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Population>
Mauritania
Population (ten thousands)
486.3
(2023)
[39/54countries]
Popuation growth (annual)
2.6%
(2023)
[14/54countries]
0-14 years, % of the total population
41.2%
(2023)
[20/54countries]
15-64 years, % of the total population
55.6%
(2023)
[35/54countries]
65 years and over, % of the total population
3.2%
(2023)
[26/54countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
64.7
(2022)
[19/54countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)
66.4
(2022)
[19/54countries]
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)
63.0
(2022)
[16/54countries]
Population density (per square kilometer)
4.5
(2021)
[52/54countries]
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)
30.7%
(2023)
[4/35countries]
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Mauritania
Birth>
Mauritania
Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
4.34
(2022)
[18/54countries]
Crude birth rate (per 1,000 people)
33.0
(2022)
[19/54countries]
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)
464
(2020)
[15/54countries]
Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births)
31.4
(2022)
[33/54countries]
Under-five mortality rate (per 1,000 live births)
40
(2021)
[37/54countries]
Adolescent fertility rate (Births per 1,000 women aged 15-19)
76.8
(2022)
[32/54countries]
Parent-child relations>
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Family>
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Domestic problems>
Mauritania
Prevalence of stunting in children under 5 (%)
22.1%
(2022)
[30/54countries]
Prevalence of overweight in children under 5 (%)
2.0%
(2022)
[48/53countries]
Migration>
Mauritania
International migrant stock (% of immigrants in the population)
3.9%
(2020)
[17/58countries]
Refugee population by country or territory of asylum
112,549
(2023)
[13/49countries]