
|  4 948
|  173
|  28
|  145
|34.4
|5.5
|28.9
|4.70
|30.8
|68.5
|-
|}

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| y1= 0.66,0.67,0.69,0.71,0.72,0.74,0.76,0.78,0.8,0.82,0.84,0.86,0.89,0.91,0.94,0.97,1,1.02,1.06,1.09,1.12,1.16,1.19,1.23,1.26,1.3,1.34,1.38,1.42,1.46,1.51,1.55,1.6,1.65,1.7,1.75,1.8,1.85,1.91,1.96,2.01,2.07,2.15,2.24,2.32,2.38,2.43,2.48,2.55,2.62,2.7,2.76,2.82,2.88,2.95,3.01,3.08,3.15,3.23,3.32,3.42,3.52,3.64,3.74,3.84,3.95,4.05,4.16,4.27,4.38,4.5,4.62

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| y1= 22.2,22.8,23.1,23.4,23.9,24.4,24.9,25.4,26.0,26.6,27.3,28.0,28.3,28.8,29.4,29.9,30.3,30.6,30.7,30.9,30.8,30.8,30.7,30.7,30.7,30.8,30.8,30.9,31.0,30.9,31.2,31.5,
31.5,31.4,31.2,31.0,30.7,30.7,30.7,30.9,31.0,31.1,31.3,32.1,31.6,31.3,30.2,29.8,29.4,29.3,28.9,28.7,28.3,28.1,28.2,28.4,28.7,28.8,29.0,28.7,28.4,28.3,
27.8,27.2,27.2,27.2,27.1,27.0,26.9,26.7,26.0,25.8

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| y1= 157.1,155.0,152.8,150.7,148.4,146.1,143.6,141.1,138.4,135.7,133.0,130.1,127.3,124.5,121.7,118.9,116.1,113.3,110.6,108.4,107.0,106.2,105.8,105.4,104.9,
104.0,102.6,100.7,98.5,96.2,94.0,91.8,89.6,87.2,84.6,81.8,79.1,76.5,74.2,72.6,71.0,70.1,69.5,69.1,68.9,68.9,69.1,68.9,68.8,68.7,68.5,68.2,68.0,67.7,67.0,66.3,65.2,64.1,62.7,61.3,59.8,58.5,57.2,55.8,54.4,53.0,51.7,50.3,49.1,47.8,46.5,45.3,

| y1Title=Infant mortality (per 1000 live births)
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| yAxisTitle= TFR
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| y1= 6.12,6.13,6.13,6.13,6.16,6.18,6.21,6.24,6.28,6.32,6.35,6.40,6.43,6.48,6.53,6.59,6.64,6.67,6.68,6.69,6.69,6.69,6.70,6.70,6.70,6.68,6.67,6.68,6.67,6.65,
6.62,6.58,6.53,6.48,6.41,6.34,6.25,6.16,6.11,6.08,6.06,6.04,6.04,6.04,5.92,5.85,5.71,5.66,5.57,5.54,5.46,5.38,5.29,5.23,5.19,5.19,5.19,5.15,5.15,5.08,5.04,5.03,4.99,4.94,4.89,4.81,4.74,4.66,4.61,4.52,4.46,4.40

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===Demographic and Health Surveys===
Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/1445 |title=Mauritania - Enquête Démographique et de Santé 2000-2001 |access-date=2024-09-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205033807/http://microdata.worldbank.org/index.php/catalog/1445 |archive-date=2017-02-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan=2| Year
! colspan=2| Total
! colspan=2| Urban
! colspan=2| Rural
|-
! CBR !! TFR
! CBR !! TFR
! CBR !! TFR
|-
| 2000–2001
| style="text-align:right;"| 32.1
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.7 (4.3)
| style="text-align:right;"| 31.9
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.3 (3.9)
| style="text-align:right;"| 32.1
| style="text-align:right;"| 5.0 (4.7)
|-
| 2003–2004
| style="text-align:right;"| 
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.6
| style="text-align:right;"| 
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.1
| style="text-align:right;"| 
| style="text-align:right;"| 5.1
|-
| 2019–2021
| style="text-align:right;"| 35.5
| style="text-align:right;"| 5.2 (4.5)
| style="text-align:right;"| 30.3
| style="text-align:right;"| 4.1 (3.6)
| style="text-align:right;"| 40.2
| style="text-align:right;"| 6.4 (5.5)
|-
|}

Fertility data as of 2010 (DHS Program):<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR256/FR256.pdf |title= Demographics |date=201 |website=dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/FR256/FR256.pdf|access-date=2021-01-04}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width:100pt;"| Zone
! style="width:100pt;"| Total fertility rate
! style="width:100pt;"| Percentage of women age 15-49 currently pregnant
! style="width:100pt;"| Mean number of children ever born to women age 40–49
|-
| Nouakchott || 4.3 || 8.0 || 5.7
|-
| Sud-Est || 5.0 || 10.4 || 5.2
|-
| Fleuve || 5.1 || 8.5 || 6.0
|-
| Nord || 4.6 || 7.1 || 6.5
|-
| Centre || 4.0 || 6.7 || 6.1
|}

=== Life expectancy ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!Period
!Life expectancy in <br /> Years<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://esa.un.org/unpd/wpp/DataQuery/|title=World Population Prospects - Population Division - United Nations|website=esa.un.org|access-date=2018-08-26}}</ref>
|-
|1950–1955
|41.72  
|-
|1955–1960
|{{increase}} 45.19  
|-
|1960–1965
|{{increase}} 47.93  
|-
|1965–1970
|{{increase}} 50.28  
|-
|1970–1975
|{{decrease}} 52.73  
|-
|1975–1980
|{{increase}} 55.76  
|-
|1980–1985
|{{increase}} 57.77 
|-
|1985–1990
|{{increase}} 58.89 
|-
|1990–1995
|{{increase}} 59.84  
|-
|1995–2000
|{{increase}} 60.27  
|-
|2000–2005
|{{increase}} 61.32  
|-
|2005–2010
|{{increase}} 62.64  
|-
|2010–2015
|{{increase}} 63.43  
|}

==Religions==
Muslim (official) 100%

==Ethnic groups==
40% Black [[Moors]] ([[Haratin|Haratins]]),<ref name="CI">CIA WorldFackbook "Mauritania" (2023 estimates) [https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/mauritania/#people-and-society] (retrieved 7 March 2025)</ref>  30% sub-Saharan Mauritanians (non-Arabic speaking, largely resident in or originating from the [[Senegal River Valley]], including Halpulaar, [[Fula people|Fulani]], [[Soninke people|Soninke]], [[Wolof people|Wolof]], [[Bambara people|Bambara]],<ref name="CI"/> and [[Serer people|Serer]] (est. 5000)<ref name="The Jos P"/> ethnic groups 30%), and 30% White Moors ([[Beidane|bidhanes]]).<ref name="CI"/>

==Languages==
[[Arabic language|Arabic]] (official and national), [[French language|French]] (widely used in media and among educated classes), [[Pulaar language|Pulaar]], [[Soninke language|Soninke]], [[Wolof language|Wolof]], and [[Serer language|Serer]].<ref name="The Jos P"/><ref name="CI"/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Demographics of Mauritania}}
*[http://countrystudies.us/mauritania/29.htm Maures]
*[http://www.irinnews.org/profiles/mauritania.asp Mauritania - Country Profile]
*Decomentry film [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvH5DULCA3w A History of the Haratin]

{{Ethnic groups in Mauritania}}
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