Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Mauritania
Mauritania: Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) was 6.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Age dependency ratio, old in Mauritania, 1960–2025
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of working-age population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for age dependency ratio, old in Mauritania is 6.0%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, age dependency ratio, old in Mauritania peaked at 7.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1960.
That places Mauritania 182nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | % of working-age population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.1% | — |
| 1961 | 4.2% | +3.1% |
| 1962 | 4.4% | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 4.5% | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 4.6% | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 4.8% | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 4.9% | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 5.0% | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 5.1% | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 5.2% | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 5.3% | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 5.4% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 5.5% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 5.6% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 5.7% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 5.7% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 5.8% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 5.8% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 5.9% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 5.9% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 5.9% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 5.9% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 5.9% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 5.9% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5.9% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 5.9% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 5.9% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 5.9% | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 6.0% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 6.0% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 6.0% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 5.9% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 5.8% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 5.8% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.8% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 5.9% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 5.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 6.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 6.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 7.0% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 7.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 6.6% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 6.2% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 6.1% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 6.0% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 6.0% | -0.0% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's 6.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 7.0%, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's 6.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.7%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.7% | 4.1% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 5.3% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 5.9% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.8% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.8% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 6.3% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 6.0% | 6.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More health data for Mauritania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8878 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,563 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0789 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is age dependency ratio, old in Mauritania?
- Age dependency ratio, old in Mauritania was 6.0% in 2025, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest age dependency ratio, old recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1960.
- How does Mauritania rank for age dependency ratio, old?
- Mauritania ranks 182nd out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is age dependency ratio, old rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Age dependency ratio, old, is the ratio of older dependents--people older than 64--to the working-age population--those ages 15-64. Data are shown as the proportion of dependents per 100 working-age population.