Population growth rate: Mauritania
2.95% in 2023, the latest year published. Figures for 74 years from 1950 to 2023 are below.
Annual rate at which the population is growing, expressed as a percentage.
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.95 |
| 2022 | 2.983 |
| 2021 | 2.874 |
| 2020 | 2.9 |
| 2019 | 2.942 |
| 2018 | 2.965 |
| 2017 | 2.982 |
| 2016 | 2.994 |
| 2015 | 3.003 |
| 2014 | 3.01 |
| 2013 | 3.015 |
| 2012 | 3.261 |
| 2011 | 3.268 |
| 2010 | 3.222 |
| 2009 | 3.16 |
| 2008 | 3.097 |
| 2007 | 2.646 |
| 2006 | 2.554 |
| 2005 | 2.458 |
| 2004 | 2.389 |
| 2003 | 2.309 |
| 2002 | 2.267 |
| 2001 | 2.154 |
| 2000 | 2.791 |
| 1999 | 2.776 |
| 1998 | 2.568 |
| 1997 | 2.619 |
| 1996 | 1.827 |
| 1995 | 2.13 |
| 1994 | 3.373 |
| 1993 | 3.421 |
| 1992 | 4.695 |
| 1991 | 2.925 |
| 1990 | 2.917 |
| 1989 | 2.14 |
| 1988 | 2.891 |
| 1987 | 2.886 |
| 1986 | 2.873 |
| 1985 | 2.887 |
| 1984 | 2.884 |
| 1983 | 2.875 |
| 1982 | 2.879 |
| 1981 | 2.878 |
| 1980 | 2.851 |
| 1979 | 2.831 |
| 1978 | 2.839 |
| 1977 | 2.833 |
| 1976 | 2.928 |
| 1975 | 2.936 |
| 1974 | 2.966 |
| 1973 | 2.984 |
| 1972 | 3 |
| 1971 | 3.022 |
| 1970 | 3.049 |
| 1969 | 3.054 |
| 1968 | 3.04 |
| 1967 | 3.022 |
| 1966 | 2.981 |
| 1965 | 2.918 |
| 1964 | 2.848 |
| 1963 | 2.787 |
| 1962 | 2.713 |
| 1961 | 2.654 |
| 1960 | 2.582 |
| 1959 | 2.501 |
| 1958 | 2.439 |
| 1957 | 2.375 |
| 1956 | 2.315 |
| 1955 | 2.253 |
| 1954 | 2.189 |
| 1953 | 2.134 |
| 1952 | 2.081 |
| 1951 | 2.026 |
| 1950 | 1.938 |